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Health & beauty
Stories from Stillwell and Glass Skin Diary.
Glass Skin DiaryA Retinol Routine for Beginners, With the Three Products I'd Start WithThe slow, unglamorous ramp-up that actually gets people past the flaking stage, built around one cleanser, one retinol, and one recovery cream.
Glass Skin DiaryA Short History of Cold CreamFrom a Roman physician's beeswax emulsion to the cleansing balm on your shelf today: the formula that barely changed for 1,800 years.
Glass Skin DiaryAre Beauty Boxes Worth It? Six Months of UnboxingI paid for six straight months of one beauty box and tracked every product against what it would have cost at full retail.
StillwellHow to Get a Therapist When You Don't Have Great InsuranceA practical guide to finding affordable therapy without great insurance, including telehealth platform pricing, sliding-scale options, employee assistance programs, and marketplace coverage.
Glass Skin DiaryHow to Layer Actives Without Wrecking Your BarrierA practical order of operations for retinoids, acids, vitamin C, and niacinamide, plus the combinations that cause the most trouble.
StillwellHow to Read a Nutrition LabelA plain-language walkthrough of how to read a Nutrition Facts label, including serving size, % Daily Value, added sugars, and common misreadings to avoid.
StillwellMagnesium for Sleep: Forms, Doses, and What to Look for on the LabelA practical, hedge-your-bets guide to magnesium supplements for sleep: common forms like glycinate and citrate, typical doses, and how to read a supplement label before you buy.
Glass Skin DiaryMy 20-Minute MorningAn essay about the twenty minutes at the bathroom sink that turned out to be the quietest part of my day.
Glass Skin DiaryPrescription Tretinoin Online: How It Works and What It CostsA walk through a real teledermatology consultation, what the visit actually looks like, and the real numbers behind the price.
StillwellSetting Up a Home Gym in a Small Apartment for Under $500A budget-conscious guide to building a small-apartment home gym for under $500, with specific equipment, approximate prices, and space-saving layout tips.
Glass Skin DiaryThe Best Sunscreens That Don't Pill Under Makeup, Tested for a MonthI wore four sunscreens under the same five-product makeup routine for thirty days to find out which ones actually hold up past 10 a.m.
StillwellThe Difference Between Soreness and InjuryHow to generally tell normal post-exercise muscle soreness apart from an injury, based on timing, location, and how the discomfort changes, plus when to see a doctor.
StillwellUnderstanding Your Deductible Before the New Plan YearA plain-language explainer on how health insurance deductibles work, how they interact with copays and out-of-pocket maximums, and what to review during open enrollment.
Glass Skin DiaryWhat Dermatologists Mean by 'Barrier'The actual structure behind one of skincare's most overused words, and why most 'barrier-friendly' marketing doesn't mean much.
StillwellWhat Your Sleep Tracker Can and Can't Tell YouAn honest look at how sleep-tracking wearables estimate sleep stages, how accurate that data really is compared with clinical sleep studies, and when the numbers are worth trusting.
StillwellWhy You Wake Up at 3 A.M.An explainer on the common causes of waking up in the middle of the night, including sleep cycle structure, stress, temperature, and when the pattern is worth discussing with a doctor.