Taking the guesswork out of skincare
Did you know Diane De Poitiers was 20 years older than her royal lover, King Henry II of France? Yet, they looked the SAME age. Her secret? Gold. Diane drank a cuppa every day. Gold is the same shiny colour as the sun and, like the sun, it was thought to give you life. Youth. […]
Growing up, talc was a staple in my house. My mum would dust the powder on me and my sister after a bath. I don’t think we liked it much because when we became old enough to have baths on our own, we stopped using it. But talc didn’t give up on me. It sneakily came […]
Truth bomb: just because a serum has vitamin C, it doesn’t mean it’ll help you keep wrinkles away. (By the way, you can substitute vitamin C with any other ingredient). It’s not just what’s in a serum that matters. How much of it is in the serum does, too. If you add 15% vitamin C to […]
Ever wondered what PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is? It’s in all your skincare products (or so it seems). And it must have something to do with castor oil, right? But what does it do exactly and, more importantly, is it safe? Here’s what science says: What Is PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil? You’ve probably guessed it […]
Question: what happens when you use a serum with silicones followed by a moisturiser? A. Your moisturiser become useless. It can’t penetrate the barrier silicones leave on your skin. B. Your moisturiser is a smart cookie and easily penetrates through everything. Silicones are no match for it. C. Your moisturiser slips through the cracks silicones […]
I don’t get it. Would you buy a delicate designer dress that’s “dry clean” only and throw it in the washing machine? Of course not. You know that’s like throwing $1000 down the toilet. *shudders* Yet that’s exactly what you’re doing when you’re buying a retinol cream packaged in a jar. Here’s why: What Is […]
