Skincare Decoded: Revised and Expanded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

This book is packed with information and yet easy to read. Each chapter is clearly laid out, delves in detail both informative and entertaining (see diagram: skin cells with parachutes!), then reviews what you’ve just read with a summarizing page and a personal take from each of the authors (further emphasizing their point that every individual’s approach to skincare is unique). I enjoyed how all of the lists, pictures, and tables emphasized the key points per section and helped me retain the information. Not only that, the chemists are aware of how the skincare industry markets their products, and help explain what you should look for in ingredients lists or packaging formats, in order to judge actual efficacy vs just marketing. For example, I knew before reading this book that vitamin C is a good addition to my skincare regimen and just looked for “vitamin C serums” when shopping - little did I know that there is a whole host of vitamin C derivatives that have different benefits (and in one case as the authors put it bluntly, “Kinda useless”). Their honest take extends to trends that are in vogue, too - just when I casually remembered a post from social media of someone touting a product or skincare tool, sure enough I found a blurb explaining what it was designed for, followed by guidance and recommendations. Basically, this book makes you want to understand what you’re doing to your face and do better! I found myself grabbing the products in my skincare regimen to compare the ingredient list against the explanations in the chapters to understand what and why things are in there. I was also inspired to improve my moisturizing regimen and be more conscious to adjust it when I’ve been doing the same thing every day - with the days getting hotter and drier, I should probably look to introduce some emollients in my moisturizing step. I can keep going back to this book as a reference when I want to tackle a problem with my skin or try something new to improve my anti-aging regimen.

I love everything about the education strategy in this book. From the pictures detailing how the skin works and what it needs to the humor behind explaining every topic. This book is a masterpiece which anyone interested in understanding a bit more about their skin, skin care world and overall understanding on marketing codes to up-sale you products that have no true benefits or education to your own specific skin needs well this is the book you need to read! As a person who struggled with hormonal/ after pregnancy acne as a young mom I highly recommend this book.

If you want to learn the nitty gritty details of ingredients, skin science, and skin concerns, this is the book for you. This is great for both beginners and experts. This book breaks down types of skincare products and common (and even uncommon) actives into detail along with information on how to to best utilize them. The information is accurate and up to date. I highly recommend it!

Super helpful for beginner estheticians

I bought this as a gift and the content seems great compared to all the other books I considered buying, but the cover was damaged.

I was overwhelmed with all the online information and this book really helped me understand the categories of products, what ingredients are proven to work, and what to look for. I'm sure I've saved myself a lot of "trial and error" money by reading this book. And now I'm a better consumer of media as well, because I have a basic knowledge of what they are talking about. I can decide if I'm leaning something new or just being promoted a product.

This is a must read for anyone interested in skincare, but especially estheticians! I plan to use this as a tool for helping my clients understand what's in their products, and the importance of their ingredients. Nowadays it can be super overwhelming for people to shop for skincare. People don't understand the label, or theres conflicting information out there regarding an ingredient, or product, so this book will act as my partner in debunking false claims, and truly understanding what's in our products and why they are needed! Thank you for writing such an easy read, and quality content! Can't wait to let my Esthetician friends know about this book! :)

As someone who is relatively new to the skincare world, this book has been an absolute lifesaver in terms of helping me understand different products to build my routine and avoid pitfalls. It gets into the science without being boring or too complicated to understand. I love the pictures and tables that compare different ingredients and the fun facts along the way! This is truly a must have for anyone trying to better understand skincare.

Good read very informative

Viene bien explicado y sencillo. Pero sí ya sabes bastante sobre ingredientes tampoco te va a aportar nada nuevo. Esperaba más. Por ejemplo, cuando explican la vitamina C y los distintos derivados, ni siquiera se menciona el THD.

It tells about what ingredients we should look for ...... instead of buying over-hyped products. Made me more conscious about skincare.

I am too much satisfied to buy this book, very well written book. THanks to the author for their great work.

I learned SO much with this book!! They made me understand scientific process and ingredients! This is my skincare bible! I buy products with more knowledge now and can know what will work for my skin type! Really a must have for any skincare influencers!!