Founder's Journal
Sodium PCA in Skincare: The Most Powerful Humec...
If sodium lactate is one of the better-known components of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor, sodium PCA is perhaps the most impressive — a humectant that draws and holds more...
Sodium PCA in Skincare: The Most Powerful Humec...
If sodium lactate is one of the better-known components of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor, sodium PCA is perhaps the most impressive — a humectant that draws and holds more...
Sodium Lactate in Skincare: The Natural Moistur...
Sodium lactate sits in an interesting category of skincare ingredients: it is both a component of your skin's own moisture-retention system and a useful cosmetic ingredient in its own right....
Sodium Lactate in Skincare: The Natural Moistur...
Sodium lactate sits in an interesting category of skincare ingredients: it is both a component of your skin's own moisture-retention system and a useful cosmetic ingredient in its own right....
Disodium EDTA in Skincare: The Chelating Agent ...
Disodium EDTA is not an ingredient anyone buys a product for. It doesn't hydrate, resurface, or brighten. It doesn't appear on front-of-pack claims or marketing materials. What it does is...
Disodium EDTA in Skincare: The Chelating Agent ...
Disodium EDTA is not an ingredient anyone buys a product for. It doesn't hydrate, resurface, or brighten. It doesn't appear on front-of-pack claims or marketing materials. What it does is...
Stearic Acid in Skincare: The Fatty Acid That B...
Stearic acid is one of those ingredients with a history in skincare that predates the modern cosmetic industry. It has been used in cold creams, lotions, and soaps for over...
Stearic Acid in Skincare: The Fatty Acid That B...
Stearic acid is one of those ingredients with a history in skincare that predates the modern cosmetic industry. It has been used in cold creams, lotions, and soaps for over...
Citric Acid in Skincare: The pH Adjuster That K...
Citric acid appears on ingredient lists across the full range of skincare — cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers. It is one of those infrastructure ingredients that rarely gets explained because it...
Citric Acid in Skincare: The pH Adjuster That K...
Citric acid appears on ingredient lists across the full range of skincare — cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers. It is one of those infrastructure ingredients that rarely gets explained because it...
Propylene Glycol in Skincare: Separating the Sc...
Propylene glycol is one of those ingredients that generates strong opinions in clean beauty communities, often based on a handful of widely repeated claims that don't hold up well under...
Propylene Glycol in Skincare: Separating the Sc...
Propylene glycol is one of those ingredients that generates strong opinions in clean beauty communities, often based on a handful of widely repeated claims that don't hold up well under...