It’s been a long time since an Ingredients Explained post! But I really want to get back to bringing some science into my blog and I think bringing this back is a good start. I also have some marketing busted posts coming up – as some marketing ads are just ridiculous when you think about…
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Ingredients Explained: SPF – What should you be looking for?
I have wanted to write this post for awhile – and as it is summer this is the best time to start! So let’s dive into sun protection, SPF and what we should be using. So what is UV and why should we be worried about it? As we all know the sun produces Ultraviolet…
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Ingredients Explained: Parabens – should you avoid them?
Time for another Ingredients Explained post! I have done others on collagen and keratin if you’re interested. First, a slight apology that it is has been awhile since I have done one of these posts. They are my favourite to write but they do take a wee while longer than product reviews etc and I…
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Ingredients Explained: Collagen – what is it and why do you need it?
Following my last ingredients explained on keratin, which you can find here, I thought I would move onto the skin and the all-important ‘buzzword’ of collagen. I think collagen is thrown around a lot in regards to skincare and even in plastic surgery with collagen injections (as can be seen in the source here that…
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Ingredients Explained: Keratin – what is it and should you use it?
I am originally a scientist – I did a cell biology/genetics degree.. I graduated last year and unfortunately biology jobs don’t grow on trees so I have moved into another field. However, I still think like a scientist and I wanted a way to combine this passion with my interest in all things beauty! So…