There are five FDA-approved botulinum toxin cosmetic injectables. Here’s how to choose the one that’s right for you. When it comes to a scraped knee, you probably reach for a Band-Aid. Sneeze attack? Kleenex, please! Sometimes a brand is so good, so ubiquitous, that it ends up defining an industry. The same could be said for Botox. Botox is, as you are probably well aware by now, one type of botulinum toxin injectable. A quick science lesson: Botulinum toxin is a neuromodulator, which is the fancy name for a class of chemicals that interrupt the signals between nerves and muscles causing muscles to relax and wrinkles to subside. “Injections of botulinum toxin temporarily inhibit the nerve cells that signal specific muscles to contract, therefore weakening facial movements …

By Garrett Munce Nov. 4, 2022 9:00 am ET ONE MORNING LAST MONTH, I awoke to a text from a friend that said, “Man, I look old. What do I do?” He’s a handsome guy, just over 50, and I fired back reassurances. But his message prompted me to examine my own, 37-year-old face in the mirror. I noticed exactly five forehead wrinkles emerging, some creases making themselves at home around my eyes, and—surely not—a hint of a jowl? Now I was stressing. Aging has never really scared me, but I’d rather not be mistaken for the Crypt Keeper anytime soon. So I began a hunt for a skin-care routine to help turn back the clock. Michael Gilman, founder of Grooming Lounge, a men’s grooming …

Those spots on your nose probably aren’t blackheads. By Amber Kallor 4.14.2021 Before you start squeezing, take a second to really look at your skin’s surface. That ever-present constellation of blackheads dotted across your nose, chin, forehead, or cheeks may not be blackheads or clogged pores at all. More than likely, the more noticeable sebaceous filaments are what you see staring back at you in the magnifying mirror — and your dermatologist desperately wants you to stop freaking out over them. Although it may seem that any dark spots in your pores are a menace to be dealt with, it’s important to correctly identify them before you start messing with your face. The first order of business: Stop scrutinizing your skin at close range. Quick …

About the Skincare.com by L’Oréal Author || Ariel Wodarcyk With so many skincare influencers on social media and even more skincare products on the shelves, it can be hard to distinguish between glossy packaging and sophisticated marketing versus quality ingredients that will actually work for your skin type. Dr. Corey L. Hartman, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, Alabama, is here to help you cut through the BS. Here, he shares his favorite sunscreen for brown skin, his take on gendered skincare products and the three skincare staples he swears by. What first sparked your interest in skincare and made you want to pursue dermatology? I remember having a few breakouts when I was 12 or 13 and figuring it …