The Laboratory
We did the research. Here is what we found.
This is where we research the products, treatments, and trends aimed at women as we age and report what we find. We look at what a product claims to do, its ingredients, what the research says, what it costs, and whether it lives up to the claims. Sometimes the answer is simply no, and we say so.
Research Bulletins
No. 2 · Locked 2026-08-13
Nia's Creams
Green Cream against Neutrogena's retinol, two creams tied to Dr. Nia Terezakis, the New Orleans dermatologist who helped make one of them and championed the ingredient in both. A test of strength, and a test of what gets used.
Approved with conditions No. 1 · Locked 2026-08-13Three Body Oils, One Question
OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil against Beauty From Bees Body Serum and Trader Joe's 100% Jojoba Oil, tested on mature skin in ordinary use. The question is whether the expensive one earns it.
Approved