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COMMON INGREDIENT TERMS All labels from food to skincare to supplements are composed of scientific names and each name has a specific trait, affect, or value to the product it is attached to. So what is all the fancy jargon? See some #skinchemistry broken down. Humectant - keeps in moisture Solvent - liquid used to dissolve other substances to create a solution Emulsifying -helps to blend ingredients that would otherwise not mix together like oil and water Chelating - substance whose molecules can form several bonds to a single metal ion. Chelating ingredients help products from spoiling or by removing metal ions that would otherwise interfere with the solutions affect. (www.scifun.org, 2017) Solute - dissolved in the solvent Emollient – skin softener Surfactant - substance which tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved. What other ingredient terms do you see often either on a label or in market...

An estimated $239 million dollars will be spent this year alone on collagen supplements. The promise of more youthful, plump skin just being a scoop or pill away! (Marshall, 2019) Does this 2020 fad look promising and what questions are being raised to its efficacy? While 2019 started the fad, 2020 is sure to kick it into high gear with powders, foods, pills, and complete supplement lines devoted to this ‘fountain of youth’. Collagen holding the body together in a lattice of scientific processes and structures while also helping with the healing of joints, tendons, skin, and -bones. (Marshall, 2019) Treatments like micro-needling and other laser procedures increasing as they offer slight trauma to the skin signaling our bodies to increase collagen production and generate new skin tissue(s). The treatments starting at $300 are out of reach for some especially with the recommendation of a treatment every 4-6 weeks for optimal results. This is where the collagen supplements come in...