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If there is one ingredient worthy of wearing the royal mantle, it is definitely vitamin C. This hero ingredient has built a stellar reputation for fighting everything from uneven skin tones to fine lines and wrinkles. Today, having healthy skin with vitamin C...
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Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is a water-soluble cellulose derivative that is soluble in water at any temperature and is rapidly hydrated due to its very wet nature. This substance is added to food products as a viscosity modifier or thickener and emulsifier. It...
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Trisodium citrate is used in cosmetics and skin care products primarily to control the pH level of your product. It also helps to preserve the formulation and prevent the growth of bacteria and germs. Sodium citrate is the sodium salt of citric acid, a weak organic...
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What does lactic acid do for the body? Lactic acid is used in food as a flavoring and preservative in processed cheese, salad dressings, pickles and carbonated beverages, and as a raw material or catalyst in many chemical processes. Lactic acid is also an integral...
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Potassium sorbate is used in skin care products as a preservative. Perhaps the ideal would be to have no preservatives in the foods we eat or any of our skin care products in a great world. But this is definitely not possible, and the use of preservatives is a...