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What Is Retinol and What Are its Benefits?

Within the skin care world, one of the most highly praised ingredients is retinol. Many highly popular serums and creams on the skin care market contain retinol and other retinoids. But what is retinol? And what’s the difference between a retinol and a retinoid? Retinoids are vitamers of vitamin A, meaning they are chemical compounds with a similar chemical makeup to vitamin A. These vitamers are themselves classified as vitamin A. I know it’s confusing, but bear with me here. Retinoids have the same effects as vitamin A, but at different levels and in different ways. Some are also easier for our skin to absorb and use than others. Retinol is one of several retinoids. It’s also naturally occurring in...

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Acne, Anti-Aging, skin care advice, Skin Care Ingredients, Skin Lightening

What to Look for in the Best Anti-Aging Cream

What to Look for in the Best Anti-Aging Cream Anti-aging creams may sound like snake oil sometimes, with some claims depicting them as magical cures. Let’s get one thing straight first: There is no such thing as a magic cure-all that stops and reverses aging completely. However, there are still many anti-aging creams that can deliver significant visible results over time. But since there are so many different creams with different ingredients, how can you know that you’re buying the best anti-aging cream? What’s effective and what isn’t? Here are 5 things to look for to be sure you’re getting the best anti-aging cream for your skin: Moisturizing Ingredients This may seem like a no-brainer, but any anti-aging cream you...

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Anti-Aging, skin care advice, Skin Care Ingredients

Hyaluronic Acid: A Skin Care Essential

Hyaluronic acid is not the newest or most exciting ingredient on the skin care market; it’s been talked about for years on skin care blogs, and on shows like Dr. Oz. It’s found in many different serums and creams, often along with other ingredients, and in its pure form as a hyaluronic acid serum, it is a clear gel. But even though hyaluronic acid may not be flashy or new, it’s still one of the most trusted ingredients in skin care. Here are a few reasons hyaluronic acid serum is so prevalent: It’s a naturally occurring compound Hyaluronic acid is naturally produced in our own bodies. In fact, it is essential to a lot of functions in the body, including:...

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Anti-Aging, skin care advice, Skin Care Ingredients

Treating Eye Bags with Eyeseryl

As we get older, our skin loses elasticity and can become looser. Sometimes, these looser areas can also become puffy looking. Eye bags are an extremely common issue for that reason and can make people look older and more tired. Many topical eye creams and serums attempt to address the issue by incorporating various peptides, vitamins, and other ingredients. One ingredient that is particularly useful in addressing eye bags is Eyeseryl.   But wait: What is Eyeseryl? Eyeseryl is a peptide or, more accurately, a tetrapeptide made up of multiple peptides also known as Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5.  This tetrapeptide is specifically formulated to address two major eye-area challenges in both women’s skin care and men’s skin care. Elasticity – Lost elasticity...

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Anti-Aging, skin care advice, Skin Care Ingredients

Humectants: Mandatory for your Skin Care Routine

Humectants are extremely common ingredients in anti-aging skin care and in moisturizing products. Many would argue that they are essential for moisturizing, but what exactly is a humectant? Although it may be a strange, alien-sounding word, a humectant is nothing to fear. Humectants are ingredients designed to help skin retain moisture and they can also pull moisture from the air to further moisturize dry skin. Put simply, humectants moisturize the skin, and lock that moisture in. Moisturizing alone is important, but that moisture can be lost gradually as the day goes on due to the heat, dryness, and UV rays in the environment around you, making it crucial to retain moisture, too. Humectants are an essential part of your skin...

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Anti-Aging, Dry Skin, skin care advice, Skin Care Ingredients