The New Sunscreen Ingredient That Was Blocked for 25 Years, and Why It Matters Most for Skin of Color A 25-Year Photoprotection Deficit When the FDA approved bemotrizinol on June 9, 2026, dermatologists across the country let out a collective exhale. For those of us who specialize in skin of color, treat melasma, counsel patients [...]
Bemotrizinol Is Now FDA-Approved: What It Means for Your Sunscreen The Day American Sunscreen Changed On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved bemotrizinol, marketed under the brand name PARSOL Shield, as a new active ingredient for sunscreens sold in the United States. This is not a minor regulatory footnote. It is [...]
K-Beauty Immersion at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day: What Happened When an Entire Industry Finally Took K-Beauty Seriously By Dr. Jane Yoo, MD, MPP, Board-Certified Dermatologist & Mohs Surgeon Let me start somewhere that might surprise you, given that this is a cosmetic science conference recap. Think about 2019. A Korean film, a dark, genre-bending thriller [...]
Running the 2026 Tokyo Marathon Running has always been one of the most grounding things in my life. So when I crossed the finish line of the Tokyo Marathon after several hours on the course, the feeling was not just physical relief. It was something much more fulfilling than that. Running through the streets [...]
Inside SHISEIDO THE STORE: A Visit to the Ginza Flagship One of my favorite things to do when I travel is visit beauty flagship stores. There is something uniquely satisfying about seeing a brand in full, in the city where it was born. I did this at the NIVEA Haus in Hamburg and at [...]
A Bespoke Experience: Laneige’s Custom Lip Sleeping Mask at Amorepacific Seongsu During my recent visit to Seoul, I stopped by the Amorepacific Seongsu flagship — and one of the highlights of that trip was experiencing the Laneige Bespoke Lip Sleeping Mask Studio. I’ll be upfront: the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is one of my [...]
Two of the most popular non-surgical skin tightening treatments available today are High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, or HIFU, and radiofrequency microneedling. Both stimulate collagen production and improve skin firmness without surgery or significant downtime, but they work through entirely different mechanisms and are best suited for different patients and concerns. Understanding the distinction is useful for [...]
Juvelook is a skin booster developed in South Korea that takes a different approach from conventional hyaluronic acid injectables. Where standard HA skin boosters focus primarily on hydration, Juvelook combines hyaluronic acid with poly-D,L-lactic acid (PDLLA) microparticles to deliver both immediate hydration and longer-term collagen stimulation in a single treatment. How It Works The hyaluronic [...]
Profhilo is one of the more distinctive injectables in aesthetic medicine, and it is often misunderstood as a filler. The two are quite different. Where traditional dermal fillers are designed to add volume or structural support to specific areas, Profhilo works by spreading beneath the skin to improve overall hydration, firmness, and elasticity without altering [...]
Lotus III is a fractional multi-pulsed Er:YAG laser developed by Laseroptek, a South Korean medical laser company founded in 2000. It is notably Korea's first domestically developed fractional multi-pulse 2940nm Er:YAG laser, cleared by the FDA, CE, and Korea's MFDS. Laseroptek is also the company behind the PicoLO Premium picosecond laser, giving the brand depth [...]
