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Exploring Popular Skincare Ingredients for Beginners

Kim Gallo Esthetics

For skincare beginners, the task of understanding all those labels and ingredients can seem daunting. But fear not, I'm here to guide you through some of the most popular skincare ingredients and what they do. Firstly, let's talk about active vs inactive ingredients. Next, we have natural vs synthetic ingredients.

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Age Gracefully: Effective Anti-Aging Tips from a Skincare Expert

Kim Gallo Esthetics

If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission As we age, our skin undergoes several changes, including a decrease in collagen production, slower cell turnover, and decreased elasticity. It's about embracing the natural aging process while using active ingredients and techniques that jumpstarts skin cells.

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Tech Neck: Expert-Approved Ways to Get Rid of Pesky Neck Lines

Renee Rouleau

Use the Right Active Ingredients Using skincare products with the right active ingredients can keep premature signs of aging—including tech neck–at bay. Below, find three effective ingredients that you should consider adding to your current skincare routine in order to prevent tech neck. What happens next?

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Bakuchiol: What Is This Retinol Alternative?

Eminence Organics

Bakuchiol: What Is This Retinol Alternative? Written By: Libby Wright You may have heard the social media buzz around bakuchiol, with lots of (tik) talk about this ingredient among skin care enthusiasts. Bakuchiol has been touted as an effective and natural alternative to conventional retinol. So why is it getting so much hype?

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THD Ascorbate – Why Your Skin Needs THIS Type of Vitamin C

Renee Rouleau

As both a 35 year esthetician and a skincare product formulator trained in cosmetic chemistry, what I know for sure is there are a lot of false hopes being sold about the latest and greatest miracle ingredients and its so easy to fall into the marketing hype. So, lets do a deep dive into this ingredient, shall we?

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Vitamin 'A'mazing

Aesthetics Exposed

Evidently, Vitamin A is an essential ingredient needed to keep the skin functioning at its optimal level. There are several forms of vitamin A that are used in skin care including retinoic acid, retinaldehyde, retinol, retinyl palmitate, and retinyl acetate.

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Is Your Skin Getting Burned From Your Vitamin C Serum?

Renee Rouleau

Vitamin C, when used topically in a serum, is widely acclaimed as one of the best ingredients for brightening skin, boosting collagen production, and protecting skin against environmental damage. This ingredient needs to have a minimum of 8% to have any efficacy in skin. So, what is this? A high quantity of ascorbic acid.

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