Skin

Clear up breakouts, blemishes, marks, and everything else your skin throws at you.

  • How to Get Rid of Eyebags: 4 fixes that depuff tired-looking eyes

    How to Get Rid of Eyebags: 4 fixes that depuff tired-looking eyes

    Eyebags happen. Poor sleep, allergies, stress, genetics (your parents’ fault, probably). Those puffy half-circles under your eyes make you look perpetually exhausted even when you’re not. Here’s how to get rid of them. 1. Hydration Drink more water. Boring answer, works anyway. When you’re dehydrated, your body hoards water wherever it can, including the thin…

  • How to Get Rid Of Dandruff: 5 ways to banish scalp flakes

    How to Get Rid Of Dandruff: 5 ways to banish scalp flakes

    Snow-capped shoulders aren’t a good look unless you’re an actual mountain. Dandruff is dead skin flaking off your scalp in small white or yellow bits, sometimes with an itch thrown in. It isn’t contagious and it isn’t harmful. It’s just annoying as hell, and it makes dark shirts look like you’ve been standing in a…

  • How to Get Rid Of Warts: 5 proven ways to remove stubborn warts

    How to Get Rid Of Warts: 5 proven ways to remove stubborn warts

    Warts are contagious skin growths caused by viral infection. They’re common, annoying, and stubborn. You’ve got options, though. Some work fast, others take patience. 1. Salicylic Acid The slow burn. Salicylic acid (found in most over-the-counter wart removers) chemically exfoliates the infected skin layer by layer. Soak the wart in warm water for 5 minutes…

  • How to Get Rid Of Acne Scars: 6 at-home options that work

    How to Get Rid Of Acne Scars: 6 at-home options that work

    A lot of what people call acne scars are not scars at all. The flat red or brown patches left after a spot clears are post-inflammatory marks, closer to dark spots than to true scarring, and they fade on their own with the right help. Real scars are different: dents and ridges where the skin…

  • How to Get Rid Of Blackheads: 8 ways to clear your pores

    How to Get Rid Of Blackheads: 8 ways to clear your pores

    Blackheads aren’t dirt. They’re pores clogged with oil and dead skin cells, and the plug looks dark because exposure to air oxidizes the material, not because your face is grubby. They’re common, especially on the nose and chin, and no amount of scrubbing with a washcloth will fix them because the problem is inside the…

  • How to Get Rid Of Stretch Marks: 4 ways to fade stretch marks

    How to Get Rid Of Stretch Marks: 4 ways to fade stretch marks

    Stretch marks happen when your skin stretches faster than its fibers can handle. The dermis literally tears. Pregnancy, rapid weight gain, puberty growth spurts, bodybuilding splits (those bulking phases get ambitious). The marks show up on legs, abdomen, buttocks, upper arms, breasts. They start red or purple, then fade to white over several months. Prevention…

  • How to Get Rid Of Pimples: 7 proven ways to clear a breakout

    How to Get Rid Of Pimples: 7 proven ways to clear a breakout

    Pimples show up at the worst possible times. Always. Got a date? Wedding? Job interview? There’s your new forehead buddy. And yeah, it hurts worse as an adult than it did as a teenager, because you thought you were done with this garbage. Quick clarification: pimple and acne are the same thing. Pimple’s just what…