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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

How to Exfoliate 1: All About Physical Exfoliants

November 11, 2015 By Michelle 13 Comments

How to Exfoliate 1: All About Physical Exfoliants

Are you confused about how to choose the right exfoliation method for your skincare routine? This three-part series rounds up all the types of exfoliants for your face, with examples of products and their pros and cons! This post covers all the physical exfoliation options. Part 2 will be on chemical exfoliation, and Part 3…

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The pHs of some AHA products

September 17, 2014 By Michelle 2 Comments

The pHs of some AHA products

I have a little collection of AHA products now, and since I also have a bunch of pH strips lying around at home, I thought it’d be a good idea to test all the pHs out, since they’re pretty important when it comes to choosing an AHA, and companies rarely state what they are. If…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare Tagged With: AHAs, Alpha-H, chemical, Dr Lewinn's, exfoliation, John Plunkett, Neostrata, Neutrogena, Paula's Choice, pH, science, skincare

Project 100 Pan: Empties 61-70

March 9, 2014 By Michelle 1 Comment

Project 100 Pan: Empties 61-70

I’ve been hauling a bit while overseas – I brought a lot of products to use, but failed miserably at estimating how much I needed, and the things I would miss the most. So while I’m still aiming to rack up the empties, I’m giving myself a lot of slack in the new buys department….

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Filed Under: Empties, Review Tagged With: Aveda, cleanser, Dermalogica, empties, exfoliation, Goldwell, hair, moisturiser, Neutrogena, Nivea, project pan, Schick, Skinfood, Swisspers, tools

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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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