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Anti-Aging
Retinoids, peptides, eye creams and the strength ladder — what has evidence behind it, and how to start without wrecking your barrier.
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Almost everything that works here is slow, and almost everything that promises speed is expensive. Retinoids have the deepest evidence base of anything you can buy without a prescription — but the strength ladder matters more than the brand, and going up it too fast is how people end up peeling and quitting. Below: what to start with, what to combine it with, and which steps you can safely skip.
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Anti-aging without the wishful thinking
What has evidence behind it, at what strength, and how long it really takes.