Category: Skincare

This spring, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is reevaluating the safety of every single chemical sunscreen agent. Makes you a little nervous, right? Us, too. And since we’re not going to find out the results of this reevaluation until November, we all have a long, confusing, sun-filled summer ahead. So we did our best to get as many answers as possible to help you­ — and, fine, us — make the right decision right now. So why the closer look at sunscreen ingredients in the first place? The FDA told us it’s…

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When queer Black feminist icon Audre Lorde wrote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” she wasn’t necessarily envisioning charcoal bubble baths or matcha smoothies. In the particular section of the book from which this quote is so often pulled, A Burst of Light: And Other Essays, Lorde was explaining the pressures she felt to overextend herself following her successful battle with cancer and articulating her resolve to “live whatever life [she had] as fully and as sweetly as possible,” something she considered to…

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Back in January — the time of year when we often vow to treat ourselves and our skin better — a simple skin-care rule went viral on Twitter. Aesthetician Nayamka Roberts-Smith encouraged her massive following to wash their faces, morning and night, for a full 60 seconds each time. It’s clear why the #60SecondRule went viral: It’s easy to remember, doesn’t require purchasing new products or switching up your routine, and, best of all, only takes a minute. Over the years, I’ve heard lots of different opinions about just how important it is to cleanse…

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Consider this your official, dermatologist-approved consent to hang around outdoors this summertime. “It’s OK to have fun in the sun, as long as you are sun smart,” says Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Healthcare Facility in New York City. We write a lot (a lot) about the risks of UV rays. A lot of individuals are still uneducated about the health threats that can come from tanning or going outside without correct sun protection. After checking out so much about skin cancer…

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Here we are always speaking about exfoliation: the different types of exfoliation, its many benefits, and our favorite exfoliators for face and body skin. While exfoliating your skin stays a vital part of any skin care routine, over-exfoliating your skin can do more damage than good. Which leads us to the concern, how typically should you exfoliate your skin? The answer, and more, listed below.. WHAT IS EXFOLIATION? Exfoliation is the process of sloughing away dead skin cells from your skin’s surface area. Exfoliating skin can assist expose a brighter-looking…

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