Journal

Notes on skincare from the Beauty Farm team.

• What order to apply your skincare

  17 August 2026

  The general rule is thinnest to thickest — here is why that order exists, and where SPF fits.

• AHA, BHA, PHA: what the letters actually mean

  10 August 2026

  Three families of exfoliating acid, three different sizes of molecule, and why that difference matters.

• Double cleansing, explained

  2 August 2026

  Where the two-step cleanse came from, what each step is for, and when one cleanse is enough.

• How to read an ingredients list

  25 July 2026

  INCI lists are ordered, standardised, and more readable than they look once you know the rules.