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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.
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.
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?
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."
TIPPING POINT

Oh God, There’s Something Called a “Collagen Cliff”

But there are ways for perimenopausal women to cushion the fall.
OPINION

I Was Kind of Looking Forward to Letting Myself Go in My 50s

But I guess we’re not doing that anymore?
HIGH BROW

9 Best Brow Gels for Gray Hair to Tint and Nourish Your Arches

Let your silver shine.
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.
Aging

10 Best Wrinkle Creams to Plump Expression Lines

When used consistently, these potent formulas seriously firm skin and keep moisture loss at bay.
GRAY IT AIN'T SO

7 Best Gray Hair Treatments to Soften Your Silver

They can improve pigmentation, hydration, and density.
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.
OP-ED

Actual Aging Is Far Less Scary Than Watching The Substance

Women are much wiser and more capable than this.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
menopause solutions

13 Best Menopause Skin-Care Products Dermatologists Love

The experts have spoken — these are their favorites.
NAIL HEALTH

Why the Ridges in Your Nails Might Suddenly Be More Prominent

And when you should get them checked out by a doctor.
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.”
ALL EYES

Even Your Eyeballs Lose Collagen as You Age

Yep, we said eyeballs. Sorry.