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Close-up of the side of a man's nose and cheek showing natural skin texture in soft light

"Textured skin" is five different things

Blackheads, whiteheads, sebaceous filaments, milia, and plain pores look alike in a magnifying mirror and don't share a fix. How to tell them apart. We sell nothing for any of...

"Textured skin" is five different things

Blackheads, whiteheads, sebaceous filaments, milia, and plain pores look alike in a magnifying mirror and don't share a fix. How to tell them apart. We sell nothing for any of...

Three plain unlabeled bottles stacked in a small pyramid on a travertine ledge in morning light

The skincare pyramid: what to fix before you bu...

Wash, moisturize, sunscreen first. One active with a reason second. Everything else after. Why the boring layer decides whether the serum works.

The skincare pyramid: what to fix before you bu...

Wash, moisturize, sunscreen first. One active with a reason second. Everything else after. Why the boring layer decides whether the serum works.

Man's bare upper back with water droplets and a linen towel over one shoulder in a stone locker room

Back and chest acne for guys who train

Same oil glands as your face, under a sweaty shirt and a backpack strap. The AAD's back-acne rules in plain language. We sell nothing for this.

Back and chest acne for guys who train

Same oil glands as your face, under a sweaty shirt and a backpack strap. The AAD's back-acne rules in plain language. We sell nothing for this.

A man's jaw and cheek reflected in a bathroom mirror as he looks closely at his skin, hands out of frame

Stop picking: the difference between a mark and...

A mark fades. A scar doesn't. What squeezing a pimple actually does, per the AAD, and the one habit that decides which you get.

Stop picking: the difference between a mark and...

A mark fades. A scar doesn't. What squeezing a pimple actually does, per the AAD, and the one habit that decides which you get.

Swirl of lightweight gel-cream moisturizer on warm greige stone

The moisturizer you're skipping

Oily skin sounds like a permission slip to skip moisturizer. Dermatologists say the opposite, and the reason fits in two sentences.

The moisturizer you're skipping

Oily skin sounds like a permission slip to skip moisturizer. Dermatologists say the opposite, and the reason fits in two sentences.

Man rinsing his face over a stone sink with water in motion

Exfoliation, before you buy a scrub

Two ways to remove dead skin, one rule that matters more than either, and the people who should be most careful. We don't currently sell anything for this.

Exfoliation, before you buy a scrub

Two ways to remove dead skin, one rule that matters more than either, and the people who should be most careful. We don't currently sell anything for this.