chemistry – The Acid Queen

Fun with DIY: Lip & Eye Balm (plus an upcoming event in NYC!)

As I’ve mentioned before, I live and die by Aquaphor Healing Ointment. I use it as lip balm, eye cream,

I’ve got a few products in the Stratia development pipeline, being tweaked and fiddled with until I’m 100% happy with

Jan 20, 2022 update: I’ve removed the section about heating and holding. After much research and trial, I don’t believe

As evidenced by the five-paragraph preface to my last review, I’m a little bit obsessed with cleansers right now. My

Although I did listen to way too much The Who in high school, my blog is actually named after skin’s natural

UPDATE: The recipe below (well, a much-tweaked, greatly improved version) is now for sale at the Stratia store! Back to

A deeper look into the chemical exfoliant workhorses of our skincare toolkit, alpha and beta hydroxy acids.

A new, ongoing feature of this blog will be Skincare Goal Spotlights. I’ll take a specific goal of a skincare

To kick off an ongoing series of ingredient spotlights, I’ll start with one of the unsung heroes of skincare. Fatty