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Ingredients

Adding Vitamin B5 To Your Skincare Routine: A Good Idea?

Vitamin B5 is frequently found in moisturizer products and serums because of its many beneficial properties.1 For one, Vitamin B5 can stabilize the skin’s barrier and help it retain more water, keeping it elastic and soft and reducing fine lines. This compo...

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Ingredients

Retinoid vs. Retinol vs. Tretinoin

Retinoids are compounds that can help your skin look thicker and smoother. You can use retinoids topically to clear some skin aging signs, but it’s important to know the different subtypes of products and how they help with certain conditions....

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Dryness

Dry Skin Around The Eyes: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

The area around your eyes is very thin and delicate, so it’s common for your skin to look dry. This is due to several factors, such as the nature of the skin morphology around this area, the fine surface, and the relatively fewer sebaceous glands around the...

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Acne

Skin Purging vs. Skin Breakout: Are They the Same?

Have you ever tried a new skin product or acne treatment and found it actually causes you a flare-up of blackheads, pimples, or irritation? If the answer is yes, there are two things that might be happening: You are either skin purging to make way for new a...