Klaris Academy
Last Updated · 11 October 2026Cosmetic Ingredients,
Explained in English.
The Academy is an archive of guides: short, source-supported articles that explain cosmetic labels and their skin and hair context in plain English. Each article uses measured language and is not medical advice.
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Published Articles · 35
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01How to Read an INCI List
What the Latin names on a label mean, how ingredients are ordered and what they can tell you about proportions.
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02An Ingredient Guide for Sensitive Skin
Ingredient families that may need extra care when skin is prone to irritation.
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03What Are Comedogenic Ingredients?
A measured explanation of the concept behind the risk of clogged pores.
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04What Is Niacinamide, and How Does It Work on Your Skin?
The role of vitamin B3 in formulations and the profiles it may suit.
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05How Should You Approach Cosmetic Ingredients During Pregnancy?
A measured, clinician-guided approach to reading labels during pregnancy.
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06How to Choose Sunscreen: Mineral and Chemical Filters
SPF, broad-spectrum protection, mineral and chemical filters, and choosing for your profile.
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07A Guide to Vitamin C Serums: Forms and Stability
Ascorbic acid and its derivatives, their roles in formulas, synergy and the reasoning behind packaging.
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08How to Identify Your Skin Type
A simple framework that considers oil production, sensitivity and hydration together.
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09A Daily Routine for Acne-Prone Skin
Morning and evening steps, where actives fit and when medical advice is needed.
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10AHA, BHA, PHA: Which Is Right for You?
Three acid families, differences in molecular weight and a framework for choosing by profile.
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11What Is Skin Barrier Function?
The skin's protective structure, barrier-friendly ingredients and the context of sensitivity.
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12A Scientific Approach to Skin Ageing
Retinoids, peptides and antioxidants, alongside sun protection.
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13What You Need to Know About Sulphates (SLS/SLES)
A measured look at cleansing chemistry, its role in formulas and the context of sensitive profiles.
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14Fragrance and Sensitive Skin: Fragrance-Free and Fragranced Products
Reading labels for parfum and essential oils, with a framework for sensitive profiles.
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15How to Read Natural and Organic Labels
The differences between label terminology, certification systems and the context of a formula.
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16What You Need to Know About Parabens
Their preservative roles, the regulatory context of the endocrine debate and a balanced interpretation.
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17What You Need to Know About Silicones (Dimethicone)
Dimethicone's role in a formula, the pore-clogging myth and the environmental context of cyclic silicones.
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18What You Need to Know About Alcohol in Cosmetics
Fatty alcohols versus denatured alcohol, their roles in formulas and a balanced look at whether they dry the skin.
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19What You Need to Know About Phenoxyethanol and Preservatives
Why preservatives are needed, the role of phenoxyethanol and a balanced look at the idea that preservative-free is safer.
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20How to Identify Your Hair Type
Hair is more than dry or oily: oil balance, strand thickness, texture and treatment are four separate axes, giving 16 possible Hair Identities.
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21Colour-Treated Hair: How to Read the Ingredients
Colouring changes hair's porosity and moisture balance: key ingredient families, colour-fading tendencies and the context of sulphates and heat.
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22Curly Hair Care: How to Read the Ingredients
Curls change how moisture is distributed along the strand: humectant and emollient families, frizz tendencies and the context of washing.
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23Fine and Thick Hair: How to Read the Ingredients
Strand thickness, tolerance for weight and the appearance of volume: key ingredient families for fine and thick strands.
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24The Scalp and Oil Balance: How to Read the Ingredients
The oil-balance axis: oily and dry roots, the context of washing, key ingredients and the medical boundary for dandruff and hair loss.
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25How to Read an INCI List on a Hair Product
Familiar ingredient families in shampoo, conditioner and masks, and how the context of the same list changes with your Hair Identity.
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26Hair Loss and Cosmetics: The Limits of Reading Ingredients
Distinguishing shedding from breakage, the limited and indirect role of ingredient reading, and why hair loss largely belongs in clinical care.
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27Combining Actives: What Works Together, and What to Keep Apart
Do niacinamide and vitamin C cancel each other out? Retinol with acids, and morning and evening layering, explained without alarm.
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28Product Order and Layering: How to Arrange Your Routine
Thin-to-thick layering, morning and evening routines, and waiting times: the reasoning, not a list to memorise.
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29Starting Retinol: How to Build Tolerance
A gradual introduction, the sandwich method, barrier support and common beginner mistakes, explained without alarm.
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30Dark Spots and Uneven Tone: Which Ingredients Stand Out?
Brightening ingredient families (vitamin C, niacinamide, arbutin, kojic acid, azelaic acid and tranexamic acid) and the central role of sun protection.
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31Visible Pores: How to Read the Ingredients
Pores do not open and close, but their appearance can be understood: BHA, niacinamide, retinoids and realistic expectations.
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32How to Choose a Moisturiser: Ingredients and Texture
Humectants, emollients and occlusives, matching texture to your Identity, and reading a moisturiser's INCI list.
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33What Is Double Cleansing, and Who Is It For?
The reasoning behind oil-based and water-based cleansing, who may benefit and how to avoid over-cleansing.
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34Eye-Area Care: How to Read the Ingredients
Caffeine, peptides and hydration for a thin, sensitive area, with realistic expectations for dark circles and puffiness.
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35Vitamin C or Niacinamide? Or Both?
Their respective roles, choosing for your goals and a measured answer to whether they can be used together.
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Academy articles follow the same approach as Klaris's scientific methodology: measured, source-supported and without fearmongering. To suggest a topic, write to info@klaris.com.tr.