Kara Jillian Brown
Beauty Writer
Kara Jillian Brown is the former beauty writer at Well+Good. Everyone’s relationship with wellness and self-care is different, and she seeks to honor that within her work. Kara writes about everything from finding the best products for textured hair to examining how the beauty industry intersects with culture, identity, and science. Before serving as the beauty writer, she served as the news writer and an editorial intern. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English rhetoric from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in health and science journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She is also a certified fitness instructor and teaches barre in Brooklyn.
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Hair-Care Tips
Oral Minoxidil Is a Buzzy, Mess-Free Way To Regrow Hair—Here’s What Doctors Want You To Know
Topical minoxidil—the active ingredient in rogaine—is one of the most effective treatments for male or female pattern baldness (which is also known as androgenic hair loss)....
by Kara Jillian Brown