Skin concerns, solved.
Sun damage, melasma, photoageing, acne. Each concern hub pulls together the relevant GLOW Score rankings, ingredient deep-dives, clinic options and Confessions. Named editors. Published rubric. No paid placement.
Pick the concern. Get the answer.
Every concern hub answers the same five questions: what causes it, what actually works, what is overhyped, what to buy, and when to see a clinic.
Sun damage and sun spots
Solar lentigines, photoageing, post-sun pigmentation. Topical pathways, light-based clinic options, the SPF that prevents the next one.
See the hub → Concern · PigmentationMelasma
Hormonally-driven, heat-sensitive, easily worsened. What works, what to avoid, and why most clinics get this wrong.
See the hub → Concern · Anti-ageingAnti-ageing and photoageing
Retinoids, peptides, exosomes, LED, in-clinic energy devices. The compounding multi-year program, not the single miracle product.
See the hub → Concern · Breakout-proneAcne and breakout-prone skin
Topical actives, prescription pathways, AviClear and BBL clinic options, and the skincare habits that make it worse.
See the hub →Start with the concern, not the product
Most beauty content is organised by product category, which quietly assumes you already know what you need. These hubs run the other way. Pick the thing you are actually trying to fix, whether that is sun damage, melasma, photoageing or acne, and each hub assembles the relevant Glow Score rankings, ingredient deep-dives and clinic options in one place.
Every concern hub answers the same five questions: what causes it, what actually works, what is overhyped, what to buy, and when a clinic will get you further than another product. That last section matters most. Some concerns, melasma in particular, are easy to make worse with the wrong treatment, and an honest guide has to say when to stop shopping. The hubs are written by named editors against our published review rubric, with no paid placement, and they link to the same rankings and explainers used across the rest of Glow.
- Diagnose before you buy. Sun spots and melasma can look similar and need different approaches, which is why they have separate hubs.
- Melasma is heat-sensitive and easily worsened, so read that hub in full before booking any light-based treatment.
- Acne has prescription pathways as well as skincare ones. The acne hub covers both, including when a GP visit beats another cleanser.
- Whatever the concern, daily sunscreen is the prevention layer. The sun damage hub covers the SPF that prevents the next spot.
Start with sun damage and sun spots, or go straight to the melasma hub if your pigmentation flares with heat or hormones.