Hyaluronic acid, ceramides, peptides or retinol are names of some of the trending skincare ingredients you must have heard many times. However, we barely know how they help the skin. If you have been tempted to experiment with these ingredients but hesitated to invest in them, here is everything you need to know before making a purchase
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Skincare, a crucial part of one’s self-care has now become a trend. While it is good that more individuals are drawn to skincare thanks to the trend, the market has now become saturated with a huge dump of skincare products. In such a scenario, picking the right products that your skin embraces can be a difficult task.
Currently, we are coming across multiple skincare videos in which beauty influencers and celebrities alike are seen lauding the works of a few skincare ingredients. These ingredients, though jargon to the ears of many, are proving to be quite effective for the skin. What’s more, dermatologists too are endorsing the many benefits of these ingredients.
Hyaluronic acid, ceramides, peptides, or retinol are names of some of the trending skincare ingredients you must have heard many times from your gal pals, office colleagues, or media personalities. Although most of us know they are used in the context of skincare, we barely know how they help the skin.
Mid-day Online got in touch with skin expert Dr Rinky Kapoor, consultant dermatologist, cosmetic dermatologist and dermato-surgeon, The Esthetic Clinics, who lists down the top six trending skincare ingredients and elucidates how each of them helps. So in case you have been tempted to experiment with these ingredients but hesitated to invest in them, here is everything you need to know before making a purchase.
Retinol
Retinol is a vitamin A derivative that is a popular ingredient in skincare for reducing acne and improving skin texture and tone. Retinols are the milder versions of retinoids (compounds derived from vitamin A) and the active molecules that influence the skin structure formation in them are the retinoic acid.
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