Peter Thomas Roth

Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Moisture Sunscreen Review

This chemical sunscreen includes beneficial ingredients like allantoin, vitamin E, aloe, and ceramides.

Slowly but surely, I’m going to review all the sunscreens in Sephora’s Sun Safety Kit 2018. Today, we’ll be focusing on Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Moisture Sunscreen, which is a chemical sunscreen that includes a bunch of other antioxidants and moisturizing ingredients, including vitamins A, C, and E, pro-vitamin B5 (panthenol), aloe, and ceramides. But while writing this post, I also discovered just how confusing and unreliable ingredient lists can be—even when…

How to choose a Vitamin C serum

Should you avoid vitamin C serums that contain water? And is clear packaging a no-no? My dad helps clear some things up.

Vitamin C is known by many names, but you’ll commonly see it listed as “ascorbic acid.” Deciem’s The Ordinary has written a pretty serious Vitamin C skincare guide that claims that once vitamin C (in the form of ascorbic acid) hits water, it begins to oxidize (lose its effect) and change into a darker yellow/orange color.