Taking care of your skin is important, and hence you should know the ingredients that are absorbed by your skin.

Penetration Enhancers

Many skincare manufacturers add penetration enhancers to improve absorption, but it is a double-edged sword. Find out the downside of penetration enhancers and decide if you should avoid them in spite of a small inconvenience.

Green Tea

You might not be familiar with ECGC, but that’s what you need to know when it comes to antioxidants in green tea – and how it helps with anti-aging effects!

Benefits of Chamomile for Skin

Drink it, apply it, mix it – there are many uses to the plant family of Chamomile. Highly regarded for it’s calming properties, Chamomile is beneficial for not only your skin health.

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Alcohol in Skincare: The Facts

Either you know or don’t – the effects alcohol has on our skin from cosmetic products. However there are different classes of alcohol for skincare that.. not all are actually that bad.

damask rose petals have many features and benefits

Damask Rose Oil and Rose Water

Often hailed as the “Queen of Roses”, Rosa damascena has been used for centuries in skincare and other products. Roses have long been a symbol of love and beauty, and are constantly sought after for their beneficial uses.

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Borage Oil

Borage oil alleviates the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, skin disorders, menopause, stress, diabetes, respiratory distress and more.

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Sensitive Skin : Causes & Solutions

Sensitive skin seems to be the common problem when it comes to skin issues, however many factors and reasonings contribute to having sensitive skin. So you actually have sensitive skin?

What is the Optimal Skin pH?

pH 5.5 is perceived to be the most suitable pH of skincare products. But is this value absolutely true for everyone with different skin types? Is this absolute value even “absolutely” true?

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11 Common Harmful Ingredients in Skincare

As the saying goes, “All that glitters is not gold”. What are we actually using? Are our skincare products really as ‘healthy’ and ’natural’ as guaranteed?

Benefits of using honey for skin and health

Honey, Royal Jelly & Propolis

Bees might just turn out to be your favourite insect after all. Not only are they cute and fuzzy, they also produce these fresh ingredients full of benefits for our skin and health. These delicious yet natural products can be either eaten for health benefits, or applied to the skin as a healthy skincare product! Un-Bee-livable, right?

What is sweet almond oil good for?

Almond Oil vs Sweet Almond Oil

Beyond sweet and bitter, almond oil has different mode of extraction resulting into virgin, refined and unrefined. Learn how these affect quality.

How I Overcame Dry Skin

There are many factors that affect dry skin, from skin disorders to simply dietary choices. This is a journey of a young woman on a mission to find healing in her skin problems.

uses and benefits of konjac sponge!

Konjac

Not common in the west, Konjac has been used medically in China and Japan since 206 BC. Find out how it is perfect for pore cleasing & skin exfoliation.

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Minerals For Skin

Most of us aren’t sure what minerals for skin we should specifically look for, nor are we adequately informed what our skin actually needs in order for it to look the way we would like it to look. Here is a list of 5 most important minerals and what they are for.

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Eczema

List of various types of Eczema. Encompassing list of treatment from conventional medicine to liftstyle changes to keep the condition under control.

Insects

Natural Insect Repellents

Repellent kills with toxicity. Doing harm to insects harms ourselves too. This article explain how we can manage better, or even use natural alternatives.