Is allantoin a miracle product?
Allantoin was discovered in the early 20th century, became popular in subsequent decades and today is one of the cosmetic industry’s most used ingredients. It offers many health, beauty and skin care...
View ArticleUnderstanding labels: What’s in my shower gel?
Most of us use shower gels for hygiene and daily skin care. There are hundreds of brands and thousands of packages, colours, textures and fragrances. Unless we are experts, reading labels raises many...
View ArticleUnderstanding labels: what’s in a cream?
Every day we apply a range of moisturizing, anti-ageing, cellulite and other creams to the face and body. Although these creams may differ in terms of their components, all are based on a stable...
View ArticleCaviar: luxury food for our skin
Caviar-based creams are a runaway success because they improve the appearance of the skin. The positive effects of caviar seem to be proven by evidence from manufacturers and even consumers, but no...
View ArticleAlcohol in cosmetics: yes or no?
New European cosmetic legislation attaches great importance to consumer safety. The toxicological profiles of many raw materials, including ethyl alcohol, have been thoroughly studied. Would cosmetics...
View ArticleAre hypoallergenic cosmetics the solution for sensitive skin?
It seems that almost all cosmetics nowadays are hypoallergenic, with more and more products featuring this descriptor on their labels. But what does it mean? How is a cosmetic’s “hypoallergenicity”...
View ArticleTo what extent are cosmetics safe?
To try and guarantee that the gels, creams and other cosmetics we apply to our skin every day are not harmful to health, individual ingredients undergo strict controls. Once combined with others in...
View ArticleHow Is the Efficacy of Cosmetics Measured?
Cosmetic products packaging and advertising can sometimes promise the moon. After watching certain TV commercials, you get the impression some creams will work wonders on your skin: wrinkles will...
View ArticleAllergens in cosmetic products
We have known of skin allergic reactions associated with cosmetic products for many years. And each year, hundreds of studies add further information about the safety of ingredients. As a result, new...
View ArticlePreservatives in cosmetics: the good, the bad and the ugly?
Our skin comes into daily contact with some kind of cosmetic preservative. Soaps, gels, creams, foams, lotions, perfumes –virtually all cosmetic products require at least one preservative agent to make...
View ArticleDaily care of dry skin
Understanding our skin and its needs should be the basis for our choice of cosmetics, so if you have very dry skin, you need to use products that are specifically formulated to treat dry skin and that...
View ArticleDaily care of oily skin
Our choice of cosmetics should be based on knowledge of our skin and its needs. Products exist that are specifically formulated for the care and protection of each skin type and each life stage. The...
View ArticleCosmetic labels, true claims?
Cosmetic ads in newspapers and TV refer to marvellous effects and properties, “miraculous” in some cases. This is indeed a world of illusions – yet sometimes we wonder what truth there is in those ads...
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