Tag: The Essential Skincare Alphabet
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What Is Kojic Acid? The Essential Skincare Alphabet
Kojic acid is a relatively new up and coming skincare ingredient. The reason for this, I believe, is because of the sudden interest in treating skin pigmentation conditions using acids. What is Kojic acid? In short, it’s a by-product of the aerobic process of carbohydrates. However, this is a beauty blog, so that is probably…
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What Is Isopropyl Myristate? The Essential Skincare Alphabet
Isopropyl Myristate is a relatively under researched and unknown ingredient in the skincare industry. However, in the next few years, this is going to change (this is a prediction, take note). It’s a skin hydrating ingredient, that is gaining more and more momentum. Why? My assumption is that ‘hyaluronic acid fatigue’ is setting in and…
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What Is Ferulic Acid? The Essential Skincare Alphabet
Ferulic Acid was at the height of its popularity back in 2020 (i.e the year that no one will talk about again). However, many people missed that boat, and it has all the promise of making a comeback this year. So, lets find out some fast facts and determine whether it’s worth your investment. I’ve…
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What Are BHAs? The Essential Skincare Alphabet
It’s only been a day since I started this series, with What Are AHAs and today we are tackling BHAs. The aim of this series is to give you a brief but essential description of what all these ingredients can do for you. Also, at the end of each post, you’ll find a list of…