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Reading Ingredient Labels

Understand what is in the bottle before you buy it.

Level
Intermediate
Duration
1 h 23 min · 8 lessons
Language
English
Updated
September 2026
byElena Moretti
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  • 8 video lessons
  • 1 h 23 min of video, at your own pace
  • Progress saved across your devices
  • 14-day refund policy (details)

01What you will learn

What you will learn

  • Read an ingredient list from top to bottom
  • Know what common actives are for
  • Avoid combinations that irritate
  • See through vague marketing claims
  • Patch-test a new product safely

02About this course

Ingredient lists look like chemistry homework, but a few rules make them readable. This course explains how labels are ordered, what the common active ingredients do, which combinations to avoid, and how to spot marketing claims that mean very little.

03Curriculum

3 modules, 8 lessons

1 h 23 min in total

  1. How ingredient lists are orderedPreview10 min
  2. Names that sound scary but are not9 min

04Before you start

  • Skin Care Foundations or similar basics

05Your instructor

Portrait of Elena Moretti

Elena Moretti

Skin care educator

Elena teaches skin care without the shopping list. Her courses explain what the skin actually needs, how to read a label, and how to build a short routine you can keep on a tired Tuesday evening.

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06Questions

Questions

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