Walk into any pharmacy or beauty retailer today and you'll find shelves overloaded with products making bold promises — tighter skin, fewer lines, brighter tone. But behind most of those promises sits the same tired chemistry that's been around for decades. In 2026, a growing number of people are asking a different question: what does the science actually say? The Problem with Conventional Skincare Most mainstream skincare products rely on a handful of workhorse ingredients — retinoids, AHAs, synthetic peptides — that deliver incremental results while carrying a real risk of irritation, sensitivity, and long-term barrier damage. For people with...