Anti-pollution skincare: can a cream really help you 'face the city'?

The booming market for products for 'urban skin' reflects anxieties about the health impacts of living in cities - but is it all just a marketing gimmick?Fiona Westerhout talks about her skin as though she is giving directions in a familiar neighbourhood: oily around the T-zone, dry cheeks, sensitive with the occasional breakout.Westerhout, 29, had just started blogging about skincare when she and her partner moved from Perth in Western Australia to Shanghai in May 2016. There she found a new cause for skincare concern: pollution. Continue reading...