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What Is TECA in Skincare? Reading the Teca Lifting Line
TECA Lifting is a line name. Here is how to read centella on a label, what the cream and serum lists show, why Travel Kit Blue differs, and how to use the serum and cream.
AHA Toner or Bubble Cleanser: Which Acid Step Do You Need?
AHA Boosting Toner stays on your skin; Jeju Yuja Bubble Cleanser rinses off. Here are the acids in each, how to use them, and how to add one without overdoing it.
Aqua, plant water or extract? How to read a formula's base
The first line of an ingredient list shows what a formula is built on. Learn to tell Water, a plant water and a plant extract apart, using the VVBETTER serums as examples.
Bakuchiol 1% vs 99% Purity: What the Numbers Mean
REWIND Firming Bakuchiol PDRN Serum has 1% bakuchiol, a plant-based alternative to retinol. The "over 99%" is raw-ingredient purity, not concentration. Here is how to read both and start using it.
What Does 20,000 ppm Mean on a PDRN Serum Label?
In REWIND Firming Bakuchiol PDRN Serum, 20,000 ppm is 2% of AIO MARINE PLANT PDRN, a patented vegan marine-plant complex, not pure PDRN. Learn how to read the figure and use the serum.
Is Vita C TRX 72% Vitamin C? How to Read the Number
The 72% on the REGLOW Vita C TRX label is sea buckthorn fruit water, not vitamin C. Learn how to read percent, ppm and "complex" on a serum label, then how to use the serum.