I would love if you put together "cheat sheets" for videos like this with all of the information written out! It would be so helpful to be able to print this out and reference it.
Paula from Paula's choice has an entire dictionary of ingredients, what they do, etc. I also have some sheets left from my esthetic school, but Idk how I would get those to you, lol. But, there are entire books about it, one I think is called "Cosmetic Ingredients Encyclopedia", or something like that, as well as others. I used them to study in school. Hth!
As an esthetician I find these type of videos super helpful for me to understand ingredients and product formulas & I love the way you break it down and make everything easy to digest. I’d love to see a toxic ingredients video or a video on ingredients we should avoid
I really appreciate your content. There is a lot of fear mongering going on in the beauty world with certain ingredients being labelled bad or unsafe coming from people who do not have your qualifications or any knowledge on the safety or purpose of the ingredients.
Agreed! Petrolatum, Mineral Oil and Silicones work wonderfully on my skin and finding products with them is getting harder to find. I was also fine with Parabens but the new replacement ingredients irritate my skin a lot.😕 I want my Parabens back! Thankfully Mineral Oil is easy to find at local Chains like Walmart and I can add it to my lotions and creams for both my face and body. I use a lot of Cerave because they have the ingredients that help my skin thrive! From department stores it’s strictly Clinique. And yes, I know the Estée Lauder companies are testing on animals to be able to be sold in China. It’s required by law in China. I’m trying to find new Skincare that can replace Clinique. No luck so far. I’d love to try Dr. Sam Bunting’s line of skincare but it’s way too costly to have it shipped!
Thank you for posting these! I’m about to graduate with my degree in Biochemistry and cosmetic formulation is my dream job. I feel like this channel is helping me prepare more than my classes
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I recently just started diving it into skincare videos on TH-cam and you are definitely my favorite. Finally I know what all of these ingredients mean! 😅 Please do a video where you explain whether some of these ingredients can be harmful, and what ingredients you definitely want in your skincare routine!
Congrats on 200K+!!! You are in a league of your own in beauty and skincare education. Such a refreshing breath of air! Keep it up. To a million and beyond!
Bro I’m an esthetician major and you just made this so easy to understand thank you so so so much 🥹🥹🙏🙏 I’m about to watch the mess out of all your videos 😄
Thank you for so much content! I’m loving learning all this new info. I’m hoping that you post a video about which of the ingredients you mentioned are beneficial/ harmful. Like I hear all the time in beauty products: “ no parabens!!” But they also sound important from what you said. Thanks! ♥️ -science babe
I can't thank you enough for making this!!!! Edit: I am loving the SB hoodie, from the color scheme to what it represents! Just in time for the winter 😍
Thank you so much for this simplified info , I currently own a completely different type of business but my dream was always to have a successful skin care company and finally I'am starting this.
Hey Kenna I was wondering if you could do a video on hair growth and myths, for example do supplements/vitamins/oils work or are they useless. There is so much information out there but I have no idea what’s scientifically “proven” to work.
Hi Ms Kenna, thank you for taking the time to educate us. Please can you comment- what are your thoughts on growth factors in skin care? What types of issues can arise in formulating growth factors?
Great video!!! Best one ever!!! Love how you give examples on screen while explaining. I hope you make more showing good and bad brands to buy or not to waste your money on .
I'm starting a natural skin care business and this information was waaaaayyy too helpful. 🤩 Thank you so much, kisses from Dominican Republic. 😘 Can you post a video about ingredients in toothpaste?
Great vid. Can I just make a small suggestion? You seem so humble and that is fantastic.... But can you please note and write that you are a BIOCHEMIST on all your video titles? I found you and subbed because I was so happy that someone who had actually studied was giving us skincare info. No shade to other TH-camrs but I honestly found it refreshing that you give the science behind the products we use. Keep up the good work ❤️
Wow this video is pretty old I just realized as I went to comment… lol but now that makes me excited to watch your new videos now! Absolutely love this video and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I’ve been looking for a video like this for a really long time.
Just found you! I am branching out to learn how to formulate products. So far I like how you explain the ingredients. I look forward to diving in to see what else you have posted. Thank you!
These are many ingredients - wow! My question regards how they interact. How do you tell what is compatible with another? For example which preservative is compatible with which thickener?
4:05 So, what's the difference between Surfactants and emulsifiers, if both bind the oil and water? What makes one be used as a cleanser and the other for leave in formulations?
They are functionally different. Surfactants break up oil and create micelles around it to wash it away. Emulsifiers will hold oil and water close to each other and are meant for leave on applications. They are waxes that facilitate oil and water being together at the same time. A lot of surfactants can act as weak emulsifiers and some emulsifiers can act as weak surfactants but it really depends on many factors within a formula
I watch your videos and take notes more attentively than during lecture 😂 as a science student who is obsessed with skin care, this is exactly the content i love. keep doing you!
Gurl..... You are AMAZING, that was so thuro. I loved it. Now you need a video on what the differences is between each one lol I love science theres so many options i want to make skincare one day and loved your video soooooo much. you rock!!
I'm using this video and Paula's Choice dictionary to make a spreadsheet so I can bring it with me so I'm not always referring to my phone to look up ingredients when I'm in Sephora or my local pharmacy. Thank you so much for this beautifully consolidated and easy to digest breakdown of what EVERYONE should be looking for in their head to toe routine :)
Hey Kenna!!!! Amazing video :))) just wondering if you'd consider making a video going over alcohols found in skincare products? Which ones are harmful and which ones are not, and why they are there in the first place? Thanks so much.
Hello omg your content is extraordinary !!!! A true help for people, I am (like many many people ) doing the pony syndrome's skin routine is it possible you do one analysis about that routine ? I would like to know if this new mode of following Korean routines are right please and thanks for share your acknowledgement
Could you please do a video on which oils are beneficial for dry hair? I've heard that some oils aren't able to penetrate the hair cuticle and can actually end up causing dryness. The ordinary has a good selection of oils that they say can be used on hair, including a hemi-squalane. Just wondering what your thoughts are for squalane on hair. Thanks.
I will be making formulation for hyperpigmentation where i will be using, rice, tomato 🍅 and potato as active ingredient. Using microspheres technology. The dosage form will be in aerosol, stick. Mainly waterless stick. How does it sound. It's my project work. Please tell. 🙏
What an interesting, informative, and important video! For those of us (and there are so many!) who have become diligent about what goes on our skin and what's contained in the health and beauty items we use on ourselves and loved ones, this is gold! Thank you Kenna, your channel is wonderful as is your presentation!
I am in Belgium. We never get the difference made in ingredients' lists between active and non-active ingredients. It is all just listed in one list. No distinction between active & not.
Thanks u so much for claryifying that cetearyl alcohol is not an alcohol but a wax.. I've been looking everywhere for this info.. Could you please advise which alcohols can actually penetrate the skin and get into the blood stream, if any. Wanted to use phenoxyethanol as preservative but I read it can penetrate the skin cis it's ethanol so.. I'm confused. Thanks..
This is super helpful with understanding products I use on my little one with eczema. The struggle is real, so thank you- I look forward to your videos
Would love to hear your opinion on all those expensive "super-products" that stars keep promoting, like Vintner's Daughter Botanical Serum or The Cream by Augustinus Bader . Are they really worth the money? I tried some of the Dr Barbara Sturm products that are also quite popular among celebs, and found it to be mediocre at best. So now Im naturally sceptical of all those hyped products. But if they really are that good I just might buy them. 🧐
Hi I just came across your channel the other day and you seriously want me to dig out my biochem textbook again. Your videos are so informative with actual science. As a university science student, I love this channel and subscribed immediately 👍
LOVE this video! I have learnt so much and those foreign words in the ingredients list make so much sense now. Can you please do more videos on shampoos and conditioner ingredients and hair care in general. Thanks!!❤❤
Your videos are actually very educational. Thank you so much for your effort and this knowledge sharing. I would love a video about which ingredients listed here do you recommend/not recommend to be included in products.
Hi, amazing video. For a thicker face cream, what’s the best % to be using? Water % Oils % Butters % Preservative % Emulsifying wax % Any help appreciated!
This is my dream come true for an informative TH-cam video. This is the kinda shit I've always wondered and never been able to put in laymen's terms for myself after googling forEVER. Now that I get the gist (thank you omfg) Google will be much easier haha
Hi, could you please recommend some good shampoo and conditioner for hair fall? I thought having alcohol, silicone, paraben, sulfate and minerals in the ingredient list was a bad thing but looking at the list of components you mentioned in the video it doesn't seem all that bad ...
Kenna, I am wondering which active ingredients you would recommend for lightening red acne scars? I have been using a Vitamin C serum and an AHA/BHA serum at night but haven't seen much improvement (it's been about 3 months).
Hi I know I'm not Kenna (sorry) but I just thought I would share what has worked for me *big time* 😉. I have quite a selection of skincare ingredients to formulate with, but honestly, I feel like anyone could do this. I've been applying this to my face just about every night for 3 months now, and even after just a week or two I saw a dramatic improvement on both my overall complexion (more "bouncy", bright, rarely a new breakout) and a major reduction of my red acne scars. I haven't even been wearing foundation/concealer! *Okay* so I already use CeraVe Moisturising Cream (Noncomedogenic, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides, and AFFORDABLE) so I spoon out a few tablespoons, around 3-4 ounces into an empty cosmetic container. Then I add a few drops of Lactic Acid (think like 8 drops of Visine), around a 1/4 tsp of Niacinamide (I bought a bag of powdered Niacinamide off Amazon from the company Bulk Actives), and lastly, and this is both a great Antioxidant and the green color counteracts the redness of scars; Powdered Matcha Green Tea, just a pinch. I mix it up with a popsicle stick (again, Amazon). I also add just a couple of drops therapeutic grade Tea Tree oil for the antiseptic properties. As you can see, and I apologize I obviously don't have the *exact* measurements... I mainly eyeball it. Go easy on the Lactic Acid (mine is 80% I believe) and you can work up to more with time. A slight tingle is okay, but burning is a big NO. I know that the Ordinary has a Niacinamide + Zinc serum for like $8 that has helped a girlfriend's of mine acne scars quite well too. Good luck. I hope my reply wasn't too confusing!
Thank you for your thoughtful response! I will definitely look into your recommendations :) I haven't yet tried Niacinamide, but I've heard a lot of great things.
VegJax I would also try Retinol. I‘ve been using it for 6 months now and it has helped alot. Obviously start low, you don‘t want any breakouts happening :). Vitamin C helped my skin overall but I didn‘t notice any diffrence on my scars.
I associate oat more as a soothing ingredient and didn't previously consider it to be an exfoliant. Could I be possibly aggravating my skin by adding colloidal oatmeal to body lotion? Is there a preferred ratio or particle size?
Hello Kenna, I recently realized that I have a nickel allergy with a patch test. Can you do a video regarding this, especially because I am learning now that nickel can be in everything? Interested in recommendations for mostly in eyeliner, mascara since the wand can contain nickel. Also should I stay away from iron oxides/mica/titaninum oxide? Thank you so very much.
QUESTION: I prefer mineral sunscreens as I feel they last on my skin longer and in theory should lose its efficacy more slowly than pure chemical ones do. And I understand it's harder for ZnO and TiO2 to handle/dissolve in solution of lower pH. Since we're gonna be wearing sunscreen all day, it better be within the desired pH range (4.5-6.0), right? So I'm wondering if there are any mineral or hybrid sunscreens on the market (my preference has always been Japanese and European ones) formulated with whatever magical technology that allows the ingredients to stay stable/effective under pH 4.5-6.0 please? If not, please still address this concern! Much appreciated!
Hi Kenna! Would you please give us a video on skincare actives? I am confused about whether Vit C can be combined with peptides or niacinamide for example. It would be lovely if we could have a video that teaches us which actives play well together and which cancel each other out or create potentially damaging interactions.
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I would love if you put together "cheat sheets" for videos like this with all of the information written out! It would be so helpful to be able to print this out and reference it.
Amanda Krutsick agreed!!!!
Paula from Paula's choice has an entire dictionary of ingredients, what they do, etc. I also have some sheets left from my esthetic school, but Idk how I would get those to you, lol. But, there are entire books about it, one I think is called "Cosmetic Ingredients Encyclopedia", or something like that, as well as others. I used them to study in school. Hth!
Amanda Krutsick yes would pay for this! I’m an esthetician and myself and coworkers reference her videos often
@@jeskaveda3221 same, willing to pay for it :)
Yes I agree!!
As an esthetician I find these type of videos super helpful for me to understand ingredients and product formulas & I love the way you break it down and make everything easy to digest. I’d love to see a toxic ingredients video or a video on ingredients we should avoid
I really appreciate your content. There is a lot of fear mongering going on in the beauty world with certain ingredients being labelled bad or unsafe coming from people who do not have your qualifications or any knowledge on the safety or purpose of the ingredients.
Agreed! Petrolatum, Mineral Oil and Silicones work wonderfully on my skin and finding products with them is getting harder to find. I was also fine with Parabens but the new replacement ingredients irritate my skin a lot.😕 I want my Parabens back! Thankfully Mineral Oil is easy to find at local Chains like Walmart and I can add it to my lotions and creams for both my face and body. I use a lot of Cerave because they have the ingredients that help my skin thrive! From department stores it’s strictly Clinique. And yes, I know the Estée Lauder companies are testing on animals to be able to be sold in China. It’s required by law in China. I’m trying to find new Skincare that can replace Clinique. No luck so far.
I’d love to try Dr. Sam Bunting’s line of skincare but it’s way too costly to have it shipped!
Thank you for posting these! I’m about to graduate with my degree in Biochemistry and cosmetic formulation is my dream job. I feel like this channel is helping me prepare more than my classes
I have been seeking this kind of info about skincare/cosmetics ingredients for like 10 years now. Never found it until now. THANK YOU!!!!
Yesss was so waiting for this series! I love the Kenncyclopedia
Please, please, do an anti-aging video routine for us and best anti-aging products 🙌🏼🔥
So refreshing to have experts talk the truth about ingredients. thank you for the great informative video.
I haven't seen it yet. Already liked the video. ❤👌🏼
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I recently just started diving it into skincare videos on TH-cam and you are definitely my favorite. Finally I know what all of these ingredients mean! 😅 Please do a video where you explain whether some of these ingredients can be harmful, and what ingredients you definitely want in your skincare routine!
Please please do a video about ingredients in makeup!! I'm sure everyone would love to hear foundation, powder, concealer recommendations from you!!
Is there any books you would recommend for studying skin care ingredients in detail? Thank you great video.Xx
Milady ingredient dictionary. Look on Amazon.
A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. Amazon $12.99!
The Beauty Geek’s Guide to Skincare on Amazon. Just $12.99
OK... so for studying? Which one you recommend?
i'm falling in love with these classes
Congrats on 200K+!!! You are in a league of your own in beauty and skincare education. Such a refreshing breath of air! Keep it up. To a million and beyond!
Bro I’m an esthetician major and you just made this so easy to understand thank you so so so much 🥹🥹🙏🙏 I’m about to watch the mess out of all your videos 😄
Thank you for so much content! I’m loving learning all this new info. I’m hoping that you post a video about which of the ingredients you mentioned are beneficial/ harmful. Like I hear all the time in beauty products: “ no parabens!!” But they also sound important from what you said.
Thanks! ♥️
-science babe
Blanche Reichert she did a video like 3 weeks ago about parabens.
I can't thank you enough for making this!!!!
Edit: I am loving the SB hoodie, from the color scheme to what it represents! Just in time for the winter 😍
I am loving these videos! I am learning a lot and there's very little of this on beauty youtube.
I had to learn skincare formulation categories as a begginner and i think you are the best teacher ever. I really learned so much. Thumb up👍
You have no idea how much i've been needing this type of content! Thank you so much 💚💚💚
Best video on cosmetics ingredients
Thank you so much for this simplified info , I currently own a completely different type of business but my dream was always to have a successful skin care company and finally I'am starting this.
Hey Kenna I was wondering if you could do a video on hair growth and myths, for example do supplements/vitamins/oils work or are they useless. There is so much information out there but I have no idea what’s scientifically “proven” to work.
Kenna, could you maybe make a video on some skincare ingredients to stay away from or be cautious of?
This channel is a blessing. Educate me sis.
Please do a haircare video I would love to hear your recommandations for hair ! Love your channel it is so refreshing ❤
Hi Ms Kenna, thank you for taking the time to educate us. Please can you comment- what are your thoughts on growth factors in skin care? What types of issues can arise in formulating growth factors?
Excellent explanation of basic categories of cosmetics ingredients
Great video!!! Best one ever!!! Love how you give examples on screen while explaining. I hope you make more showing good and bad brands to buy or not to waste your money on .
Proud to be a member of science babes community! Love your videos Kenna, thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge with us. :)
I'm starting a natural skin care business and this information was waaaaayyy too helpful. 🤩 Thank you so much, kisses from Dominican Republic. 😘 Can you post a video about ingredients in toothpaste?
Teebaum-Öl-Creme is my go-to for tackling acne and other skin impurities, thanks to its antibacterial properties.
Jeezus this was a great shortcut to knowing what ingredients fit where. Thanks so much
Great vid. Can I just make a small suggestion? You seem so humble and that is fantastic.... But can you please note and write that you are a BIOCHEMIST on all your video titles? I found you and subbed because I was so happy that someone who had actually studied was giving us skincare info. No shade to other TH-camrs but I honestly found it refreshing that you give the science behind the products we use. Keep up the good work ❤️
Hi I have been suffering from skin problem for a long time Thanks very much I hope this will help me
Your videos are so useful. Being educated about what actually is in the products we buy and why it is there is so important to me. Thank you Kenna!
Wow this video is pretty old I just realized as I went to comment… lol but now that makes me excited to watch your new videos now! Absolutely love this video and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I’ve been looking for a video like this for a really long time.
Ur the best explainer I can find on here
Just found you! I am branching out to learn how to formulate products. So far I like how you explain the ingredients. I look forward to diving in to see what else you have posted.
Thank you!
I know I'm coming in late to this video. This is the only video like this that I've found so far. Thank you. I've subscribed.
Welcome!!
Awesome so clear and crisp🎉😊
These are many ingredients - wow! My question regards how they interact. How do you tell what is compatible with another? For example which preservative is compatible with which thickener?
Holy cow, Kenna! You have totally empowered us now. Science Babes... Love it! Now I'm off to watch your 1% line video again to put it al together.
You should definitely review Kylie Skin products! You’re killing it
4:05 So, what's the difference between Surfactants and emulsifiers, if both bind the oil and water? What makes one be used as a cleanser and the other for leave in formulations?
They are functionally different. Surfactants break up oil and create micelles around it to wash it away. Emulsifiers will hold oil and water close to each other and are meant for leave on applications. They are waxes that facilitate oil and water being together at the same time. A lot of surfactants can act as weak emulsifiers and some emulsifiers can act as weak surfactants but it really depends on many factors within a formula
@@KennaWhitnell Thank you!
Can you please look at the skin care from environ and tell your thoughts about it. It would really help me.
I watch your videos and take notes more attentively than during lecture 😂 as a science student who is obsessed with skin care, this is exactly the content i love. keep doing you!
Gurl..... You are AMAZING, that was so thuro. I loved it. Now you need a video on what the differences is between each one lol
I love science theres so many options i want to make skincare one day and loved your video soooooo much. you rock!!
I'm using this video and Paula's Choice dictionary to make a spreadsheet so I can bring it with me so I'm not always referring to my phone to look up ingredients when I'm in Sephora or my local pharmacy. Thank you so much for this beautifully consolidated and easy to digest breakdown of what EVERYONE should be looking for in their head to toe routine :)
hey Amanda, I know it's been two years, but did you later make the spreadsheet ? and can you please make it available for public download. thank you.
SO GLAD to have found your channel! Hope you'll keep posting these informative videos :)
Hey Kenna!!!! Amazing video :))) just wondering if you'd consider making a video going over alcohols found in skincare products? Which ones are harmful and which ones are not, and why they are there in the first place? Thanks so much.
Hello omg your content is extraordinary !!!! A true help for people, I am (like many many people ) doing the pony syndrome's skin routine is it possible you do one analysis about that routine ? I would like to know if this new mode of following Korean routines are right please and thanks for share your acknowledgement
Absolutely excellent video! Definitely time to learn about the ingredients in skin care! Thank you!
Could you please do a video on which oils are beneficial for dry hair? I've heard that some oils aren't able to penetrate the hair cuticle and can actually end up causing dryness. The ordinary has a good selection of oils that they say can be used on hair, including a hemi-squalane. Just wondering what your thoughts are for squalane on hair. Thanks.
I was literally reading all the ingredients in my skin care products while watching this thank you!
I loved your video so much ive spent 2 hours putting together a list of good ingredients for skincare. THX YOUR SO GREAT!
Keana is it possible to make video specifically design for pigmentation ,dark spot formulation
I will be making formulation for hyperpigmentation where i will be using, rice, tomato 🍅 and potato as active ingredient.
Using microspheres technology.
The dosage form will be in aerosol, stick. Mainly waterless stick.
How does it sound.
It's my project work. Please tell. 🙏
I love the sweater!!!! When is it going to be available? Thank you so much for this video! Your content is wonderful. ❤️
What an interesting, informative, and important video! For those of us (and there are so many!) who have become diligent about what goes on our skin and what's contained in the health and beauty items we use on ourselves and loved ones, this is gold! Thank you Kenna, your channel is wonderful as is your presentation!
I am in Belgium. We never get the difference made in ingredients' lists between active and non-active ingredients. It is all just listed in one list. No distinction between active & not.
Do a video about the difference of dehydrated and dry skin, and what ingredients are bad for each category? Thank you!
Thanks u so much for claryifying that cetearyl alcohol is not an alcohol but a wax.. I've been looking everywhere for this info.. Could you please advise which alcohols can actually penetrate the skin and get into the blood stream, if any. Wanted to use phenoxyethanol as preservative but I read it can penetrate the skin cis it's ethanol so.. I'm confused. Thanks..
This is super helpful with understanding products I use on my little one with eczema. The struggle is real, so thank you- I look forward to your videos
Would love to hear your opinion on all those expensive "super-products" that stars keep promoting, like Vintner's Daughter Botanical Serum or The Cream by Augustinus Bader
. Are they really worth the money?
I tried some of the Dr Barbara Sturm products that are also quite popular among celebs, and found it to be mediocre at best. So now Im naturally sceptical of all those hyped products. But if they really are that good I just might buy them. 🧐
So informative and useful! thank you so much, keep the videos coming!
Hi I just came across your channel the other day and you seriously want me to dig out my biochem textbook again. Your videos are so informative with actual science. As a university science student, I love this channel and subscribed immediately 👍
I’m so glad I found your channel!!!❤
Pauses video to grab a notebook to take notes!! 💙💙
LOVE this video! I have learnt so much and those foreign words in the ingredients list make so much sense now.
Can you please do more videos on shampoos and conditioner ingredients and hair care in general. Thanks!!❤❤
Your videos are actually very educational. Thank you so much for your effort and this knowledge sharing. I would love a video about which ingredients listed here do you recommend/not recommend to be included in products.
Hi, amazing video. For a thicker face cream, what’s the best % to be using?
Water %
Oils %
Butters %
Preservative %
Emulsifying wax %
Any help appreciated!
Ma'am...can you please explain about poly hydoxy acids too??
Thank you so much!! This video is so helpful 💪🏼❤️✨inchallah my business is successful and every one here has success ✨
You're smart 😫
I have no idea where to start to know my knowledge about skin care. I should read my text book
This is my dream come true for an informative TH-cam video. This is the kinda shit I've always wondered and never been able to put in laymen's terms for myself after googling forEVER. Now that I get the gist (thank you omfg) Google will be much easier haha
So excited when I hope on TH-cam and see another video :)
Amazing video 👏🏽…covers a lot in a short video ❣️
Thank you so much for this very informative content ❤️
Hi, could you please recommend some good shampoo and conditioner for hair fall? I thought having alcohol, silicone, paraben, sulfate and minerals in the ingredient list was a bad thing but looking at the list of components you mentioned in the video it doesn't seem all that bad ...
Such a great day in class. Thank you Kenna 😃
Beautifull demosteration
Love love love it. More Moore more. Thank you thank you thank you
Please recommend products for each category 🙏
i would love to work in the field of cosmetics and i am now studying bs chemistry in uni. your videos help me a lot!!
You are literally so beautiful and smart and confident I love it 🥰
Kiwi 123 yes she really is, still always listen to your heart.
The Fifth World YES
Just curious are you a licensed esthetician or dermatologist or just skincare enthusiast? Bc I didn’t see you mention it anywhere
Thanks for the information we got knowledge about it.
Wow... This was so good and informative. I'll be able to buy better now 👍🏻
what do you think about sepiwhite and gigawhite in creams and lotions?
Kenna, I am wondering which active ingredients you would recommend for lightening red acne scars? I have been using a Vitamin C serum and an AHA/BHA serum at night but haven't seen much improvement (it's been about 3 months).
Hi I know I'm not Kenna (sorry) but I just thought I would share what has worked for me *big time* 😉. I have quite a selection of skincare ingredients to formulate with, but honestly, I feel like anyone could do this. I've been applying this to my face just about every night for 3 months now, and even after just a week or two I saw a dramatic improvement on both my overall complexion (more "bouncy", bright, rarely a new breakout) and a major reduction of my red acne scars. I haven't even been wearing foundation/concealer! *Okay* so I already use CeraVe Moisturising Cream (Noncomedogenic, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides, and AFFORDABLE) so I spoon out a few tablespoons, around 3-4 ounces into an empty cosmetic container. Then I add a few drops of Lactic Acid (think like 8 drops of Visine), around a 1/4 tsp of Niacinamide (I bought a bag of powdered Niacinamide off Amazon from the company Bulk Actives), and lastly, and this is both a great Antioxidant and the green color counteracts the redness of scars; Powdered Matcha Green Tea, just a pinch. I mix it up with a popsicle stick (again, Amazon). I also add just a couple of drops therapeutic grade Tea Tree oil for the antiseptic properties. As you can see, and I apologize I obviously don't have the *exact* measurements... I mainly eyeball it. Go easy on the Lactic Acid (mine is 80% I believe) and you can work up to more with time. A slight tingle is okay, but burning is a big NO.
I know that the Ordinary has a Niacinamide + Zinc serum for like $8 that has helped a girlfriend's of mine acne scars quite well too. Good luck. I hope my reply wasn't too confusing!
Thank you for your thoughtful response! I will definitely look into your recommendations :) I haven't yet tried Niacinamide, but I've heard a lot of great things.
VegJax I would also try Retinol. I‘ve been using it for 6 months now and it has helped alot. Obviously start low, you don‘t want any breakouts happening :). Vitamin C helped my skin overall but I didn‘t notice any diffrence on my scars.
I associate oat more as a soothing ingredient and didn't previously consider it to be an exfoliant. Could I be possibly aggravating my skin by adding colloidal oatmeal to body lotion? Is there a preferred ratio or particle size?
Hello Kenna, I recently realized that I have a nickel allergy with a patch test. Can you do a video regarding this, especially because I am learning now that nickel can be in everything? Interested in recommendations for mostly in eyeliner, mascara since the wand can contain nickel. Also should I stay away from iron oxides/mica/titaninum oxide? Thank you so very much.
This is amazing ! thank you so much for that!!!!
Thanks a lot .Am from Africa lots of love
QUESTION: I prefer mineral sunscreens as I feel they last on my skin longer and in theory should lose its efficacy more slowly than pure chemical ones do. And I understand it's harder for ZnO and TiO2 to handle/dissolve in solution of lower pH. Since we're gonna be wearing sunscreen all day, it better be within the desired pH range (4.5-6.0), right? So I'm wondering if there are any mineral or hybrid sunscreens on the market (my preference has always been Japanese and European ones) formulated with whatever magical technology that allows the ingredients to stay stable/effective under pH 4.5-6.0 please? If not, please still address this concern! Much appreciated!
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Thanks for the amazing video 👍😍
Hi Kenna! Would you please give us a video on skincare actives? I am confused about whether Vit C can be combined with peptides or niacinamide for example. It would be lovely if we could have a video that teaches us which actives play well together and which cancel each other out or create potentially damaging interactions.