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The Best Professional Hair Waxes
Marc Bordons / Stocksy Hair removal has made great strides through the years. Now, more than ever, clients have endless options when it comes to hair removal. Lasers may be the new darlings on the hair removal circuit, but waxing never goes out of style, and it's still the option that the majority of men and women choose when it's time to ditch the fuzz.
This Is How Often You Should Be Changing Out Your Razor
As a kid who grew up during the golden age of the Gillette Mach III it’s staggering, if not overwhelming, to see the sheer number and variety of razors out there today. From those with upwards of four blades to models that vibrate or heat up, it’s a great time to be someone who shaves. But with all the bells and whistles taking most of our attention, there’s still a crucial question to answer, no matter how fancy your razor is: How often should I change my razor?
Do You Need a Humidifier? Here's What the Experts Say
If you live somewhere that gets chilly in the winter, it's almost like clockwork: The cool weather arrives, and so does the dry skin. Or maybe you live in a climate that's dry year-round and are all too familiar with dry nasal passages and skin that no moisturizer seems capable of resolving. But what if we told you there's a helpful tool in the battle against dry air that you may not have tried? We're talking about a humidifier—so simple, yet so magically hydrating for the skin.
Alo's Head-to-Toe Glow Oil Feels Like Radiance in a Bottle
What We Like Lightweight formula Leaves skin with a glowy finish Quick drying Byrdie clean What We Don't Like Moderately pricey This rapidly absorbing face and body oil is the perfect addition to your post-workout - and every day - routine. The nourishing ingredients target hydrating and toning skin while adding a serious glow. We constantly see popular clothing brands breaking into the makeup space, but it's less common to see them in the world of skincare.
Considering Subcision for Your Acne Scars? Read This First
Let’s face it, stubborn acne scars are, well, stubborn. Treating and ridding oneself of these scars comes with trial and error, and a lot of it at that. So what if we told you there was another treatment worth researching? Enter subcision. “Subcision refers to a subcutaneous incision-less surgery that is considered a minor outpatient procedure that can be used to help treat acne scars,” explains board-certified dermatologist Marisa Garshick, MD.
Post-Inflammatory Erythema: What It Is and How to Treat It
If you’ve ever experienced acne, you know that once a pimple itself is finally gone, the skin can often look red or irritated in the area where the original blemish was. There’s a technical term for this: Post-Inflammatory Erythema, often referred to as PIE. And it can often be just as stubborn and frustrating as the original acne itself.
Can Eucalyptus Towels Cause Breakouts? We Investigate
With so much going on in life, heading to the gym can often feel like a chore. However, one thing that always gets me through the double doors is the promise of a scented eucalyptus towel after my workout. The calming indulgence can often be found at upscale cycling studios, yoga studios, and Equinox. There’s nothing like fresh endorphins mixed with the calming scent of eucalyptus to help clear the mind. But aside from the aromatherapy benefits, are these damp towels harmful to skin?
Wait-Can Cream Blush Cause Breakouts?
If you’re experiencing breakouts or acne, the truth is you’re most likely going to want to identify the cause sooner than later. While breakouts are a common, normal part of life and nothing to be ashamed of, it’s important to get to the root of the problem in order to prevent acne going forward.
Byrdie Boy: What Is Beard Conditioner, and Should I Be Using It?
Beard conditioner: Yep, you read that right. There’s a conditioner for your beard, and when you think about it, that totally makes sense. Your beard is hair, and if the hair on your head can benefit from a good conditioner, why shouldn’t your beard? Beard care is a category of its own, with washes, balms, oils, styling products, and—as you’re about to learn—conditioners, all tailored to make your beard look and feel healthy. In fact, the best-looking beards are healthy beards.
How to Use Gua Sha for Scalp and Hair
Long used in Asia to treat fever and pain in the body, gua sha has gained popularity in beauty and skincare routines for its ability to de-puff and define the face. Gua sha treatments stimulate the tissues of the body with scraping motions using the edge of a tool. Often made of jade or rose quartz, modern gua sha tools seek to provide a gentler scraping edge than coins or spoons, which were sometimes utilized in gua sha treatments.
Tattoo Blowout: What It Is and What You Can Do About It
If you were to ask the average ink lover what they most fear when getting a new piece, there's a good chance that blowout would make the list. Blowout—when a tattoo appears blurry—has a range of causes, and while it sadly cannot be fixed, there are ways to prevent it from happening (and ways to remove it if it does). We asked two tattoo artists and a dermatologist to give us the info on all things tattoo blowout. Keep reading for what they had to say. What Is Tattoo Blowout?
Karanja Oil for Skin and Hair: The Complete Guide
Some ingredients—like hyaluronic acid, tea tree oil, and rose water—are widely known for their benefits. Others, like karanja oil, manage to slip under the radar. And that’s what we’re here to unveil today: the benefits of adding karanja oil to your beauty routine. If you’ve never heard of the ingredient, you’re not alone.
Walnut Oil Is the Skincare Powerhouse You Didn't Know You Needed
As far as nuts go, walnuts have a particularly bad rep when it comes to skincare. Used primarily as a physical exfoliant (some products use tiny fragments of walnut shells to scrape off dead skin, among other things), the ingredient has long faced criticism from skin experts due to its harsh, abrasive texture. It even sparked a 2016 lawsuit over claims that the nut caused irritation and inflammation, and accelerated the aging process. But don’t write off walnuts just yet.
Everything You Need to Know About Melasma, Straight From Derms
Just like many things in life, our skin is constantly evolving and changing. Sometimes you wake up with a perfectly clear and even visage; other days, you discover a new spot (or several spots) that seemingly appeared overnight. One common cause of such spots is melasma. Simply put, melasma is a cosmetic condition that appears on the skin. There are different circumstances that can induce melasma, and a variety of risk factors that make it more prevalent in some communities than others.
Estheticians Teach Us How To Treat Dry Lips
Stocksy Chronic dry lips is a condition I've dealt with for as long as I can remember. Nothing I use, do, or try works for more than a day or two (and I try a lot of products). Name one lip product, and I’ve probably tried it, ran to the store even, bolstered by my hopes it'll cure this persistent, annoying problem. Other people seem to fare just fine, no excessive dryness or cracking to be seen, and that's not even considering what time of year it is.
Is Chemical Sunscreen Actually Bad for You? Derms Settle the Debate Once and For All
Ah, nothing like the heat on your skin as you bask in the sunlight with your best friends. But as we enjoy nature’s bounty, it’s important to apply sunscreen daily to protect ourselves against the sun's harsh rays. However, with so many options on the market, selecting a sunscreen can feel overwhelming. Chemical sunscreens are the most popular choice, but some claim you should steer clear of them—that they are hormone disruptors killing the environment. Yikes.
5 Ingredients to Avoid for Oily Skin
Reviewed by BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST Fact checked by on May 09, 2021 Crafting a skincare routine that works with—not against—your oily skin is easier said than done. Who among us with oily skin hasn't turned to products with strong ingredients in the hopes that they will sop up all our excess oil? (*Raises hand.*) But going overboard with exfoliation and toners may actually backfire and cause your skin to produce even more oil, which can lead to clogged pores. Sigh.
Silver in Skincare: All You Need to Know
Reviewed by BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST Fact checked by on Apr 21, 2021 While we'd like to think of ourselves as skincare ingredient aficionados, every so often one pops up that warrants further investigation. This time around, it's silver. We've seen copper and gold, and now it seems that silver is having a moment. But it turns out that silver in skincare isn't actually all that new.
Review: Pixi's Glow Tonic Is Radiant Skin in a Bottle
We put the Pixi's Glow Tonic to the test after receiving a complimentary sample from the brand. Keep reading for our full product review. Pixi Glow Tonic found my skin at its lowest point: Dull from winter, covered in acne marks, and oily as ever. While I can’t speak for all Byrdie editors, I would be willing to bet that my skin is among the oiliest in the bunch. Few of my friends gripe as much as I do about being constantly oily, sweaty, breaky-outy, and so forth.
TikTokers Are Using Potatoes to Treat Acne—but Does it Work?
TikTok is a wild place. Seriously—if you thought scrolling through Instagram was a time-suck, just wait and see what happens when you discover the “For You” page on TikTok—that includes the beauty and skincare trends that seem to get more outlandish by the day. From applying toothpaste to your nails to help them grow to rubbing lemon on acne (eek! please don't do this), TikTok is full of DIY recommendations that are, let’s just say, best taken with a grain of salt.
Ingredient Checkers: Websites to Check Your Beauty Products
Design by Zackary Angeline When it comes to choosing beauty products, what's most important to you? How it looks, what it does or, what its ingredientsare? Sometimes beauty industry jargon can be confusing, masking a product's true ingredients and effectiveness. What better way of knowing which product is right for you than really narrowing down what's inside of it? That's where ingredient checkers come in.
What to Know Before Taking Cephalexin for Acne
If you feel like you've tried everything to treat your acne (and we mean everything), you've probably started looking into alternative treatments instead. But since the usual acne-fighting favorites don't seem to do the trick, the chances of hydrogen peroxide or other DIY recipes that the Internet favors working for you are pretty slim.
Here's How to Tell If Your Skin Irritation Is Eczema or Psoriasis
According to current studies, more than eight million Americans (and 125 million people worldwide) have psoriasis. And yet, despite its prevalence, it’s a skin condition that’s largely still misunderstood—not to mention misidentified given its similarities to eczema, a much more common skin condition that affects 31.6 million people in the U.S. Due to the frequent mix-up, we figured a guide to all things psoriasis and eczema could be of great use.
How to Exfoliate Lips the Right Way
If you landed here, we'd like to welcome you to the chronic dry lips crew. We don't focus on the flaky, dry lips that stem from weather conditions (guilty) or constant licking of the lips (oops). Instead, we try to find ways to alleviate them. One method we strongly encourage? Lip exfoliation. And no, this doesn't mean rubbing your lips vigorously with a toothbrush.
What You Should Know Before Taking Doxycycline for Acne
There's no shortage of topical acne treatments and products out there, and it seems like new ones crop up daily. Patches, washes, scrubs, peels—take your pick. Still, as anyone who has ever dealt with severe acne (we're not talking about the occasional breakout here and there) will tell you, sometimes over-the-counter skincare products simply don't cut it. Often even prescription topical treatments don't cut it.
This Is How My Summer Skincare Routine Has Faded My Dark Spots Drastically
Even writing the word dark spots feels emotionally triggering. I moved to New York three years ago with big dreams, an air mattress, and pocket change. Little did I know that all of the unexpected changes I'd experience in this big city would flip my skin upside down. From inevitable environmental stressors due to the over-polluted air to work stress from my first big-girl job, my skin felt all of it—hard. My once-spotless skin quickly became filled with countless dark spots.
Asking For a Friend—How Often Are You Supposed to Shower?
Some of us shower at night, others are more into a morning shower, and some shower in the middle of the day. But regardless of what time we hop in to rinse off, one thing is true: We all shower pretty regularly. And in many ways that’s a good thing—showers leave us feeling fresh and clean and can be a rejuvenating or relaxing way to start or end the day. But chances are, most of us probably shower more often than we need to.
Dermatologists Over 40 Say This Is How to Look 10 Years Younger
Once we hit 40, the descriptors used for skin typically have a negative connotation—words we don't necessarily want to associate with our once bouncy, smooth complexions. According to Dendy Engleman, MD, skin becomes "dull-looking," uneven, and wrinkles are more predominant as you move into and through your forties.
9 Tips from an Expert
Have you wondered if you’ll be able to get your eczema flare-ups under control? Jordan Younger, also known as the Balanced Blonde, has tried many different approaches to managing her eczema. Now she’s stepped up with some questions for Dr. Morgan Rabach, a board-certified dermatologist, on the best ways to manage the condition with lifestyle changes.
These Water-Based Moisturizers Are Like a Glass of Water for Your Skin
Moisturizer is a year-round must, but that doesn't mean you should be using the same kind of product throughout all four seasons. The rich and heavy cream you count on in the colder months probably won't perform the same way in the summer. That's because temperatures get warmer, days get longer, and your skin naturally becomes a little oilier (at least ours does).
What Scandinavian Women Know About Glowing Skin (That You Don't)
It goes without saying that we're 100% beauty-obsessed here at Byrdie HQ. And thankfully we live in an ever-evolving, ever-inspiring world that never disappoints when it comes to eye-catching intrigue. We also know that beauty is complex, rich in culture, born and reborn, and perpetually changing. As beauty editors, our high of choice is a perpetually piqued interest in the people we see both across from us at the office and across the globe.
Benefits of a Facial in the Winter: Tips, Peels, and More
Winter is kind of a beast to our skin. As we trek to work or shovel snow off the pavement, the cold air and harsh wind can leave our faces feeling raw and red. Add the stress of the holidays along with temperature changes from moving indoors to outdoors, and it’s basically a recipe for our skin to protest. So if you’ve always wanted to get a facial, winter is the best time to try them. Ultraviolet (UV) rays can be lower during the winter (depending on where you live), which is great.
What Acne Spots on Your Face Mean, According to Science
Acne on specific parts of the face, including the cheeks and along the hairline, can have different causes. We’ve corrected those acne face maps you see online Is that reoccurring pimple telling you something? According to ancient Chinese and Ayurvedic techniques, it might — but there’s little to no scientific evidence that supports the idea that ear acne is caused by kidney issues or cheek acne is because of your liver.
ZIIP Review: We Tested the ZIIP Nanocurrent Device
As someone with highly reactive, sensitive skin who has struggled for years with an emotionally debilitating skin disorder and, lately, cystic acne on my chin that comes in horrific flare-ups, I am in the catch-22 of being a beauty editor with a fear of trying new skin treatments.
Learn Why African Black Soap Has Been a Beauty Staple for Generations
African black soap is familiar to many people of African descent for its skincare benefits. It has been known to soothe skin irritations and diseases from simple rashes to contact dermatitis and psoriasis, as well as fading skin discolorations and evening out skin tone. Nigerians and Ghanaians have used black soap for centuries for bathing and for reducing body odor. It was, and still is, used as a shampoo for hair, not only to cleanse, but also to alleviate scalp itchiness and irritation.
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