Nerd Academy
all
Ingredients
Lifestyle
Products
Routines
Skin Concerns
What Does Hyperpigmentation Look Like?
  • Skin Concerns

What Does Hyperpigmentation Look Like?

PillowtalkDerm Major Fade Solution System Packaging
  • Products
  • Routines
  • Skin Concerns

Our Major Fade System Is The Pigmentation Solution You’ve Been Waiting For

A woman who is a dermatologist is talking about what is melasma, what she went through and what worked for her.
  • Products
  • Skin Concerns

What Is Melasma and How to Get Rid of It

A woman displaying how to patch test skincare on her arm.
  • Skin Concerns

How to Patch Test Skincare

Woman examining one of the types of acne scars on her cheek.
  • Products
  • Skin Concerns

3 Types Of Acne Scars And How To Treat Them

Social Media Can’t Stop Talking About Skin Purging, But Is It Fact Or Fiction?
  • Skin Concerns

Social Media Can’t Stop Talking About Skin Purging, But Is It Fact Or Fiction?

What’s Triggering Your Rosacea?
  • Products
  • Skin Concerns

What’s Triggering Your Rosacea?

Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Keratosis Pilaris (AKA Chicken Skin)
  • Skin Concerns

Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Keratosis Pilaris (AKA Chicken Skin)

5 Signs You’ve Wrecked Your Skin Barrier (And How to Fix It)
  • Skin Concerns

5 Signs You’ve Wrecked Your Skin Barrier (And How to Fix It)

A Derm’s Holy Grail Buys for Hair Thinning, Hair Loss and the Shedding
  • Products
  • Routines
  • Skin Concerns

A Derm’s Holy Grail Buys for Hair Thinning, Hair Loss and the Shedding

Your Intro to Alopecia (And Why it’s Not Created Equal)
  • Skin Concerns

Your Intro to Alopecia (And Why it’s Not Created Equal)

Ingredients Glossary

learn more
Arnica (Arnica Montana Flower Extract)

Arnica (Arnica Montana Flower Extract)

This plant extract is traditionally used to help decrease the appearance of swelling and inflammation, as well as the look of bruising. It’s commonly used to expedite healing following in-office procedures, such as injections and lasers.
Alpha-Arbutin

Alpha-Arbutin

A safe and effective ingredient for improving discoloration. Alpha arbutin is a synthesized version of arbutin, a derivative of hydroquinone that’s found in the leaves of plants such as bearberry and cranberry. It works by reducing the activity of tyrosinase (a naturally occurring enzyme that regulates melanin production in...
4-Butyl Resorcinol

4-Butyl Resorcinol

This is a derivative of resorcinol, an ingredient that can be synthesized in a lab or created using extracts of plant resins (PillowtalkDerm products use a lab-created version). 4-Butylresorcinol improves discoloration by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase (a naturally occurring enzyme that regulates melanin production in the skin), thereby...
Agastache Mexicana Flower

Agastache Mexicana Flower

This species of flowering plant, also known as Hyssop, is an edible flower with an aroma. This ingredient has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help to calm visible skin redness.