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'I’ve Been Self-Isolating For The Last Month—And, OMG, My Acne Has Disappeared'
Ive struggled with acne most of my life, but it really became an issue when I switched birth control a couple years ago. I thought my hormones would regulate eventually and it would all go back to normal. But I was wrong. So, so wrong.
'Taking A DNA Test Helped Me Find My Biological Family—And Embrace My Pale Skin'
My mother had her work cut out for her when it came to protecting her only daughter, me, from sunburns and skin cancer. For starters, Im paler than any white-sand beach Ive ever stepped on. And when I was a child, every time she tried to reapply my sunscreen, Id sprint straight into the ocean, where I knew shed never chase me. As an adult, Im grateful for my mothers dedication to SPF (no sunspots!). But when I was younger, I wanted to be tan like the olive-skinned Sicilian women in my family,...
