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    Is Panthenol The Best Head To Toe Moisturizer For Dry & Sensitive Skin?

    Did you know Pantene takes its name from Panthenol, its hero ingredient? But this pro-vitamin ain’t just for hair. It’s just as good for skin, nails and the rest of your body, too. Here are its superpowers: What Is Panthenol? Panthenol is the alcohol form of Vitamin B5, a.k.a panthotenic acid. Don’t be scared by […]

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    What Are The Best Sunscreen Ingredients?

    Sunscreen gave you a bad rash? Still got a sunburn after a few hours in the sun? So many sunscreens aren’t up to the job. Their UV filters are either irritating as hell or are so unreliable, they stop working within a couple of hours. But how can you tell which ones you can trust? […]

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    Chapped Lips: The Best Ingredients To Look For In Lip Balms

    It’s already starting. The past couple of days have been unusually sunny and warm in London, so bae and I had grabbed the opportunity to enjoy the last few romantic walks in the park before the colder winter weather turns me into a hermit (did I mention I HATE the cold?). As we were making […]

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    Thermal Water: What Is It And Can It Really Help Your Skin?

    Is thermal water in skincare a scam or do the French know something we don’t? Like, they go gaga over this stuff. You can’t enter a pharmacy in France without bumping into shelves stocked to the brim with all kinds of fancy water. To the rest of the us, thermal water looks like plain old […]

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    Fave Five: The Best Of La Roche Posay

    What are the best la Roche Posay skincare products in 2025? The older I get and the drier my skin becomes, the more I appreciate French skincare. In the past, I complained about their lack of antioxidants or their insistence on using just one active per product. Now I get it. Sometimes, basic is just […]

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    What I’m Using To Soothe Dry & Sensitive Winter Skin

    I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but winter for me is all about staving off dehydration. As soon as those cold winds start to blow and the temperatures drop down a few notches, my skin starts screaming for moisture. It. Can’t. Get. Enough. In my quest to find the right skincare products […]