Ingredients Blog Posts
Our skincare ingredient deep dives explain the science behind powerful breakout-beaters like tretinoin, salicylic acid, and clindamycin.
We’re here to tell you what we know, but don’t take it as medical advice. Talk to your medical provider about your specific health concerns.
Latest from Curology
How to use rosehip oil in skincare
Does this facial oil help acne? Here are the facts.
The best vitamin C serums non-comedogenic
Acne-prone? These 12 face serums won’t break you out.
Tretinoin for acne and anti-aging: Benefits and side effects
This powerful retinoid is pore-clearing, line-smoothing, and complexion-brightening.
What is retinol and where does it come from?
Retinol is a skincare game-changer. Here’s what it is, where it comes from, and how you can use it in your skincare routine.
Multi-tasking anti-aging ingredients
Some of the best ingredients to include in your anti-aging skincare routine.
12 acne treatments proven to work
What the research says about the best skincare ingredients for beating breakouts.
Probiotics, acne, and you
Gut health and your skin, explained.
Here’s how turmeric may help improve your skin
Learn the potential benefits and risks that this root may have on your skin, including its wound-healing and anti-aging properties.
Vitamin C for skin: benefits, uses, and more
How your face might benefit from vitamin C’s antioxidant effects.
Best ways to remove blackheads, according to skin experts
Extraction, removal, exfoliants—the blackhead treatments that actually work.
Ingredient Spotlight: Squalane
What squalane does for skin (and why it’s better than similarly spelled squalene).
Hyaluronic acid: Fact vs. fiction
This well-researched ingredient is the hero in many age-defying products.