Read The Cosmetic Label? Not All Ingredients Are Created The Same!
When a cosmetic product has gained wide public recognition and sales, you will soon find “copy cats” following suits. Typically they will copy the ingredient label word by word to create a “me-too” product hoping to gain market share.They will first copy the product aesthetics such as taking measurements of product viscosity (to know how […]
Masking in the spirit of Halloween- The scary part is- You can actually LOOK better with Mask!
Halloween is around the corner. What are you going to be? Mask is the easiest thing to do! The scary part is after you take off your mask, you actually can look better IF you choose the right facial mask for your skin type. There are many type of mask available on the market- clay […]
Epigenetic Beauty- Skin Care in Sync With Your Body Rhythm for Maximum Benefits!
Everyone has a master clock in body which tell your body when to eat and when to sleep. Your body also absorbs nutrients at a different potency depending on what time of the day you feed it. For example, you get the maximum benefits of eating fruits in the morning instead of at night because […]
What’s in My Beauty Vanity
I am sure most of the cosmetic chemists have been asked at least once, if not million times- WHAT DO YOU USE? The politically correct way we are trained to say is “Whatever we are developing!”. Of course, for continuous improvement, whatever product the cosmetic chemists are doing SHOULD be the best. Cosmetic chemists also are […]
Parabens- Bad Press and The Stinger for Sensitive Skin!
Parabens are common preservatives used in cosmetic industry. Chemists love them because they are proven effective and can be used globally. Typically, chemists will put methylparaben in water phase, and propylparen and or butylparaben in the oil phase to preserve the efficacy. In the last 8-10 years, there are some carcinogenic linkage of methylparaben in […]
Fast Beauty Vs. Asian Beauty
The boom of B.B. Cream has created a craze. Everyone wants to know what’s after BB cream. CC cream? Surely, but we all know, it’s more “marketing” than “adding value” with the launches of CC creams. The reason BB cream has become successful because it matches the value of American fast beauty culture. However, the […]
The Comprehensive Way of Doing Skin Brightening
No one knows SKIN Brightening better than Asian people. Culturally, White skin equals wealth and status. There is a saying that “As long as you have WHITE skin, it can cover nine blemishes on your face, regardless if you have small eyes, pimples, large pores.”. To do proper skin brightening, there are many different skin […]
Take care of your eye area- the first signs of aging
Eye area is the first target to show aging. Thus, cosmetic companies come out with hundreds of eye products each year trying to help us combating the first signs of aging. There are ingredient technologies targeting specific causes of eye area concerns such as fine lines, dark circles, and puffiness under eyes or even creepy […]