A Skincare Routine for Tweens
Setting up your tween child with a good skincare routine as they approach puberty is truly a gift. We have many thoughts on this and product recommendations to share as well.
Setting up your tween child with a good skincare routine as they approach puberty is truly a gift. We have many thoughts on this and product recommendations to share as well.
Amalah shares her favorites sunscreen choices for sensitive skin, just in time for summer.
Now that we know what to look for in a sunscreen, let’s talk about the products that are the best choice for your family.
Sunscreen. The simple thing we use to protect our kids and ourselves from sun damage has suddenly become very complicated.
How to keep everyone’s scalp safe and sunburn free this summer. We have product recommendations just for you.
Can you keep the sun’s rays AND the grease clogs out of your child’s pores?
Diapers and sunscreen and gimmicks and gear. What works and what doesn’t, down by the shore.
Summertime laundry drama! Help from laundry ninjas needed.
When every product you own brags about SPF coverage, is it too much? Or still not enough?
How to take care of your skin — and your wallet — during tough times.
Got new Liver Spots? Amalah has tested out a product for you.
Is Philosophy’s Hope in a Jar SPF 20 an all-in-one Dream Cream or a Dud in a Tub?
Amy, I noticed that in your latest column about dandruff, you never mentioned that it might not be dandruff at all, but a sunburned scalp. I don’t know about other people, but I know that if I don’t cover up where my hair is parted,…
Dear all-knowing Amalah, I promise that this is not another SPF question. It just requires some SPF talk. For several years, I lived up north. The summers were short, hot, humid, and hazy. I used Neutrogena’s Dry-Touch Sunblock (SPF 55) every morning and found it…
Hi Amy, What’s your opinion on buying special anti aging/moisturizing hand lotions versus just bothering to religiously apply a halfway decent sunscreen with a high SPF? I currently apply neither, a strategy which hasn’t boded well for my granny looking hands. I’m sort of hoping…
Another batch of great updates on past columns! Links to the original questions are in the bolded headers, and my responses are in italics. UPDATE ON: Using Anti-Aging Products in Your 20s Hi, I wrote in asking what kind of products I should begin to…
Thank you SO MUCH to everybody who sent in updates to past questions! These were all really great to read. If you’ve got an update to a past question and would like to share what worked (or what didn’t work), please drop me a line…
Hi Amy: I have another sunscreen issue to ask about if you’re not too sick of the subject. Sunscreen is really important and I’m glad you take it seriously. Here’s my problem though. Any SPF higher than about 12 or 14 (either standalone or in…
Hi Amy, So here’s a dumb one: When using sunscreen daily, how often do you apply it? Do you just put it on in the morning and wear it all day, or do you have to reapply every hour? Or is there some entirely different…
Hi Amy, Just had a quick question. You have mentioned several times that you don’t recommend using a moisturizer with SPF in it as your nightly moisturizer. Is this just because it’s a waste of SPF if you’re not in the sun or are you…