Is lemon good for your face? What the juice does to skin
Lemon juice is far more acidic than skin, reacts with sunlight, and delivers almost none of the vitamin...
Notes on skin, formulation and ritual.
Slow reading on the science, the texture, and the small daily acts that compound into quiet radiance.
Coconut oil on the face: who it suits and who it breaks out
Coconut oil is a good body moisturiser and a risky face one. It seals without hydrating, it clogs...
Turmeric for skin: what haldi can and cannot do
Curcumin has a genuine research record, almost all of it in a form that never reaches the face....
Aloe vera on the face: what it helps and what it cannot
Aloe is genuinely good at two things and credited with about fifteen. It is also one of the...
Why multani mitti burns, and what it actually does
The stinging and the redness after a clay pack are not the mask working. They are the two...
Rice water for skin: what holds up
Rice water is the most affordable skincare tradition there is, and the claims around it have grown far...