In the world of skincare, Glycolic and salicylic acids have emerged as powerhouse ingredients with transformative benefits. These two acids offer distinct yet complementary actions that can revolutionize your skincare routine. Find about them in this post!
Good weather is upon us again, and the good weather pushes us all to live a more active lifestyle and to go out more. If you are one of us, then your pores are probably working overtime and you are propense to sweating, acne breakouts or even tired looking skin.
Retinol is a cosmetic asset that has become fashionable relatively recently in the cosmetics sector. Surely you have heard of it, but you might have missed its variants and benefits for the skin. So how much do you know about it? Let’s discover Retinol.
They say with the arrival of a brand-new year we shall embrace new habits, but not us skin-health-aware people, not us. We take care of our skins all year round, but sometimes, we even let it slide a little bit. And though it is all right to lose yourself once in a while on certain occasions, it is important to force you back on track, so you never lose the road.
The Skin Barrier is found in the Stratum Corneum of our skin. The Stratum Corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis and consists of flattened corneocytes, surrounded by multilamellar lipid membranes which are composed of cholesterol, free fatty acids, and ceramides. The skin barrier can be visualised as corneocytes representing the “bricks of a wall”, and the rich lipid matrix the “mortar”.
Summer holidays are over, and excess sun radiation, salt water, chlorine, air conditioners… can all lead to dull, splotchy, and discoloured skin. To protect itself from the elements, the skin responds by increasing the surface layer of dead skin cells. The result is rough, flaky, dry and stressed skin that lacks radiance. In addition, excessive sun exposure causes an increase of freckles, sunspots, and blemishes.
Human skin is the largest organ of the body and is an effective physical barrier keeping it from environmental conditions. This barrier function of the skin is based on the stratum corneum, located in the uppermost skin.
Although we are in the middle of summer, it is never too late to get the body we want. Cellulite and stretch marks are two very common skin conditions that affect 85 to 90% of post-adolescent women and are two of the most annoying afflictions on any woman’s list.
Last month we reviewed the most popular active ingredients that should never be mixed, and today it is time to talk about those that are beneficial for our skin.
After being bombarded daily with new cosmetic ingredients that we need to integrate into our skincare routine, we end up buying and trying them out. But let’s be honest, many times we buy products without knowing exactly what effects they will have on our skin. Or, even more important, how to incorporate them correctly into our routine so as not to have a negative effect.
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