I’m Charlotte Cho, a K-beauty obsessed esthetician, co-founder of Soko Glam and author of The Little Book of Skin Care: Korean Beauty Secrets for Healthy, Glowing Skin. I’m so pumped about all the love K-beauty has been getting in the states!
I’m happy to chat with you skin care enthusiasts about your K-beauty obsessions, skin care tips/advice, as well as self-starting in the beauty business, for any aspiring entrepreneurs here! I’ll be here from 11am-1pm ET today so ask me anything.
Can Citric Acid Be Used as a Preservative for Skin Care and Cosmetics?
Citric acid can help extend the life of a personal care product by adjusting the pH and by chelating metal ions.
It can’t, however, protect products from microbes.
Is There a Difference between Moisturizers with SPF and Sunscreens?
There isn’t! As long as you’re applying the proper amount, 2 mg/cm², you’ll get the SPF on the label.
“Our lab is focused on three areas. First, we are looking at how immune-related changes in old blood contribute to impairments in neural stem cell function and associated cognitive functions.
Second, we are looking at the contribution of the innate immune system to age-related impairments in synaptic plasticity and cognitive function.
Third, we are looking at how exposure to young blood rejuvenates neural stem cell function, synaptic plasticity and cognitive function in the old brain.
Ultimately, our goal is to elucidate cellular and molecular mechanisms that promote brain rejuvenation as a means by which to combat age-related neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunction.”
I posted about a team of scientists discovering how to untangle proteins a few days ago, well one of the chemists is doing an AMA on Reddit today!
This could lead to new treatment methods for diseases that are caused by deformed proteins, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s.
On the beauty side of things, collagen and other connective proteins in the skin permanently denatures and deforms as it ages and is exposed to UV as well, we may one day be able to reform those collagen proteins into their “youthful” form!
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