The National Beauty Register is an independent consumer magazine devoted to the products Americans use every day: what goes on the face, in the hair, on the nails, and across the skin. Every item we test is purchased anonymously at retail, the same way a reader would buy it. We accept no free samples, run no sponsored rankings, and hold no paid placements. Our findings are ours alone, arrived at through comparative laboratory work and clinical review, and published without regard for who might prefer a different outcome.