The Blog
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I Think We Give the Jar of Cream Way Too Much Responsibility
Somewhere along the way we decided that skin lives in the bathroom. If it's dry: buy a cream. If it's red: buy a serum. If it's breaking out: buy an...
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Darkness Is an Input Too
We talk constantly about light. Get outside. See the sunrise. Stop staring at screens. Get morning light in your eyes. All of which I care about. But I think we...
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Why Does Skin Get Drier in Winter?
Winter is basically an experiment designed to see how quickly you can get water out of human skin. Cold air outside. Heated dry air inside. Wind. Hot showers because you're...
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How Often Should You Moisturize Dry Skin?
There is no universal rule that says: moisturize exactly twice daily. Your skin cannot read skincare instructions. If it is dry, moisturize it. After water is a particularly useful time...
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Can You Over-Moisturize Your Skin?
Can you moisturize too much? Sort of. But probably not in the dramatic “your skin forgot how to moisturize itself” way people sometimes describe. Your skin does not become lazy...
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Should You Moisturize Damp or Dry Skin?
For dry skin? I generally like slightly damp. Not dripping wet. Not standing naked in the bathroom trying to beat evaporation by six seconds. Just don't aggressively towel every trace...
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Why Is My Skin Suddenly Sensitive to Everything?
One of the strangest skin experiences is when products you've used forever suddenly become intolerable. Your cleanser burns. Your cream stings. Makeup feels awful. Everything is red. It can...
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Why Does My Moisturizer Sting?
Moisturizer is not supposed to be character-building. If something you normally put on comfortably suddenly stings, your skin barrier may be telling you it is irritated. Why does damaged...
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Why Is My Face Dry Even Though I Moisturize?
If you're moisturizing constantly and your face is still dry, I would stop assuming the answer is: more moisturizer. At least for a minute. Something may be continually stripping or...
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Why Does My Moisturizer Stop Working After an Hour?
You put moisturizer on. Your skin feels amazing. An hour later? Dry again. That doesn't necessarily mean the moisturizer did nothing. It may mean it wasn't enough for the environment...
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Natural Deodorant Without Baking Soda: Why Some Armpits Hate It
Baking soda is extremely good at making itself controversial. It works brilliantly for some people's body odor. And makes other people's armpits look like they've been dragged across pavement. Both...
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Why Does Natural Deodorant Stop Working?
One of the more annoying things about natural deodorant is this: You finally find one that works. Everything is beautiful. Your armpits are happy. You tell three friends about it....