Insights & Debunks
Does Tranexamic Acid Have Any Benefits for Skin? | CC Podcast #104
When tranexamic acid started gaining popularity a few years back, it felt similar to CBD. Suddenly it seemed like every brand was using it, but the...
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Insights & Debunks
SHOULD YOU BE USING THE AZELAIC ACID DERIVATIVE INSTEAD? | CC PODCAST #103
Because of the limitations of azelaic acid, it only makes sense that azelaic acid derviative, potassium azeloyl diglycinate is on the rise! We dive...
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Insights & Debunks
Does 10% Azelaic Acid do Anything for Skin? | CC Podcast #102
The chemists don’t talk about this ingredient as much as they probably should but azelaic acid has a solid amount of data behind it…at the prescrip...
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Insights & Debunks
Do You Need a Cleansing Oil to Remove Sunscreen? | CC Podcast #101
The chemists are gearing up for their 30 for 30 sunscreen challenge test! So naturally this is a great time to check up on some of the latest studi...
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Inflammation
Plant stuff that should be on your radar (bisabolol, turmeric extract, and indian frankincense) | CC Podcast #99
We’re back in the realm of plant extracts in skincare! This is a realm where real clinical data is quite sparse. So even simple questions like “doe...
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Insights & Debunks
Vitamin C - Is it Actually Helpful for Hyperpigmentation | CC Podcast #95
We’ve dedicated many episodes to Vitamin C, but there’s still more to cover! Recently, there have been a lot of Vitamin C launches and they are spe...
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Antioxidant
Resveratrol- Is it Better Than Vitamin C? | CC Podcast #94
We’ve encountered many skincare users who have discovered that the Vitamin C realm is just not their cup of tea and neither is it for their skin. E...
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Insights & Debunks
Kojic Acid - What Benefits Does It Have For Skin? | CC Podcast #93
There’s a lot of rice-based ingredients and rice-adjacent ingredients in skincare. They can span from functional ingredients such as waxes and thic...
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Insights & Debunks
Centella Asiatica - What Does It Actually Do For Skin?
Centella Asiatica (aka cica) has continued to reign as a trendy plant-based active. For good reason! With origins as a wound healing ingredient, th...
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Insights & Debunks
Mandelic Acid - When & Who Should Use this AHA Over the Others?
In the world of AHAs, mandelic acid feels like that forgotten child. We always talk about the golden child, glycolic acid, as well as the more gent...
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Insights & Debunks
Ginseng - Why is it Used in Skincare?
Ginseng is definitely one of those alluring, almost magical ingredients that not only gets touted as a cure-all but almost as a skin cure-all as we...
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Insights & Debunks
Niacinamide - Can You Have Too Much?
Niacinamide is EVERYWHERE in the skincare world, and in some ways for good reasons. It’s a little jack-of-all-trades type of molecule that has actu...
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