A four-armed fix for mineral sunscreen's white cast
UCLA researchers have reshaped zinc oxide into tiny "tetrapods" that keep their SPF but lose much of the chalky finish — an advance that could matter most for darker skin tones.
Reports from the field of light & skin.
Weekly journalism on sunscreen science, ingredient regulation, and the global sun-care beat — written for the curious, not the algorithm.
The beef tallow skincare boom, and the science trying to catch up
Rendered beef fat has become one of skincare's fastest-growing ingredients. The market is real, the mechanism is plausible — and the clinical evidence is still remarkably thin.
Australia's sunscreen scandal, one year on: what's changed
A year after CHOICE found 16 of 20 sunscreens failed their advertised SPF, the recalls have widened and the TGA is weighing its biggest overhaul in decades.
The anti-sunscreen movement is winning the algorithm, not the argument
Wellness influencers say sunscreen is toxic, blocks vitamin D and even causes cancer. The evidence says otherwise — emphatically.