COSRX OIL-FREE ULTRA-MOISTURISING LOTION WITH BIRCH SAP Heya, my beauty geeks!! Hope you all are staying hydrated and moisturising in this dry weather. If you have oily-combination skin like mine, chances are you have struggled endlessly to find a moisturizer that moisturizes but without the grease. During my hunt for the perfect moisturizer that can withstand my oily skin and the humid weather of the city that I live in, I came across this little superstar, the OIL-FREE ULTRA MOISTURIZING LOTION WITH BIRCH SAP from COSRX. I've already posted COSRX OIL-FREE ULTRA-MOISTURISING LOTION WITH BIRCH SAP INGREDIENT DISCUSSION in my last post, if you haven't read it yet, you can find it HERE . In this post, I'll share the product claims for the COSRX OIL-FREE ULTRA MOISTURISING LOTION WITH BIRCH SAP, whether it lives up to those and my experience. Keep reading to find out more. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT TYPE - SKIN CARE - MOISTURIZER BRAND - COSRX, Korea PRODUCT NAME ...
DO PARABENS REALLY DESERVE THE HATRED THAT THEY GET IN THE BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRY? Is not the question that we ask ourselves when we're proudly using our paraben - one of the most hated and feared ingredients in the personal care industry - free products. Let's take a deep dive into its origin, uses and composition to find out whether they really deserve the hatred. WHAT ARE PARABENS? Speaking from a chemistry point of view, parabens are a class of esters derived from para - hydroxybenzoic acid. These are colourless, odourless and crystalline solids with satisfactory solubility in water. Speaking from a cosmetic use point of view, they are preservatives i.e. they protect our cosmetic products from microbes. Every time your moisturizer (or makeup or shampoos, or lotion or toothpaste .. literally any product that's packaged) comes in contact with air or you touch it, it is exposed to several micro-organisms like bacterias, fungi etc. The products need some sort o...