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What are fruit acids and how are they labeled?
Fruit acids include malic, tartaric, lactic, citric and glycolic acids. On cosmetic products – both professional and mass consumption – all acids are designated by a special abbreviation AHA, which translates as “alpha-hydroxy acids”. AHAs (α-hydroxy acids) are one of the most popular ingredients in cosmetic products. They can affect our skin on a molecular, ...
Melanogynez
Melanogenesis is one of the complex phenomena of the organism’s adaptation to the environment. Mechanisms of melanin synthesis and regulation of pigment cell activity have been in the focus of attention of specialists in various fields of knowledge in recent years. This is due to the initiative of the International Union against Cancer, which has ...
Interesting facts about rosacea and acne
Pink acne (rosacea) is a chronic disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the facial skin, combined with an increased sensitivity of the skin capillaries to heat. At first, flushes are observed, and later, telangiectasias appear on the face. Despite the name, the disease has nothing in common with common blackheads, although it is ...
Retinol and the regulation of physiological skin renewal
The peoples of the Polar region had an unwritten law – never, under no circumstances eat the liver of a polar bear. They honestly warned the white aliens about it. But, as a rule, the latter did not listen to them, and, having killed a bear, first thing they did was to eat liver. The ...
