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Powder Cleanser and Exfoliant Review: Dermalogica, Farmacy, Alpha-H, Ella Bache, Ausceuticals

March 14, 2017 By Michelle 11 Comments

Powder Cleanser and Exfoliant Review: Dermalogica, Farmacy, Alpha-H, Ella Bache, Ausceuticals

Here’s a skincare trend I’ve been really getting into: dry powder products. These are cleansers and scrubs that come in a jar. You shake them out, mix with water, and you get a cleanser or exfoliant. They’ve been around for a while, and hark back to ancient times when people would mix up their own…

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Filed Under: Review, Skincare Tagged With: Alpha-H, Ausceuticals, Dermalogica, Ella Baché, exfoliation, Farmacy, review, skincare

Sunscreen Review 1: Cetaphil, Elucent, Alpha-H, Sunsense

July 22, 2016 By Michelle 29 Comments

Sunscreen Review 1: Cetaphil, Elucent, Alpha-H, Sunsense

Wearing sunscreen daily is the #1 best thing you can do to prevent wrinkles, so naturally I slather my face in sunscreen every morning (it helps prevent cancer too of course, but I’m vainer than I’d like to admit), under my make-up. I haven’t reviewed sunscreens in a while – here’s what I’ve been trying…

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Filed Under: Review, Skincare Tagged With: Alpha-H, Cetaphil, Elucent, review, skincare, sun protection, Sunsense

Alpha Hydroxy Acid Exfoliant Reviews: Alpha-H and Elucent

March 29, 2016 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Alpha Hydroxy Acid Exfoliant Reviews: Alpha-H and Elucent

I’ve recently tried out two skincare ranges with alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) as their star ingredients: Alpha-H’s A-List Kit and Elucent’s Anti-Ageing range. Today I’m concentrating on the leave-on liquid exfoliants in the ranges. A refresher: alpha hydroxy acids are fantastic exfoliants, which means they help the layers of your skin detach and shed. This…

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Filed Under: Review, Skincare Tagged With: active ingredients, AHAs, Alpha-H, Elucent, exfoliation, review, skincare

How to Exfoliate 2: All About Chemical Exfoliants

November 26, 2015 By Michelle 33 Comments

How to Exfoliate 2: All About Chemical Exfoliants

Here’s Part 2 of this skincare series on exfoliation. Part 1 was on physical exfoliating tools and scrubs, this time we’re tackling the more complex chemical exfoliants, before moving onto picking the right exfoliation routine for your skin in Part 3. For a simpler overview, you can head to this exfoliation basics post, and for…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare, Tutorial Tagged With: [re]fresh, active ingredients, AHAs, Alpha-H, Benton, BHAs, Bioderma, chemical, cleanser, DIY, Ella Baché, exfoliation, Exuviance, Goldfaden MD, Indeed Labs, John Plunkett, Jurlique, La Roche-Posay, Life Flo Health, Love Life, MUAC, natural, Neostrata, Neutrogena, Ole Henriksen, Paula's Choice, Pixi, science, skincare, Stridex, tutorial

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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD and science educator, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are worth buying, and which ones aren't using science!

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