In January 2023, Spelman College launched an online certificate program in cosmetic science, and in just four terms, interest skyrocketed; 150 applications increased to 750. With such an energized response, the next step became abundantly clear, and now Spelman has announced that it will be expanding its STEM programming to offer a concentration in cosmetic … Read more
Maybe tanning is so popular again because it never really went away in the first place. The tanning industrial complex is a behemoth; even when we’re in an anti-suntanning era, she’s still chugging away selling bronzers and self-tanning products to create the illusion of a tan at home. Though they’re not as prevalent as they … Read more
However, Christopher Bunick, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology for the Yale School of Medicine — who studies benzene contamination in personal care products — says, “Here, benzoyl peroxide itself is unstable when placed in currently available formulations and/or vehicles and breaks down into the carcinogen benzene.” According to Dr. Bunick, the … Read more
The American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting in San Diego next month will include sessions like Critical Gaps and Controversies in Laser Treatment of Port Wine Birthmarks and Other Vascular Abnormalities. But the real heat in those super-chilled convention rooms is likely to be a passion-filled topic that has caused agita from universities to C-suites … Read more
Since its release last November, Saltburn has been my personal thermometer for determining how much I’ll get along with people. If you understood, or better yet reveled in, the film’s dark-as-night comedy, homoerotic overtones, and dedication to the sexually grotesque, this could be the start of a lovely friendship. If it put you off… well, … Read more
To get “a little bit of relief,” Kardashian says as she unwraps her leg that she applies a cream (though what type of cream we’re not sure) to the irritated area, shrouds it in plastic wrap, sleeps in it, then rubs the excess cream in after. “This is one time, and you saw how crazy … Read more
