Serums are generally light, ingredient dense products, with very few additives. They penetrate skin deeply, and as such, they should be applied early on in the skincare routine, making sure they don’t have to penetrate through much for full absorption. Given the high concentration of ingredients, you really don’t want to be layering serums –Continue reading “Skincare Products – Serums”
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Skincare Products – Face Masks
Face masks are a great way to blast your skin with beneficial ingredients, but the benefits vary greatly based on the type of mask your choose. Types of Face Masks: Charcoal/Clay Masks: Great for large or clogged pores, these masks absorb oil and help dislodge grime from your pores, while giving skin a deep clean.Continue reading “Skincare Products – Face Masks”
Skincare Products – Exfoliators
Exfoliators help remove dead skin cells from the skin’s surface, and helps to ensure that skin stays radiant and pores don’t get clogged. When we’re younger, our skin naturally sloughs skin, but this process slows down as we age. Exfoliated skin also absorbs skincare products better, ensuring that you’re getting the most bang for yourContinue reading “Skincare Products – Exfoliators”
Skincare Products – Toner
Toner, which should be used after your cleanser and before your other products, helps remove any remaining dirt or oil from your skin, and helps shrink your pores. Given this, it’s especially useful for acne prone skin. It also helps to restore your skin’s pH balance, meaning it will better absorb your next products. YouContinue reading “Skincare Products – Toner”
Skincare Products – Cleansers
Why it’s important Cleansing is important as it helps to remove oil, sweat, dirt (and other remains of pollution), and dead skin cells from your face. They also help to unclog pores and exfoliate the skin, ideally without stripping the top layer. If you’re not face-washing, you might actually be hindering the absorption of yourContinue reading “Skincare Products – Cleansers”
Skincare Ingredients – Brightening
Many individuals suffer with dark spots and hyper-pigmentation, which leads to skin tine which appears duller and uneven. This is caused by an accumulation of melanin in your skin; skin brightening agents work to block the enzyme which is generally responsible for the overproduction of melanin. Hydroquinone: This is a “skin lightener”, which helps withContinue reading “Skincare Ingredients – Brightening”
Skincare Ingredients – Surfactants
These ingredients are generally found in cleansers, attracting water and oil off the skin. Some pull too much off the skin, leaving skin feeling dry, but most are appropriate for all skin types. Decyl Glucoside: Given that it has a large molecule structure, this surfactant absorbs less into the skin than others, allowing it toContinue reading “Skincare Ingredients – Surfactants”
Skincare Ingredients – UV Protection
There are generally two types of ingredients that are usually found in sunscreen that protect against UV rays: physical (or mineral) ingredients and chemical ingredients. While physical ingredients block, reflect and/or scatter the sun’s rays, chemical ingredients absorb them and transform them into heat. Common Physical Ingredients: Titanium dioxide: Great for sensitive skin, it protectsContinue reading “Skincare Ingredients – UV Protection”
Skincare Ingredients – Emollients
When your skin is dry and/or cracking, there are open spaces between your skin cells. Emollients (as an ingredient) help fill those gaps, giving you softer and more even skin, while also sealing watering within the skins barrier. It’s great for most skin types, the only exception being overly oily skin, given that most emollientsContinue reading “Skincare Ingredients – Emollients”
Skincare Ingredients – Antioxidants
Our bodies purposefully create free-radicals to help protect us from viruses and bacteria. Specifically, these are highly unstable and and reactive molecules with at least one missing electron. In order to stabilize, they attack stable molecules (trying to steal their electrons), which is great when they’re attacking things we don’t want. But this stealing ofContinue reading “Skincare Ingredients – Antioxidants”
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