Whiteheads: what they are and what clears them
A whitehead is a pore that has blocked and stayed closed. Squeezing makes it worse, home remedies do...
Notes on skin, formulation and ritual.
Slow reading on the science, the texture, and the small daily acts that compound into quiet radiance.
Sensitive skin: how to tell, and what to change
Sensitive skin is a description, with no test behind it. It can be how your skin has always...
How to exfoliate your face without overdoing it
Skin sheds on its own, so exfoliation is optional. When it helps, once a week with a gentle...
Stretch marks: what they are and what creams can and cannot do
Stretch marks are scars in the deeper layer of skin. Creams keep the surface comfortable, a prescription helps...
Combination skin: what it is and how to look after it
Combination skin is oily down the centre and normal or dry at the sides. It needs one routine...
How to fade dark spots on the face: start with which kind
"Dark spot" covers at least five different things, and what helps one is wasted on another. Working out...
When the season turns: adjusting a routine without rebuilding it
The end of the monsoon changes skin more than any other transition in the Indian year, and the...
Glass skin: what the look actually requires
Glass skin is a lighting effect with a routine attached. Most of what produces it in the photographs...
Retinol, retinal, retinoid: what the names actually mean
Every one of these is vitamin A at a different point on the same conversion ladder. Where a...