There’s a skincare acid that you should be including in your skincare routine if you want to reduce breakouts (and fade acne scars): mandelic acid. Read on to discover everything you need to know about how mandelic acid works to fight acne and how you can incorporate this skincare acid into your routine. What Is Mandelic Acid? First of all …
Is Mugwort The Korean Skincare Ingredient of 2020?
Korean skincare is definitely trending towards cleaner and simpler product formulations with more natural, and Asian-centric ingredients (those used for centuries in traditional herbal medicine). Say goodbye to the 10-step Korean skincare routine and products which promise ‘glass skin’, because 2020 is all about keeping it clean and simple (yet effective) by incorporating soothing, healing and protective ingredients into your …
The 5 Best Korean Vitamin C Serums For Anti-Aging & Skin Brightening
Pure Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is one of the most powerful skincare ingredients for improving the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, fading hyperpigmentation, protection against photo-aging and pollution AND treating acne scarring! It’s one of the most thoroughly researched skincare ingredients and dermatologists definitely agree that it is one of the most effective ingredients to include in your skincare …
Skin Hydration: The Importance of Humectants In Skincare Products
When wanting to improve our skin, we’re often so busy searching for the best anti-aging, anti-inflammatory or anti-acne ingredients to include in our skincare routine that we often forget about one of the most important and basic things we can do to keep our skin healthy and glowing – hydration! There are many ingredients that help to keep the skin …
Fading Hyperpigmentation With Licorice Root Extract (Does It Actually Work?)
There are many ingredients available to help fade hyperpigmentation. Some of these are naturally-derived plant extracts, while others are synthetically-derived compounds. Each ingredient works in a slightly different way: by preventing either melanin synthesis or melanin deposition within melanocytes; or by increasing the turnover rate of skin cells to shed pigmented skin cells faster. Dermatological studies have shown that the …
Why Dermatologists Recommend To Avoid Essential Oils In Skincare
There’s an increasing trend in skincare at the moment: natural skincare. You’ve probably noticed a lot of skincare brands doing away with synthetic ingredients, and offering products that feature natural ingredients instead. However, just because an ingredient is natural, doesn’t mean it’s good for your skin. One group of natural ingredients that are added to a lot of skincare products …
