Skincare
Ingredients
Ingredients
This ingredient is commonly found in moisturizers and helps to draw water into the skin, keeping it hydrated.
What is, Hyaluronic Acid?
The largest and most complex mass of nerve tissue in the body. It sends and receives messages through 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
What is the Brain?
A scale used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
What is the pH Scale (Potential Hydrogen Scale)?
This outermost layer of the skin is composed mostly of dead skin cells and acts as a barrier against environmental damage.
What is the Stratum Corneum?
Doctors who can diagnose and treat the skin and skin disorders.
What is a Dermatologist?
This peptide is used in many anti-aging products and helps to stimulate collagen production.
What is Retinol?
Another term for smooth muscle.
What is Involuntary?
The separation of an atom or molecule into positive and negative.
What is Ionization?
The protein found in the skin’s outer layer that provides structure and strength to the skin is called this.
What is Keratin?
Lack of pigmentation in the skin.
What is Hypopigmentation?
A plant-based ingredient often found in gel moisturizers, it has soothing and moisturizing properties, especially for sensitive skin.
What is Aloe Vera?
This muscle pulls down the corners of the mouth.
What is the Traingularis (Depressor Anguli Oris)?
This reaction happens when a substance loses electrons, often causing the skin to age faster due to free radicals.
What is Oxidation?
The deepest layer of the skin.
What is Subcutaneous?
A common skin disorder of reactivity that exhibits symptoms of redness, raised bumpy texture, potential acne, and chronic vascular disfunction.
What is Rosacea?
A popular BHA (beta hydroxy acid) used to exfoliate the skin, especially for those with acne-prone skin.
What is Salicylic Acid?
A chemical process occurring in living organisms that converts nutrients to energy so that cells can function.
What is Metabolism?
The use of products that are too acidic or too alkaline can disturb this protective layer of the skin, leading to compromised barrier function.
What is the Acid Mantle?
A type of sudoriferous gland found all over the body, primarily on the forehead, palms, of the hands, and soles of the feet.
What is Eccrine?
Another name for couperose skin.
What is Telangiectasia?
This bioactive compound, often found in red grapes, is said to fight oxidative stress and signs of aging.
What is Resveratrol?
What is Osteology?
This is a common consequence of using overly acidic or alkaline skincare products that throw off the skin’s natural pH balance.
What is Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL)?
This process by which keratinocytes continually shed from the skin?
What is Desquamation?
The most common type of skin cancer.
What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?