Live Ingredient List Analysis
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Over on Patreon we gather for regular Live Ingredient List Analysis sessions to analyze the ingredient list of a product to figure out how it works. I take questions live as we go, and we always learn a ton!
At the end of each session we draft up a starter “dupe” formulation using ingredients we can get, thinking through all the jobs done by the originals and how to do something similar with accessible ingredients.
Every re-play post includes downloadable spreadsheets of the ingredient breakdown and inspired-by formulation.
Live Ingredient List Analysis: Laneige’s Water Bank Gentle Gel Cleanser
What a neat, thoughtfully formulated product!
Live Ingredient List Analysis: Laneige’s Cream Skin Toner & Moisturizer
Ooooh, this was a fun one! A super fluid, self-preserving formulation that feels quite at-home...
Live Ingredient List Analysis: Elizabeth Arden’s PREVAGE® Anti-Aging Daily Serum 2.0
Well, this one was an absolute doozy 😅 If Netflix decides to make an 8-part docu-series...
CleverCurl’s Curl Wonderfoam
A very DIY-able sort of product, if not quite a dupe due to the limited availability of the star...
Benefit Cosmetics’ Erase Paste
It was really fun to dig into a colour cosmetic + consider how concealer formulations have evolved...
Super Fresh Body Powder Lotion
Our first "lotion to powder" product; how does it do that? We dig into the ingredient list to find...
A high-end anti-aging serum
What an interesting and thoughtfully formulated product! Many ingredients do more than one job,...
Wrinkle-erasing makeup primer + skin perfector
There is so much fun to be had with this one! Very DIY-able if you can get your hands on a...
A dewy skin cream
I think this might be one of the first fancy formulations we've looked at where the cost of making...
milk_shake’s incredible milk
This leave-in conditioner has oodles of 5-star reviews, and in this Live Ingredient List Analysis...
A two-in-one glowy eye balm
This was another fun one—apologies for the goblin cameo 😅 Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau,...
A water-in-oil lip balm with squalane and amino acids
We found some fun blended ingredients in this one and settled out at a "I think this is a good...
An all-natural brightening eye cream/balm
This is a really interesting product with a loooong ingredient list that is mostly inaccessible to...
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cleanser
What an interesting product to pull the curtain back on! I don't think it's super-duper DIY-able;...
A ‘miracle’ under-eye wrinkle fixing serum
This session/product felt different from other live ingredient list analysis sessions. It's...
An oat-rich lotion
Another fun one, and a fairly accessible/DIY-able one to boot! Hooray 😄
Kitsch’s Castor Oil Shampoo & Conditioner Bars
Another fun one—and a very DIY-able one! It really feels like these products were initially...
A popular/trendy lactic acid product
An interesting one, and one I think is relatively do-able at home for intermediate makers. It's an...
A high-end eye cream
This one felt more DIY-able than I expected given the price point! The spreadsheets include links...
A body treatment for crepe-y skin
Let's find out what makes CrépeErase's Body Repair Treatment tick 😄 There were a couple...
Aveda’s Scalp Solutions Overnight Scalp Renewal Serum
I'd never heard of Aveda's Scalp Solutions Overnight Scalp Renewal Serum before one of my patrons...
Dermalogica’s Ultracalming Barrier Repair
This product has hundreds of positive reviews that praise its ability to calm and moisturize even...
Ciaté London’s Raspberry Burst Exfoliating AHA Lip Serum
Why should our regular skin get all the AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) love? This exfoliating lip serum...
Vegamour’s GRO Hair Serum
What makes Vegamour's GRO Hair Serum work? There are thousands of reviews raving over how well it...
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