exfoliation

  • baking soda is not an exfoliant

    Why You Should NOT Use Baking Soda To Exfoliate Your Skin

    Have you ever used baking soda to exfoliate your face? Everyone on the internet’s recommending it. For starters, it’s natural, so how could it be bad? Plus, it’s so cheap. Why spend a fortune on acid exfoliants when this will do? Because it could destroy your skin. Turns out, baking soda ain’t as harmless as […]

  • salicylic acid skincare benefits

    Does The Clarisonic Help Or Harm Skin?

    When Oprah recommends something, I’m usually all over it. Usually. Cos even the best people can give you bad advice, sometimes. Case in point: the Clarisonic. It made Oprah’s list of favourite things. But you may want to take a hard, honest look at your skin to see if that’s really what it needs. Why? […]

  • the ordinary glycolic acid toning solution

    Is It Ok For Skincare Products To Tingle?

    Uh oh, there it goes again. Your’s skin tingling. Just after applying that new serum. Is it meant to do that? It must be, right? If it tingles, it works. Beauty magazines have repeated that a dozen times. But then… Why is my skin turning redder? What’s going on? Is this normal?! Not really. Sometimes […]

  • jan marini bioglycolic cleanser

    Do Exfoliating Cleansers Work?

    You need cleanse and exfoliate. These steps AREN’T optional. Why not buy an exfoliating cleanser and do both at the same time? It’ll save you money and time in the evening, right? Not so fast… There are two types of cleansing exfoliants: physical and chemical. One of them doesn’t work. The other one does, but […]