Slugging – a K-beauty trend – is a popular topic in this month’s Patient Buzz since the trend recently went viral on TikTok. While initially slugging locked in moisture in the face, new iterations include slugging elsewhere on the body, such as the hair, elbows, knees, feet and hands.
Learn more about slugging and other skincare trends written about in the consumer press so you can be ready for your patients’ questions:
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- Allure: Ancient Egyptian skin care
- Allure: Bentonite clay for oily scalp and skin
- Allure: Can your sleeping position cause wrinkles?
- Allure: Chemical exfoliants for chapped lips
- Allure: How to treat sunburn on lips
- Allure: Scalp micropigmentation
- Allure: Solar urticaria
- Allure: Twyneo for acne
- Bustle: Washcloths for face cleansing
- Eat This, Not That!: Proven ways to cure adult acne
- Eat This, Not That!: Tips to tighten sagging neck skin
- Eat This, Not That!: What skin cancer looks like
- Essence: Hair loss
- Glamour: Acne in pregnancy
- Healthline: How a dermatologist and rheumatologist work together
- HuffPost: At-home cryofacial tools
- HuffPost: How to remove facial hair in women
- HuffPost: Mandelic acid
- INSIDER/Yahoo! News: TikTok nasal tanning spray
- Marie Claire: A dermatologist’s guide to Accutane
- Marie Claire: Slugging
- MSN: Worst foods for skin aging
- Parade: Broken capillaries on the face
- POPSUGAR: Body slugging
- POPSUGAR: Eyelid drooping after Botox
- Rachael Ray Show: Natural skincare ingredients
- SELF: How to remove skin tags safely
- SheFinds: Instant noodles and skin issues
- SheFinds: Skin issues when not eating enough protein
- SheFinds: Worst morning beverage for acne-prone skin
- The Zoe Report: How to apply sunscreen to the scalp
- TODAY: Argan oil for hair
- TODAY: How often to wear sunscreen?
- TODAY: Options for treating dark spots
- TODAY: Subungual melanoma
- Town&Country: Cosmetic procedure guide
- Well+Good: How often to wash hair in the spring
- Well+Good: Skin care for itchy eyes
- Well+Good: What is rosacea?
- Well+Good: Worst ingredients for oily skin
- Woman&Home: Age spots on hands
- Women’s Health: Beta hydroxy acids for acne, oily skin
- Women’s Health: Botox vs. fillers
- Women’s Health: Lactic acid for the skin
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