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Barrier Repair, Rosacea, Sensitive Skin: Products & Tips

Michelle Wong — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:10:29 +0000

Irritated and sensitive skin can be tricky to deal with – whether it’s because your skin is innately sensitive, or because it’s messed up from harsh products or harsh weather. I recently sat down with my friend Hannah English to talk about our favourite tips and products for irritated skin. She’s a pharmaceutical scientist and skincare content creator who shares ...

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Guest Appearance on The Proof podcast with Simon Hill

Michelle Wong — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:00:05 +0000

I recently chatted all things skincare with Simon Hill on his podcast The Proof for about three and a half hours. You can listen to the first part on sunscreen here and the second part on skincare, clean beauty, haircare… basically everything else – here. The Proof is a great listen if you’re looking for deep dives on pretty much ...

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SkinCeuticals Chat: Career Advice and Product Development Insights

Michelle Wong — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:31:07 +0000

I recently had the chance to sit down with Rabi Sahiti, who works as a Senior Chemist at SkinCeuticals! We discussed: How did you end up working for SkinCeuticals? What do you do at SkinCeuticals? What goes into making a SkinCeuticals product, from start to finish? What are you excited about with SkinCeuticals? What do you personally use in your ...

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Interview with Deciem (The Ordinary) Chief Scientific Officer and Dr Davin Lim

Michelle Wong — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:45:06 +0000

Dr Davin Lim and I sat down with Deciem’s Chief Scientific Officer Prudvi Kaka (PK) very early one morning (well, early for me at least – Davin gets up before dawn and PK’s in Canada). What we covered: 0:53 Do you use your own products? Which ones? 1:07 What’s your skincare routine? 1:22 Who does Deciem’s formulations? 2:11 How do ...

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How Bad Is Alcohol in Skincare, Really? The Science (video with KindofStephen)

Michelle Wong — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:30:18 +0000

Alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol, SD alcohol or alcohol denat) is one of the most controversial ingredients in skincare. You might’ve heard that it speeds up aging, kills skin cells, and creates inflammation. But what do the studies actually tell us? Stephen (@kindofstephen) and I have been working on this topic for a long time, and we hadn’t decided on the ...

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The Pros and Cons of Accutane (Isotretinoin) for Acne

Michelle Wong — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:09:59 +0000

This is a guest post from Facing Acne. In the history of acne treatments, there has never been a medication that has caused more controversy than Accutane. There is also no treatment that has ever produced such startling results. For this reason, Accutane has both its passionate defenders and its equally passionate detractors. The choice of whether to try Accutane ...

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Blogger Spotlight: Beautiful With Brains

Michelle Wong — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:30:34 +0000

Welcome to another installment of the Blogger Spotlight series! Today’s interview is with Gio of Beautiful With Brains – when I was coming up with names for my blog way back when, “Beautiful With Brains” was on the list but she got it first! Her blog is a fantastic read and has been a big inspiration for me, with ingredient ...

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Blogger Spotlight: Musical Houses

Michelle Wong — Sun, 17 May 2015 21:05:32 +0000

This is the first in a series where I’ll be featuring interviews with some of my favourite bloggers – the ones who were nice enough to reply to my email anyway! 🙂 As you probably know, I love blogs that come at beauty from a scientific angle, and Of Faces and Fingers by Musical Houses is one of the best. ...

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The Science Behind Massage

Michelle Wong — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:17:52 +0000

If you’re like me, Christmas is 1/3 food, 1/3 fun and 1/3 hair-tearing stress. Gift-buying, feast-cooking and end-of-year deadlines – it gets pretty overwhelming come mid-December! If tea-drinking, baths and stress balls aren’t cutting it, it might be time to step up to a professional massage, which has lots of health benefits according to science! How to tell if you’re ...

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Guest Post: History of the Half Moon by Cassie (The Reluctant Femme)

Michelle Wong — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 22:53:00 +0000

Cassie of The Reluctant Femme is today’s guest poster. Cassie’s blog is not your run-of-the-mill nail blog – as well as pretty nail photos, there are thought-provoking posts about feminism, media, queer identity and general geekery. And she writes like a pro – her hilarious articles on Lacquerheads of Oz are worth checking out too! Today she’s marrying nerdery to ...

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