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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreWe’ve reached the 100th Episode! This week we’re going down memory lane ranking our top 5 podcast moments and our favorite skincare science. We als...
Read moreWe’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...
Read moreWe’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...
Read moreWe’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...
Read moreThere’s a lot of rice-based ingredients and rice-adjacent ingredients in skincare. They can span from functional ingredients such as waxes and thic...
Read moreCentella Asiatica (aka cica) has continued to reign as a trendy plant-based active. For good reason! With origins as a wound healing ingredient, th...
Read moreIn 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...
Read moreGinseng 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...
Read moreNiacinamide 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...
Read moreUrea has surprisingly been creeping up the ranks in skincare ingredient awareness. This oldie but a goodie has actually been looked at for some tim...
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