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What is Purified water for Cosmetics ingredient?

Main Ingredient of Skincare Products: Purified Water. What are the Methods and Standards for Producing Purified Water?   The most commonly used ingredient in cosmetics is purified water. Especially in the full ingredient list of skincare products, purified water is often listed first. But did you know that purified water also comes in different grades? …

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Is there a correct way to use Korean Essence Pad?

Do you know the popular beauty-related abbreviations trending in Korea these days? It’s about Korean Essence Pad or Toner Pad.   In Korea, there are recent Korean buzzwords “Dakk-To” and “Heupt-To.” These terms refer to whether you use toner by wiping it on with a cotton pad (“wiping toner”) or by patting it on for …

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Are Cosmetics Antioxidants and Preservatives the same ingredients?

What are cosmetics antioxidants and preservatives, and why we need it?   To maintain the quality and stability of cosmetics, certain ingredients must be included. Specifically, antioxidants and preservatives are essential. Many people may confuse these two, but their purposes are very different. First, antioxidants prevent cosmetics from reacting with oxygen, known as “oxidation.” Preservatives, …

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Would Korean Matte Sunscreen be satisfied overseas also?

What are the differences in expression styles for cosmetics? Here is WITH.C’s experience with Korean Matte sunscreen:   In the past, an Indian buyer requested a matte sun stick, so I sent a sample from our partner manufacturer. Since the product immediately controlled oil and left a matte finish, I was confident the buyer would …

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Which Sunscreen ingredients are used in Korean Sunscreen?

What are the ingredients in Korean Sunscreen?   In a previous post, we explained that there are three types of sunscreens: physical (inorganic), chemical (organic), and combined sunscreens. To briefly summarize again: Physical sunscreens protect the skin by reflecting UV rays, while chemical sunscreens protect the skin by absorbing and neutralizing UV rays. Recently, there …

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Visit to the partnership manufacturer of WITH.C

Today, I’d like to leave a review of the manufacturer&WITH.C meeting!   WITH.C recently visited a korean cosmetics manufacturer which is one of our partnerships for a product development project. Despite being a large-scale supplier of major international products, they’ve been with us since the early WITH.C’s skincare projects. Thanks to the CEO’s focus on …

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What are the latest anti-aging trends in Korea? PDRN and Exosome cosmetics.

What is the PDRN and Exosome cosmetics?   Many people nowadays acknowledge that reversing aging with skincare alone is realistically challenging. That’s why a popular beauty retailer in Korea, Olive Young, has started using the term “Slow-aging” and in a recent book I read, they express it as “Well-aging.” Despite the difficulty in using cosmetics …

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Cosmetics registration procedures for CDSCO, India

How does the CDSCO process work?   In accordance with India’s local law, specifically the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as per Gazette Notification G.S.R 763(E), cosmetics and medicines must undergo registration and certification by a government-designated body. The relevant laws can be easily found by searching for CDSCO on Google. The registration process with …

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What are Triple Acids? Everything about Dead Skin Cells.

What is the Dead Skin Cells?   Dead skin cells serve as a protective layer that forms as the outermost layer of the skin when older skin cells migrate outward. Contrary to common perception, this layer plays a crucial role in preventing moisture loss from the skin and shielding it from environmental aggressors. Our skin …

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