<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Clavel — Journal</title><description>Clavel is a consultant-led skin clinic in Fitzrovia. Five rooms, one camera rig, a written protocol before anything is switched on — and no injectables on a first visit.</description><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Room 4 has a new laser, and a longer patch-test list</title><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/room-four-new-laser/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/room-four-new-laser/</guid><description>We have replaced the KTP platform in the laser room. Most of what changed is invisible to patients — except the part where more of you now need a patch test, and we think that is an improvement.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>clinic news</category><category>laser</category><category>safety</category></item><item><title>What a Wood&apos;s lamp actually shows</title><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/what-a-woods-lamp-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/what-a-woods-lamp-shows/</guid><description>A £200 ultraviolet torch is the cheapest instrument in this clinic and it routinely changes a treatment plan by several thousand pounds. Here is what it is doing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>pigment</category><category>diagnosis</category><category>science</category></item><item><title>Retinoid, retinol, retinal: the only difference that matters is conversion</title><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/retinoid-retinol-retinal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/retinoid-retinol-retinal/</guid><description>Three words used interchangeably on packaging, describing molecules that are between one and three enzymatic steps away from doing anything at all.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ingredients</category><category>acne</category><category>science</category></item><item><title>We photograph before we praise</title><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/we-photograph-before-we-praise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/we-photograph-before-we-praise/</guid><description>Why every result in this clinic is shot on the same seat, the same lights and the same lens — and why a before-and-after that does not do this is worth nothing at all.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>clinic news</category><category>method</category></item><item><title>SPF 50 is not twice as good as SPF 25</title><link>https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/spf-fifty-is-not-twice-spf-twentyfive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://auric-clinic-glow.example/journal/spf-fifty-is-not-twice-spf-twentyfive/</guid><description>The number on a sunscreen is a ratio, not a percentage, and the curve it sits on flattens hard. What actually decides your protection is the two grams nobody applies.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>sun</category><category>ingredients</category><category>science</category></item></channel></rss>