Category: Skin Care Ingredients
After Glow Oil Replenishing Serum by SKN
SKN is a powerful skin series that has brought together nature and science. The truth is skincare doesn’t have to be so complicated and SKN Holistics is here to provide clarity and simplicity to an overwhelming industry. Our skin is … Continue reading
What Are Glycosaminoglycans? What is The Most Common Found GAG in The Skin?
Glycosaminoglycans (GAG’s) are the body’s natural moisturizers. Their main function is to hold moisture within our skin cells, and maintain skin integrity by providing volume, elasticity and firmness. This helps the skin stay plump and provides mechanical support for skin … Continue reading
What Is Hyaluronic Acid? Who Should Be Using It?
What is Hyaluronic Acid? Hyaluronic Acid is a type of polysaccharide that is present in every tissue of the body. Its most important function is water retention, acting as a sponge it can hold up to 1000 times its own … Continue reading
Is Benzoyl Peroxide Safe?
Is Benzoyl peroxide safe? Will it cause my skin to age with long term use? Benzoyl peroxide is ingredient used in many acne products that generates free radicals and skin damage. It promotes skin damage similar to unprotected sun exposure. … Continue reading
Zinc Oxide: The Sunblock that Won’t Clog your Pores
Sunshine has a wonderful effect on our mood and energy. It reduces the risk of several cancers and is proven to help many other diseases and health concerns. However, between holes in the ozone and solar flares, we find ourselves … Continue reading
When purchasing vitamin C for the skin should it be in a powder or liquid form?
When purchasing Vitamin C it should be in a powder form. Vitamin C oxidizes when exposed to air so getting it in a stable form is extremely important for its efficacy. You can tell if Vitamin C has become oxidized if … Continue reading
What are The Benefits of Using Topical Vitamin C?
What is it? Vitamin C, also known as L-Ascorbic acid or L-Ascorbate, is considered a super antioxidant that works to fights off free radicals that are causing permanent damage to our cells. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that feed … Continue reading
Beta Glucan: A Skin Care Ingredient Everyone Should be Using
What is it? Beta-glucan stimulates macrophage activity, which plays a crucial role in the skin by scavenging scar tissue and debris, removing bacteria, stimulating immune repair and providing a wealth of growth factors that feed, renew and remodel the skin. … Continue reading
Sunblock vs. Sunscreen: What is the Safe Choice?
When choosing your sun protection the choices can be overwhelming. There are two types of sun protection but their ability to protect you and your skin from sun damage vary dramatically. Sunscreens are chemical agents that actually absorb the sun’s rays; … Continue reading
What Form of Vitamin A Should I Be Using?
Vitamin A comes in many forms. Each form of vitamin A varies in its potency, effectiveness, and level of irritation. Retinyl Palmitate Retinol Retinaldehyde (our favourite) Retinoic Acid Retinaldehyde is the most exciting and well-researched ingredient in skincare today. For years … Continue reading
Vitmain A Serums by Osmosis Pur Medical Skincare
Here is a list of all the Osmosis Serums containing vitmain A in the form All Trans Retinaldehyde. The most potent and least irritating form of vitamin A. Correct – This is level 1 vitamin A serum for anti-aging and … Continue reading
The Benefits of Topical Vitamin A
Vitamin A provides extensive benefits for the skin. It improves the texture of Photo Damaged skin, reduces fine wrinkles, and helps with hyperpigmentation. Vitamin A also remodels scar tissue , promotes collagen regeneration, and increases the skins firmness and elasticity. … Continue reading
I Have Rosacea What Ingredients Should I Look For?
To properly address Rosacea the focus has to be the rebuilding of the dermis (deeper layer of the skin) which is rapidly depleted as a result of the chronic inflammation of the skin. It is extremely important to calm the … Continue reading
Willow Herb: Natural Anti-Inflammatory
Willow Herb is an outstanding anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial ingredient. It is derived from a wildflower. It reduces redness while effectively calming and soothing the skin making it the best skin care ingredient for those dealing with rosacea. Willow herb is a … Continue reading
