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Retinoids explained for beginners
What a retinoid is, how the strengths compare, why the first month is unpleasant and how to introduce one without wrecking your skin barrier.
Read, 7 min - 02
Actives you should not combine
Which ingredient pairings genuinely clash, which ones are internet folklore, and the simple scheduling that avoids the whole problem.
Read, 7 min - 03
What the SPF number actually means
SPF is a ratio measured under laboratory conditions nobody replicates. What the number means, what the UVA star rating adds and why the dose matters more.
Read, 7 min - 04
Ingredient labels, how to read them
INCI ordering, the one per cent line, where fragrance hides, what the marketing on the front does not have to mean and how to judge a formulation in ten seconds.
Read, 7 min - 05
Ingredient card: aluminium salts
What aluminium salts do inside a sweat duct, why the strength on the pack is less important than when you apply it, and where the evidence sits on the claims made against them.
Read, 7 min - 06
Ingredient card: urea
The ingredient nobody markets because of its name. What urea does at low concentration, what it does differently above ten per cent, and why it is the most useful thing on a shelf for cracked heels and rough arms.
Read, 7 min - 07
What actually happens at a first consultation
A step by step account of how a first appointment for a non surgical treatment is structured, who is legally allowed to do what, what a good consultation refuses, and the questions to take with you.
Read, 8 min
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