If you have dry skin, you probably find that it gets much worse in the fall and winter if you live in a climate with four seasons. With the humidity decreasing outside and dry, heated air sucking the moisture out indoors, the winter can leave you feeling like a reptile with scaly, flaky skin. On the extreme end, some people may even exhibit patches of eczema, a chronic dry skin condition that often worsens in winter.

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If you do nothing else to care for your skin, you should at least make sure to wash it every day (morning and evening) with a good cleanser to keep it free of pore-clogging dirt, oil and makeup and damaging free radicals. A good cleanser doesn’t necessarily need to be expensive; it just needs to be right for your skin type and/or condition. If you are uncertain or have what is simply referred to as “normal” skin, there are a number of good basic cleansers that work on all skin types. Here is a look at some of our favorites by skin type and condition.

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Though they hate to admit it or deal with it, most women have some level of unwanted facial hair, even if it’s just a pair of bushy eyebrows. Rapidly growing, dark facial hair on the brows, upper lip or other areas can be a source of embarrassment and low self-esteem for a lot of women, and keeping up with removing it can be costly and inconvenient, particularly when it requires appointments at a salon or med spa.

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DERAMAdoctor Photodynamic Therapy – named one of this year’s most exciting beauty innovations by the editors of Allure Magazine.

Dermatologists have been using different wavelengths of light in IPL and LED treatments to battle wrinkles and improve skin tone for a decade. Since the zaps are generally painless and entirely safe, it’s no surprise that at-home devices quickly followed.

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