Founder's Journal
Phenoxyethanol in Skincare: What the Science Ac...
Phenoxyethanol might be the most argued-about preservative in cosmetics. In clean beauty circles, it's often treated as a red flag. On the other end, mainstream formulators use it freely with...
Phenoxyethanol in Skincare: What the Science Ac...
Phenoxyethanol might be the most argued-about preservative in cosmetics. In clean beauty circles, it's often treated as a red flag. On the other end, mainstream formulators use it freely with...
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer: Th...
We'll be honest: this one is a mouthful. Sorbitan oleate decylglucoside crosspolymer is the kind of ingredient that makes people set down a product and wonder what they're putting on...
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer: Th...
We'll be honest: this one is a mouthful. Sorbitan oleate decylglucoside crosspolymer is the kind of ingredient that makes people set down a product and wonder what they're putting on...
Xanthan Gum in Skincare: Why the Texture Ingred...
There's a category of skincare ingredients that nobody talks about at the dinner table, but that every well-formulated product depends on. Xanthan gum is one of them. It doesn't resurface,...
Xanthan Gum in Skincare: Why the Texture Ingred...
There's a category of skincare ingredients that nobody talks about at the dinner table, but that every well-formulated product depends on. Xanthan gum is one of them. It doesn't resurface,...
Pentylene Glycol in Skincare: The Multitasker Y...
Some ingredients make headlines. Pentylene glycol is not one of them. It doesn't have a dramatic origin story, it doesn't get its own serum, and it's not the kind of...
Pentylene Glycol in Skincare: The Multitasker Y...
Some ingredients make headlines. Pentylene glycol is not one of them. It doesn't have a dramatic origin story, it doesn't get its own serum, and it's not the kind of...
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate for Skin: The HA ...
If you've read our post on sodium hyaluronate, you already know that most forms of hyaluronic acid face a real limitation: the skin is full of an enzyme called hyaluronidase,...
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate for Skin: The HA ...
If you've read our post on sodium hyaluronate, you already know that most forms of hyaluronic acid face a real limitation: the skin is full of an enzyme called hyaluronidase,...
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer for Skin: Why C...
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer looks like a complicated name for what might seem like a minor variation on a familiar ingredient. It isn't. The cross-linking modification that distinguishes it from standard...
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer for Skin: Why C...
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer looks like a complicated name for what might seem like a minor variation on a familiar ingredient. It isn't. The cross-linking modification that distinguishes it from standard...