Beauty
“Ozempic Face”: What Is Actually Happening To Your Skin
It is not the medication doing something to your face. It is rapid weight loss doing what rapid weight loss has always done — and there are things that help.
Jia-Lin Tan
Beauty Director · WomenWelly
Jia-Lin Tan
Beauty Director · London
Jia-Lin Tan leads beauty at WomenWelly. She came to journalism from cosmetic formulation, which means she reads an INCI list before she reads the front of the bottle. She covers skin barrier science, hair loss and the dermatology behind the trend cycle.
Covers: Cosmetic chemistry, dermatology, hair science
Jia-Lin's stories
6 published
Beauty
The Retinoid Starter Guide That Won't Wreck Your Skin Barrier
The most evidence-backed ingredient in skincare, and the six weeks of misery most people put themselves through unnecessarily.
Beauty
Hair Shedding On A GLP-1: Why It Happens And When It Stops
It usually starts around three months in, it frightens people badly, and in the great majority of cases it is temporary and reversible.
Beauty
Why Your Hair Is Shedding — And The Five Causes Derms See Most
Losing more than usual is common, frightening and usually reversible. Identifying which pattern you have is the whole task.
Beauty
The SPF Myths Dermatologists Would Like Retired
On the amount nobody applies, the difference between the two filter types, and whether you need it indoors.
Beauty
Loose Skin After Rapid Weight Loss: What Helps And What Doesn't
An honest account of what creams, building muscle and time can and cannot do — and when surgery is the only real answer.
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