[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ingredient-shea-butter-unsaponifiables":3,"glossary-list::en":136,"concern-facets":1254},{"id":4,"slug":5,"inci_name":6,"category":7,"also_known_as":8,"function":11,"safety_grade":14,"comedogenic_rating":14,"pregnancy_safe":15,"skin_types":16,"concerns_for":17,"concerns_against":19,"max_safe_pct":14,"effective_pct":14,"pubmed_ids":20,"conflicting_ingredient_ids":21,"synergistic_ingredient_ids":22,"related_ingredient_ids":23,"origin":25,"vegan":26,"cruelty_free":26,"schema_markup":27,"translations":64,"approved_at":126,"published_at":127,"indexed_at":127,"created_at":128,"updated_at":127,"products":129,"conflicts":130,"synergies":131,"related":132},351,"shea-butter-unsaponifiables","Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Unsaponifiables","barrier",[9,10],"Shea unsaponifiables","Karite unsaponifiables",[12,13],"emollient","barrier-support",null,"unknown",[],[18],"dryness",[],[],[],[],[24],22,"natural",true,{"@graph":28,"@context":63},[29,38],{"@type":30,"author":31,"headline":34,"publisher":35,"mainEntity":36},"MedicalWebPage",{"name":32,"@type":33},"Revelika","Organization","Shea Butter Unsaponifiables",{"name":32,"@type":33},{"name":34,"@type":37,"activeIngredient":6},"MedicalSubstance",{"@type":39,"mainEntity":40},"FAQPage",[41,47,51,55,59],{"name":42,"@type":43,"acceptedAnswer":44},"Is it the same as shea butter?","Question",{"text":45,"@type":46},"No. Shea butter is mostly triglyceride fat; this is the small fraction that is not, concentrated and separated. They are related materials with different weights, different levels of use and different evidence behind them.","Answer",{"name":48,"@type":43,"acceptedAnswer":49},"Why is it made from shea and not other butters?",{"text":50,"@type":46},"Because shea carries an unusually large unsaponifiable fraction for a common butter. In most others there would not be enough of it to be worth separating.",{"name":52,"@type":43,"acceptedAnswer":53},"Does it break people out like shea butter can?",{"text":54,"@type":46},"We do not carry shea butter's acne caution over to it. That caution is about a heavy triglyceride butter, and this material is not that. It also does not mean the fraction has been cleared — we simply do not have a finding for it.",{"name":56,"@type":43,"acceptedAnswer":57},"Is it more effective than shea butter?",{"text":58,"@type":46},"Not something we can say. It concentrates the part of shea that most of the interest is about, which is a reasonable argument for using it; it is not a demonstration that a product containing it works better.",{"name":60,"@type":43,"acceptedAnswer":61},"Is it safe during pregnancy?",{"text":62,"@type":46},"We have left this unknown rather than guess. It is a lipid fraction rather than an active, but a pregnancy question about a specific product is one for a clinician.","https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org",{"en":65,"ru":78,"tr":102},{"faq":66,"tldr":72,"title":34,"content":76,"meta_description":77},[67,68,69,70,71],{"a":45,"q":42},{"a":50,"q":48},{"a":54,"q":52},{"a":58,"q":56},{"a":62,"q":60},{"does":73,"for_whom":74,"red_flags":75},"The concentrated non-triglyceride fraction of shea butter — its sterols and triterpene compounds, separated from the fat that makes up most of the butter.","Dry skin and barrier-focused routines, in leave-on products where a formulator wants shea's minor components without the butter's weight.","Composition is documented; effect on skin at cosmetic levels is much less so. It does not inherit shea butter's grades or its acne caution.","\u003Ch2>How it works\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>This is not an oil but a fraction of one. Shea butter is largely triglycerides, and this material is what remains once those are separated away: the concentrated unsaponifiable part, made up of plant sterols, triterpene compounds and related small molecules. Shea is unusual among common butters in how much of this fraction it carries, which is why the concentrate exists at all and why the same thing is not made from most other butters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a formula it behaves as a soft lipid rather than a hard butter. It softens the surface and supports the barrier as lipids do, and it is used at low level in leave-on products where a formulator wants shea's minor components without the weight and the melting behaviour of the butter itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>The evidence\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The composition is not in dispute, and the triterpene content of shea is documented. The gap is between that and what a finished product does. Most of the work behind the interest is laboratory work on shea or on isolated compounds rather than trials of this concentrate at the level a cosmetic uses it, so the honest position is that the fraction is genuinely where shea's more interesting chemistry sits, and that this is not the same as a demonstrated effect on skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What this page does not do is borrow its parent's record. Shea butter's own entry in this corpus carries a caution about acne; that belongs to a heavy triglyceride butter and is a statement about that material. The fraction is not the butter and does not inherit it, in either direction — the parent's safety grade and comedogenic rating are not carried across either. Nothing here treats a skin condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Suitability\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>A lipid ingredient, most at home in dry and barrier-focused routines\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Lighter in use than shea butter and used at far lower levels\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Anyone who reacts to shea butter should treat this as related and patch test\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Found in creams, balms and barrier products rather than in cleansers\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Concentration\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>A concentrate used at low level, and the level is not published. What is worth saying is that a small amount of a minor fraction of a butter, inside a formula, is a smaller quantity than the ingredient name suggests, and no ingredient list lets anyone work out what it amounts to. No comedogenicity rating is given: none is reliably published for the fraction, and the parent butter's rating is a rating of the parent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Conflicts & combinations\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>No chemical incompatibilities. It sits in the oil phase of a cream and behaves as part of it. The one thing worth reading alongside it is shea butter itself, published in this corpus, because putting the two together is what makes clear which claims belong to the whole material and which to the part.\u003C\u002Fp>","Shea Butter Unsaponifiables: what the concentrated fraction of shea actually is, why shea is one of the few butters worth making it from, and what it does not inherit.",{"faq":79,"tldr":95,"title":99,"content":100,"meta_description":101},[80,83,86,89,92],{"a":81,"q":82},"Нет. Масло ши — в основном триглицеридный жир, а это та малая часть, которая им не является, выделенная и сконцентрированная. Родственные материалы с разным весом, разными количествами и разной доказательной базой.","Это то же самое, что масло ши?",{"a":84,"q":85},"Потому что у ши для распространённого баттера необычно большая неомыляемая фракция. У большинства других её попросту не хватило бы, чтобы отделять.","Почему её делают из ши, а не из других баттеров?",{"a":87,"q":88},"Предупреждение об акне от масла ши мы сюда не переносим: оно про тяжёлый триглицеридный баттер, а это другой материал. Но и оправданной фракция этим не становится — просто вывода по ней у нас нет.","Она забивает поры, как иногда масло ши?",{"a":90,"q":91},"Этого мы сказать не можем. Она концентрирует ту часть ши, о которой и идёт весь разговор, и это разумный довод в пользу её применения; доказательством, что средство с ней работает лучше, это не является.","Она эффективнее масла ши?",{"a":93,"q":94},"Мы оставили это неизвестным, а не стали угадывать. Это липидная фракция, а не актив, но вопрос про конкретное средство при беременности — к врачу.","Безопасна ли она при беременности?",{"does":96,"for_whom":97,"red_flags":98},"Концентрированная нетриглицеридная фракция масла ши — её стеролы и тритерпеновые соединения, отделённые от жира, который составляет почти весь баттер.","Сухой коже и барьерным рутинам, в несмываемых средствах, где нужны второстепенные компоненты ши без тяжести самого баттера.","Состав задокументирован, действие на кожу в косметических количествах — гораздо слабее. Оценок и предупреждения об акне от масла ши эта фракция не наследует.","Неомыляемые ши","\u003Ch2>Как это работает\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Это не масло, а его фракция. Масло ши состоит преимущественно из триглицеридов, и этот материал — то, что остаётся, когда их отделяют: концентрированная неомыляемая часть из растительных стеролов, тритерпеновых соединений и родственных мелких молекул. Среди распространённых баттеров ши необычен тем, как много этой фракции несёт: оттого концентрат и существует, и оттого из большинства других его не делают.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>В формуле он ведёт себя как мягкий липид, а не твёрдый баттер. Смягчает поверхность и поддерживает барьер, как это делают липиды, и его берут в малых количествах в несмываемые средства, когда нужны второстепенные компоненты ши без веса и характера плавления самого баттера.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Доказательная база\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Состав никем не оспаривается, а содержание тритерпенов в ши задокументировано. Разрыв между этим и тем, что делает готовое средство. Большая часть работ, стоящих за интересом, — лабораторные исследования ши или выделенных соединений, а не испытания этого концентрата в тех количествах, в которых его берёт косметика. Честная позиция: фракция действительно то место, где сидит более интересная химия ши, и это не то же самое, что показанное действие на коже.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Чего эта страница не делает — так это не заимствует репутацию родителя. У масла ши в этом корпусе есть предупреждение об акне; оно относится к тяжёлому триглицеридному баттеру и является утверждением о нём. Фракция — не баттер и не наследует его ни в одну сторону: оценка безопасности и рейтинг комедогенности родителя сюда тоже не переносятся. Ничто здесь не лечит.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Кому подходит\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Липидный компонент, уместнее всего в сухих и барьерных рутинах\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>В работе легче масла ши и берётся в куда меньших количествах\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Тем, кто реагирует на масло ши, стоит считать это родственным и сделать пэтч-тест\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Встречается в кремах, бальзамах и барьерных средствах, но не в умывалках\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Концентрация\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Концентрат, который берут в малом количестве, и уровень не публикуется. Сказать стоит вот что: малое количество малой фракции баттера внутри формулы — это меньше, чем подсказывает название компонента, и по составу этого не вычислить никому. Рейтинг комедогенности мы не даём: надёжно опубликованного для фракции нет, а рейтинг исходного баттера — рейтинг исходного баттера.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Сочетания и конфликты\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Химических несовместимостей нет. Он сидит в масляной фазе крема и ведёт себя как её часть. Единственное, что стоит читать рядом, — само масло ши, опубликованное в этом корпусе: именно сопоставление двух страниц проясняет, какие утверждения относятся к целому материалу, а какие к части.\u003C\u002Fp>","Неомыляемые ши: что такое концентрированная фракция ши, почему её делают именно из ши и чего она не наследует от исходного баттера.",{"faq":103,"tldr":119,"title":123,"content":124,"meta_description":125},[104,107,110,113,116],{"a":105,"q":106},"Hayır. Shea yağı çoğunlukla trigliserit yağdır; bu ise ondan olmayan küçük kısmın ayrılıp derişik hâle getirilmişidir. Farklı ağırlıkta, farklı kullanım düzeyinde ve arkasında farklı kanıt olan akraba maddelerdir.","Shea yağıyla aynı şey mi?",{"a":108,"q":109},"Çünkü shea, yaygın bir katı yağ için sıra dışı büyüklükte bir sabunlaşmayan fraksiyon taşır. Çoğu ötekinde ayırmaya değecek kadarı bulunmaz.","Neden başka yağlardan değil de shea'dan yapılıyor?",{"a":111,"q":112},"Shea yağının sivilce uyarısını buraya taşımıyoruz: o uyarı ağır bir trigliserit yağı hakkındadır, bu madde ise o değildir. Bu, fraksiyonun aklandığı anlamına da gelmez — yalnızca ona dair bir bulgumuz yok.","Shea yağının bazen yaptığı gibi sivilce yapar mı?",{"a":114,"q":115},"Bunu söyleyemeyiz. Shea'nın ilgi çeken kısmını derişik hâle getirir; bu, onu kullanmak için makul bir gerekçedir ama onu içeren bir ürünün daha iyi çalıştığının gösterimi değildir.","Shea yağından daha mı etkili?",{"a":117,"q":118},"Tahmin etmek yerine bilinmiyor bıraktık. Bir aktif değil, bir lipit fraksiyonudur; ama belirli bir ürüne dair gebelik sorusu hekime aittir.","Gebelikte güvenli mi?",{"does":120,"for_whom":121,"red_flags":122},"Shea yağının derişik, trigliserit olmayan kısmı — sterolleri ve triterpen bileşikleri, yağın büyük bölümünü oluşturan katı yağdan ayrılmış hâlde.","Kuru cilt ve bariyer odaklı rutinler; formülatörün shea'nın ikincil bileşenlerini yağın ağırlığı olmadan istediği durulanmayan ürünler.","Bileşim belgelenmiştir; kozmetik düzeylerde ciltteki etkisi çok daha az. Shea yağının puanlarını ve sivilce uyarısını devralmaz.","Shea Yağı Sabunlaşmayan Fraksiyonu","\u003Ch2>Nasıl çalışır\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Bu bir yağ değil, bir yağın fraksiyonudur. Shea yağı büyük ölçüde trigliseritlerden oluşur; bu madde ise onlar ayrıldıktan sonra kalandır: bitki sterolleri, triterpen bileşikleri ve akraba küçük moleküllerden oluşan derişik sabunlaşmayan kısım. Shea, yaygın katı yağlar arasında bu fraksiyondan ne kadar taşıdığıyla sıra dışıdır; derişiğin var olmasının ve başka çoğu yağdan aynısının yapılmamasının nedeni budur.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Formülde sert bir yağdan çok yumuşak bir lipit gibi davranır. Lipitlerin yaptığı gibi yüzeyi yumuşatır ve bariyeri destekler; formülatörün shea'nın ikincil bileşenlerini yağın ağırlığı ve erime davranışı olmadan istediği durulanmayan ürünlerde düşük düzeyde kullanılır.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Kanıtlar\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Bileşim tartışmalı değildir ve shea'nın triterpen içeriği belgelenmiştir. Boşluk, bununla bitmiş bir ürünün yaptığı arasındadır. İlginin arkasındaki çalışmanın çoğu, bu derişiğin kozmetiğin kullandığı düzeydeki denemeleri değil, shea üzerinde ya da yalıtılmış bileşikler üzerinde laboratuvar çalışmasıdır. Dürüst konum şudur: fraksiyon gerçekten shea'nın daha ilginç kimyasının oturduğu yerdir ve bu, ciltte gösterilmiş bir etkiyle aynı şey değildir.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bu sayfanın yapmadığı şey, ebeveyninin sicilini ödünç almaktır. Shea yağının bu korpustaki kendi kaydı bir sivilce uyarısı taşır; o uyarı ağır bir trigliserit yağına aittir ve o madde hakkındadır. Fraksiyon o yağ değildir ve onu iki yönde de devralmaz — ebeveynin güvenlik notu ve komedojenlik puanı da taşınmaz. Burada hiçbir şey bir cilt hastalığını tedavi etmez.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Kimler için\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Kuru ve bariyer odaklı rutinlerde en yerinde duran bir lipit içeriktir\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Kullanımda shea yağından hafiftir ve çok daha düşük düzeylerde kullanılır\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Shea yağına tepki veren biri bunu akraba sayıp yama testi yapmalıdır\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Temizleyicilerde değil, kremlerde, balmlarda ve bariyer ürünlerinde bulunur\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Derişim\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Düşük düzeyde kullanılan bir derişiktir ve düzeyi açıklanmaz. Söylenmeye değer olan şudur: bir yağın küçük bir fraksiyonundan formül içinde küçük bir miktar, içerik adının düşündürdüğünden daha az bir niceliktir ve bunun ne ettiğini hiçbir içerik listesinden çıkaramazsınız. Adın uzunluğu, miktarın büyüklüğü hakkında hiçbir şey söylemez. Komedojenlik puanı vermiyoruz: fraksiyon için güvenilir biçimde yayımlanmış bir puan yok ve ebeveyn yağın puanı ebeveynin puanıdır.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Çakışmalar ve birliktelikler\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Kimyasal uyuşmazlık yok. Bir kremin yağ fazında durur ve onun parçası gibi davranır. Yanında okunmaya değen tek şey, bu korpusta yayımlanmış olan shea yağının kendisidir; hangi iddiaların bütün maddeye, hangilerinin parçaya ait olduğunu net kılan şey ikisini yan yana koymaktır.\u003C\u002Fp>","Shea Yağı Sabunlaşmayan Fraksiyonu: derişik shea fraksiyonu nedir, neden onu yapmaya değen az sayıdaki yağdan biri shea'dır ve neyi devralmaz.","2026-09-05T00:00:00.000000Z","2026-09-10T03:00:02.000000Z","2026-09-08T21:33:02.000000Z",[],[],[],[133],{"slug":134,"title":135},"shea-butter","Shea Butter",[137,143,147,153,158,162,167,170,174,179,183,187,191,195,199,203,207,210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,242,246,251,255,261,265,269,273,277,281,284,288,291,296,300,304,308,312,315,319,323,326,330,335,339,344,348,352,356,359,363,367,371,375,379,383,387,391,396,400,405,409,413,418,423,427,431,435,439,443,447,451,456,460,464,468,471,475,479,483,487,491,495,499,504,509,513,517,521,524,527,532,535,540,543,547,550,553,556,560,563,568,572,575,578,582,585,589,592,596,600,603,606,609,612,615,620,624,628,633,636,639,643,648,651,654,657,660,664,667,670,673,676,679,683,686,688,691,694,698,701,704,707,710,715,718,721,724,727,730,734,737,740,745,749,752,755,758,763,766,770,774,777,780,783,786,790,793,796,799,802,806,809,812,816,820,823,826,830,834,837,840,843,846,849,854,857,860,864,867,871,874,878,881,884,888,892,895,898,902,906,909,912,915,918,921,924,928,931,934,937,942,945,948,951,954,959,962,965,968,971,974,977,980,983,986,990,993,996,999,1002,1005,1008,1011,1015,1018,1022,1027,1031,1036,1040,1043,1047,1051,1055,1058,1061,1064,1068,1071,1075,1078,1081,1084,1087,1091,1094,1097,1101,1104,1107,1111,1114,1117,1120,1123,1127,1130,1134,1138,1141,1145,1148,1152,1155,1159,1162,1166,1170,1174,1177,1180,1183,1187,1190,1194,1198,1201,1204,1207,1211,1215,1218,1222,1226,1230,1233,1237,1241,1244,1247,1251],{"slug":138,"category":139,"title":140,"meta_description":141,"updated_at":142},"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":144,"category":139,"title":145,"meta_description":146,"updated_at":142},"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":148,"category":149,"title":150,"meta_description":151,"updated_at":152},"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":154,"category":155,"title":156,"meta_description":157,"updated_at":142},"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":159,"category":139,"title":160,"meta_description":161,"updated_at":142},"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":163,"category":164,"title":165,"meta_description":166,"updated_at":142},"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":168,"category":149,"title":169,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"acid-mantle","Acid Mantle",{"slug":171,"category":149,"title":172,"meta_description":173,"updated_at":142},"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":175,"category":176,"title":177,"meta_description":178,"updated_at":142},"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":180,"category":139,"title":181,"meta_description":182,"updated_at":142},"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":184,"category":139,"title":185,"meta_description":186,"updated_at":142},"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":188,"category":139,"title":189,"meta_description":190,"updated_at":142},"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":192,"category":176,"title":193,"meta_description":194,"updated_at":142},"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":196,"category":155,"title":197,"meta_description":198,"updated_at":142},"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":200,"category":176,"title":201,"meta_description":202,"updated_at":142},"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":204,"category":139,"title":205,"meta_description":206,"updated_at":142},"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":208,"category":155,"title":209,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"actives-rotation","Actives Rotation",{"slug":211,"category":164,"title":212,"meta_description":213,"updated_at":142},"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":215,"category":164,"title":216,"meta_description":217,"updated_at":142},"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":219,"category":139,"title":220,"meta_description":221,"updated_at":142},"aesop","Aesop","Aesop: the Australian botanical skincare brand explained — its aromatic, essential-oil-led formulas and what that means for fragrance-sensitive skin.",{"slug":223,"category":139,"title":224,"meta_description":225,"updated_at":142},"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":227,"category":155,"title":228,"meta_description":229,"updated_at":142},"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":231,"category":139,"title":232,"meta_description":233,"updated_at":142},"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":235,"category":139,"title":236,"meta_description":237,"updated_at":142},"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":239,"category":176,"title":240,"meta_description":241,"updated_at":142},"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":243,"category":176,"title":244,"meta_description":245,"updated_at":142},"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":247,"category":139,"title":248,"meta_description":249,"updated_at":250},"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":252,"category":139,"title":253,"meta_description":254,"updated_at":142},"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":256,"category":257,"title":258,"meta_description":259,"updated_at":260},"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":262,"category":257,"title":263,"meta_description":264,"updated_at":260},"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":266,"category":139,"title":267,"meta_description":268,"updated_at":142},"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":270,"category":155,"title":271,"meta_description":272,"updated_at":142},"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":274,"category":176,"title":275,"meta_description":276,"updated_at":142},"alopecia","Alopecia","Alopecia: the medical umbrella term for hair loss, covering pattern loss, areata, telogen effluvium and traction. Diagnosis belongs with a doctor.",{"slug":278,"category":164,"title":279,"meta_description":280,"updated_at":142},"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":282,"category":164,"title":283,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"alpha-hydroxy-acids","Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs)",{"slug":285,"category":155,"title":286,"meta_description":287,"updated_at":142},"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":289,"category":155,"title":290,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"am-routine","Morning Skincare Routine",{"slug":292,"category":155,"title":293,"meta_description":294,"updated_at":295},"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":297,"category":139,"title":298,"meta_description":299,"updated_at":142},"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":301,"category":149,"title":302,"meta_description":303,"updated_at":142},"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":305,"category":155,"title":306,"meta_description":307,"updated_at":295},"amorepacific","Amorepacific","Amorepacific: the South Korean beauty group behind brands like Sulwhasoo, Laneige and Innisfree, and a driver of K-beauty routines worldwide.",{"slug":309,"category":155,"title":310,"meta_description":311,"updated_at":295},"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":313,"category":139,"title":314,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"ampoule","Ampoule",{"slug":316,"category":155,"title":317,"meta_description":318,"updated_at":295},"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":320,"category":155,"title":321,"meta_description":322,"updated_at":295},"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":324,"category":139,"title":325,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"anhydrous","Anhydrous",{"slug":327,"category":139,"title":328,"meta_description":329,"updated_at":142},"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":331,"category":139,"title":332,"meta_description":333,"updated_at":334},"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":336,"category":164,"title":337,"meta_description":338,"updated_at":142},"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":340,"category":155,"title":341,"meta_description":342,"updated_at":343},"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":345,"category":139,"title":346,"meta_description":347,"updated_at":142},"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":349,"category":139,"title":350,"meta_description":351,"updated_at":142},"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":353,"category":155,"title":354,"meta_description":355,"updated_at":343},"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":357,"category":164,"title":358,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":142},"antioxidant","Antioxidant",{"slug":360,"category":139,"title":361,"meta_description":362,"updated_at":142},"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":364,"category":139,"title":365,"meta_description":366,"updated_at":142},"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":368,"category":155,"title":369,"meta_description":370,"updated_at":343},"anua","Anua","Anua: South Korean skincare brand known for heartleaf (Houttuynia cordata) toners, essences and cleansing oils aimed at oily, blemish-prone skin.",{"slug":372,"category":149,"title":373,"meta_description":374,"updated_at":142},"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":376,"category":155,"title":377,"meta_description":378,"updated_at":343},"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":380,"category":139,"title":381,"meta_description":382,"updated_at":142},"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":384,"category":155,"title":385,"meta_description":386,"updated_at":343},"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":388,"category":164,"title":389,"meta_description":390,"updated_at":142},"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":392,"category":155,"title":393,"meta_description":394,"updated_at":395},"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":397,"category":164,"title":398,"meta_description":399,"updated_at":142},"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":401,"category":176,"title":402,"meta_description":403,"updated_at":404},"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":406,"category":155,"title":407,"meta_description":408,"updated_at":395},"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":410,"category":155,"title":411,"meta_description":412,"updated_at":395},"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":414,"category":155,"title":415,"meta_description":416,"updated_at":417},"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":419,"category":176,"title":420,"meta_description":421,"updated_at":422},"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":424,"category":155,"title":425,"meta_description":426,"updated_at":417},"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":428,"category":155,"title":429,"meta_description":430,"updated_at":417},"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":432,"category":155,"title":433,"meta_description":434,"updated_at":417},"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":436,"category":155,"title":437,"meta_description":438,"updated_at":417},"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":440,"category":139,"title":441,"meta_description":442,"updated_at":422},"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":444,"category":257,"title":445,"meta_description":446,"updated_at":260},"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":448,"category":149,"title":449,"meta_description":450,"updated_at":422},"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":452,"category":155,"title":453,"meta_description":454,"updated_at":455},"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":457,"category":176,"title":458,"meta_description":459,"updated_at":422},"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":461,"category":155,"title":462,"meta_description":463,"updated_at":455},"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":465,"category":139,"title":466,"meta_description":467,"updated_at":422},"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":469,"category":139,"title":470,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":422},"balm-cleanser","Cleansing Balm",{"slug":472,"category":155,"title":473,"meta_description":474,"updated_at":455},"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":476,"category":139,"title":477,"meta_description":478,"updated_at":422},"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":480,"category":155,"title":481,"meta_description":482,"updated_at":455},"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":484,"category":139,"title":485,"meta_description":486,"updated_at":422},"barrier-cream","Barrier cream","Barrier cream: a rich, occlusive moisturiser that shields skin from water, friction and detergents while slowing transepidermal water loss.",{"slug":488,"category":176,"title":489,"meta_description":490,"updated_at":422},"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":492,"category":155,"title":493,"meta_description":494,"updated_at":455},"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":496,"category":149,"title":497,"meta_description":498,"updated_at":422},"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":500,"category":155,"title":501,"meta_description":502,"updated_at":503},"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":505,"category":155,"title":506,"meta_description":507,"updated_at":508},"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":510,"category":139,"title":511,"meta_description":512,"updated_at":422},"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":514,"category":139,"title":515,"meta_description":516,"updated_at":422},"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":518,"category":139,"title":519,"meta_description":520,"updated_at":422},"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":522,"category":155,"title":523,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":422},"barrier-repair-routine","Barrier Repair Routine",{"slug":525,"category":164,"title":526,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":422},"beta-hydroxy-acid","Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA)",{"slug":528,"category":176,"title":529,"meta_description":530,"updated_at":531},"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":533,"category":176,"title":534,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":422},"blackheads","Blackheads (Open Comedones)",{"slug":536,"category":149,"title":537,"meta_description":538,"updated_at":539},"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":1056,"category":176,"title":1057,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"rosacea","Rosacea",{"slug":1059,"category":176,"title":1060,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"rough-texture","Rough Skin Texture",{"slug":1062,"category":176,"title":1063,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"sebaceous-filaments","Sebaceous Filaments",{"slug":1065,"category":176,"title":1066,"meta_description":1067,"updated_at":958},"seborrheic-dermatitis","Seborrheic Dermatitis","Seborrheic dermatitis: an immune reaction to Malassezia, not poor hygiene — why washing harder backfires and what actually treats it.",{"slug":1069,"category":149,"title":1070,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"sebum","Sebum (Skin Oil)",{"slug":1072,"category":139,"title":1073,"meta_description":1074,"updated_at":334},"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":1135,"category":139,"title":1136,"meta_description":1137,"updated_at":1035},"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":1139,"category":139,"title":1140,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":571},"solubilizer","Solubilizer",{"slug":1142,"category":149,"title":1143,"meta_description":1144,"updated_at":853},"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":1146,"category":257,"title":1147,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"spf","SPF (Sun Protection Factor)",{"slug":1149,"category":257,"title":1150,"meta_description":1151,"updated_at":762},"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 — 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honest limit of what any eye cream can move.",{"slug":1223,"category":139,"title":1224,"meta_description":1225,"updated_at":1026},"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":1227,"category":149,"title":1228,"meta_description":1229,"updated_at":853},"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":1231,"category":164,"title":1232,"meta_description":14,"updated_at":877},"vitamin-c-derivatives","Vitamin C Derivatives",{"slug":1234,"category":139,"title":1235,"meta_description":1236,"updated_at":567},"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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