The Skincare Bible: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Great Skin
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- Author：Anjali Mahto
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Summary
'I now feel safe in the knowledge that I'm armed with the latest science-backed information about how to care for my skin' Chloe Brotheridge， author of The Anxiety Solution
We all know that taking good care of our skin is the key to any effective health and beauty regime。 But with so much conflicting information out there， the path to healthy skin can seem far from clear。
Dr Anjali Mahto is one of the UK's leading consultant dermatologists。 Equipped with years of expertise and the most up-to-date evidence， she sets out to cut through the noise and distinguish the nuggets from the nonsense。 Chia seeds won't make your skin glow and lilac water is never going to reduce acne scarring。 And， when it comes to the best products， high price doesn't necessarily mean high quality。
Tackling common complaints such as acne and dryness， rosacea and aging， The Skincare Bible is your definitive companion to your body's biggest organ。 Clear， concise and packed full of tips on the best products and routines， it will help you discover what works for you and find confidence in your own skin。 This is your expert guide to great skin - pure and simple。
'A refreshing， fad-free guide to glowing skin。 A must read for anyone struggling with their skin health' Dr Megan Rossi
We all know that taking good care of our skin is the key to any effective health and beauty regime。 But with so much conflicting information out there， the path to healthy skin can seem far from clear。
Dr Anjali Mahto is one of the UK's leading consultant dermatologists。 Equipped with years of expertise and the most up-to-date evidence， she sets out to cut through the noise and distinguish the nuggets from the nonsense。 Chia seeds won't make your skin glow and lilac water is never going to reduce acne scarring。 And， when it comes to the best products， high price doesn't necessarily mean high quality。
Tackling common complaints such as acne and dryness， rosacea and aging， The Skincare Bible is your definitive companion to your body's biggest organ。 Clear， concise and packed full of tips on the best products and routines， it will help you discover what works for you and find confidence in your own skin。 This is your expert guide to great skin - pure and simple。
'A refreshing， fad-free guide to glowing skin。 A must read for anyone struggling with their skin health' Dr Megan Rossi
Reviews
Szymon
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Skincare does not have to be complicated or expensive。Easy and uncomplicated guide that shows the basics of skincare。 Most of the skincare related stuff I already knew from @xskincare on Instagram （can only recommend） but some of the other stuff （about mole treatment and some of the science behind products） was very interesting。 However， the title may be misleading because skincare the way we know it （applying products） is not the large part of the novel， skin diseases and preventative measu Skincare does not have to be complicated or expensive。Easy and uncomplicated guide that shows the basics of skincare。 Most of the skincare related stuff I already knew from @xskincare on Instagram （can only recommend） but some of the other stuff （about mole treatment and some of the science behind products） was very interesting。 However， the title may be misleading because skincare the way we know it （applying products） is not the large part of the novel， skin diseases and preventative measures are （which technically also counts towards skin care， i guess）。 Did skip lots of passages though cus they didn't apply to me （e。g lots of skincare recs for pregnant women）。Tldr easy read for the uneducated like myself。 。。。more
Nikita G
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Okay， take home message， always use sunblock， the rest might or might not work。
Lexie
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Very good foundationThis book is a great solid introduction into skin care。 It explains simple biology concepts in simple terms， shows clear cause and effect examples and provides very useful advice for specific ingredients to look out for！For those who are interested in skincare already there may not be a lot of new information there。 However because od the language and approach of a friendly scientist some terminology that might have not been clear before will definitely seem much simpler afte Very good foundationThis book is a great solid introduction into skin care。 It explains simple biology concepts in simple terms， shows clear cause and effect examples and provides very useful advice for specific ingredients to look out for！For those who are interested in skincare already there may not be a lot of new information there。 However because od the language and approach of a friendly scientist some terminology that might have not been clear before will definitely seem much simpler after reading this book。 。。。more
alex c
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Considering the different methodologies that arise from opinionated skincare enthusiasts and expert-level marketers which cloud the skincare space， Dr。 Mahto's prioritization of the science in this book is crucial。 From the beginning section， she addresses the powerful marketing movement sprung by social media and consumer culture that has claimed the existence of fountain-of-youth serums and age reversal。 Mahto carefully explains that one should not expect overnight miracles from a bottle of re Considering the different methodologies that arise from opinionated skincare enthusiasts and expert-level marketers which cloud the skincare space， Dr。 Mahto's prioritization of the science in this book is crucial。 From the beginning section， she addresses the powerful marketing movement sprung by social media and consumer culture that has claimed the existence of fountain-of-youth serums and age reversal。 Mahto carefully explains that one should not expect overnight miracles from a bottle of retinol; instead， skincare is about maintenance。 It's about product application from day to day。I quite enjoyed this book。 It felt like a crash course in self-care dermatology。 Mahto divides it into neat little sections， making it easy for readers to navigate。 This section-based style could have been better optimized， however。My favorite part of the book was the section about daily skincare routines。 Mahto names all the popular skincare ingredients， such as hyaluronic acid， azelaic acid， BHAs/AHAs， retinol and more。 She mentions their basis in the scientific literature and briefly discusses their effects and mechanisms without talking down to the reader。 She also talks about the timing of a routine， such as when to use retinol or moisturizer， acknowledging the differing skin types: oily， normal， combination， dry， and sensitive。This section felt the most practical for me， considering that the effectiveness of skincare products ultimately boils down to formulation。 There are many places to get assistance on the sequencing of a skincare routine， but I'll trust the knowledge of a certified dermatologist， thank you。I think her surface-level explanations were good for a beginner-level reading， which could lead readers down Google rabbit holes to have them learn more about it。 However， the surface-level reading is also one of my qualms。 A self-proclaimed "Skincare Bible" should probably include at least a page more of explanation on each ingredient。 I would've liked some relatively in-depth explications of molecular mechanisms， instead of just stating what an ingredient does。 However， I realize this is less practical for the typical reader。There was one other minor annoyance。 In every other chapter， Mahto talks about the importance of using broad-spectrum sunscreen due to its anti-aging effects。 Now， if one were to be using this as a reference book， then navigating to a chapter when you need it and reading into sunscreen's importance would probably be helpful， because one wouldn't have to navigate anywhere else。 However， sunscreen was talked about at least three times， and each time felt like a copied-and-pasted page from the time before with a few small changes to fit the section。 Perhaps in a second edition， a separate section could be made for sunscreen， considering that it helps against， well， every skin condition？ （except in infants）Despite my critiques of the book， it satisfied a lot of curiosity about the field of dermatology and helped cement the importance of sunscreen to a daily routine。 Thank you， Dr。 Mahto， for your guidance！ 。。。more
Ana Maria Olaru
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It is a book that provides very useful information about our skin in general， how to take care of it and about specific skin concerns。 Definitely a must-read if you are interested in the structure of the skin and suitable skincare ingredients or procedures。
Alba
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La informació que dóna m'ha semblat molt （massa） bàsica， tot i que n'he pogut extreure alguna cosa interessant La informació que dóna m'ha semblat molt （massa） bàsica， tot i que n'he pogut extreure alguna cosa interessant 。。。more
Hannah Raj
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Its a great introduction to a more scientific look at skincare。
Almira
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Very informative。 An absolute must for skincare geeks。
Hugo Gonçalves
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Acho-o bastante completo。 Utilizo-o como um manual， quando procuro informações específicas。 Fala de tudo um pouco， mas foca-se mais nas diferentes patologias de pele e ingredientes。
Gus
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This is an in depth， interesting and informative read， it maybe even falls into the realm over overly informative！ great for the skincare enthusiast。
Nelson
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Muy útil！ Da herramientas para todas y todos， no se detiene simplemente en el ámbito de la estética， sino más bien busca tener un amplio margen de temas por abordar -aunque la estética posee una buena porción de espacio-。 El valor agregado del libro es su simplicidad， no necesitas tener un conocimiento previo en el tema para leerlo， sino que tiene todas las herramientas que necesitas para leer el texto。
Sophia
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I struggled a lot in deciding what to rate this book， since it very much depends on what you compare it to。 The quickest description of the book is that it’s a crash-course in skincare， good for the misguided or uninitiated。Relative to beauty industry books， I’d say it’s as good as it gets。 It offers actionable advice， accompanied by sufficient explanations to help guide your choices and customize treatments to your own needs。 The advice on lifestyle was sound， she generally promotes moderation I struggled a lot in deciding what to rate this book， since it very much depends on what you compare it to。 The quickest description of the book is that it’s a crash-course in skincare， good for the misguided or uninitiated。Relative to beauty industry books， I’d say it’s as good as it gets。 It offers actionable advice， accompanied by sufficient explanations to help guide your choices and customize treatments to your own needs。 The advice on lifestyle was sound， she generally promotes moderation and self-care above any photoshop beauty ideal， but recognizes that the appearance of your skin really does matter and bad skin really can damage you socially and psychologically， and is not just a frivolous pursuit。 I just dock points off for providing really only a superficial understanding of the products that are out there。 There wasn’t anything about the effects of makeup or other kind of products that can damage skin， or skin allergies and other harmful agents。 She doesn’t ever mention the benefits of a “less is more” approach， but rather counteracts practices like daily makeup wear with more cleansing products and routines。The author is a practicing medical dermatologist， who isn’t trying to sell anything more than the book， without any sponsors pushing for endorsements。 While she sometimes recommends some products， the brands are all over the place and aren’t particularly expensive。 Mostly she advocates for certain ingredients， and ultimately to go see a dermatologist for serious problems。 I saw a review mentioning this like it was a self-serving marketing stunt， but honestly， the book itself is all the publicity she needs to get clients; the vast majority of readers who take her advice will go to completely unaffiliated professionals。 It’s clear from the content of this book that she actually cares about people and wants them to do what’s best for their skin。 The only candidate for a sponsor might be Big Sunscreen， because she aggressively campaigns for its daily application。 This was actually what triggered me to read this book， because a friend was horrified with how cavalier I was about my skin in the sun。 I can now say that I understand why it’s highly recommended by dermatologists; it is the single most effective thing you can do to help your skin， so why pay for expensive anti-aging treatments， or worse， melanoma removal， when you can preventatively just wear sunblock？ However， for someone like me who plans to “age gracefully”， the benefits seem to be minimal; melanoma is most likely on legs than on the usually exposed face/hand/neck skin which tells me they haven’t fully figured out this relationship between daily sun and skin cancer。 There are other skin cancers that are more common for these areas， but their incidence is low enough that I’m not sure it’s worth a daily lifestyle change。 I will be more careful when hiking or going to the beach though。As a pop-sci book， I give it a 2 at most。 The structure was terrible， starting with skincare regimes and putting all the general information about what causes what near the end。 There was a lot of repetition， but just enough new information every time that would force you to read the whole section again and again。 The science information was painfully dumbed down， to the point of being useless to anyone interested in this aspect， and too boring for anyone else。 There was also no information on how skincare products get evaluated in clinical testing， which might seem like an unnecessary detail but considering how many BS studies are out there， sponsored by industry， it seems like it would be important to know how to trust a study or not。 But worst of all， there were 0 citations。 I would imagine that the target audience doesn’t intrinsically care about good science communication practices， but her main strength comes from being an actual doctor。 As can happen with doctors， they take their own authority to be enough， but when dealing with an industry giant like the beauty industry， which probably has a heavy hand in influencing the market from all corners， backing up statements with citations and proof are what sets the quacks and hacks apart from the legit practitioners。 Its about time readers of this kind of book got used to there being at least the option of looking stuff up。Likewise， this type of book could have really benefitted from some typical science book things， like a glossary for all the chemical ingredients she talks about， or at least an index。 Overall， what I liked the most about this book is the role a healthy appearance has in a person’s life。 While this is probably the norm for this type of book， it is definitely not the norm for the kind of books I read。 In the end， we all have a little monkey brain that prefers not to get too close to someone with visible skin problems， and the same monkey brain gets a lot of pleasure from just pampering ourselves。 Rather than pretend this monkey doesn’t exist， we can embrace it， take better care of our skin and feel good doing it， and while we’re at it， base our care on science and clinical testing。 This book balances well this need without pushing towards anxiety over appearances， and so I ultimately recommend reading it to anyone interested。 。。。more
Grace Macej
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A solid introduction to today's skincare products， treatments and available technologies。 The author strives to be as informative and unbiased as possible when discussing various treatments and solutions for different skin types and conditions。 A solid introduction to today's skincare products， treatments and available technologies。 The author strives to be as informative and unbiased as possible when discussing various treatments and solutions for different skin types and conditions。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Basics。 I was expecting more。
Beth McKenzie
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Informative without using jargon
Alexandra Craciun
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Really good book if you want to learn the fundamentals of skincare。
Rachel Keys
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This was an interesting book but I dont feel it went very deep into any areas。 I would have loved to have seen more about the science behind why certain things work in certain ways for your skin。 There were also very few product recommendations which would also have been useful
Alba Ramos Pérez
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3，5
Gigi Tejada
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I felt a bit carried away by the hype。 The book is ok。 I am not new to skincare and it felt more like a book that could have been a youtube video。 Is ok if you are completely blank in skincare and planning to start taking care of yours。 Meh。
Cindy
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Excelente libro Si quieres entender cuáles son los mecanismos que llevarán a tener una piel lozana， te recomiendo este libro y aprenderás consejos prácticos de cómo cuidar tu piel。
Madame Histoire
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from skin care （ingredients explained， which formulas for which skin） to skin diseases and the types of treatments you can get a dermatologist and how to find a good one are the info you can find in this book。 As I recently read the quite complete SKIN CARE by beauty blogger Caroline Hirons， I felt like I was reading things that I knew。 Although， this medical POV is interesting for her more specific issues related advices。 I also really appreciate her insistance that acne， during adolescence as from skin care （ingredients explained， which formulas for which skin） to skin diseases and the types of treatments you can get a dermatologist and how to find a good one are the info you can find in this book。 As I recently read the quite complete SKIN CARE by beauty blogger Caroline Hirons， I felt like I was reading things that I knew。 Although， this medical POV is interesting for her more specific issues related advices。 I also really appreciate her insistance that acne， during adolescence as well as hormonal acne are serious issues and heavily impact mental health and not simply cosmetic concern to remember : Suncream + retinoids remain the backbone of any anti-ageing regimen 。。。more
Cosmina Ion
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If I had this book when I was 14yo， I would've understood my skin better。 This was SO GOOD and I encourage you to read it， especially if you are a beginner and you want to build a skincare routine。 Very well written and very well structured。 From explaining what the skin is to how to choose a Dermatologist。 10/10 If I had this book when I was 14yo， I would've understood my skin better。 This was SO GOOD and I encourage you to read it， especially if you are a beginner and you want to build a skincare routine。 Very well written and very well structured。 From explaining what the skin is to how to choose a Dermatologist。 10/10 。。。more
Maria Ujvarosi
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This book is a very useful introduction to some of the most common terms that come up in beauty and skincare， and has some guidelines to get you started on finding out what works best for your type of skin without pretending like there is a single perfect answer。 It’s a good addition to my library。
Virginia Cornelia
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Good basic knowledge。
Lena
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First: It's actually 4。5 stars。I've long had （and have） problems with my skin and tried almost everything。Now I thought， why don't read something about it， maybe there are helpful tips， after all， this book is from a dermatologist！Overall， I learned something about the basics of skin （care） and a little about different skin diseases and also what you can do against it。I can't say， if the tips really help， but I have the feeling to learned something。 First: It's actually 4。5 stars。I've long had （and have） problems with my skin and tried almost everything。Now I thought， why don't read something about it， maybe there are helpful tips， after all， this book is from a dermatologist！Overall， I learned something about the basics of skin （care） and a little about different skin diseases and also what you can do against it。I can't say， if the tips really help， but I have the feeling to learned something。 。。。more
Aleksandra
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Alternatywny tytuł: ile stron potrzeba， aby namówić Cię na botoks？
Estefanía Ayala
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Es un texto escrito por una dermatóloga del Reino Unido con las recomendaciones esenciales para cuidar al órgano más expuesto de nuestro cuerpo。 La calificación responde a los momentos reiterativos sobre tratamientos preventivos。
Silvia Amalia
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Nulla di nuovo e parecchio ripetitivo。
Candace
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Based on the title， I was expecting a whole lot more。 This was a scratch the surface type situation。 Spent a lot of time on surgical/cosmetic procedures as well。 It also seemed repetitious。 Disappointed。
Morgane Guillou
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