Discover the Secret to Effective Skincare: How These 3 Websites Helped Me Understand Ingredients and Products

 When I first started getting into skincare, I cannot lie, I was very confused. There were so many words, so many things that I just did not understand. But my skincare routine has been transformed by these top three websites. By providing valuable information on product ingredients and their effects, they have empowered me to make informed decisions about my skincare regimen. Now I can confidently choose products that are tailored to my skin type and concerns, ensuring optimal results. Read on to discover which three sites have changed the game for me.

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Inci Decoder

The first website is called INCI Decoder. This site allows you to pull up a product (or ingredient) and it will give you the breakdown of all of the ingredients and what each ingredient does is very helpful.

In their Skim Through chart, it gives you a clear indication of what ingredient is used for, example Solvents, Moisturizers, Humectants, Fragrances etc.. which will help give you a more robust understanding of skincare ingredients in general, and cosmetic formulation ie. how they work together.

cosdna

The next website is called CosDNA. Now this one pretty much does the exact same thing, but it's nice to cross reference with the other one.

This one's really cool because with sunscreen ingredients, it gives you a breakdown of which protection you're getting. This one specifically says it's for UVB, and it'll actually show you if it's half or if it's full or if it's none.

You’ll notice that each ingredient is hyperlinked and if you click on it, it gives you more scientific information about the ingredient and its chemical compound.

SkinSkool

Last but not least, we have SkinSkool. This is the ultimate skincare dupe finder. It allows you to search a product, and it will list by ingredient which products are exactly the same. This is really helpful for compairing products and their ingredients to see which one is the better buy, and which ones have the most effective/potent ingredients.