https://www.mydadthechemist.com/categories/reader-questions/ Recent content in reader questions on My Dad the Chemist, a blog with skincare recommendations for real people Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/cerave-pm-reformulation-2020/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/cerave-pm-reformulation-2020/ A reader recently reached out to ask about some disappointing changes they had noticed in a fairly new bottle of CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion. The new formula smelled terrible, and it created a temporary burning sensation upon application. Here’s what they said: I haven’t used CeraVe PM in a while, but I definitely sympathize with the pain of realizing that a company changed the formula for a product that you already liked just fine the way it was, thank you very much. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/art-of-sport-sunscreen-review/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/art-of-sport-sunscreen-review/ It’s not all that unusual for me to think about sunscreen on a daily basis (I’m kind of addicted, if you can’t tell by the 45 articles in the sunscreen category…), but now that sunny days are upon us, maybe it’s on the average person’s mind, too. That’s why I decided to pluck a sunscreen-related inquiry from my backlog of reader requests. This looped me in to a brand I’d never heard of before: Art of Sport, a brand that focuses on developing products for athletes. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/why-glycerin-skin-care-products/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/why-glycerin-skin-care-products/ Ever since I started blogging about skin care, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing the same ingredients pop up over and over again. One of them is glycerin. A few months ago, a reader contacted me with an intriguing question: What’s the typical concentration of glycerin that would be included in a rich facial moisturizer? In this post, we’ll ask my dad that very question and give this ingredient some overdue attention. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/why-you-should-buy-name-brand-sunscreen/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/why-you-should-buy-name-brand-sunscreen/ I received a question from a reader the other day, and it got me thinking about when it makes sense to save or splurge on skincare products. Sara left a comment on the Neutrogena vs. Trader Joe’s Sunscreen Stick Comparison blog post, saying that she had tried Trader Joe’s sunscreen stick as a less expensive alternative to her normal go-to sunscreen stick from ThinkBaby—but unfortunately, the TJ’s version wasn’t able to protect her daughter from sunburn. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/the-ordinary-euk-134-vs-niod-superoxide-dismutase-mist/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/the-ordinary-euk-134-vs-niod-superoxide-dismutase-mist/ Despite all the recent-ish drama surrounding the future of The Ordinary, DECIEM is taking the world by storm. Here in NYC, there are now seven locations—I still remember there were only two stores around a half year ago (~March or April), when I first visited the location in SoHo. Here’s a drive-by picture of the new Upper West Side location: You may or may not know that DECIEM is the parent company of several beauty brands, ranging from the budget-friendly The Ordinary to the more $$$ NIOD brand. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/cerave-foaming-facial-cleanser-formula-change/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/cerave-foaming-facial-cleanser-formula-change/ I recently received a request from a reader, asking me to compare the old CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser against the new formula. The reader wanted to know why the new formula was making her and her husband break out, whereas the old formula had been a favorite of theirs for years. First of all, reader, I feel your pain. I understand the frustration of realizing that a formerly holy grail product no longer makes your skin happy—simply because the company decided to change its formula for some reason or another.