Former Baywatch star and current animal rights activist Pamela Anderson will launch a fragrance and bodycare line in November. The brand will reportedly be “everything that Pam Anderson is known for” and is thusly called Malibu, a reference to her place of residence and beach-beauty lifestyle. That whole hep C incident will likely not be [...]

As if the the beauty industry needed more bad news, what with its grim holiday retail prospects, a new study just released out of University College London claims that there is “no clear evidence” that antioxidants slow down the aging process. The findings are based on genetically manipulated nematode worms whose comparable lifespan to non-manipulated [...]

ACEROLA/(as-uh-roh-luh)/ n./ 1. The cherrylike fruit of the small tree Malpighia glabra, common to the West Indies and adjacent areas; / n./ 2. Also known as the Barbados cherry, this emerging superfruit is said to be 20 to 30 times richer in vitamin C than the orange and is becoming prevalent in the beauty industry [...]

MARSHMALLOW/(mahrsh-mel-oh)/n./ 1. A plant native to Europe and naturalized in the marshes of eastern North America; /n./ 2. Marshmallow contains vitamins A and C and is a naturally conditioning herb that helps nourish and detangle curly hair, e.g., “More than just a campfire staple, marshmallow’s moisturizing capabilities make it the perfect treat for dry, unruly [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. The following query was culled from a private stock, but we’ll be accepting readers’ questions soon.
I have an iron deficiency, but most multivitamins leave a bad taste in my mouth, [...]

Sometimes, the best ideas happen when we least expect them. For Laura LaRocca, founder of cult cosmetics line DuWop, a recent “ah hah!” moment came when she found herself crippled by total kidney failure. In search of a cure, she turned to natural remedies and discovered the restorative powers of gold. Once she recovered from [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. The following query was culled from a private stock, but we’ll be accepting readers’ questions soon.
I have cystic acne and have tried everything to get rid of it (short of [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. The following query was culled from a private stock, but we’ll be accepting readers’ questions soon.
I have melasma on my upper lip. This “giant freckle” of sorts has [...]

Thank SkinCeuticals for adding the word antioxidant to your daily vernacular. When the brand introduced vitamin C in its topical form back in 1997, patting on a thin layer of environmental protection every morning became an integral part of the wash, rinse, moisturize routine. Eleven years later, SkinCeuticals has essentially done it again, pioneering phloretin, [...]