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9 Best Vitamin C Serums for Brighter Skin 2024

Aesthetics Advisor

Vitamin C is an antioxidant which protects skin cells from damaging free radicals caused by UV exposure. Can I Use Vitamin Serum Everyday? Vitamin C should be used everyday for best results. What Are The Side Effects of Vitamin C Serum? Apply 4 drops of Vitamin C Serum each morning before SPF. -

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10 Best Cosmeceutical Ingredients of 2024

Aesthetics Advisor

A cosmeceutical is essentially a skincare product that contains a biologically active compound that is thought to have pharmaceutical effects on the skin. Both pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical grade skin care products actively effect skin at a cellular level, whereas cosmetic products have a shorter-term effect.

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Updates in Antiaging Ingredients 

The Dermatology Digest

I’ve never been a fan of stem cells in cosmetic products because they don’t penetrate well under the skin. The stem cells in skincare products are from apples and other plants and those are not the same as what we need, so those are useless. I like vitamin C orally and topically.” It’s the same with exosomes.

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How do cosmetics impact the environment? episode 206

The Beauty Brains

Recall Alert Say Yes To Recalls their Yes to Grapefruit VITAMIN C GLOW-BOOSTING UNICORN PEEL-OFF MASK. Vitamin C Beauty Questions Question 1 – Jodi from LA – What is aluminum hydroxide and is it bad if it is in a diaper rash cream? Aluminum hydroxide is an approved active ingredient to treat diaper rash.

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Are super foods good for your skin? Episode 137

The Beauty Brains

Edible ingredients are a common source of inspiration for cosmetic products and it usually takes a few years for ingredient to “catch on” in the food industry before they become popular in personal care. Most products contain an extract of the super food and they use that exact at very low levels.

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Linoleic Acid vs Linolenic Acid: What's the Difference?

Aesthetics Advisor

Borage oil is naturally rich in the Omega-6 essential fatty acid GLA (gamma-linolenic acid C18:3n-6) making it used in cosmetic products such as topical creams, balms, ointments, and body butters formulated to benefit the skin. The oil is extracted through the process of cold pressing the seeds.

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Is store brand mouthwash as good as name brands? Episode 153

The Beauty Brains

Is my vitamin C cream giving me cancer? Pazzaglia asks…I stumbled on an article about how Benzoic acid ([link] turns into carcinogenic Benzene in the presence of Vitamin C. should I be worried about pairing my Italian Retin-A Cream (Airol) with a vitamin C serum. What does all this mean for Vitamin C creams?