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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Last Christmas, my husband received a gift from one of his office colleagues that looks like a big jar of orange marmalade. However, when I took a closer look at the product packaging, it says Honey Citron Tea. I was confused in the beginning because it really looks like a marmalade more than a tea to me. After reading the instruction on the...

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Christmas is just around the corner and everybody is getting ready to buy gifts for their friends and loved ones. Since zero waste, eco-friendly and sustainable are the popular buzzwords this year in most social media channels, why not inspire your loved ones to start their own zero waste journey by giving them the following sustainable Christmas gifts. 1. Collapsible Silicone Coffee Cup...

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