All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. You might have heard hushed whispers about microdosing, the controversial practice of taking crumb-size amounts of psychedelics to improve focus and mental health. It turns out that your skin-care […]
For psoriasis, targeting skin protein may help control inflammation
Results from a Michigan Medicine study reveal that targeting a protein found in the skin may reduce the severity of psoriasis. Interferons play a major role in activating the body’s response to viral threats, but they have also been detected in the lesions of many psoriasis patients at abnormal levels. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease […]
How To Maintain Healthy Skin During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, often regarded as the most joyful moment in a woman’s life. Pregnancy also brings with it remarkable changes in the entire body of a woman, both outwardly and internally. The physical exertion of pregnancy can be clearly seen in the skin of every pregnant woman. As a matter of fact, […]
Mens skin cancer rates increase by 50% over decade
Over the last 10 years, melanoma skin cancer among men in the UK has increased by almost 50%. Though rates for women have risen by 30% during the same time period, skin cancer is more common in men. Men are also more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage than women, and skin cancers […]
This SPF 30 Lotion Is the Only Body Sunscreen I've Ever Been Excited to Reapply
Since I was about 7 years old, my entire body has consistently been slathered in sunscreen for every beach, pool, or park day. Back then, my mom was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (the most common type of skin cancer in the U.S.) the first of a dozen times. Although I knew it was saving […]
Needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could soon be possible
A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’. Technicians working with the high-density microarray patch in the Vaxxas cleanroom. Credit: Vaxxas The University of Texas Hexapro vaccine candidate – delivered via the UQ-developed and Vaxxas-commercialized high-density […]
The Dates for Amazon Prime Day 2021 Have Been Announced
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you consider yourself an especially savvy shopper who loves a good sale, you know just how big of a deal Amazon Prime Day 2021 is. In fact, before […]
Your Favorite Luxury Beauty Products Are on Sale Right Now
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Our ears naturally perk up whenever we hear the phrase "beauty sale," but when it involves a luxury e-retailer that doesn't have sales very often, we get very serious […]
Stop Trying to Convince Me Not to Shower Daily
Some of y'all want to make mustiness happen, and in the cadence of Regina George, I'm here to tell you: It's not going to happen. The New York Times woke up and chose frowsiness on May 5, publishing a piece titled "See Fewer People. Take Fewer Showers." The story outlines a burgeoning trend among some […]
Study suggests common drug could be used to prevent certain skin cancers
New data published by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) suggests that an oral drug currently used in the clinical setting to treat neuromuscular diseases could also help prevent a common form of skin cancer caused by damage from ultraviolet-B (UVB) […]