Category: Formula
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Vitamin C Concentrations: Debunking the Myth
Vitamin C is only effective at concentrations of 10% or higher. Heard this before? It’s not true. It’s useful to know that Vitamin C comes in various forms and concentrations, and there isn’t a single ‘best’ type.
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Is Your Facial Cleanser Just Soap? Checking the Ingredients in Facial Cleansers
You might not feel dryness after washing, but know that all the beneficial elements are harshly stripped from your skin. The rest of your skincare routine with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide goes down the drain because you are daily destroying your lipid barrier. How to identify such a product…
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Killer Component Combinations for Maximum Results
When combined effectively, these “killer component combinations” can amplify each other’s benefits, targeting multiple skin concerns simultaneously for maximum results. Whether you’re looking to brighten, hydrate, or fight signs of aging, understanding which ingredients work best together is key to optimizing your skincare routine. Dive into these powerful pairings and unlock your skin’s potential.
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The Power of Vitamin C: Effects When Combined with Peptides, Retinol, Niacinamide, or Acids
Combining Vitamin C with other active ingredients can create powerful skincare formulas that target various skin concerns. Here’s what happens when Vitamin C shares a bottle with peptides, retinol, niacinamide, or acids…
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Revisiting Drugstore Shower Oils: A Disappointing Decline
I recently reviewed the shower oils from various drugstore brands and was disheartened to see how diluted the La Roche-Posay formula has become. It used to contain some pure oils, but now it’s mostly surfactants and fatty acids. Not terrible, but lacking for a product labeled as lipid-replenishing. I examined the ingredients of four major…
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Q: Which is better to choose: Pixi Glow Tonic or The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Toner?
The compositions of Glow Tonic from Pixi and Glycolic Acid Toning Solution from The Ordinary are similar but not identical (though I do consider The Ordinary the closest dupe for Pixi).
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Breakdown of the Formula: What’s Inside Olaplex Hair Perfector No. 3
All Olaplex products contain one key ingredient – Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate. This is not a silicone or polymer, as many think, but an organic salt. It works like a bridge, connecting two sulfur residues. Normally, these are naturally connected through disulfide bonds. However, under the influence of the environment, especially after experiments with coloring or…
