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The packaging is beautiful, the prices are eye-watering; the efficacy claims are astonishing. Two dermatologists and a doctor in chemistry put prestige skincare products under the microscope.
franckreporter via Getty Images No matter how high the thread count or how lovely the pattern, your pillowcase can be home to some serious gunk, grunge and general debris. Changing your sheets, which experts say should be done every one to two weeks, may not be a top priority. But if you want to be truly kind to yourself ― or at least to your face and your head ― you should be changing your pillowcase every week, no matter what. Not convinced yet? OK, but this is about to get gross. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. There are dust mites in your pillowcases. And also dust mite poo.
You’re laying your precious face on dead skin cells, sweat, grease — and even dust mite poop. And it's not great for your skin.
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Photo: Fiordaliso/Getty Images The first week he started tretinoin, Jordyn Alexander-Johnson ended up with a chemical burn. “I wasn’t using any moisturizer,” he says. Big mistake. Using tretinoin — a form of vitamin A that’s known for its effectiveness in treating acne and reducing signs of aging — is drying and requires that you almost bathe in moisturizer after. And then roll around in sunscreen. After a two-week break, the 30-year-old Dallas resident tried again, this time with the elaborate skincare routine that tretinoin demands. He had previously completed two rounds of Accu...