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7 Beauty Breakthroughs You Need This Season

From a high-tech toothbrush to a cellulite cure that actually works, these are the beauty inventions we're buzzing about

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Sunscreens That Protect Against Indoor Lighting One of the hot topics at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting last month was visible light -- as in that hideous fluorescent bulb that's shining over your desk right now -- and what it does to skin. Most likely, it causes aging similar to UV light from the sun -- though it's probably (hopefully) less harmful.

Unfortunately, most sunscreen ingredients only protect skin from UVA and UVB rays (a small section of the light spectrum), and do nothing for visible light. But there is an ingredient that may be able to save us from the perils of bad office lighting: iron oxide. It's a mineral that's already found in some tinted sunscreens like Skinceuticals Physical UV Fusion SPF 50, $34, and Avene High Protection Tinted Compact SPF 50, $34, and powdered versions like Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Sunscreen Brush SPF 30, $57, because it makes them less chalky. As a bonus, it blocks visible light and may even protect against melasma and other types of hyperpigmentation.

While there's still a lot to learn about visible light, you can expect a boom in iron oxide-infused sunscreens in the coming months and years.

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Each year, we test thousands of beauty products and research countless new treatments to report on the hottest trends and most exciting beauty breakthroughs.

These breakthroughs go beyond new products we love -- they're completely new categories; technologies that are shaking up the industry or inventions that are changing the way we think about beauty products. Take, for instance, long-lasting gel polish or even teeth-whitening strips. The biggest beauty breakthroughs of 2015 include sunscreens with iron oxide (spotted at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting), a game-changing in-office cellulite treatment, a serum that revives crusty old mascara, colored contact lenses that are actually cool, and many more. Here, the ones you need to know about now, and exactly how they're going to revolutionize your beauty routine.

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