Ingredients

Trinny London Skincare

Trinny London Skincare

My previous overview of the Cleansers can be found here. Following on from my Insta Live, I just wanted to leave the overview here for your perusal as promised. In...

09/05/2022

TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES LACTIC ACID DO?

TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES LACTIC ACID DO?

Lactic acid can be summed up in one visual: That's in the simplest of terms - of course, but if you want a gentle acid that most skins can get...

11/01/2021

TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES HYALURONIC ACID DO?

TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES HYALURONIC ACID DO?

Hyaluronic acid aka 'HA' is, depending on who you speak to, either the second coming of Jesus or the absolute devil. I think the answer is comfortably in the middle....

04/01/2021

TOP 20 QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES NIACINAMIDE DO?

TOP 20 QUESTIONS OF 2020: WHAT DOES NIACINAMIDE DO?

Niacinamide aka vitamin B3, is used for a multitude of skin issues including: uneven skin tone dullness spots/consistent and persistent blemishes fine lines and proper wrinkles enhancing skin barrier function...

02/01/2021

WEBSITES AND INGREDIENTS. Again..

WEBSITES AND INGREDIENTS. Again..

This is what you see if you click on Chanel's Blue Serum 'ingredients' tab. Just the words 'The Ingredients' that you cannot click on, and no list.   In 2012...

01/02/2018

A word about 'key ingredients' and incis.

A word about 'key ingredients' and incis.

I know I've touched on this subject numerous times before, but here we are in 2016 and some retailers and brands are still refusing/just not bothering to list the full...

11/01/2016

Quick Quides: How to read an ingredients label

Quick Quides: How to read an ingredients label

The first thing I do when I pick up a product is look at the label. Ingredients are listed in order from the highest concentrate until you hit the ingredients...

02/09/2015

Beauty Myths No.16 - Active vs 'Inactive' Ingredient

Beauty Myths No.16 - Active vs 'Inactive' Ingredient

What used to relate purely to ingredients that qualify as drugs, is now used as a marketing tool industry-wide and to say that the terms 'active' and 'inactive' are overused...

01/09/2015

Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser - and a rant

Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser - and a rant

Followers of my Instagram will have seen the below picture last week showing my face immediately after cleansing with the above product. I had high hopes for Grown Alchemist -...

04/01/2015

Beauty Myths No.7 - Organic: is it or isn't it?

Beauty Myths No.7 - Organic: is it or isn't it?

During my talk/appointments in Liberty this last week I came across a few questions of using organic vs 'chemical' and the misuse use of the word 'natural' (don't get me...

18/03/2014

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Ingredients: To List or Not To List

This evening I was doing some research for a Clinic question and needed the ingredients for a Clinique product. Simples right? Just google it. WRONG. 10 websites later I found...

09/03/2012