Clean Skincare

So—you have a multi-step skincare routine, take your vitamins, and eat a balanced diet. While that’s great for your complexion and health alike, when’s the last time you thought about how pollution affects your skin? Moreover, should those living amidst natural landscapes be as concerned as city dwellers? What are the side effects of pollution […]

What happens if you use expired makeup? We asked a dermatologist for her expert take. Plus: top tips to detect expired beauty products and keep your makeup fresh. Skincare and makeup products can be very intentional purchases. We choose what we think will make us look and feel our best. Also, these products typically don’t […]

What is skin purging, exactly? Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, CLE, outlines its causes, appearance, and differences from adverse skin reactions. Plus: how to deal with skin purging. If you’ve experienced blemishes after trying a new product, you may have wondered if that’s normal. While it may feel alarming at first, post-product blemishes aren’t always a bad […]

Our friends at innisfree teach us about the top green tea benefits for skin. Plus: How to shop for the best products that pack this antioxidant-rich powerhouse. Green tea is one of the healthiest drinks around. It’s championed in both Eastern and Western diets, boasting health benefits that extend to your heart, cognition, and more. […]

At the risk of sounding like a kindergarten teacher, here goes nothing: Today, we’re learning how to wash your hands properly. For something we all (hopefully) do many times a day, every day of our lives, it’s pretty surprising that most of us don’t get hand washing quite right. In fact, a 2013 study found […]