ACIDIC
Having a pH ("potential hydrogen") less than 7. The skin’s barrier, or acid mantle,
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Basically, an active is the ingredient in a product that specifically targets a skin concern.…
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Having a pH (“potential hydrogen”) greater than 7. Alkaline substances are also known as “basic”…
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This term describes the absence of any ingredients that are highly likely to cause an…
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Anti-inflammatory ingredients are all basically antioxidants, which help your body fight damaging free radicals. Vitamin…
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Antioxidant is any ingredient that reduces free-radical damage to the skin.
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Applied to skin, caffeine may have soothing and antioxidant properties, especially when skin is exposed…
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A titch gentler than physical exfoliants (ground up grains or nuts, salt or sugar), chemical…
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Aterm that’s used quite a lot by beauty brands. Basically, it describes the possibility of…
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