Author: Richard C. Trotter
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email True sensitive-skin types know the struggle. It’s the one where you’re so tempted to try the latest and greatest skin-care ingredients, trends, and products, but you’re forced to stick to your boring, bland routine out of fear of making your skin more sensitive (hi, it’s me!). This temptation has become all the more difficult thanks to social media sharing a new sensitive-skin “remedy” every week. Case in point: the “retinol sandwich” method, which has gone…
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email There’s no doubt about it: Consumers are into microneedling. So much that a trend report published by Transparency Market Research in 2023 predicted the industry at large would be valued at $1.1 billion by 2031—with radiofrequency (RF) microneedling creating a lot of buzz on its own. Known as a step-up from traditional microneedling (which involves the insertion of tiny needles into the skin to trigger collagen production), RF microneedling combines radiofrequency energy to reach the…
For most of us, birth is pretty cloaked in mystery. What we do know about it is often what we see in TV and movies (or what we’ve blocked out from junior high sex-ed). Sure, your friends and family who’ve had babies may share their gems of wisdom, but no one has greater insight about what happens during birth than a doula. In fact, birth is literally a doula’s business. They are trained to offer support, guidance, and advocacy throughout a clients’ pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. And they’ve likely attended as many (or more) births than your average OB/GYN or…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP The spring clean is upon us again, and this year, if you’d rather grab a nicely scented counter spray than a nose-burning bleach, celebrities have your back. A growing number of celebrity-backed cleaning brands from big names like Courteney Cox and Kris Jenner offer homecare products that…
Some exercises like the dead bug, thruster, bear complex, and clean have cryptic names, but the overhead press is exactly as it sounds: A movement that involves pressing weight over your head. An upper-body movement that makes a regular appearance in the strength circuits of CrossFitters and body-builders, the overhead press is a sound addition to the exercise routine of almost anyone who has their eyes (er, body) set on building strength, losing weight, or otherwise optimizing their overall health and well-being, according to certified strength and conditioning coach Jake Harcoff, CSCS, head coach and owner of AIM Athletic. That’s…
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Ashy skin happens to the best of us. In fact, dry, flaky skin with a gray or white tone affects about a third of the world’s population, regardless of age, skin type, or skin tone, according to Scientific Reports. Let’s be real: Keeping every inch of our body’s largest organ sufficiently moisturized and smooth can be a tedious task. We’re all bound to have noticeably dry skin at some point—but that also doesn’t make ashy…
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email My beauty editor friends are honest. Want to know if the viral Rose Skin Co. laser-hair remover really works, or if that trending ice-water facial is B.S.? They’ll give it to you straight. Need to know if your recent curtain bangs were a good idea? Get ready for some potentially painful texts. So I expected nothing less than the whole truth when I recently polled my editor friends to find out if anyone is actually…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP In recent years, exfoliation has gotten a bad rap. After spending far too much time on 12-step, active-heavy routines that left everyone’s skin stripped and sensitized, we all sort of agreed to lay off the intense scrubs in favor of gentler alternatives. Generally speaking, this was a step in…
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Getting smooth skin has been one of my goals ever since I started a skin-care routine. I’m talkin’ skin that’s calm, soft, and smooth as butter. But despite my many attempts to even out my skin texture throughout the years, my dream has been cut short by breakouts, acne scars, and patchiness—that is, until I learned how to properly exfoliate. In a sea of harsh scrubs, cleansing brushes, and peels, learning how to remove dead…
When Jennifer Aniston hops onto a Zoom with me, her charisma and energy is just as apparent in conversation as it is on the screen. How the actress and, TBH, literal icon, manages to exude that signature verve might come down, at least in part, to her exercise habits. Aniston says working out everyday first thing in the morning is a “day changer” for her, because it gets her body and brain fired up for a successful day. That means that having a practice that gives her an intense workout session, without putting her out of commission with an injury,…