#lactic acid

new summer loves: they happened so fast

cerave ultra-light moisturizing gel

peach & lily power cocktail lactic acid repair serum

anua heartleaf 77% soothing toner

i have fallen in love with these light and hydrating products. the feeling of the cerave gel moisturizer that i bought in a pinch when i ran out of my cerave pm was one of the best decisions i made so far this summer. i am generous with this and apply three pumps since i have combination skin. i chose the anua heartleaf to try something new for a toner instead of my tried-and-true hada labo gokujyun premium. though very different in viscosity from the hada labo toner, which is thick and juicy, this one has the consistency of water. i use my palms to gently press it into my skin. i have noticed a significant difference in my skin since using these. my skin tone and texture are more even, my acne less frequent, my face feels hydrated. that might also be because the peach & lily lactic acid serum has been in the mix as well. i’m applying the serum twice weekly and taking a short break from retinol. TBA: an update once i have a longer journey with these lovers. but so far, so good.

bonus: the shaving heroes

billie shave glaze

megababe après shave

do not sleep on these! i don’t have a complete review either yet since i just used them for the first time this evening, but i really enjoyed the ease at which i was able to shave with a “glaze” instead of a cream (not to mention, it smells divine), and the roll-on aftershave from megababe is absolutely revolutionary.

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general convention of language means, with the suffix -ic, lactic should mean "characteristic/property of milk", meaning lactic acid should be acid that has to do with milk. but it's not. it's stupid

*rams desk* LACTIC ACID.

THIS FUCKER

called THIS (and i hope this is the right diagram. Might not be i’m too mad to double check)

LACTIC ACID.

LACTIC. FUCKING ACID.

Now, I won’t say I blame him. After discovering it from its presence in sour milk, it makes PERFECT sense to name it after milk.

But now... Ohhhh, now we know. Now we know that it is the chemical in the MUSCLES responsible for ENABLING ANAEROBIC METABOLISM of GLUCOSE. It has NO CONNECTION to ANY OF THE OTHER “LACT” PROCESSES OR CHEMICALS. IT IS NOT LACTOSE. IT IS NOT LACTATION. YET WE CONTINUE TO CALL IT LACTATE. LACTATE! WHY?? WHY WOULD WE CONTINUE THIS FARCE? THIS ATROCITY?