The Waves: Why You Need to Downsize Your Skin-Care Routine
On this week\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor Shannon Palus is joined by freelance beauty reporter, and author of The Unpublishable, Jessica DeFino to talk about why you probably don\u2019t need all the lotions and potions in your cupboards. They start out by discussing Jessica\u2019s recent Slate piece, \u201cWhy Your Skin Doesn\u2019t Need Skin Care\u201d and why other outlets turned the piece down. They then go behind the scenes of the beauty industry and talk about the toxicity of celebrity skin-care brands, what it\u2019s like being fake Internet Khloe Kardashian, and why the industry keeps targeting women.\n\nIn Slate Plus, is the upcoming bar-soap trend feminist?\xa0\n\nRecommendations:\nShannon: Using the Peloton app for exercise (but not buying the equipment)\xa0\nJessica: The Angela Caglia vibrating rose quartz facial roller\n\xa0\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and June Thomas.\xa0\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices