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Dermatologist-approved insights, answers, and solutions to elevate your skincare routine.

Healthy skin barrier
Healthy Barrier, Happy Skin
Some compare the skin barrier to parched, cracked desert earth—dry, fragile, and in need of repair. Call it what you like. The point is, a strong barrier is essential to healthy-looking skin. It helps keep moisture in and potential irritants...
Dear Internet, Retinoids Don’t Thin Your Skin
Dear Internet, Retinoids Don’t Thin Your Skin
Dear Internet: no, they don't. Here's what's actually happening. Retinoids do not thin your skin. They thin the stratum corneum — the outermost layer of dead cells — while thickening the living epidermis and dermis beneath it. The myth confuses...