These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Fatty alcohols have a long oil-soluble (and thus emollient) tail part that makes them absolutely non-drying and non-irritating and are totally ok for the skin. I've been using it for 6 months with Dermatica controlling the strength of the creams supplied to suit.

A member of our team wil be in contact shortly to discuss your existing contract and the next steps to take. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making.You may have heard of Dermatica and know them to be an online dermatology service whereby you upload photos of your skin and detail your concerns, for this to be looked at by their dermatology experts and have a prescribed treatment sent to you.

It contains two forms of hyaluronic acid – hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid and sodium hyaluronate – both of which help the skin retain moisture. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. I tend to use it in the evening and it applies really nicely – two pumps is usually enough to cover my whole face. Waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth.

I’ve noticed a difference in my skin since using Azelaic in terms of pigmentation, redness and overall tone of my skin. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid).