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Ah, the perma-stache. That shading is technically known as melasma, a brownish pigment produced when estrogen in your body interacts with the sun. Sadly, in addition to making the shadow more obvious by removing the camouflaging hairs, waxing may exacerbate the condition by increasing skin's susceptibility to UV damage. Read More »
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I have in my life one of
those cruel O. Henry ironies: I am crazily obsessed with protecting
my skin from the sun's damaging rays, but I'm also cursed with the
most
sensitive skin on the planet. I...
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I know so many women (myself included, at one
time in my life), that see a trip to a beach destination as not only an
opportunity to relax, go swimming, spend some time on the beach playing
with family and friends, and all that other good stuff, but also as
some kind of vanity project--as in,... Read More »
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Thank christ the weather is getting warmer, and
I don't know about you, but my pasty ass has definitely been spending a
little more time outside lately. This brings us to a particularly
Product Fiend-esque dilemma: How much sunscreen is enough?
Since many of us have switched to... Read More »
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