Astringents<\/strong>: These tighten pores and firm up the skin temporarily by causing a mild inflammation of the skin surface. Common natural astringents include witch hazel, apple cider vinegar and rose water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Baking<\/strong>: Setting your concealer with a powder, typically a yellow hued ‘banana powder’, and leaving the powder on for at least 10 minutes allows it to melt in and create a seamless finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chemical Peel<\/strong>: Exfoliates the top layer of your skin to increase cell turnover and aid in cell regeneration, providing skin with a youthful glow and decreased appearance of wrinkles. Can be done with common home items like glycolic and lactic acid, or in a doctor’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clarifying lotions<\/strong>: These are gentle liquid exfoliants that contain antibacterial properties and help problematic and acneic skin. Typically has salicylic acid. They slough away dead skin cells and remove excess oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dermatologically Tested<\/strong>: It’s been tested on humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Double cleanse<\/strong>: First coming out of Asian skincare methods, double cleansing involves cleansing skin with an oil-based cleanser before following up with regular cleanser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emollients<\/strong>: These include creams, moisturizers and ointments meant to prevent skin from drying out. They soothe and soften the skin. Common emollients are beeswax and shea butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emulsifiers<\/strong>: They bind ingredients that have a tendency to separate. You’ll commonly see them as some sort of sulfate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ferulic Acid<\/strong>: This big-daddy of skincare is a plant-derived antioxidant powerhouse that helps skin with its anti-aging effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Essence<\/strong>: Balances skin after cleansing and toning. It primes the skin to absorb serums better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exfoliants<\/strong>: Rids the skin of dead skin cells and stimulates blood flow. The exfoliant can be chemical or abrasive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Humectants<\/strong>: Draws moisture from the air to the skin. They draw water molecules from the air and help seal moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hyaluronic Acid:<\/strong> A humectant molecule which draws in moisture from air to the skin and helps retain moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moisturizers<\/strong>: They form a seal that prevents moisture from seeping out by coating the skin. They hold the water on the surface of the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Niacinamide: <\/strong>A vitamin that helps with sebum production in the skin, clarifying pores and reducing overall congestion in the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paraben free<\/strong>: Means the product doesn’t contain any harmful preservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serums<\/strong>: Products with a high concentration of active ingredients that penetrate deeper into the skin. Used before moisturizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sombr\u00e9<\/strong>: Subtle + ombr\u00e9 = sombr\u00e9. When you’re looking for a very subtle, natural gradation in your hair color, you can get this hair term at the salon for a natural transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toners<\/strong>: Regulate and balance the skin’s oil glands. They remove excess dirt and balance the pH of the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tightlining<\/strong>: Getting your eyeliner as close to the lash root as possible to enhance the eye shape rather than overdraw an eyeliner. Getting a tightline requires placing eyeliner on your upper and lower waterline, close to lash roots, and blending the line into the roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From double-cleansing to emollients, we deconstruct what those terms mean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[270],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"From](\"https:\/\/www.styletomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/basic-beauty-terms-you-need-to-know-style-tomes.jpg\")
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