Understanding Skincare Ingredients: A Simple Guide
Welcome to your go-to guide for all things skincare! This glossary is here to help you understand the ingredients that make up your favourite beauty products. Whether you’re just starting your skincare journey or you're already a pro, you'll find easy-to-follow explanations about what each ingredient does and how it can benefit your skin. With this handy resource by your side, you’ll feel empowered to make informed choices and create a skincare routine that leaves your skin glowing and happy!

Ingredient
Ceramides
What to Look out for: Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NG,NP,NS
Benefits: Restoring, Calming for sensitive skin, Hydrating

Ingredient
Citric acid
What to Look out for: AHA
Benefits: Exfoliant, Better for sensitive skin than glycolic acid, Skin firmness

Ingredient
Glycerine
What to Look out for: Glycerol
Benefits: Hydration, Anti-Ageing

Ingredient
Glycolic Acid
What to Look out for: AHA
Benefits: Exfoliant, Anti-Ageing, Evens skin tones

Ingredient
Hyaluronic acid
What to Look out for: HA
Benefits: Anti-Ageing, Hydration

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Niacinamide
What to Look out for: Vitamin B3 Nicotinamide, Niacinamide
Benefits: Pore minimiser, Restoring, Hydrating

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Peptides
What to Look out for: Amino acids
Benefits: Skin-soothing, improve wrinkles, promote firmness

Ingredient
Vitamin A
what to look out for: retinol
Benefits: Anti-aging, Anti-Acne, pore minimiser
Avoid: Vitamin C, exfoliants like AHA/BHA

Ingredient
Vitamin C
What to Look out for: Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Ascorbic acid, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate
Benefits: anti-aging evens skin tone, dark spot fading
Avoid: retinol serum

Ingredient
Vitamin E
What to Look out for: Tocopherol acetate, d-alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha- tocopherol Acetate
Benefits: Anti-Aging, soothing, evens skin tone