What self-tanner should you use? Don’t they generate free radicals and may damage your skin? Here I clarify the myth and the truth about sunless tanners. And show you 6 key steps you shouldn’t miss to achieve a safe, natural-looking sunless tan. 

Vitamin C is essential for collagen formation and thus to keep young skin and organs. When applied to the skin, vitamin C boosts photoprotection and decreases hyperpigmentation. But that requires the penetration and action of L-ascorbic acid inside the skin. Learn how to optimize your vitamin C storage and a strategy to maximize skin penetration that works!

Learn about the three lightest, most advanced sunscreens for this summer! Featherweight, makeup bliss, or quick mattifying fix. You can’t miss this! They’ll become essentials in your skincare stash, especially if you’ve got oily or combination skin.

Worried about that light skin peeling you notice upon retinol, retinal, or retinoic acid and whether you should use retinoids this summer? Are retinoids the right fit for your skin right now? Let’s resolve your doubts point by point – in the blink of an eye.

What if you could have a smooth body in just a few minutes without scrubbing your skin? What about getting rid of back acne in a few days without medication? Or, how about preventing and flattening seborrheic keratoses without a dermatologist? Yes, that’s possible! And I’m telling you my best-kept secrets for that. 

Copper peptides can regenerate the skin and boost collagen. But mixing copper peptides with certain skincare ingredients may reduce their effectiveness. Learn how to use them correctly.

Learn the proper approach to taking resveratrol-rich foods and learn to identify trustworthy resveratrol supplements to reduce your biological age and prolong your youth. Many take resveratrol but don’t absorb it. Don’t be one of them!

Get a glimpse of the mechanisms through which resveratrol works within your skin and body and how it can diminish your biological age.

Discover how the topical tranexamic acid therapy I followed for three months worked out for the prominent dark circles and melasma that I had developed due to persistent local inflammation in the under-eye area. And get acquainted with the latest skincare products with tranexamic acid that can make a difference.

Post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation is the accumulation of excessive melanin in the skin after pro-inflammatory events (such as intense ultraviolet light exposure, acne, or laser-induced trauma) and can occur in the under-eye area. Over there, it may provoke prominent dark circles and make you feel like a panda bear, especially if you develop melasma near that area. I have recently been in that situation. Here I tell you how I ended there and why and how tranexamic acid is helping me to move forward to a better place.

Are La Roche-Posay UVmune 400 sunscreens truly superior? My analysis, verdict, and the 3 best sunscreens for oily and combination skin.

I often hear dermatologists say that, for skin anti-aging purposes, once you introduce retinol (or other retinoids) into your skincare routine, you should ideally apply it every day. Here I discuss my viewpoint on why that might not be optimal, based on science, my knowledge of skin biology, and my expertise with topical retinoids.