A woman with long brown hair smiles with her eyes closed as sunlight filters through blinds, casting striped shadows on her face.

The Vitamin D You Can’t Get From a Pill

Most people know that sun exposure produces vitamin D. Fewer people know that vitamin D is only part of what it produces, and that the supplement industry has built an…

A bottle of Esse probiotic serum is surrounded by clear laboratory glassware, highlighting its role in combating the causes of accelerated ageing, with a beaker, petri dish, dropper, and graduated cylinder arranged on a white background.

The Uncomfortable Truth About ‘Probiotic’ Skincare

Most products labelled as probiotic skincare don’t contain live probiotics. They contain postbiotics, which are heat-killed bacteria or fermented extracts that lack the defining characteristic of a true probiotic: life.…

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Your Skin Doesn’t Take Time Off

Holidays are supposed to be restorative. For you, perhaps. For your skin, the reality is more complicated. Different UV levels, a new climate, the drying effect of cabin air, and…

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The 3 Root Causes of Accelerated Ageing

Of course, there are many lifestyle and environmental factors that cause accelerated skin ageing. UV damage, diet, air pollution, chronic stress, lack of sleep, and hormonal disruption are among the…