The advice changes depending on who is asking.
Most skincare writing answers for a general adult, because that is the only reader a single article can have. These posts answer the ordinary question first, then say what changes in pregnancy, while breastfeeding, postpartum, when trying to conceive, and with PCOS, and name the body each answer came from.
Skin concerns
How to get rid of a pimple overnight
You cannot, and here is what one night can actually do. Plus the part most acne advice skips: how the answer changes if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have PCOS.
8 min read
Skin concerns
How to get rid of keratosis pilaris
You cannot cure it, and here is the routine that genuinely reduces the bumps. Plus the part every other guide skips: what changes in pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
8 min read
Ingredients
Glycolic acid vs salicylic acid: which to use?
Different jobs, not different strengths: one works on the surface, one gets into the pore. Plus the part other comparisons skip, what changes in pregnancy.
8 min read
Ingredients
What does niacinamide do for skin?
Barrier, oil, redness and pigment, at the strengths real products use. Plus the vitamin C myth, and the rare active whose answer barely changes in pregnancy.
8 min read
Hair care
Coconut oil for skin and hair: what it actually does
Good on hair, a real risk on an acne prone face, no trouble on most bodies. Plus the part other guides skip: the profile it genuinely changes for is PCOS.
8 min read
Ingredients
Shea butter: what it does and who it suits
What shea butter genuinely does, what the evidence does not support, and the tree nut question. Plus the rare answer that does not change in pregnancy.
8 min read
Ingredients
Ferulic acid: what it does in a serum
The real benefit is not standalone: it stabilises vitamin C and vitamin E and doubles their sun protection. Plus what nobody has published for pregnancy.
8 min read
Ingredients
Is salicylic acid safe during pregnancy?
ACOG names it among the acne ingredients you can use in pregnancy. The 2 per cent limit is the AAD's, not ACOG's. Here is what is actually in your bottle.
11 min read
Skin concerns
PCOS skincare: which ingredients help and which to avoid
No named body publishes a list of skincare ingredients to avoid with PCOS. Here is what ACOG, NICHD, the AAD and the 2023 international guideline do publish.
11 min read
Ingredients
Skincare to stop before trying to conceive
Two medicines carry a published instruction to stop before you conceive, and neither is a cream. The rest of the usual list is pregnancy advice, borrowed.
14 min read
Ingredients
Is retinyl palmitate safe during pregnancy?
It is a form of vitamin A, and the pregnancy lists that name retinol and tretinoin do not name it. Here is what is published, and what is not.
9 min read
Skin concerns
How to get rid of bumps after waxing or shaving
Razor bumps, ingrown hairs and folliculitis are three different bumps with different fixes. Plus what changes in pregnancy, while breastfeeding and with PCOS.
13 min read