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Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Sunscreen Review

This color-correcting physical sunscreen helps offset redness, and provides a matte finish. It also contains tiger grass, which helps soothe skin.

Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment was one of the sunscreens included in the Sephora Sun Safety Kit this year. It’s also something I never would have bought individually, so I was happy to get the chance to try it out. If you read my article on the best sunscreens in the Sephora Sun Safety Kit, you know that it was also one of only six sunscreens in this kit that could legitimately claim to protect against UVA1, UVA2, and UVB rays.

UV protection for color-treated hair—does it really work?

Can hair care products protect your hair color and scalp from UV damage? If so, why don't they list an SPF factor like sunscreen?

Whenever we had P.E. class outside on a hot day, I used to lay my hand on my head from time to time, to check just how hot my hair could get. Usually it felt like you could cook an egg on it. Fast forward to the present-day me, who shudders to think of going outside without wearing sunscreen. Although I wear sunscreen every day, I don’t put sunscreen on my hair or scalp. Lately I’ve become curious about a whole category of hair care products that claim to provide UV protection for…

The Ordinary Vitamin C suspension 23% + HA review (plus, squalane question answered/not answered)

My initial thoughts, two weeks into using it. Plus, I emailed Deciem to ask about the percentage of squalane included in the formula. Here's what they said.

I think we can all agree that a good vitamin C serum is hard to find—and it doesn’t help that The Ordinary sells eight vitamin C products. That means that an octopus could hold a different one in each tentacle and end up feeling very, very confused. After some analysis, I finally narrowed it down to The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%, an anhydrous (water-free) formula that includes ascorbic acid. Here are my initial thoughts on this product, two weeks after using it…