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Video: Why pH matters for AHAs and acids in skincare

April 18, 2017 By Michelle 34 Comments

Video: Why pH matters for AHAs and acids in skincare

I’ve been a little frustrated with what scientific concepts I can get through in words and crudely drawn illustrations on this here blog. When I teach at my day job, I do a lot of hand-waving, emphatic underlining, symbolic gesturing and smashing together of whiteboard markers, and not having the ability to show movement sometimes…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare, Tutorial, Video Tagged With: AHAs, chemical, exfoliation, pH, science, skincare, tutorial, video, vitamin

How to Mix an Aztec Clay Mask Without the Smell

February 17, 2015 By Michelle 12 Comments

How to Mix an Aztec Clay Mask Without the Smell

Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay makes a great mask, but it’s alkaline so you need to mix it with apple cider vinegar to bring the clay to a skin-friendly pH. But then you slap it on your face and try to relax, but you can’t because all you can smell is vinegar. What can you…

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Filed Under: DIY, Science, Skincare, Tutorial Tagged With: active ingredients, Aztec Secret, chemical, DIY, mask, pH, science, skincare

New Cleansers from Jurlique, Skin Theory and Boots No 7

November 9, 2014 By Michelle 2 Comments

New Cleansers from Jurlique, Skin Theory and Boots No 7

There have been quite a few skincare launches in the past few months, and I’ve been busy trying out all the new cleansers! Jurlique have been around for a while, but Boots No 7 and Skin Theory are two brands which have just launched in Australia which is super exciting. Here’s what I thought of…

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Filed Under: Review, Skincare Tagged With: Boots, cleanser, Jurlique, pH, review, Skin Theory, skincare

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

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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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