Foundation·Guide·6 min
How to read an ingredient list
Cosmetic ingredient lists use a standardised naming system and are ordered by concentration down to one percent. Knowing those two rules changes how much you can read from a label.
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Ingredient Fundamentals
The ingredient categories every cosmetic formula draws from.
Foundation·Explainer·4 min
What active ingredients actually mean
In regulatory terms an active ingredient belongs to specific product categories. In everyday cosmetic marketing the word is used loosely for whichever ingredient the product is built around.
IngredientsIntermediate·Ingredient Note·7 min
What copper peptides do
Copper peptides are copper-binding short peptides used in cosmetics. This note separates what they are and how they are formulated from what research does and does not establish.
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