The Mukti Memos
Benefits of Vitamin B5 For Skin Health
The skincare market continues to evolve rapidly, and with this, so too does the complexity of active ingredients. If you’re a skincare connoisseur, you may have noticed recently that skincare esse...
Benefits of Vitamin B5 For Skin Health
The skincare market continues to evolve rapidly, and with this, so too does the complexity of active ingredients. If you’re a skincare connoisseur, you may have noticed recently that skincare esse...
Kakadu Plum: Australia's Best-Kept Secret Botanical For Skincare
A native Australian jewel, Kakadu Plum has been used for many hundreds of years as part of indigenous healing rituals, thanks to its potent restorative properties. A small, unassuming green fruit ...
5 Benefits of Pumpkin for the Skin
Our skin is almost always a reflection of our internal health, and so our diets can have a great impact on how the skin looks on the surface. When we feed our bodies, not only do we obtain energy a...
What Are Ceramides In Skincare?
Ceramides are an undeniable buzzword in the current world of skincare. While they're anything but new or an innovative breakthrough in ingredient technology, it is certainly a positive that they ar...
Olive oil has been the feature of countless beauty headlines of late, touted by certain celebrities as their primary secret to youthful skin. While we know that olive oil on its own cannot be used ...
Ceramides: What are they? What do they do?
Ceramides naturally exist in your body and are credited for maintaining a healthy skin barrier in fact, they make up half of your lipid skin barrier. There are three main classes of lipids found in...
What is Vitamin B and Niacinamide?
There is an infinite abundance of skincare ingredients to choose from, all of which perform different roles. Outside of the treatment of specific skin concerns, there are several key ingredients th...
Why, When & How to Use Vitamin C Serums
Vitamin C may just be one of the most misunderstood ingredients of the skincare industry. However, it may also be one of the most wonderfully diverse, efficacious, and multi-beneficial actives of a...
The Myths & Truths of Vitamin C
With countless benefits, it's with good reason that vitamin C has fast become one of the most highly-regarded skincare ingredients available. Its effects include brightening skin tone, improving t...
Why Vitamin A is Touted as a Miracle Skin Ingredient
Who would have thought that the first letter of the alphabet could cause so much confusion when it comes to skin care ingredients? Vitamin A is a term for the many related compounds...
Alcohol in Skincare: Which Ones Should You Avoid and Which Ones Are A-OK?
Alcohol can be found across the board in personal skin care products from cleansers to body washes. When you think of alcohol, the connotations can be negative when it comes to bot...
7 Best Minerals & Vitamins For Skin Health That Will Improve Your Skin to Infinity and Beyond!
You most likely know about all the vitamins that your body needs to maintain healthy, youthful, glowing skin, but what about essential minerals for skin health? Minerals are par...
Pathogens in cosmetics: how to avoid contaminating your skincare products
Are you a double-dipper? No, I'm not talking about dipping your rice cracker into the beetroot dip twice. I mean, do you have a habit of double- dipping your finger into a jar of cream to use on ...
The Amazing Benefits of Cacao Beans for Your Skin
Chocolate is the food of the gods, and we have cacao beans to thank for its deliciousness. Cacao beans (Theobroma cacao) are the seeds or nuts of the cacao tree, which has been cul...
Obsessed with Aloe: Why Aloe Vera Skincare is the Best Thing That Will Ever Happen to You
THE IMPORTANCE OF ALOE VERA The use of aloe vera for skin care and general health dates back many millenia to the ancient Egyptians, who called aloe the 'plant of immortality' and the 'blood of t...
What Can Mountain Pepper Leaf Do for Your Skin That Vitamin E Can't?
The world's best known antioxidant skincare ingredient is probably vitamin E. Its anti-aging, healing and regenerating powers are legendary and have been proven by science. But a new br...
How to Decode a Skincare Label
A few years ago, I began working on a resource manual to simplify the process of making the switch from conventional skincare to 'alternative', aka natural and organic skin care products. I ...