Classic Articles

I have seen more melasma spread from a peel than from a summer. Here is why melasma is an inflammatory condition rather than ordinary sun damage, and how I use the Epicutis Arctigenin Brightening Treatment to brighten skin that cannot tolerate vitamin C.

If your face is hot and tight after washing, that is not sensitive skin revealing itself. Here is what strips your barrier at the sink, and how I use the Epicutis Cleansing Essentials Set with reactive clients at my NYC clinic.

You can layer every serum and retinoid on the market, and if your skin is stripped before you start, none of it lands. Here is how a harsh cleanser undermines the rest of your routine, and how I use the Epicutis Cleansing Essentials Set at my NYC clinic.

Redness now is pigment later. Here is why the two arrive together, what actually sits underneath both, and how I use the Epicutis Arctigenin Brightening Treatment on inflamed, marked skin at my NYC clinic.

Most face mists are water with marketing attached, and a water-only mist leaves you slightly worse off. Here is what a damaged barrier actually needs, and how I use the Epicutis Hydrobiome Mist at my NYC clinic.

If you have been exfoliating more and your texture is worse, you already have your answer. Here is why rough skin is rarely a buildup problem, how enzymes compare with acids and scrubs, and where the Epicutis Cleansing Essentials Set fits.

Doing everything right is frequently the problem. Here is why reactive skin gets stuck flaring and calming without ever building tolerance, and how I use the Epicutis Cleansing Essentials Set to break the cycle at my NYC clinic.

Dry skin gets told to buy something thicker. Weight and repair are different properties. Here is why a heavy cream helps for an hour, what actually rebuilds the barrier, and how I use the Epicutis Hyvia Creme at my NYC clinic.

Nothing you apply repairs a barrier while the thing that damaged it is still in your routine. Here is what barrier damage actually looks like, what rebuilds the lipid layer, and the two and four week markers I use with the Epicutis Hyvia Creme.