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!

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Ceramides

What to Look out for: Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NG,NP,NS

Benefits: Restoring, Calming for sensitive skin, Hydrating

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Citric acid

What to Look out for: AHA

Benefits: Exfoliant, Better for sensitive skin than glycolic acid, Skin firmness

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Glycerine

What to Look out for: Glycerol

Benefits: Hydration, Anti-Ageing

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Glycolic Acid

What to Look out for: AHA

Benefits: Exfoliant, Anti-Ageing, Evens skin tones

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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

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Vitamin A

what to look out for: retinol

Benefits: Anti-aging, Anti-Acne, pore minimiser

Avoid: Vitamin C, exfoliants like AHA/BHA

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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

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Vitamin E

What to Look out for: Tocopherol acetate, d-alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha- tocopherol Acetate

Benefits: Anti-Aging, soothing, evens skin tone