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Niacinamide... Vitamin B3 in the Skin Care Game!

  The ingredient Vitamin B3 in the form of Niacinamide has been gaining some very big recent attraction and momentum as of lately. Which I don't quite understand exactly for the simple fact that it's an ingredient that has been around for the LONGEST time and has already been one already in many moisturizers and serums for years. Its' benefits have been more laser-focused. When in moisturizers and serums, it has tremendous skin care benefits in terms of helping diminish fine lines/wrinkles, minimizing pores size, hyperpigmentation (dark spots), uneven skin texture, acne, redness and individuals who are prone to rosacea,and even helping with skin hydration & as well as regulating oil production! Its' multi-benefits are astounding actually. Similar to Vitamin C and most of their benefits with brightening and anti-aging.   It is also a good ingredient for protecting your skin, from free radicals and further sun damage and it's known for being its' anti...

Ceramides & Peptides: The Building Blocks of Collagen!

  These ingredients that I'm going to discuss about the essentials of healthy & and all things anti-aging. They are imperative for youthful & younger-looking skin as well to maintain healthy skin.  Ceramides are comprised of lipids that our skin naturally makes itself but decline as we age, they ate the building blocks of protein and maintaining collagen synthesis & a supporting the stratum corneum (the outer most layer of skin). Ceramides maintain a healthy moisture barrier for skin, they also make up 50% of the outer skin layer and helps to repair skin texture and as well... with added anti-aging benefits as well! (Which is also super helpful as well for us!).   Peptides are the building blocks of collagen and are chains made out of 2 or more amino acids, there a wide variety of magnificent different peptides out there, that help with concerns of anti-aging such as lines/wrinkles, firming, brightening, texture. Things we all do look for. Peptides are a ...