Category Archives: Beauty
What You’re Paying For in a $150 Moisturizer
Where the money goes in a $150 moisturizer - retail markup, packaging, marketing, and the [...]
Nov
Can Glitter Eye Makeup Hurt Your Eyes? Here’s the Honest Answer
Can glitter and shimmer flakes scratch or irritate your eyes? What's in eye glitter, what [...]
Nov
What Your Eye Cream Can Fix and What It Never Will
A calm look at what eye creams can fix - dryness, fine lines, puffiness - [...]
Oct
Why Your Hair Is Changing Right Along With Your Skin
Thinning, dryness and new texture in your 40s and 50s share a cause with aging [...]
Oct
Preservative Free Sounds Safer Until You Open the Jar
Preservative-free can mean a safe oil serum or a cream that spoils fast. Here's how [...]
Oct
Why Your Conditioner Stopped Working and What a Hair Mask Can Do About It
What a hair mask does, how it differs from conditioner, why it matters more for [...]
Oct
Should You Use Dandruff Shampoo Every Day? Here’s What Your Scalp Really Wants
How often to use dandruff shampoo by active ingredient and hair type, and why mature [...]
Oct
The Cosmetics Law You Probably Missed Is Already Sitting in Your Bathroom Cabinet
MoCRA changed how the FDA oversees skincare. Here is what is already in force, what [...]
Oct
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth About Cheap and Pricey Shampoo
Does pricey shampoo work better? What drugstore and salon formulas really do, where your money [...]
Oct
Your Skin at 35 Needs Less Than You Think
Sunscreen, a retinoid, and a few steady habits. Here is what matters for your skin [...]
Oct
Whatever Happened to All Those CBD Skincare Brands?
CBD skincare was everywhere in 2020. Here is why so many brands closed, what the [...]
Oct
The Skin Care Gadgets Worth Your Money in 2026 (and the Ones to Skip)
LED masks, microcurrent and radiofrequency tools tested against the science. Here's which skin care gadgets [...]
Oct
Who Has the Best Pimple Patch in 2026
Mighty Patch vs CosRx vs ZitSticka and more - the best pimple patches in 2026, [...]
Oct
Half of Women Over 50 Notice Thinning Hair. Here Is What Really Helps
Minoxidil, spironolactone, PRP and rosemary oil compared. What the research says about treating thinning hair [...]
Oct
What Insulin Resistance Is and Why It Gets Worse After Menopause
Insulin resistance rises after menopause. Learn what it is, why estrogen matters, and science-backed natural [...]
Oct
Why Do Old People Smell Different
The science behind aging body odor - what 2-nonenal is, why skin produces it after [...]
Oct
The Exercises Fitness Coaches Tell Women Over 50 To Drop From Their Gym Routine
Seven popular gym exercises that carry elevated risk after 50 - and the smarter alternatives [...]
Oct
How To Keep Your Nails Healthy With Frequent Acrylic Manicures
Frequent acrylic fills can thin and weaken natural nails. Here is what protects them between [...]
Oct
Sebaceous Glands: Your Skin Has Its Own Oil Factory and Here Is Why That Matters
Sebaceous glands produce the oil that protects and hydrates your skin. How they work, why [...]
Oct
The Dorm Beauty and Shower Kit Every College Girl Should Pack
What a college girl needs for dorm showers, skincare, and makeup - plus what to [...]
Oct