Category: <span>How to</span>

• Sensitive Skin: What to Look For on a Label, and What to Avoid

  Sensitive and sensitized skin are not the same problem, and the fix differs. A label-reading guide for anyone whose face has started refusing products.

• Barrier Repair: What Ceramides and Panthenol Do, and What to Buy

  Stinging, tightness and sudden sensitivity usually mean one thing. Here is what a damaged barrier is, which ingredients rebuild it, and what to stop doing.

• How to Build a Five-Step Routine Instead of a Ten-Step One

  The ten-step routine was never a rulebook. Here is how to decide which five steps earn their place, and what happens to the other five.

• Why Korean and Japanese Sunscreens Feel Different, and How to Pick One

  The filter lists are different, the testing systems are different, and so are the textures. A practical guide to reading a Korean or Japanese sunscreen label.