Health & Beauty

Postbiotic skincare UK has quietly overtaken probiotics on the shelves at Boots, Space NK and Cult Beauty – here is what is actually in the bottle and who it is for.

Cortisol face is partly real and mostly oversold. The evidence on stress, sleep, alcohol and skin, what the supplements won’t do, and the signs that need a GP.

British dermatologists have quietly shifted away from hyaluronic acid as their default hydrator for reactive skin. Beta glucan – a polysaccharide from oats and baker’s yeast – is the calmer, barrier-supporting molecule taking its place on UK shelves in 2026.

Strawberry legs flare up every spring in the UK as shaving picks back up and skin warms. Here is what actually works on the dots, with named UK product picks under £25.

British dermatologists are divided on beef tallow. Here’s the case for and against the rendered cattle fat now showing up at independent UK stockists.

Ectoin skincare has slipped into UK barrier creams, eye drops and serums. Here’s what the extremophile molecule does for sensitive British skin, and where to find it on the high street.

Salicylic acid is the only acid that actually gets inside a blackhead. Here is how to use it on UK skin without wrecking your barrier.

If glycolic has wrecked your face, mandelic is the AHA you should have started with. A clinical look at when it’s worth using and when it isn’t.