© hammett79 Last week, I did a review on Sunday Riley’s Good Genes Treatment serum and a question I received from reader Norlin was this: “what’s the difference between glycolic acid and lactic acid?”. Sunday Riley’s Good Genes is a lactic acid serum, and rather than replying an essay of a comment, I thought I’d [...]
How many time have we seen ads on TV and magazines where certain beauty brands boast about their latest technology in miraculously erasing fine lines, boosting elasticity of skin and so on? Ads where they named their technologies like SuperTechVitaminH20™*? (TM – don’t forget the TM!) And then you find out that SuperTechVitaminH20™ uses just aqua [...]
Titanium dioxide is one of the top 50 chemicals produced worldwide. It is a white, opaque and naturally-occuring mineral found in two main forms: rutile and anatase. Both forms contain pure titanium dioxide that is bound to impurities. Titanium dioxide is chemically processed to remove these impurities, leaving the pure, white pigment available for use. [...]
Salicylic acid is also referred to as Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA). There are a variety of AHAs (see Ingredients Dictionary: Alpha Hydroxy Acid), but only one BHA – salicylic acid. It is a multifunctional ingredient that addresses many of the systemic causes of blemishes. For decades dermatologists have been prescribing salicylic acid as an exceedingly [...]
AHAs are derived from various plant sources or from milk. However, 99% of the AHAs included in cosmetics are synthetic. In low concentrations (less than 3%) AHAs work as water-binding agents. At concentrations over 4% and in a base with an acid pH of 3 to 4, these can exfoliate skin cells by breaking down [...]
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