THE ACTIVES

FOUR ACTIVES. ONE PER BEAD. NOTHING ADDED. EACH AT ITS OWN pH AND DOSE. PICK ONE TO SEE WHAT IT DOES.

WHICH ONE, AND WHEN? ASK *THE APP_

IT DOES NOT PUT WATER INTO YOUR SKIN.
IT STOPS THE WATER ALREADY THERE FROM LEAVING.

HYALURONIC ACID IS A HUMECTANT: A MOLECULE THAT BINDS WATER AND KEEPS IT IN THE UPPER LAYERS OF THE SKIN. IT HOLDS SEVERAL HUNDRED TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT. SKIN LOOKS PLUMPER BECAUSE IT IS HYDRATED, NOT BECAUSE ANYTHING HAS BEEN FILLED IN.
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THE MOST VERSATILE ACTIVE IN THE RANGE.
AND THE ONE WITH THE MOST MYTHS AROUND IT.

NIACINAMIDE IS A FORM OF VITAMIN B3. IT REGULATES SEBUM PRODUCTION, CALMS REDNESS, SUPPORTS THE SKIN BARRIER AND HELPS EVEN OUT TONE. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW ACTIVES THAT OILY SKIN AND SENSITIVE SKIN TOLERATE EQUALLY WELL.
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A MINERAL, NOT A FRAGILE MOLECULE.
AND ONE STUBBORN CONFUSION TO CLEAR UP.

ZINC LIMITS THE BACTERIA INVOLVED IN BLEMISHES, TEMPERS SEBUM PRODUCTION AND CALMS THE INFLAMMATION THAT COMES WITH A BREAKOUT. IT IS A SITUATIONAL ACTIVE — USEFUL WHEN SKIN IS REACTING, NOT A BASELINE TO APPLY FOR NO REASON.
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THE BEST-DOCUMENTED ACTIVE,
AND THE MOST FRAGILE.

ASCORBIC ACID SUPPORTS COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS, EVENS SKIN TONE AND PROTECTS AGAINST FREE RADICALS. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW ACTIVES WHOSE EFFICACY HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR DECADES. THE CATCH IS GETTING IT ONTO YOUR SKIN INTACT.
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