Glow & Grow: Black Beauty, Haircare, and Skincare Tips
- Dr. Groot focuses on scalp care with botanical extracts and caffeine for healthier, thicker-looking hair without weighing down fine strands.
- K-Beauty winners favor gentle, soothing formulations designed for sensitive skin and hair, prioritizing barrier support and minimal irritation for everyday use.
- Glowing reviews reflect that regular use delivers visible scalp and texture improvements; evaluate results over time.
Why it’s worth it: If “satisfying skin care” were a dictionary entry, you’d find Centellian24’s Madeca Matcha Toning Peeling Gel listed there. After you’ve thoroughly cleansed your skin and patted it dry, you take a squeeze-full of this chemical peel and rub it all over your face. Instantly, you’ll feel and see little balls form all over your face—but what’s really at work? Cellulose is the physical exfoliant that sweeps away surface dead skin cells and results in those balls, while a complex of alpha hydroxy, beta hydroxy, and polyhydroxy acids helps further refine texture. Once you rinse it off, you’re left to revel in your baby-soft skin.
Don’t be intimidated by all these mentions of acids, because this gel is as gentle as they come. On par with the matcha theme, this formula includes soothing green tea and barrier-supporting ceramide NP to keep dry and sensitive skin happy. But, in the same vein, don’t expect the same intensity of results as, say, our Best of Beauty winner for best monthly peel, the Shani Darden Skin Care Triple Acid Signature Peel. Because it’s a lot gentler, Centellian24 can be used weekly (or even twice a week) to tackle surface-level gunk.
“I’m kind of addicted to Centellian 24’s Madeca Matcha Peeling Gel—and not just because it leaves my skin ridiculously soft. There’s something so satisfying about watching all those little rolls of dead skin and buildup appear, kind of like the same guilty pleasure as inspecting a pore strip after you peel it off. Even when my skin doesn’t feel particularly dry or flaky, this stuff always seems to find something to exfoliate. As someone with sensitive skin, I’ve never experienced any irritation, redness, or tightness after using it, which is more than I can say for a lot of exfoliators. Bonus tip: It’s fantastic on rough patches like heels and elbows. The only downside is that it can get a little messy when you’re using it on your body, so I recommend applying it to dry skin before you turn on the shower.” —Christa Joanna Lee, contributing commerce writer
- Key ingredients: glycolic, lactic, and capryloyl salicylic acids, charcoal powder, matcha extract, Centella asiatica
- Fragrance-free: no
- Who it’s for: people with sensitive skin who want a gentle exfoliator
Best Shampoo & Conditioner for Fine Hair: Dr. Groot Scalp Revitalizing Solution Thickening Shampoo & Conditioner
Why it’s worth it: Dr. Groot has taken over our social media feeds over the past year, and the hype is real. Korean hair care places utmost emphasis on scalp care, and the Scalp Revitalizing Solution Thickening Shampoo & Conditioner are prime examples. They rely on soothing botanical extracts such as ginseng, rosemary, and cica to calm dryness and irritation, paving the way for a healthier scalp environment—and, so the thinking goes, hair that eventually looks and feels thicker. Also contributing to a balanced scalp is caffeine, which stimulates the scalp skin and, with continuous use, potentially encourages growth. Best of all: This duo is gentle enough to use regularly on even the finest of hair, because it won’t weigh down your strands with film-formers found in other thickening shampoos and conditioners.
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