Tag: skin

Why the Skin-Care World Still Loves Charcoal

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Around 2015, charcoal went from simply a fire starter and an emergency room treatment for overdoses and poisonings to an ingredient that set the food and beauty industries aflame.

Why Peptides Are Popping Up in Skin Care All of a Sudden

Imagine having a direct line to your skin cells. "Hey, I'm starting to notice some fine lines between my brows," you might text them. "Can we start doubling-down on collagen production this week?" But since speed-dialing your skin cells probably isn't in the cards for at least a millennia, in the meantime, you might consider

I Have "Strawberry Legs," and I'm Very OK With That

There is an airborne virus circulating through the world right now, which I would say is enough to be insecure about. In apocalyptic times like these, the last thing I'm thinking of is how my cleanly shaved legs look — especially since I haven't been shaving them as often. But one afternoon, scrolling down my

How My Skin Wore My Grief

It is often said grief comes in waves. For me, it was a tsunami. It began with a phone call last year when my brother was diagnosed with lung cancer during a routine check-up. He was a committed runner and health nut and had also worked near the World Trade Center after the towers fell

How to Care for Your Scalp After Hair Loss

All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whether from aging, nutritional deficiencies, genetics, or even COVID-19, hair loss affects approximately 6.8 million people in the United States annually and can be a huge source of stress

TikTokers Won't Stop Adding Liquid Chlorophyll to Their Water

Like so many, I downloaded TikTok at the peak of the pandemic's stay-at-home orders, bored in my childhood bedroom. I soon became obsessed with the creative platform's sense of comfort and relatability through short-form video content. In no time, I found myself late-night scrolling through "SkinTok" and makeup tutorials, watching creators like @skincarebyhyram break down

Here's Why We Won't Use the Term "Recyclable" Anymore

"Sustainability" is an ambiguous, ever-evolving concept. In the beauty world, it encompasses many things, but one of the biggest concerns is the bottles, jars, and tubes that accumulate in our medicine cabinets, our showers, our makeup bags — and then our trash cans. On this Earth Day, we at Allure want to affirm our commitment

Latest remedy for eczema – rub bacteria on to your skin!

Latest remedy for eczema — rub bacteria on to your skin! Healthy strain of skin bacteria can effectively treat flare-ups in people with the most common form of eczema, studies suggest Scientists have developed an unlikely treatment for the dry skin condition eczema — a cream that is packed with human skin bacteria. Studies suggest