Guides
Eleven guides, written to be useful on their own whether or not you ever open the app. No account, no email capture.
Blackheads or sebaceous filaments?
Two things that look almost identical. One is a clog worth treating; the other is normal anatomy you cannot remove — and trying is how people damage their skin.
MethodWhat order to apply things in
Layering order changes how well products absorb and work. One rule covers almost every case.
IngredientsSalicylic, glycolic or lactic acid?
Three exfoliants that do genuinely different jobs. Picking the wrong one is the usual reason exfoliating goes badly.
CausesWhy dark circles happen
Four common causes needing four different responses. Most eye creams address only one of them.
MedicinesSteroid creams: why they need a prescription
They work, which is why they get misused. What long-term facial use does, and why borrowing someone's tube is a bad idea.
NutritionEating for your skin
Which nutrients genuinely affect skin, which foods carry them, and why food beats supplements for almost everyone.
HabitsWater and your skin
What hydration actually does, what it does not, and a calculator for a sensible daily target.
CausesFacial puffiness, salt and fluid balance
Why your face is puffy in the morning, what sodium and potassium do, and which fixes are real.
DecisionsBefore you consider cosmetic surgery
The costs, risks and psychological factors clinics rarely lead with, and the questions worth asking first.
IngredientsRetinoids: what they do and how to start
The most evidence-backed ingredient in skincare, and the one most people quit in week three. How to introduce one without the irritation.
IngredientsChemical or mineral sunscreen?
How the two genuinely differ, why "natural sunscreen" is a marketing term, and the three things that matter more than either.