Natural Beauty Inside Out
It looks like more and more skincare products are including some form of Vitamin C in their formulations for obvious reasons of attracting customers who believe in their touted merits in skin rejuvenation and wrinkle reduction. However, which is the true Vitamin C, which are the derivatives and what type of vitamin C really works?
Here, I’ll take a look at the difference types of Vitamin C and find out how well they perform.
The SkinFood Hop Beer Hair Wash that I’m currently using contains Vitamin H which is commonly known as Biotin, often recommended for strengthening hair and nails.
From what I’ve read, Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin produced in the body by certain types of intestinal bacteria and obtained from food. Considered part of the B complex group of vitamins, Biotin is necessary for the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids. While bacteria in the intestines produce enough Biotin for the bodies of most people, Biotin can also be obtained from a variety of foods including soybeans and other legumes, egg yolks, nuts, and organ meats.
For those who are proned to acne, using products that are labelled as non-comogendic may not be enough as I’ve come across some products labelled as such but they still containing pore clogging ingredients that can possibly aggravate acne.
Here are some ingredients that are rated as highly comedogenic:
- Algae Extract
- Carrageenan
- Hexadecyl Alcohol
- Isocetyl Stearate
- Isopropyl Isostearate
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Laureth 4
- Myristyl Myristate
- Octyl Stearate
- Oleth-3
- Potassium Chloride
- Red Algae
- Sodium Chloride (Salt)
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Wheat Germ Oil
I’m a bit unhappy because I discovered a brand new pigmented spot near the corner of my left eye. This, despite the skin care products I’ve been using! I’ve been mulling over the reason and I think I found the answer in a little window located to the left side of my bed. While it is covered, there is a little gap that lets in some early morning sunlight. I think that’s causing the damage. But the question is, why wasn’t there any noticeable damage before as the window has always been there?
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