All About The Skin — Ingredients

What's the Difference Between the Active and Inactive Ingredients In Cosmetics?

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Active ingredients in a cosmetic formula carry out an action on the skin compatible with the results they claim to deliver. They either fight free radical damage, fight inflammation, enhance collagen production, prevent and reverse photo aging, oppose glycation, assist in cell regeneration or help speed cell turnover.Inactive ingredients are in the product for three main reasons: - As a vehicle to deliver active ingredients to the skin - As a preservative to help maintain reasonable shelf life for the product- To make it feel, smell and look niceThat does not mean that inactive ingredients will not have an effect...

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