The I Index

Clean: The New Science of Skin

Maybe someday

37

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

37/100

Critics

37/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

James Hamblin

Publisher:

Riverhead Books

Date:

July 21, 2020

A staff writer at The Atlantic and a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health examines the human body's largest organ, how best to care for it, and the follies of the skincare industry.

What The Reviewers Say

Eugenia Bone,
The Wall Street Journal
... a breezy social history with a health angle, an easy read by a charming, sassy author.
Sarojini Seupersad,
BookPage
In this entertaining and deeply researched book, he suggests that our addiction to soap and skincare is creating more problems than they solve.
David Rosen,
The New York Journal of Books
... engaging and informative.
Karen Springen,
Booklist
When it comes to skin care, less—much, much less—is more.