As for hair care, coconut oil has pretty solid research showing that it can penetrate into the hair very well (better than mineral oil and sunflower oil) and it can prevent hair protein loss as well as combing damage. If you have problems with damaged hair, split ends, coconut oil is worth trying as a pre- or/and post-wash treatment. Labmuffin has an awesome blogpost explaining in more detail why coconut oil is good for your hair.

Touch: our fermented sugar is not only good to the skin, but it also feels great on the skin. It gives a nice “soft touch” feeling and makes the products pleasant to use. Developed with plastic surgeons, Confidence in a Cream Hydrating Moisturizer promises to deliver a whopping seven anti-aging skincare benefits in one cream, including reducing the look of fine lines, visibly minimizing pores, and brightening the look of skin. As you age, your body’s production of collagen and elastin slows down. These two proteins are responsible for your skin’s structural support. As a result, the skin loses its natural plumpness and smoothness. For instance, there’s a decent amount of silicones like cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone, as well as emollients like ethylhexyl isononanoate and hydrogenated polyisobutene. In Matrixyl 3000,Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 is coupled with Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7and the duo works in synergy to reduce wrinkles and give younger looking skin. According to the manufacturer's in-vivo (made on real people) test, applying 3% Matrixyl 3000 twice a day for 2 months resulted in all of the following things:There’s some people that love having an extensive skincare regimen with a product for every need and concern, and then there’s others who like to keep it simple. I fall into the latter category; less is more IMO. That’s why I love reviewing skincare products that offer multiple benefits, such as It Cosmetics Confidence In A Cream.

These ingredients enhance the texture of the product and also provide a few benefits to the skin. Both ingredients help the skin retain moisture, and silicones can even disguise the appearance of lines and wrinkles while also minimizing the appearance of pores. Third, THDA seems to have all three magic abilitiesof pure vitamin C: it gives antioxidant protection from both UVB and UVA rays, it increases collagen synthesis (even more than AA) and it has a skin brightening effect by reducing melanogenesis by more than 80% in human melanoma cell cultures. For example, one review says, “It caused my face to break out, which is very unusual for me. Skin cleared up within a few days after I stopped using it. I’m very disappointed.” As for in-vivo, aka done on real people studies, there is one from 2010 that compares 0.06% Retinyl Retinoate to placebo and to 0.075% retinol. The conclusion of this study was that 0.06% RR is "significantly" more effective than placebo or retinol, and RR also had a faster-acting effect. Another study (in test tubes + mouse skin) concluded that RR increases the Hyaluronic acid production more than other retinoids and is also less of an irritant.Once applied to the skin, sodium hyaluronate provides the same benefits of hyaluronic acid. Those benefits include improved skin hydration, as well as a more plump complexion with fewer lines and wrinkles. Is IT Cosmetics Confidence In A Cream Right For You? Ceramides are a family of waxy lipid molecules that are naturally produced by the skin and are vital in supporting the stratum corneum. IT Cosmetics Confidence In A Cream helps to strengthen the skin barrier thanks to two ceramides in this formula.

The Korean researchgroup, who invented the molecule, did several studies published in well-respected journals to prove that Retinyl Retinoate has better anti-aging activity than retinol. In marketing materials, RR is often touted to be 8 times as active as retinol, but as far as research goes we can cite that" the biological activity of retinyl retinoate was in between the properties of retinol and retinoic acid. Retinyl retinoate showed higher biological activity than that of retinol, such as RAR activity and collagen synthesis. Also, retinyl retinoate showed a similar side-effect to that of retinol, and not retinoic acid."The #1 anti-aging cream in America* is now SUPERCHARGED to deliver 2x more potent active ingredients and hydration than the original formula so you can experience even better visible results for wrinkles, firmness, plumpness and more!