The programme koopkracht was shown on the 14th October on Dutch television about the use of cosmetic products. You can imagine that I was sitting glued to the TV! There was a lot of focus on the safety and benefits of using cosmetic products in this programme.
I have written before about certain ingredients which are best avoided. You can check if these ingredients are in your product by looking at the ingredients list (also known as the INCI list). But I realise that for many, this is like reading “Double Dutch”.
Last week I wrote about lavender and that I’d rather have it in my garden than on my face. Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is an ingredient that I do really like using, and also recommend to people. But what does it actually do?
A common occurrence in the cosmetics world is so called “angel dusting”. This means that a minimum amount of active ingredients is added to a product. The active ingredient can be placed on the ingredients list even though there is no possibility that it can have any effect.
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