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How to Patch Test Skin Care Products at Home, According to Experts

If you regularly read skin care stories, you’ve probably come across the often-touted advice to patch test new products before trying them. (It’s certainly a suggestion SELF has made more than once!) But what exactly does patch testing a new serum or moisturizer entail? Is it something everyone really needs to do, or does it fall more […]

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How to Safely Wax at Home, According to Experts

If you just searched “how to wax at home,” hopefully you don’t already have a stick smeared with hot wax in one hand and your phone in the other. If you want the process to go, uh, smoothly, there’s a bit of skin-safety prep involved before you get ripping.  While dermatologists say that it’s smartest […]

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How to Master the Art of Shaving Your Pubic Hair

If you’re wondering how to shave pubic hair the right way, you’re definitely not alone. There’s a lot of curiosity (and variety) out there when it comes to hair down there. Case in point: One TikToker recently asked her followers about current pubic hair trends and the responses were all over the place. (Our favorite: […]

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Here’s What a Heat Rash Actually Looks and Feels Like

If you’re wondering how to get rid of heat rash—in all its itchy, prickly, sting-y glory—we feel for you. The irritating condition is one of the major downsides of warmer weather (add it to the long list of annoying summer skin problems—lookin’ at you, mosquito bites and sunburn). If you’re a parent, you may be […]

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What to Do If You Get (Awful) Sunburn Blisters

If you’re here because your sunburn is so severe that it turned into sunburn blisters—first of all, ouch, and we’re sorry. Come summertime, the sun is finally shining at its fullest strength. Unfortunately brighter days also come with increased chances of overindulging in those glorious rays—whether that means frolicking outside and forgetting to regularly reapply […]