According to Spate, this might be the most searched for product form: Pimple patches. Pimple patches work by absorbing excess oil and pus from pimples.  This absorption leads to a shrinking...

What are antioxidants?  Antioxidants are a class of ingredients that fight free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules.  Antioxidants work by reversing or preventing free radicals from causing oxidative stress. ...

It is the most commonly used oil in the world. Why is palm oil so widely used in cosmetics? What is its function?  Palm oil is the worlds most used...

  With the skyrocketing use of Ozempic globally, cosmetic chemists and other beauty industry experts predict a surge in skincare products in order to treat “Ozempic Face"  Ozempic face is...

There many skincare trends coming in 2024.   Here are cosmetic chemist and BeautyStat founder, Ron Robinson’s top 3 trends:   Peptides and Proteins  Peptides are amino acids that make...

Are Exosomes the new Stem Cell therapy for skin?   Exosomes are tiny particles that are released by all of the cells in our body. This particle release is how...

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that is needed to: 1)  It protects your cells from damage that can occur from exposure to cigarette smoke 2)  It is key to...

*Biomimetic - the technology of mimicking the structure and function of naturally occurring substances to engineer synthetic molecules to mine the knowledge of nature without depleting rare resources.   Creating ingredients that mimic...

Vitamin C Adjustment Protocol Vitamin C vs. Retinoids: Vitamin C in its pure form (L-Ascorbic Acid) is one of the gold standard skin rejuvenating ingredients with numerous studies showing its...

Licorice Root (Glabridin) Licorice Root might be the next Hydroquinone replacement that no one is talking about. The key active component in Licorice Root extract is called Glabridin. Glabridin is...

What is TEWL or Trans Epidermal Water Loss? TEWL stands for Trans Epidermal Water Loss.  And this is a measure of how much water that escapes from our skin.  Thus...

What is Glucosamine?  Why is it critical for the skin? Glucosamine is an amino acid sugar.  It’s found in our skin.  But more importantly,  it is the precursor for Hyaluronic...