Squalane is an amazing skin care ingredient that helps to hydrate the skin without blocking the pores. This makes squalane ideal for gently hydrating oily skin without the heaviness of some other hydrating ingredients. It also makes it ideal for supporting dry skin without overloading the skin and making it oily.
Humectants are found in products designed to help moisturise the skin and hair. Not only found in skin and body moisturisers, humectants are also found in other moisturising products such as shampoos and body washes. Here’s all you need to know about humectants, who is best using them and who is best to avoid them.
The word ‘cosmeceutical’ is a relatively new word, made up of two words. Cosmeceuticals are a blend of the best bits of cosmetics and pharmaceutical topical drugs meant to benefit the skin. So, think of a foundation or a tinted moisturiser, with added ultra hydrating hyaluronic acid or exfoliating salicylic acid. Or a lipstick with added antioxidants to help support healthy, smooth lips.
Cyclopentasiloxane in effect, is a type of silicone. It’s also used as a lubricant and emollient, as it helps the skin and hair absorb heavier, larger molecular weight ingredients. So what does it do? Let's take a look and find out.
Could your face mask be causing your acne breakouts to feel worse? Could it be causing you to experience spots and breakouts when you never have before? Here, we investigate the impact of wearing a mask on your skin. Could it be causing spots? Or are we all just adapting to something new?
We’re talking about parabens, a group of ingredients found in everything from facial moisturisers and antiperspirants to shampoos and body washes. Over the years there have been many studies into the safety of parabens, with mixed results (hence the big question mark). So what exactly are parabens, are they safe in skin care and how can we avoid them if we’d like to? Here’s our lowdown…
Peptides are also called polypeptides and are a type of ‘mini’ protein. Both proteins and peptides are made up of the same building blocks - amino acids. There are 20 different types of amino acids, some that the body can naturally synthesise and some that we get from the protein rich foods that we eat.
Could your skin be behaving all contrary because you’re using something to cleanse with that it doesn’t particularly like? Would your skin react better to something different?