Taking the guesswork out of skincare
There’s danger lurking in every skincare bottle. Hidden deep beneath glossy marketing claims and polished labels lurk an untold number of comedogenic ingredients that threaten to turn your carefully cared face into acne battleground. Or at least if you listen to any of numerous comedogenicity experts out there. As with many other things, commonly accepted […]
Are you washing your face with hot water to open your pores and finishing off with a splash of cold water to close them up again? Don’t bother. It’s a waste of time. We’ve already talked about how the whole closing pores with cold water thing doesn’t work. If that doesn’t work, why would hot […]
Harsh toners. No sunscreen. Rich moisturizers that made me breakout. Gosh, I was so harsh on my skin in my teen years! Thing is, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. My mum only washed her face with soap and water. If her skin were dry, maybe she’d use moisturizer, too. None of […]
The sight of blood makes me queasy. Once, when I was about 12, it also made me faint. I like to think that now that I’m all grown-up, I’m stronger and less impressionable, but the truth is that I’ll always be a wimp who recoils at the sight of blood. Even fake blood! I have […]
What do blackheads, whiteheads and pimples all have in common? They’re all types of acne. They’re all terribly annoying. And they all make an appearance at the worst of times (usually together – they’re friends like that). They all have a jolly good time on your face (or back, or chest, wherever), but you just […]
Would you be willing to pay $180 to have bird poop slathered all over your face? You’re all rolling your eyes and shaking your heads in disgust now, aren’t you? “Eww! No, of course not, Gio,” I hear you claim, outraged. “Who the hell would want THAT?!” I hear ya. I wouldn’t either. But what […]
