I’m sure you’ve seen the phrase “pH balanced” on your skincare products and wondered what that actually means. Or maybe you don’t wonder and actually you just slap any ol’thing…
The last in this series of hydroxy acids is the softly exfoliating gluconolactone. This PHA is quickly becoming a go-to for chemical exfoliation for our sensitive-skinned friends. Chemical structure The…
Remember that time I explained the difference between alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids? Probably not, go refresh your mind here. So salicylic acid is technically not a beta-hydroxy acids. In fact…
To be honest, I’m not sure how many of my readers actually want to know this but I find this quite fascinating and these ingredients are big when you go…
The name may sound scary but you’ve probably seen hydroxy acids on the labels of skincare products without realising it. Or not, depending on how bored you’ve been in the…