Image Credit: Kojie San  In the Philippines, one of the most popular skin lightening soaps in the market is Kojic soap (the other one is Glutathione soap). It’s so easy to spot them in beauty stores due to their attention-grabbing dark orange color. I used to be a fan of Kojic soap because it’s really effective in reducing skin hyperpigmentation with daily use....

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A cosmetic formulation is normally composed of: Functional ingredients Aesthetic modifying ingredients Claims ingredients Functional ingredients refer to ingredients that make the cosmetic products work. These are the ingredients that provide actual benefits to the skin, hair or whichever areas the cosmetic is applied to. Examples of functional ingredients are surfactants, emollients, humectants, etc. Aesthetic modifying ingredients are added to cosmetic formula to make the final product...

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