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What a Cosmetic Chemist Buys at the Drugstore
New York magazine
|June 16-29, 2025
WE ASKED Dr. Julian Sass, the creator of a viral sunscreen database and an expert fact-checker of product claims, about the most effective items he routinely picks up.
Olay Cleansing & Renewing Bodywash With Retinol, $9
People have asked me if this bodywash is a scam, assuming that the retinol goes down the drain. It doesn't! It has guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, which allows the retinol to stick to the skin. It's a great way to get retinol on body parts that have pigmentation, wrinkles, or crepiness.
This story is from the June 16-29, 2025 edition of New York magazine.
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