Health & Beauty

Astaxanthin for skin is the pre-summer supplement British beauty cabinets still ignore. Here is what the red algae antioxidant actually does – and why May is the sensible time to start.

The silver-ear mushroom has been hiding in Chinese pharmacies for centuries. Now it is on Boots’ shelves, and it might be the best hydrator most British shoppers haven’t tried.

Heartleaf is the quiet K-beauty soothing ingredient finding its way into UK routines. Here is what it does, who it suits and where to start.

Madecassoside UK has crept onto the British skincare aisle as the K-beauty cica compound for reactive skin. The honest case for the calming triterpene that finally has data behind it.

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 half a useful prompt and half a marketing wrapper. A British beauty editor on what is actually showing on your skin, and what to do about it.

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.