Out of all the products included in the Sephora Sun Safety Kit 2018, the one that perplexed me the most was Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Glow Pads. These self-tanning towelettes contain glycolic acid and lactic acid, two alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA), which increase your skin’s sensitivity to UV radiation. That sounds like the opposite of safety to me. I guess maybe Sephora assumes that you’ll use this product in conjunction with one of the other sunscreens included in the kit?…

Bad hair days are the worst. Some people wear hats or scarves to cover up their less-than-luscious locks, but I usually just resort to tying my hair in a ponytail and using a bobby pin to smooth back my side bangs. Can any hair mask make your bad hair days a thing of the past? Probably not. But Carol’s Daughter Almond Milk Hair Mask is one of those products that feels like an indulgence, and self care at its finest—even though its smoothing benefits don’t last very long for me.

If you read my other review of Aveeno Pure Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner, you know that I’ve been a big fan of Aveeno haircare products ever since my Japanese hair stylist recommended the brand to me years ago. I recently ordered Aveeno Nourish + Shine shampoo for the first time. Nourish and shine? Sign me up. But when I received it in the mail, I was a bit disappointed to discover that the second ingredient included the word “sulfate”—not “sodium lauryl sulfate,”…