[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ingredient-polymethylsilsesquioxane":3,"glossary-list::en":128,"concern-facets":1247},{"id":4,"slug":5,"inci_name":6,"category":7,"also_known_as":8,"function":9,"safety_grade":12,"comedogenic_rating":12,"pregnancy_safe":13,"skin_types":14,"concerns_for":15,"concerns_against":16,"max_safe_pct":12,"effective_pct":12,"pubmed_ids":17,"conflicting_ingredient_ids":18,"synergistic_ingredient_ids":19,"related_ingredient_ids":20,"origin":21,"vegan":22,"cruelty_free":22,"schema_markup":23,"translations":59,"approved_at":121,"published_at":122,"indexed_at":122,"created_at":123,"updated_at":122,"products":124,"conflicts":125,"synergies":126,"related":127},335,"polymethylsilsesquioxane","Polymethylsilsesquioxane","barrier",[],[10,11],"texture","opacifier",null,"unknown",[],[],[],[],[],[],[],"synthetic",true,{"@graph":24,"@context":58},[25,33],{"@type":26,"author":27,"headline":6,"publisher":30,"mainEntity":31},"MedicalWebPage",{"name":28,"@type":29},"Revelika","Organization",{"name":28,"@type":29},{"name":6,"@type":32,"activeIngredient":6},"MedicalSubstance",{"@type":34,"mainEntity":35},"FAQPage",[36,42,46,50,54],{"name":37,"@type":38,"acceptedAnswer":39},"Is this the same as dimethicone?","Question",{"text":40,"@type":41},"Same family, different form. Dimethicone is a fluid with a chain backbone; this is a cross-linked resin made as solid spheres. They feel different and do different jobs.","Answer",{"name":43,"@type":38,"acceptedAnswer":44},"Will it clog pores?",{"text":45,"@type":41},"It is an insoluble particle that stays on the surface, and it is not an oil. Whether a product breaks you out is usually a question about the rest of the formula.",{"name":47,"@type":38,"acceptedAnswer":48},"Does it mattify?",{"text":49,"@type":41},"It blurs more than it mattifies. It scatters light rather than absorbing oil, so shine can come back while the softened look is still there. Formulas that need both usually carry an absorbent powder as well.",{"name":51,"@type":38,"acceptedAnswer":52},"Is it a microplastic?",{"text":53,"@type":41},"It is a solid, insoluble synthetic polymer particle, which is the category several markets have written restrictions around. Whether it is in scope where you are is a question for the current local rule — the definitions and the deadlines differ and are still moving.",{"name":55,"@type":38,"acceptedAnswer":56},"Does it do anything for my skin?",{"text":57,"@type":41},"Not in the way an active does. It changes how skin looks and feels while it is on, and that is the whole of the claim.","https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org",{"en":60,"ru":73,"tr":97},{"faq":61,"tldr":67,"title":6,"content":71,"meta_description":72},[62,63,64,65,66],{"a":40,"q":37},{"a":45,"q":43},{"a":49,"q":47},{"a":53,"q":51},{"a":57,"q":55},{"does":68,"for_whom":69,"red_flags":70},"Hard, near-perfect silicone resin spheres. They scatter light evenly, which fills the shadow that makes a line or a pore visible, and they roll, which is why the finish is dry rather than slippery.","Anyone who wants a blurred, non-greasy finish. No skin needs it.","It blurs more than it mattifies — it scatters light rather than soaking up oil. It is also a solid synthetic polymer particle, the category the microplastic rules are written around, and those rules differ by market and are still being revised.","\u003Ch2>How it works\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Silicones come in more forms than the oily fluids the word usually brings to mind. This one is a resin: the silicon–oxygen backbone is cross-linked in three directions rather than running as a chain, and the material is manufactured as small, hard, near-perfect spheres instead of as a liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Two consequences follow, and both are mechanical. A sphere scatters light evenly in every direction, which is the most efficient shape there is for filling in the shadow that makes a line or a pore visible. A hard sphere also rolls, so a formula carrying it feels dry and powdery where a silicone fluid would feel slippery. Neither behaviour asks anything of the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>The evidence\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The optical and sensory effects are immediate — you can see and feel them on application, which also means there is nothing to wait for and nothing that accumulates. The distinction worth holding on to is between blurring and mattifying. These spheres blur by scattering light, and they take up very little oil compared with a starch or a clay, so a product built on them can soften the look of texture while shine comes back on its own schedule. Formulas often carry both kinds of powder for exactly that reason. Size and uniformity matter more than chemistry here: a batch of spheres close to one diameter scatters light predictably, which is what a formulator is buying, and that specification belongs to the supplier rather than to the label.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What it does not do is form a film. Cross-linked resin particles stay particles; the continuous layer people associate with silicones is the work of the fluid ones, and this is not one of those.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Suitability\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Not an active; no skin type needs it and none needs to avoid it\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Suits anyone who dislikes a slippery or greasy finish, because the finish here is dry\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Turns up in primers, mattifying moisturisers, sunscreens and anything sold on blurring\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Insoluble and not absorbed: it stays where it is put and washes off\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Concentration\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>No figure. The level is set by how much blur and how dry a finish is wanted, and past a point more of it simply reads as powdery or grey on skin. Nothing about skin sets a threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Conflicts & combinations\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Nothing conflicts with it chemically. The live question is regulatory rather than dermatological: solid, insoluble synthetic polymer particles are the category the microplastic rules in several markets are written around, and those rules are market-specific and still being revised. Whether this material is in scope where you live is worth reading in the current local rule rather than in anything a page can settle once.\u003C\u002Fp>","Polymethylsilsesquioxane: the hard silicone resin spheres behind a dry, blurred finish — why blurring is not mattifying, and where the microplastic question sits.",{"faq":74,"tldr":90,"title":94,"content":95,"meta_description":96},[75,78,81,84,87],{"a":76,"q":77},"Семейство одно, форма разная. Диметикон — жидкость с цепочечным каркасом; это сшитая смола в виде твёрдых шариков. Ощущаются они по-разному и делают разное.","Это то же самое, что диметикон?",{"a":79,"q":80},"Это нерастворимая частица, остающаяся на поверхности, и это не масло. Высыпет ли от средства — обычно вопрос к остальной формуле.","Он забьёт поры?",{"a":82,"q":83},"Скорее размывает. Он рассеивает свет, а не впитывает жир, поэтому блеск может вернуться, пока смягчённый вид ещё держится. Формулам, которым нужно и то и другое, обычно добавляют впитывающий порошок.","Он матирует?",{"a":85,"q":86},"Это твёрдая нерастворимая частица синтетического полимера — та категория, вокруг которой в ряде рынков написаны ограничения. Попадает ли он под них у вас, решает действующая местная норма: определения и сроки различаются и всё ещё двигаются.","Это микропластик?",{"a":88,"q":89},"Не в том смысле, в каком делает актив. Он меняет, как кожа выглядит и ощущается, пока лежит на ней, — и это всё обещание целиком.","Он что-то делает для кожи?",{"does":91,"for_whom":92,"red_flags":93},"Твёрдые, почти идеальные шарики силиконовой смолы. Они равномерно рассеивают свет, заполняя тень, из-за которой видны линия или пора, и катятся — поэтому финиш сухой, а не скользкий.","Тем, кому нужен размытый нежирный финиш. Коже он не нужен.","Он скорее размывает, чем матирует: рассеивает свет, а не впитывает жир. Это ещё и твёрдая частица синтетического полимера — та самая категория, вокруг которой пишут правила о микропластике, а правила эти разные по рынкам и всё ещё меняются.","Полиметилсилсесквиоксан","\u003Ch2>Как это работает\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Силиконы бывают не только маслянистыми жидкостями, которые первым делом приходят на ум. Этот — смола: кремний-кислородный каркас сшит в трёх направлениях, а не тянется цепью, и материал делают не жидкостью, а мелкими твёрдыми, почти идеальными шариками.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Отсюда два следствия, и оба механические. Шар рассеивает свет равномерно во все стороны, а это самая выгодная форма для того, чтобы заполнить тень, из-за которой видны линия или пора. Твёрдый шар ещё и катится, поэтому формула с ним ощущается сухой и пудровой там, где силиконовая жидкость была бы скользкой. Ни то ни другое ничего не требует от кожи.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Доказательная база\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Оптический и сенсорный эффекты мгновенны: их видно и чувствуется при нанесении — значит, ждать нечего и накапливаться нечему. Держите в голове разницу между размытием и матированием. Эти шарики размывают рассеянием и берут на себя совсем мало жира по сравнению с крахмалом или глиной, поэтому средство на них может смягчить вид рельефа, пока блеск возвращается по собственному расписанию. Именно поэтому в формулах часто стоят порошки обоих типов. Размер и однородность здесь важнее химии: партия шариков примерно одного диаметра рассеивает свет предсказуемо — это и покупает разработчик, и спецификация эта принадлежит поставщику, а не этикетке.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Чего он не делает, так это плёнки. Сшитые частицы смолы остаются частицами; сплошной слой, который принято связывать с силиконами, — работа жидких, а этот к ним не относится.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Кому подходит\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Не актив; ни одному типу кожи он не нужен и ни одному не нужно его избегать\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Подойдёт тем, кому не нравится скользкий или жирный финиш: здесь он сухой\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Встречается в базах, матирующих кремах, санскринах и всём, что продают через «размытие»\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Нерастворим и не всасывается: лежит где положили и смывается\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Концентрация\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Цифры нет. Уровень задаётся тем, сколько размытия и насколько сухой финиш нужны; после некоторого предела добавка просто читается на коже как пудра или серость. Кожа никакого порога не задаёт.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Сочетания и конфликты\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Химически с ним ничто не конфликтует. Живой вопрос тут не дерматологический, а регуляторный: твёрдые нерастворимые частицы синтетического полимера — ровно та категория, вокруг которой в ряде рынков написаны правила о микропластике, и правила эти разные и всё ещё пересматриваются. Попадает ли материал под них там, где вы живёте, стоит смотреть в действующей местной норме, а не на странице, которая решает вопрос раз и навсегда.\u003C\u002Fp>","Полиметилсилсесквиоксан: твёрдые шарики силиконовой смолы за сухим размытым финишем — чем размытие отличается от матирования и где здесь микропластик.",{"faq":98,"tldr":114,"title":118,"content":119,"meta_description":120},[99,102,105,108,111],{"a":100,"q":101},"Aile aynı, biçim farklı. Dimetikon zincir omurgalı bir sıvıdır; bu ise katı küreler hâlinde üretilmiş çapraz bağlı bir reçinedir. Farklı hissettirirler ve farklı işler yaparlar.","Bu dimetikonla aynı şey mi?",{"a":103,"q":104},"Yüzeyde kalan, çözünmez bir parçacıktır ve yağ değildir. Bir ürünün sivilce yapıp yapmadığı genellikle formülün geri kalanıyla ilgili bir sorudur.","Gözenekleri tıkar mı?",{"a":106,"q":107},"Matlaştırmaktan çok bulanıklaştırır. Yağ emmek yerine ışığı saçar; bu yüzden yumuşamış görünüm sürerken parlaklık geri gelebilir. İkisine birden ihtiyaç duyan formüller genellikle emici bir toz da taşır.","Matlaştırır mı?",{"a":109,"q":110},"Katı, çözünmez bir sentetik polimer parçacığıdır; birkaç pazarın kısıtlama yazdığı kategori budur. Sizin bulunduğunuz yerde kapsama girip girmediği yürürlükteki yerel kuralın sorusudur — tanımlar ve tarihler farklıdır ve hâlâ hareket hâlindedir.","Mikroplastik mi?",{"a":112,"q":113},"Bir aktifin yaptığı anlamda yapmaz. Üzerinde durduğu sürece cildin görünüşünü ve hissini değiştirir; iddianın tamamı budur.","Cildime bir şey yapar mı?",{"does":115,"for_whom":116,"red_flags":117},"Sert, neredeyse kusursuz silikon reçine küreleri. Işığı eşit saçarak bir çizgiyi ya da gözeneği görünür kılan gölgeyi doldururlar ve yuvarlanırlar; bitişin kaygan değil kuru olmasının sebebi budur.","Bulanıklaştırılmış, yağsız bir bitiş isteyen herkes. Hiçbir cildin ihtiyacı yoktur.","Matlaştırmaktan çok bulanıklaştırır — yağ emmek yerine ışığı saçar. Ayrıca katı bir sentetik polimer parçacığıdır; mikroplastik kurallarının etrafında yazıldığı kategori budur ve o kurallar pazara göre değişir, hâlâ revize edilmektedir.","Polimetilsilseskiyoksan","\u003Ch2>Nasıl çalışır\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Silikonlar, sözcüğün akla ilk getirdiği yağlı sıvılardan ibaret değildir. Bu bir reçinedir: silisyum–oksijen omurgası zincir hâlinde uzamak yerine üç yönde çapraz bağlanmıştır ve malzeme sıvı olarak değil, küçük, sert, neredeyse kusursuz küreler hâlinde üretilir.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bundan iki sonuç çıkar ve ikisi de mekaniktir. Küre ışığı her yöne eşit saçar; bu da bir çizgiyi ya da gözeneği görünür kılan gölgeyi doldurmak için en verimli biçimdir. Sert küre ayrıca yuvarlanır; böylece onu taşıyan formül, bir silikon sıvının kaygan hissettireceği yerde kuru ve pudramsı hissettirir. İkisi de cilttten bir şey istemez.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Kanıtlar\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Optik ve duyusal etkiler anlıktır; sürerken görülür ve hissedilir, ki bu da beklenecek bir şey ve birikecek bir şey olmadığı anlamına gelir. Akılda tutulacak ayrım bulanıklaştırmayla matlaştırma arasındadır. Bu küreler ışığı saçarak bulanıklaştırır ve nişastaya ya da kile kıyasla çok az yağ alır; dolayısıyla onlara dayanan bir ürün dokunun görünümünü yumuşatırken parlaklık kendi takvimine göre geri gelebilir. Formüllerin sık sık iki tür tozu birden taşımasının sebebi tam olarak budur. Burada kimyadan çok boy ve tekdüzelik önemlidir: çapları birbirine yakın bir küre partisi ışığı öngörülebilir biçimde saçar, formülatörün satın aldığı budur ve bu şartname etiketin değil tedarikçinindir.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yapmadığı şey film oluşturmaktır. Çapraz bağlı reçine parçacıkları parçacık olarak kalır; silikonlarla özdeşleştirilen sürekli katman sıvı olanların işidir, bu ise onlardan biri değildir.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Kimler için\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Aktif değildir; hiçbir cilt tipinin ona ihtiyacı yoktur, hiçbirinin kaçınması da gerekmez\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Kaygan ya da yağlı bitişten hoşlanmayanlara uyar; buradaki bitiş kurudur\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Makyaj bazlarında, matlaştırıcı nemlendiricilerde, güneş kremlerinde ve bulanıklaştırma üzerinden satılan her şeyde görülür\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Çözünmez ve emilmez: sürüldüğü yerde kalır ve yıkanır gider\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Derişim\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Rakam yok. Düzeyi ne kadar bulanıklık ve ne kadar kuru bir bitiş istendiği belirler; bir noktadan sonrası ciltte yalnızca pudramsı ya da grimsi okunur. Cilde dair hiçbir şey bir eşik koymaz.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Çakışmalar ve birliktelikler\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Kimyasal olarak onunla hiçbir şey çakışmaz. Canlı soru dermatolojik değil düzenleyicidir: katı, çözünmez sentetik polimer parçacıkları, birkaç pazarda mikroplastik kurallarının etrafında yazıldığı kategoridir ve bu kurallar pazara göre değişir, hâlâ da revize edilmektedir. Bu malzemenin yaşadığınız yerde kapsama girip girmediğini, konuyu bir kerede çözen bir sayfada değil, yürürlükteki yerel kuralda okumak gerekir.\u003C\u002Fp>","Polimetilsilseskiyoksan: kuru ve bulanık bitişin ardındaki sert silikon reçine küreleri — bulanıklaştırmanın neden matlaştırma olmadığı ve mikroplastik sorusu.","2026-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z","2026-09-04T03:00:02.000000Z","2026-09-01T00:45:19.000000Z",[],[],[],[],[129,135,139,145,150,154,159,162,166,171,175,179,183,187,191,195,199,202,206,210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,243,247,253,257,261,265,269,273,276,280,283,288,292,296,300,304,307,311,315,318,322,327,331,336,340,344,348,351,355,359,363,367,371,375,379,383,388,392,397,401,405,410,415,419,423,427,431,435,439,443,448,452,456,460,463,467,471,475,479,483,487,491,496,501,505,509,513,516,519,524,527,532,535,539,542,545,548,552,555,560,564,567,570,574,577,581,584,588,592,595,598,601,604,607,612,616,620,625,628,631,635,640,643,646,649,652,656,659,662,665,668,671,675,678,681,684,687,691,694,697,700,703,708,711,714,717,720,723,727,730,733,738,742,745,748,751,756,759,763,767,770,773,776,779,783,786,789,792,795,799,802,805,809,813,816,819,823,827,830,833,836,839,842,847,850,853,857,860,864,867,871,874,877,881,885,888,891,895,899,902,905,908,911,914,917,921,924,927,930,935,938,941,944,947,952,955,958,961,964,967,970,973,976,979,983,986,989,992,995,998,1001,1004,1008,1011,1015,1020,1024,1029,1033,1036,1040,1044,1048,1051,1054,1057,1061,1064,1068,1071,1074,1077,1080,1084,1087,1090,1094,1097,1100,1104,1107,1110,1113,1116,1120,1123,1127,1131,1134,1138,1141,1145,1148,1152,1155,1159,1163,1167,1170,1173,1176,1180,1183,1187,1191,1194,1197,1200,1204,1208,1211,1215,1219,1223,1226,1230,1234,1237,1240,1244],{"slug":130,"category":131,"title":132,"meta_description":133,"updated_at":134},"111skin","formulation","111Skin","111Skin: the British luxury skincare brand founded by a London plastic surgeon, known for its sheet masks, antioxidant complex and premium price.","2026-08-05T14:31:43+00:00",{"slug":136,"category":131,"title":137,"meta_description":138,"updated_at":134},"3ce","3CE (3 Concept Eyes)","3CE (3 Concept Eyes): the Korean colour cosmetics brand from Stylenanda, known for velvet lip tints, mood palettes and editorial packaging.",{"slug":140,"category":141,"title":142,"meta_description":143,"updated_at":144},"500-dalton-rule","skin-science","500 Dalton Rule","The 500 Dalton rule: why molecules much above 500 daltons rarely cross intact skin, what it explains about collagen creams, and why it is a guide and not a law.","2026-09-03T03:00:03+00:00",{"slug":146,"category":147,"title":148,"meta_description":149,"updated_at":134},"7-skin-method","routine","7-skin method","The 7-skin method: patting several thin layers of a hydrating toner into the skin instead of one heavy layer, then sealing with moisturiser.",{"slug":151,"category":131,"title":152,"meta_description":153,"updated_at":134},"acetone-free-remover","Acetone-free remover","Acetone-free remover: nail polish remover built on milder solvents than acetone — slower to work, but usually less drying to nails and skin.",{"slug":155,"category":156,"title":157,"meta_description":158,"updated_at":134},"acetyl-hexapeptide-8","actives","Acetyl hexapeptide-8","Acetyl hexapeptide-8 (Argireline): a synthetic peptide used for the look of expression lines. Effects are subtle, gradual and cosmetic only.",{"slug":160,"category":141,"title":161,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"acid-mantle","Acid Mantle",{"slug":163,"category":141,"title":164,"meta_description":165,"updated_at":134},"acidic-mantle-protection","Acid mantle protection","Acid mantle protection: keeping the skin's slightly acidic surface film intact with gentle low-pH cleansing and fewer active products at once.",{"slug":167,"category":168,"title":169,"meta_description":170,"updated_at":134},"acne","concerns","Acne","Acne: pores blocked by sebum and dead skin cells, often inflamed. Gentle care, one active at a time, and a dermatologist for severe cases.",{"slug":172,"category":131,"title":173,"meta_description":174,"updated_at":134},"acne-cream","Acne cream","Acne cream: an anti-acne active in a richer, emollient base that is gentler on dry or sensitive skin than a gel. Pair it with daily sunscreen.",{"slug":176,"category":131,"title":177,"meta_description":178,"updated_at":134},"acne-gel","Acne gel","Acne gel: a light, fast-absorbing base carrying an anti-acne active, suited to oily skin. Start slowly and always pair it with daily sunscreen.",{"slug":180,"category":131,"title":181,"meta_description":182,"updated_at":134},"acne-patch","Acne patch","Acne patch: a hydrocolloid sticker that absorbs fluid and stops picking. Useful on open whiteheads, but not a treatment for acne itself.",{"slug":184,"category":168,"title":185,"meta_description":186,"updated_at":134},"acne-scars","Acne scars","Acne scars: lasting texture change from dermal damage, unlike flat post-acne marks. Prevention and in-clinic options matter most here.",{"slug":188,"category":147,"title":189,"meta_description":190,"updated_at":134},"acne-skincare-routine","Acne skincare routine","Acne skincare routine: gentle cleansing, one active, a light moisturiser and daily sunscreen — introduced slowly and judged over several weeks.",{"slug":192,"category":168,"title":193,"meta_description":194,"updated_at":134},"actinic-keratosis","Actinic keratosis","Actinic keratosis: a rough, scaly patch from long-term sun exposure. A medical condition — have persistent lesions checked by a doctor.",{"slug":196,"category":131,"title":197,"meta_description":198,"updated_at":134},"activated-charcoal","Activated charcoal","Activated charcoal: a porous carbon in masks and cleansers that adsorbs surface oil. What it can realistically do for pores, and what it cannot.",{"slug":200,"category":147,"title":201,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"actives-rotation","Actives Rotation",{"slug":203,"category":156,"title":204,"meta_description":205,"updated_at":134},"adapalene","Adapalene","Adapalene: a synthetic retinoid for acne that acts on how pores shed cells. How it is used, the adjustment period, and its key safety caveats.",{"slug":207,"category":156,"title":208,"meta_description":209,"updated_at":134},"adapalene-gel","Adapalene gel","Adapalene gel: the light, water-based form of the acne retinoid adapalene. How the vehicle differs from cream, how it is applied, and what to watch.",{"slug":211,"category":131,"title":212,"meta_description":213,"updated_at":134},"aesop","Aesop","Aesop: the Australian botanical skincare brand explained — its aromatic, essential-oil-led formulas and what that means for fragrance-sensitive skin.",{"slug":215,"category":131,"title":216,"meta_description":217,"updated_at":134},"aestura","Aestura","Aestura: the Korean dermocosmetic brand known for ceramide barrier moisturisers — how the formulas are built and where cosmetics stop and medicine starts.",{"slug":219,"category":147,"title":220,"meta_description":221,"updated_at":134},"after-sun-care","After-sun care","After-sun care: cooling, rehydrating and barrier support after UV exposure — what it can realistically do, what to pause, and when to see a doctor.",{"slug":223,"category":131,"title":224,"meta_description":225,"updated_at":134},"after-sun-gel","After-sun gel","After-sun gel: the light aloe-and-water texture used after sun exposure. What is in it, why gel alone is rarely enough, and when to avoid it.",{"slug":227,"category":131,"title":228,"meta_description":229,"updated_at":134},"aftershave-balm","Aftershave balm","Aftershave balm: a leave-on lotion for freshly shaved skin. How it differs from an alcohol splash, what is in it, and what to avoid after shaving.",{"slug":231,"category":168,"title":232,"meta_description":233,"updated_at":134},"age-spots","Age spots","Age spots (solar lentigines): flat dark patches left by years of UV exposure. How they form, which routine steps help their look, and when to see a doctor.",{"slug":235,"category":168,"title":236,"meta_description":237,"updated_at":134},"aging-skin","Aging skin","Aging skin: how intrinsic and sun-driven change affects firmness, texture and tone, which routine steps matter most, and the cautions to keep in mind.",{"slug":239,"category":131,"title":240,"meta_description":241,"updated_at":242},"airless-packaging","Airless Packaging","Airless packaging: how piston and pouch systems keep oxygen out, which ingredients actually need it, and when it is decoration rather than protection.","2026-08-31T03:00:03+00:00",{"slug":244,"category":131,"title":245,"meta_description":246,"updated_at":134},"alastin","Alastin","Alastin: a US clinic-distributed professional skincare brand. What physician-dispensed cosmeceutical ranges are, and how to read them without brand hype.",{"slug":248,"category":249,"title":250,"meta_description":251,"updated_at":252},"allergen-declaration","safety","Allergen declaration","Allergen declaration: why fragrance allergens like linalool or limonene are listed by name after parfum, what the rule means, and what it does not mean.","2026-08-13T03:15:01+00:00",{"slug":254,"category":249,"title":255,"meta_description":256,"updated_at":252},"allergen-free","Allergen-free","Allergen-free: an unregulated claim that means different things on different packs. What it usually excludes and why the INCI list is a better check.",{"slug":258,"category":131,"title":259,"meta_description":260,"updated_at":134},"aloe-barbadensis","Aloe Barbadensis","Aloe Barbadensis: the INCI root behind aloe leaf juice, extract and water. What each form means on a label and why raw plant sap is not the same thing.",{"slug":262,"category":147,"title":263,"meta_description":264,"updated_at":134},"aloe-vera-after-sun","Aloe vera after sun","Aloe vera after sun: aloe-based gels used to cool and soothe skin after sun exposure. A comfort step only, not a treatment for a sunburn.",{"slug":266,"category":168,"title":267,"meta_description":268,"updated_at":134},"alopecia","Alopecia","Alopecia: the medical umbrella term for hair loss, covering pattern loss, areata, telogen effluvium and traction. Diagnosis belongs with a doctor.",{"slug":270,"category":156,"title":271,"meta_description":272,"updated_at":134},"alpha-arbutin","Alpha arbutin","Alpha arbutin: a water-soluble ingredient that gradually evens the look of dark spots by acting on tyrosinase. Daily sunscreen is essential with it.",{"slug":274,"category":156,"title":275,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"alpha-hydroxy-acids","Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs)",{"slug":277,"category":147,"title":278,"meta_description":279,"updated_at":134},"althea-korea","Althea Korea","Althea Korea: an online retailer shipping K-beauty products from Korea. Where you buy affects authenticity, freshness and which labelling rules apply.",{"slug":281,"category":147,"title":282,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"am-routine","Morning Skincare Routine",{"slug":284,"category":147,"title":285,"meta_description":286,"updated_at":287},"amika","Amika","Amika: an American haircare brand covering shampoo, conditioner, styling and heat protection. Why haircare ingredients matter for scalp and skin.","2026-08-06T03:15:02+00:00",{"slug":289,"category":131,"title":290,"meta_description":291,"updated_at":134},"amino-acid-complex","Amino acid complex","Amino acid complex: a blend of amino acids used as humectants for hydration and conditioning. A marketing label — check the actual ingredient list.",{"slug":293,"category":141,"title":294,"meta_description":295,"updated_at":134},"amino-acids","Amino acids","Amino acids: protein building blocks and a key part of skin's natural moisturising factor, used topically as humectants and conditioning agents.",{"slug":297,"category":147,"title":298,"meta_description":299,"updated_at":287},"amorepacific","Amorepacific","Amorepacific: the South Korean beauty group behind brands like Sulwhasoo, Laneige and Innisfree, and a driver of K-beauty routines worldwide.",{"slug":301,"category":147,"title":302,"meta_description":303,"updated_at":287},"amorepacific-mall","Amorepacific Mall","Amorepacific Mall: the Korean beauty group’s official online store, and why buying through official channels makes batch codes and INCI easier to check.",{"slug":305,"category":131,"title":306,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"ampoule","Ampoule",{"slug":308,"category":147,"title":309,"meta_description":310,"updated_at":287},"amuse","Amuse","Amuse: the South Korean makeup brand built around vegan formulation, what a vegan claim actually covers, and how it differs from cruelty-free.",{"slug":312,"category":147,"title":313,"meta_description":314,"updated_at":287},"anastasia-beverly-hills","Anastasia Beverly Hills","Anastasia Beverly Hills: the US brow-led makeup brand, where the brow-first technique comes from, and how to remove long-wear eye products gently.",{"slug":316,"category":131,"title":317,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"anhydrous","Anhydrous",{"slug":319,"category":131,"title":320,"meta_description":321,"updated_at":134},"animal-derived-ingredients","Animal-Derived Ingredients","Animal-derived ingredients: lanolin, beeswax, carmine, silk and more — why the INCI name rarely reveals the source, and how vegan differs from cruelty-free.",{"slug":323,"category":131,"title":324,"meta_description":325,"updated_at":326},"anionic-surfactant","Anionic Surfactant","Anionic surfactants: the negatively charged cleansing class, why it foams, why it is the one linked to irritation, and why sulfate-free is not anionic-free.","2026-09-09T03:00:02+00:00",{"slug":328,"category":156,"title":329,"meta_description":330,"updated_at":134},"anthocyanins","Anthocyanins","Anthocyanins: the flavonoid pigments behind berry and purple-plant colour, how they act as antioxidants in the lab, and why they are pH- and light-sensitive.",{"slug":332,"category":147,"title":333,"meta_description":334,"updated_at":335},"anti-aging-routine","Anti-Aging Routine","Anti-aging routine: sunscreen, barrier care, an antioxidant and a retinoid — how to build it slowly, and the caveats around irritation and pregnancy.","2026-08-07T03:15:02+00:00",{"slug":337,"category":131,"title":338,"meta_description":339,"updated_at":134},"anti-aging-serum","Anti-Aging Serum","Anti-aging serum: which ingredients actually recur on the label, where the step sits in a routine, and why layering several strong serums backfires.",{"slug":341,"category":131,"title":342,"meta_description":343,"updated_at":134},"anti-frizz-serum","Anti-Frizz Serum","Anti-frizz serum: why the hair cuticle causes frizz, how silicones and oils form a smoothing film, and how to apply it without weighing hair down.",{"slug":345,"category":147,"title":346,"meta_description":347,"updated_at":335},"anti-pollution-skincare","Anti-Pollution Skincare","Anti-pollution skincare: what the unregulated claim covers, why cleansing, antioxidants and sunscreen do the real work, and where to stay sceptical.",{"slug":349,"category":156,"title":350,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":134},"antioxidant","Antioxidant",{"slug":352,"category":131,"title":353,"meta_description":354,"updated_at":134},"antioxidant-complex","Antioxidant complex","Antioxidant complex: a blend of antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E and ferulic acid, formulated to broaden coverage and keep the formula stable.",{"slug":356,"category":131,"title":357,"meta_description":358,"updated_at":134},"antioxidant-serum","Antioxidant serum","Antioxidant serum: a lightweight leave-on step with vitamin C, vitamin E or niacinamide, usually worn in the morning under moisturiser and sunscreen.",{"slug":360,"category":147,"title":361,"meta_description":362,"updated_at":335},"anua","Anua","Anua: South Korean skincare brand known for heartleaf (Houttuynia cordata) toners, essences and cleansing oils aimed at oily, blemish-prone skin.",{"slug":364,"category":141,"title":365,"meta_description":366,"updated_at":134},"apocrine-glands","Apocrine glands","Apocrine glands: sweat glands in the underarms, groin and areolae that empty into hair follicles; their secretion gains odour once skin bacteria act on it.",{"slug":368,"category":147,"title":369,"meta_description":370,"updated_at":335},"aquaphor","Aquaphor","Aquaphor: a petrolatum-based ointment used as an occlusive layer over dry or chapped skin and as the final sealing step in slugging routines.",{"slug":372,"category":131,"title":373,"meta_description":374,"updated_at":134},"aquatic-fragrance","Aquatic fragrance","Aquatic fragrance: the marine, ozonic scent family built on molecules such as calone — a sensory choice in cosmetics, not a skincare benefit.",{"slug":376,"category":147,"title":377,"meta_description":378,"updated_at":335},"armani-beauty","Armani Beauty","Armani Beauty: the Giorgio Armani cosmetics, fragrance and skincare line produced under licence by L'Oréal Luxe, known for complexion makeup.",{"slug":380,"category":156,"title":381,"meta_description":382,"updated_at":134},"artemisia","Artemisia (mugwort)","Artemisia (mugwort): a botanical extract common in Korean soothing skincare; it belongs to the Asteraceae family, so patch test if you react to ragweed.",{"slug":384,"category":147,"title":385,"meta_description":386,"updated_at":387},"as-i-am","As I Am","As I Am: a US textured-hair and scalp care brand known for co-washing cleansing conditioners and moisture-focused curl products for coily hair.","2026-08-09T03:15:02+00:00",{"slug":389,"category":156,"title":390,"meta_description":391,"updated_at":134},"ascorbyl-palmitate","Ascorbyl palmitate","Ascorbyl palmitate: an oil-soluble vitamin C ester used mostly to protect oils in a formula; evidence for skin brightening is limited compared with others.",{"slug":393,"category":168,"title":394,"meta_description":395,"updated_at":396},"ashiness","Ashiness","Ashiness: why lifted, dry surface cells scatter light and grey the skin, why it shows most on deeper tones, and why an emollient fixes the look in seconds.","2026-09-06T03:00:03+00:00",{"slug":398,"category":147,"title":399,"meta_description":400,"updated_at":387},"at-home-microdermabrasion","At-home microdermabrasion","At-home microdermabrasion: consumer devices that buff surface skin cells with an abrasive tip and light suction — gentler than the clinic version.",{"slug":402,"category":147,"title":403,"meta_description":404,"updated_at":387},"at-home-peel","At-home peel","At-home peel: a consumer acid exfoliating treatment with AHAs or BHAs, gentler than a professional peel. Space it out, patch test and wear daily SPF.",{"slug":406,"category":147,"title":407,"meta_description":408,"updated_at":409},"at-home-rf-device","At-home RF device","At-home RF device: a handheld radiofrequency tool that warms skin for firmness claims. Evidence is modest and there are real contraindications.","2026-08-10T03:15:01+00:00",{"slug":411,"category":168,"title":412,"meta_description":413,"updated_at":414},"atopic-dermatitis","Atopic dermatitis","Atopic dermatitis (eczema): a chronic inflammatory condition with a weakened barrier and itchy flares. Emollients support care; treatment needs a doctor.","2026-08-05T14:31:44+00:00",{"slug":416,"category":147,"title":417,"meta_description":418,"updated_at":409},"augustinus-bader","Augustinus Bader","Augustinus Bader: luxury skincare brand built around the trademarked TFC8 complex, best known for The Cream and The Rich Cream moisturisers.",{"slug":420,"category":147,"title":421,"meta_description":422,"updated_at":409},"aveda","Aveda","Aveda: US salon hair, scalp and body care brand owned by Estée Lauder, known for plant-derived ingredients and its aromatic essential-oil scents.",{"slug":424,"category":147,"title":425,"meta_description":426,"updated_at":409},"aveeno","Aveeno","Aveeno: US skin and hair care brand built on colloidal oatmeal, widely used in body care for dry, itchy and eczema-prone skin. Read each label.",{"slug":428,"category":147,"title":429,"meta_description":430,"updated_at":409},"avene","Avène","Avène: a French pharmacy skincare brand built on thermal spring water, with minimalist, often fragrance-free formulas aimed at sensitive, reactive skin.",{"slug":432,"category":131,"title":433,"meta_description":434,"updated_at":414},"avocado-oil","Avocado oil","Avocado oil (Persea gratissima oil): a rich, oleic-acid-heavy plant oil used as an emollient in creams, balms and hair masks for dry or rough skin.",{"slug":436,"category":249,"title":437,"meta_description":438,"updated_at":252},"b-corp-certified","B Corp Certified","B Corp Certified: a B Lab certification of a company's social and environmental performance — not a product safety, efficacy or cruelty-free claim.",{"slug":440,"category":141,"title":441,"meta_description":442,"updated_at":414},"baby-hairs","Baby hairs","Baby hairs: the short, fine strands along the hairline and nape — natural, often regrowth, and easily stressed by heavy gel and tight styles.",{"slug":444,"category":147,"title":445,"meta_description":446,"updated_at":447},"baby-skincare","Baby skincare","Baby skincare: infant skin is thinner and still developing, so keep it minimal — gentle cleansing, fragrance-free moisturiser and shade over sunscreen.","2026-08-11T03:15:01+00:00",{"slug":449,"category":168,"title":450,"meta_description":451,"updated_at":414},"bacne","Bacne","Bacne: acne on the back, shoulders and chest, driven by sebum, friction and sweat — helped by prompt showering and body washes with acne ingredients.",{"slug":453,"category":147,"title":454,"meta_description":455,"updated_at":447},"baking","Baking","Baking: pressing a thick layer of loose powder onto the face, letting it sit, then dusting it off for a matte, crease-resistant, long-wearing finish.",{"slug":457,"category":131,"title":458,"meta_description":459,"updated_at":414},"baking-powder","Baking powder (makeup)","Baking powder in makeup means finely milled loose setting powder for baking — not culinary baking powder, which is alkaline and not for use on skin.",{"slug":461,"category":131,"title":462,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":414},"balm-cleanser","Cleansing Balm",{"slug":464,"category":147,"title":465,"meta_description":466,"updated_at":447},"banila-co","Banila Co","Banila Co: South Korean beauty brand known for the Clean It Zero cleansing balm, plus base makeup, sun care and everyday skincare formulas.",{"slug":468,"category":131,"title":469,"meta_description":470,"updated_at":414},"bar-soap","Bar soap","Bar soap: solid cleanser. Traditional saponified soap is alkaline, while syndet bars use milder surfactants at a pH closer to that of skin.",{"slug":472,"category":147,"title":473,"meta_description":474,"updated_at":447},"bare-faced-movement","Bare-faced movement","Bare-faced movement: the cultural trend towards little or no makeup, overlapping with skinimalism and the pushback against filtered skin images.",{"slug":476,"category":131,"title":477,"meta_description":478,"updated_at":414},"barrier-cream","Barrier cream","Barrier cream: a rich, occlusive moisturiser that shields skin from water, friction and detergents while slowing transepidermal water loss.",{"slug":480,"category":168,"title":481,"meta_description":482,"updated_at":414},"barrier-cream-for-eczema","Barrier cream for eczema","Barrier cream for eczema: thick, fragrance-free emollients used daily alongside prescribed treatment to protect eczema-prone skin from triggers.",{"slug":484,"category":147,"title":485,"meta_description":486,"updated_at":447},"barrier-first-routine","Barrier-first routine","Barrier-first routine: build a regimen around gentle cleansing, moisturiser and daily sunscreen, adding actives slowly once skin is comfortable.",{"slug":488,"category":141,"title":489,"meta_description":490,"updated_at":414},"barrier-impairment","Barrier impairment","Barrier impairment: when the skin's outer layer loses water more easily and lets irritants in, causing tightness, stinging, flaking and redness.",{"slug":492,"category":147,"title":493,"meta_description":494,"updated_at":495},"barrier-occlusive-therapy","Barrier occlusive therapy","Occlusive therapy: covering skin with an ointment or balm to slow water loss and support repair — the deliberate, clinical relative of slugging.","2026-08-12T03:15:01+00:00",{"slug":497,"category":147,"title":498,"meta_description":499,"updated_at":500},"barrier-repair","Barrier Repair","Barrier repair: what to stop, what to replace it with, and how long recovery actually takes before actives can come back.","2026-08-22T03:00:02+00:00",{"slug":502,"category":131,"title":503,"meta_description":504,"updated_at":414},"barrier-repair-complex","Barrier repair complex","Barrier repair complex: the ceramide, cholesterol and fatty acid blend in a formula meant to replenish skin's own barrier lipids and hold water in.",{"slug":506,"category":131,"title":507,"meta_description":508,"updated_at":414},"barrier-repair-cream","Barrier repair cream","Barrier repair cream: a moisturiser combining humectants, ceramides and occlusives to help restore a stressed skin barrier and slow water loss.",{"slug":510,"category":131,"title":511,"meta_description":512,"updated_at":414},"barrier-repair-cream-k-beauty","K-beauty barrier repair cream","K-beauty barrier repair cream: lighter gel-cream textures with ceramides plus centella, panthenol or heartleaf, worn at the end of a layered routine.",{"slug":514,"category":147,"title":515,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":414},"barrier-repair-routine","Barrier Repair Routine",{"slug":517,"category":156,"title":518,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":414},"beta-hydroxy-acid","Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA)",{"slug":520,"category":168,"title":521,"meta_description":522,"updated_at":523},"blackhead","Blackhead","Blackhead: an open comedone that oxidised dark, not trapped dirt — how to tell one from a sebaceous filament, and what actually clears it.","2026-08-20T03:00:03+00:00",{"slug":525,"category":168,"title":526,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":414},"blackheads","Blackheads (Open Comedones)",{"slug":528,"category":141,"title":529,"meta_description":530,"updated_at":531},"blue-light-and-skin","Blue light and skin","Blue light and skin: what visible light really does to pigmentation, why screens are not the problem, and when a tinted sunscreen is the 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why \"it washes off\" is a real but incomplete argument.",{"slug":1049,"category":168,"title":1050,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"rosacea","Rosacea",{"slug":1052,"category":168,"title":1053,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"rough-texture","Rough Skin Texture",{"slug":1055,"category":168,"title":1056,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"sebaceous-filaments","Sebaceous Filaments",{"slug":1058,"category":168,"title":1059,"meta_description":1060,"updated_at":951},"seborrheic-dermatitis","Seborrheic Dermatitis","Seborrheic dermatitis: an immune reaction to Malassezia, not poor hygiene — why washing harder backfires and what actually treats it.",{"slug":1062,"category":141,"title":1063,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"sebum","Sebum (Skin Oil)",{"slug":1065,"category":131,"title":1066,"meta_description":1067,"updated_at":326},"secondary-surfactant","Secondary Surfactant","Secondary surfactants: why cleansers are blends, how mixed micelles make a blend milder than 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or pilling.",{"slug":1128,"category":131,"title":1129,"meta_description":1130,"updated_at":1028},"soft-focus-effect","Soft-Focus Effect","Soft focus: how scattered light fills the shadow that makes a line visible, why the effect is real but temporary, and how to read a blurring claim.",{"slug":1132,"category":131,"title":1133,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":563},"solubilizer","Solubilizer",{"slug":1135,"category":141,"title":1136,"meta_description":1137,"updated_at":846},"specular-reflection","Specular Reflection","Specular reflection: the mirror bounce off skin's surface, why glow and shine are the same light at different scales, and how photographs exploit it.",{"slug":1139,"category":249,"title":1140,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"spf","SPF (Sun Protection Factor)",{"slug":1142,"category":249,"title":1143,"meta_description":1144,"updated_at":755},"spf-50-vs-30","SPF 50 vs SPF 30","SPF 50 vs 30: about one percentage point in the lab, considerably more in real use — because nobody applies the tested thickness.",{"slug":1146,"category":131,"title":1147,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"spot-treatment","Spot Treatment",{"slug":1149,"category":131,"title":1150,"meta_description":1151,"updated_at":144},"stability-testing","Stability Testing","Stability testing: the temperature, light and freeze-thaw battery a finished cosmetic goes through, and why accelerated results predict shelf life rather than measure it.",{"slug":1153,"category":141,"title":1154,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"stratum-corneum","Stratum Corneum",{"slug":1156,"category":141,"title":1157,"meta_description":1158,"updated_at":846},"stratum-corneum-reservoir","Stratum Corneum Reservoir","The stratum corneum reservoir: how the outer layer stores part of an applied dose, releases it for days, empties by shedding, and why irritation shows up late.",{"slug":1160,"category":168,"title":1161,"meta_description":1162,"updated_at":531},"strawberry-legs","Strawberry 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honest limit of what any eye cream can move.",{"slug":1216,"category":131,"title":1217,"meta_description":1218,"updated_at":1019},"unsaponifiables","Unsaponifiables","Unsaponifiables: the small non-triglyceride fraction carrying an oil's sterols and tocopherols, why refining removes some of it, and what composition does not prove.",{"slug":1220,"category":141,"title":1221,"meta_description":1222,"updated_at":846},"vehicle-control","Vehicle Control","Vehicle control: the base without the active, why a study needs one, and why an uncontrolled “87% of users agreed” says nothing about the ingredient.",{"slug":1224,"category":156,"title":1225,"meta_description":12,"updated_at":870},"vitamin-c-derivatives","Vitamin C Derivatives",{"slug":1227,"category":131,"title":1228,"meta_description":1229,"updated_at":559},"vitamin-c-oxidation","Vitamin C Oxidation","Vitamin C oxidation: what the yellow-to-brown colour change actually means for potency, and which of the storage rules are worth 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