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Sun Blocked
I Just Learned The Hard Truth Behind The Eczema & Tanning Beds Myth
Humeara Mohamed
Jul 15, 2024
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A Dermatologist Set Me Straight On The “Correct” Amount To Spend On SPF
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Unbothered
The Vitamin D Myth Discouraging Black People From Wearing Sunscreen
L'Oréal Blackett
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Wisconsin Has Banned Tanning Beds For Teens. Well, Kinda
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call-to-action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our
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Fake Sunscreen Is More Common Than You Think. Here’s How To...
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead
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Morgan Fargo
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Beauty
Since Following These 6 Simple Rules, My Skin Has Never Been Better
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
I’m A Dermatologist & I Self-Diagnosed My Skin Cancer
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
9 New Skincare Trends That’ll Be Everywhere In 2024
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
Do You Have Combination Skin — Or Is It Imbalanced?
From dry to oily, most skin types are pretty clear cut, but combination skin is something of an enigma. If you’re wondering how it’s possible that some
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
The Side Effects Of “Microbiome” Skincare That No One Talks About
As a beauty editor, I’m no stranger to skincare tech, but nothing is more eye opening than a Visia machine. The premise is simple: It scans your face to
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Megan Decker
Beauty
Is Korean Skin Care Really Superior? An Investigation
With shelfie-worthy packaging and a focus on intriguing ingredients like snail mucin and fermented rice water, Korean skincare has been the subject of West
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Shivani Dubey
Beauty
I’m A Psychodermatologist & I Always Avoid These 5 Habits For Goo...
I feel very fortunate to have access to both a dermatologist and a therapist. The former I see on an as-needed basis, like when I accidentally use a high-c
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Megan Decker
Beauty
Sorry To Break It To You, But These 10 Skincare Products Are A Scam
The beauty industry has a knack for convincing us to buy things we don’t necessarily need. Influencer reviews, cleverly positioned before-and-after p
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Skin Care
7 Skin Tweaks A Dermatologist Told Me To Make For Winter
The mercury is slowly but surely dropping, and that means a handful of things. First of all, it’s probably time to replace your beaten up winter boots. S
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
Why Vitamin C Is Falling Out Of Favor Among Skincare Experts
Whether you’re an advocate of a 10-step skincare routine or more into “skinimalism,” chances are you’ve tried vitamin C before. Otherwise known as
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
Skin Experts Think Snail Mucin Is Controversial, But Not For The ...
If your FYP is anything like mine, it’s full of people recommending products they bought on TikTok Shop. Whether it’s a pebble ice maker, the Sol de Ja
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Amanda Mitchell
Beauty
Wait, So We Can Combine Vitamin C and Retinol?
The world of skincare can be overwhelming at times. There are so many rules about which ingredients work together (peptides go with everything) and which d
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Amanda Mitchell
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Dedicated Feature
What To Know About A Rare Disease Impacting Black Women
Shamekka* may appear “normal” on the outside, but like so many others with connective tissue disease (CTD) — a broad term for disorders that affect t
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R29 Team
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POV: You’re An Adult & You Suddenly Have…Acne?
If you survived adolescent-hood with nary a zit, it can be jarring to develop skin concerns in adulthood — once you’re seemingly in the clear (so t
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Hilary Shepherd
Skin Care
“Allergy Face” Is Real — & Here’s What You Can ...
Just like the way our wardrobes cycle through trends with the months that pass, so too do allergies. As the year rolls on, some of us are still constantly
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Kelsey Castañon
Beauty
Should You Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiati...
In case you missed it, a study published earlier this year found that radiation from UV nail lamps can damage DNA and cause irreversible mutations (a precu
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Taylor Jean Stephan
Unbothered
I Changed The Way I Think About My Hyperpigmentation, Thanks To T...
Dark marks across my cheeks and forehead have faded like old memories; the constellation-like pattern of acne scars from my teens and early twenties have g
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L'Oréal Blackett
Sun Blocked
It’s Time To Enforce Rules Against Cancer-Causing Tanning Beds
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call-to-action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our
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Refinery29 Staff
Beauty
Everyone’s Obsessed With Tretinoin — But I Don’t Have...
When 891 million people on TikTok are talking about a specific topical skin-care medication, it makes sense that you’re curious and maybe asking your
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Dedicated Feature
This Surfer Is Shattering Misconceptions About Melanated Skin & T...
“I never saw anyone who looked like me surfing,” says Danielle Black Lyons, a founding member of the Black female surf collective Textured Waves. “Gr
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Samantha Simon
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Introducing Boos Cruise, The NEW Face Of The L.A. Skate Scene
For a sport famously associated with quote-unquote counter-culture, skateboarding is hardly applauded for its inclusivity. For decades, cis white men have
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Eliza Dumais
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For BIPOC Women, Hiking Isn’t Just Exercise — It’s A ...
When Evelynn Escobar visited one of America’s most famous national parks for the first time — Zion National Park in southwest Utah, to be exac
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Hilary Shepherd
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Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years
I went on the contraceptive pill when I was 17 without knowing much about what it would do to my body. I’d see my friends pull out the plastic packets du
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