aging
Data Breach
Please Stop Weaponizing the UV Index in Service of a Tan
It’s a public health tool, not a roadmap for premature aging and skin cancer.
By Kara Nesvig
INVESTIGATION
What Will It Take to Get Young People to Stop Tanning (Again)?
A public health crisis is unfolding on the lawns and rooftops and quads of America: Gen Z is chasing the sun with the zeal of the Bain de Soleil era.
By Kara Nesvig
SOMETHING FISHY
PDRN Has Quickly Taken Over Skin Care
The promise of salmon sperm for youthful-acting skin is getting lots of hype. But will this bubble burst?
By Elizabeth Siegel
AS TOLD TO
Gloria Steinem, 92, Thinks We've Made (Some) Progress Against Ageism
"Women are allowed to be older now than they used to be and still be considered relevant."
By Alexis Benveniste
TIPPING POINT
Oh God, There’s Something Called a “Collagen Cliff”
But there are ways for perimenopausal women to cushion the fall.
By Elizabeth Gulino
OPINION
I Was Kind of Looking Forward to Letting Myself Go in My 50s
But I guess we’re not doing that anymore?
By Danielle Pergament
HIGH BROW
9 Best Brow Gels for Gray Hair to Tint and Nourish Your Arches
Let your silver shine.
By Annie Blackman and Christa Joanna Lee
READY FOR LIFTOFF
10 Best Skin-Tightening Creams That Won’t Defy Gravity, But Come Close
They're the next best thing to expensive in-office treatments.
By Jennifer Hussein and Christa Joanna Lee
Aging
10 Best Wrinkle Creams to Plump Expression Lines
When used consistently, these potent formulas seriously firm skin and keep moisture loss at bay.
By Deanna Pai and Christa Joanna Lee
GRAY IT AIN'T SO
7 Best Gray Hair Treatments to Soften Your Silver
They can improve pigmentation, hydration, and density.
By Annie Blackman and Christa Joanna Lee
A NEW GLOW
How Sobriety at 48 Gave Me The Skin I Was Chasing For Years
A year after ditching alcohol, one woman reflects on her unexpected glow-up.
By Donna Francis
OP-ED
Actual Aging Is Far Less Scary Than Watching The Substance
Women are much wiser and more capable than this.
By Valerie Monroe
ONE TO WATCH
I’m Already on My Second Jar of This $135 Estée Lauder Cream
No matter how little sleep I get, I wake up looking refreshed when I apply this cloudlike formula before bed.
By Paige Stables
A NEW AGE
Brooke Shields Is Changing the Script on Middle Age
And explains why you won’t see the word “menopause” on her new hair-care products for women over 40.
By Jenny Bailly
ON THE BRAIN
Can Your Skin Care Communicate With Your Brain?
Products called “neurocosmetics” say yes. But is it all just in your head? Experts explain.
By Fiorella Valdesolo
REAL TALK
Sofia Vergara Is Pro-Sunscreen and Pro-Plastic Surgery
But anti-filler: “At my age—51—I feel it's not going to make you look younger.”
By Dianna Singh
menopause solutions
13 Best Menopause Skin-Care Products Dermatologists Love
The experts have spoken — these are their favorites.
By Meirav Devash, Marci Robin, and Jennifer Hussein
NAIL HEALTH
Why the Ridges in Your Nails Might Suddenly Be More Prominent
And when you should get them checked out by a doctor.
By Lauren Caruso
ABOUT FACE
Bone Cancer in My Face Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Aging
“After cancer, I just wanted to look ‘normal.’ More like a completed vessel than a potter’s pile of thrown clay.”
By Kathleen Watt