How to Decode Your Skin

                                             How to Decode Your Skin

        Basic;    Tackling a skincare regime is tricky enough without trying to translate all the ingredients and science jargon on our product labels. But since knowing what goes on our bodies should be as important as knowing what goes in them, we recruited skincare expert Sunday Riley to school us on the basics. 

                                           

 
             1.    But remember that size (or rather, amount) isn't everything.

"On the other hand, certain active ingredients only need to be present at .5 to one percent in order to be the most effective, so a little goes a long way! And because so little of the active is needed, it goes at the end of the list."

2.    "Ingredients are listed in descending order, starting with the largest amount in the product (usually water). If a product touts a particular ingredient but it is listed near the end of the list, then not much of that ingredient is present."

3.  Be wary that some ingredients can be disguised as others.

"There are some newer preservatives that also act as a masking agent. That means brands can list the preservative as a 'fragrance' in the ingredient listing, and make it look like the product is preservative free."

4.  It's not just about the SPF number—choose your sunscreen based on ingredients as well.

"Not all sunscreens are created equal! Chemical and physical sunscreens work in different ways, so always use a physical sunblock, which acts as a barrier on skin to reflect UV rays. [Editor's note: learn more about the distinction between the two here.] Chemical ingredients instead absorb UV rays, can be hormone disruptors, and most are not photostable (meaning they degrade in the presence of UV light)."

5.   An acne-treating product might not say "acne" for regulation reasons, but that doesn't mean it won't get the job done.

"The FDA regulates acne treatments, and treats them as over-the-counter drugs. The minute you use the word 'acne' or 'blemish' on your product, you have to put an FDA drug fact panel on your box. You must also include specific active ingredients, like salicylic acid at defined percentage rates, which the FDA recognizes for treatment of acne. Companies get around this by using the word 'clarifying.'"

6.  . Know THIS about the oil craze:

"Oils are hot right now in skincare, but remember: Oils oxidize quickly (and at different rates, depending on the type of oil), meaning your expensive treat may actually have gone bad and is certainly no longer doing what it promised." (Opt for "cold-pressed" products when possible, which last longer.)"

7.   As the founder of an eponymous luxury skincare line favored on runways ranging from Stella McCartney to Jason Wu to The Row, Riley knows the importance of choosing the healthiest, most high-quality ingredients and production processes. Here, she shares her tips on how to see through marketing trickery, why shopping for sunscreen isn't just about an SPF number.

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