Lipids & Ceramides: Ceramide NP, Phytosterols, Squalane, Free Fatty Acids. 3:1:1 barrier repair and Lipid21 projects
The Clinical Hook Ceramide NP is the first letter of an alphabet most skincare labels never teach you to read. A cream lists “ceramide NP, ceramide AP, ceramide EOP” and the reader is expected to nod — three ceramides, therefore a better barrier. But these three molecules are not interchangeable, and they are not three
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The Clinical Hook Open the specification sheet of almost any modern serum, cleansing oil, or “dry-touch” moisturizer and you will meet caprylic/capric triglyceride — the quiet workhorse emollient of contemporary formulation. Then open a supplier catalogue and the same molecule starts answering to other names: MCT oil, GTCC, CCTG, fractionated coconut oil. The nomenclature suggests
MCT Oil vs. GTCC: Why Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Has Three Names and One Function Read More »
