Category: Skincare

MALENA HIGUERA IS PROOF THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO COMPROMISE — IN YOUR CAREER OR YOUR SKIN-CARE ROUTINE

Tom Patriot

It can be difficult to sum up the work Malena Higuera does in a few words. On paper it might seem simple — her official title is Dermablend General Manager — but in reality it’s much more complicated than that. She’s not only leading the charge at one of the top beauty brands, she’s also ensuring people feel seen and heard along the way. For Higuera, the goal is to make sure everyone feels good in their own skin while honoring the journey she’s been on to feel good in hers. In…

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WHAT ARE FREE RADICALS? PLUS, HOW TO COMBAT THEM

Tom Patriot

If you keep up with all things skin care, you’ve likely heard a time or two about how free radicals are bad news for your skin. But are you aware of why these molecules are so damaging to your body’s largest organ, and what they’re capable of? If not, you’ll want to keep reading. We tapped board-certified dermatologist, and Skincare.com consultant, Joshua Zeichner, MD, to break down the connection between free radicals and the skin. Read on to discover what free radicals are, how they can harm your skin and what you…

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How to look after your skin during a cold snap, according to experts

Tom Patriot

Icy cold temperatures have affected many parts of the UK in recent weeks, while the US has suffered at the hands of a polar vortex with temperatures reaching minus 40F (-40C). A significant cold snap such as this comes with a sundry of complications, from school closures to ongoing travel disruptions, but for the beauty obsessed among us, the most concerning of them all is the emergence of dry, scaly skin and itchiness. In these wintry conditions, your skin’s well being might not be top of the priority list but neglecting to take…

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Discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Tom Patriot

It’s one of the great mysteries of medicine, and one that affects the lives of millions of people: Why do women’s immune systems gang up on them far more than men’s do, causing nine times more women to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus? Part of the answer, it turns out, may lie in the skin. New evidence points to a key role for a molecular switch called VGLL3. Three years ago, a team of University of Michigan researchers showed that women have more VGLL3 in their skin cells than…

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Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat

Tom Patriot

Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid for analysis, usually by dripping or absorbing it from the skin’s surface, can be time-consuming and messy. Now, researchers have developed a bandage-like biosensor that both collects and — in conjunction with a smart phone — analyzes sweat. The device, which could someday help diagnose diseases, is reported in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry. Compared with other biofluids such as blood, sweat has the potential to be obtained less invasively for diagnostic…

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