Skin care products aimed at pregnant people are legion, but not all of them offer what I, halfway through my first pregnancy, want, which is simple: No parabens (which can mimic estrogen and settle in breast tissue). No retinol or retinoids (teratogenic). No phthalates (hormone disruptors). No methylisothiazolinone or methylchloroisothiazolinone […]

If this makes you just a little wary, you’re in fabulous company. “My fear is, how do you know which devices to trust?” asks Shereene Idriss, a New York City dermatologist. At times, the marketing of devices is at odds with dermatological opinion. She’s wary of at-home rollers, for example, […]