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When Texture Has a Cost

There is a certain unspoken to the texture of products in modern skincare — the slip, the cushion, the softly engineered glide. What few consumers consider is how chemists achieve this kind of sens...

Beyond Vitamin C + E: The Next Generation of Antioxidant Intelligence

For beauty enthusiasts, there’s a confidence - and sort of collective nostalgia - around Vitamins C and E. Skincare’s most beloved antioxidant duo. They’re like the supermodels of the ’90s: iconic,...

PSA: All About PHAs

If AHAs are the headline act, polyhydroxy acids (PHAs) are the editor’s note...precise, restrained, and gently effective. Chief among them is gluconolactone (you may also know its cousin, lactobion...

The Real Story on PDRN: Miracle Molecule or Something Fishy?

If you're a skincare enthusiast or insider, you know that one of the biggest buzzes in beauty this year has been PDRN: a salmon-derived DNA fragment that’s quickly become the darling of the industr...

The Antioxidant Dialogue

Oxidation & Its Counter MovesWhen skin looks tired, uneven, or dull, there’s usually an oxidation cascade behind it -whether it's sparked by UV, blue light, pollution, or other everyday stresso...