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Foaming cleanser formula: A festive salad de fruits foaming facial cleanser with fruit enzyme complex PF

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Sorry for taking so long to share this salad de fruits* foaming facial cleanser, the final part of the apple a day foaming cleanser formula series, but I wanted to get some ideas from Raymond about how he enjoyed it. You’ll see his comments at the end of this post. *I took 7 years of...

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#alltheingredients: Fruit enzyme complex PF (active)

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I realized I hadn’t shared anything about this ingredient with you this year, so let’s make that right! Fruit enzyme complex PF* is a combination of an number of different fruits, containing 10.889% each of pomegranate, star fruit, passion fruit, kiwi, mangosteen, pineapple, lychee, Indian jujube, and guava with 2% Leucidal as preservative. This blend is...

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#alltheingredients: Azelaic Acid

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In the October Q&A post, Chelsea asked, Hey swift – I am super interested in azelaic acid and some in general information about it. I made sure to to check via the search first and didn’t produce results; though I hope I didnt accidentally miss this ingredient info on the blog. Thank you much for...

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Q&A: How do companies use niacinamide and glycolic acid in the same product?

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In the September Q&A, Charlette asked this epic question: Hello Susan! Can you clear up a little dilemma? I have read that Niacinamide is NOT effective in formulas unless the pH is around 6. I also have read that Glycolic Acid is absolutely useless in formulas if the pH is over 4. Here’s my confusion:...

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Q&A: What are these new products using “essence” in the name?

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In the August Q&A post, Brian asked, What are these new products using “Essence” in the name? Fresh Black Tea Kombacha and Tatcha The Essence, Plumping Skin Softer, both listing saccharomyces as the first ingredient, and both hitting near $100 in price. The dictionary definition of “Essence” makes no sense here but it is a...

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