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The Chemists' Complete Sunscreen Review Guide
(90+ Sunscreens and Counting) We’ve reached the third year of our 30 for 30 sunscreen challenge! Every year, we test 30 sunscreens in 30 days acros...
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Cleanser
What The Chemists' Learned After 100 Days of Double Cleansing
What is double cleansing? (And why Victoria did a 100 day experiment) *To help readers learn more about products showcased in this challenge, we bu...
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Podcast
Do you put sunscreen on before or after makeup? The Chemists’ Guide to Sunscreen Application
The hotter days are here and that means you’re probably getting bombarded with sunscreen content. Sadly, more often than not, you’ll see more scary...
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Acne
Your Cleansing Questions Answered: Any Scientific Takeaways Here?
In this blog post: How helpful are acne cleansers? Is there such thing as over-washing? Cleanser Formulation for Dry Skin Cleanser Impact on Rosa...
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Barrier Care
Chemists' Guide to Patch Testing Skincare at Home
One of the main “Chemists’ Skincare Commandments” we tout is that with any new product, we all should patch test, patch test, patch test! We know a...
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ahas
The Chemists' Skin Exfoliation Guide for All Skintypes
Back in the day, St. Ives Apricot scrub was probably the poster child for exfoliation. Even today, most people probably associate exfoliation with ...
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Insights & Debunks
Chemists' Ultimate Sunscreen Application Guide
Did you know that most people are not applying sunscreen in a way that gets them the proper, advertised SPF coverage? Dive into this comprehensive ...
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Routine Build
Introductory Guide to Skincare Fundamentals 101
Welcome to the Chemist Confessions Blog! We started this blog back in 2018, what was supposed to be our final hurrah to the industry. (Little did w...
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moisturizer
Skincare Routine Check-In for Colder Weather
It’s sweater weather time! A change in weather means it just might be time your routine needs a couple updates. We’re not huge fans of nuking your ...
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Barrier Care
Get to know your dry skin!
If you’ve been following us for some time, you’ll often hear about Gloria’s dry dry skin. Being naturally on the dry side means that your skin is p...
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Acne
Get to Know Your Oily Skin!
The Good, the Bad, the So Shiny! To be fair, the label of “dry” and “oily” tend to be pretty broad sweeping statements. There’s a lot of nuances wi...
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Cleanser
The Chemists' Comprehensive Guide to Cleanser PT. 2
So you’re ready to dive deeper into the world of cleansers. Well this blog post is for you! In this post, we’ll be taking a closer look at the scie...
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