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Growing up, talc was a staple in my house. My mum would dust the powder on me and my sister after a bath. I don’t think we liked it much because when we became old enough to have baths on our own, we stopped using it. We kind of forgot about it, honestly. It just quietly […]
Truth bomb: just because a serum has vitamin C, it doesn’t mean it’ll help you keep wrinkles away. (By the way, you can substitute vitamin C with any other ingredient). It’s not just what’s in a serum that matters. The concentration of an ingredient, too. If you add 15% vitamin C to an anti-aging serum, you’ve […]
You know that moment when you’re reading the back of your cleanser and suddenly hit a name like PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil? Yeah… same. It sounds intense, but it pops up in so many skincare products that it’s worth knowing what it actually does. So what is PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil? It must have something to do […]
Does cocoa butter help sunburn? Science says… Kind of, but not really. Ouch. Sunburn is the ultimate oops moment of summer. One minute, you’re basking in the sun, soaking up the warmth. The next, your skin feels like it’s been set on fire, you’re glowing redder than a stop sign, and every movement is painful. And you’d put […]
Question: what happens when you use a serum with silicones followed by a moisturiser? A. Your moisturiser become useless. It can’t penetrate the barrier silicones leave on your skin. B. Your moisturiser is a smart cookie and easily penetrates through everything. Silicones are no match for it. C. Your moisturiser slips through the cracks silicones […]
I don’t get it. Would you buy a delicate designer dress that’s “dry clean” only and throw it in the washing machine? Of course not. You know that’s like throwing $1000 down the toilet. *shudders* Yet that’s exactly what you’re doing when you’re buying a retinol cream packaged in a jar. Here’s why: What Is […]
