This Is *the* Ingredient to Prioritize If You Get Whiteheads and Blackheads - Yahoo Lifestyle

For those who have acne or struggle with whiteheads, blackheads, and other blemishes, there's a holy-grail ingredient you need to know about. Let me introduce you to salicylic acid if you haven't been acquainted already. It's a powerful ingredient in skincare that can really unclog pores.

Derived from willow bark, salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid that is able to penetrate deeply through the lipid layers between skin cells and into pores—which helps de-clog pores (to prevent blackheads and whiteheads), dissolve skin debris, remove buildup, treat acne, and increase exfoliation and cell turnover. Plus, the exfoliation powers from salicylic acid can help your other skincare products penetrate the skin better. Now, that's a long list of benefits that we can get behind.

One of the best ways to use salicylic acid is through a toner. Depending on your skin type and sensitivity, you can use certain toners daily as an exfoliant to keep your skin smooth and clear. It's important to note, though, that the ingredient can be drying, so it's best for oily, acne-prone skin, and it's not quite recommended for anyone with dry or sensitive skin. And experts advise against using products with salicylic acid if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. In short, check with your doctor first before using, especially if any of the above applies to you or if you're taking certain medications.

But if you're in the clear to try out salicylic toner for yourself, take a look at some highly reviewed ones below.

1. Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant

Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant ($39)

This exfoliant from Paula's Choice is always a winner with our readers and editors. It contains 2% beta hydroxy acid (aka salicylic acid) to exfoliate and unclog pores. If you're using this in the daytime, you'll want to make sure you're applying a sunscreen that's SPF 30 or greater afterward.

2. Glossier Solution

Glossier Solution ($24)

In addition to BHA, Glossier's Solution also contains alpha hydroxy acid and polyhydroxy acid. It works to smooth and brighten skin while also treating blemishes, redness, and enlarged pores.

3. La Roche-Posay Effaclar Clarifying Solution

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Clarifying Solution ($18)

This highly rated drugstore find is formulated with 0.5% salicylic acid and 2% glycolic acid to remove dirt, debris, and dead skin cells. It's also oil-free, noncomedogenic, and safe for sensitive skin.

4. Renée Rouleau Rapid Response Detox Toner

Renée Rouleau Rapid Response Detox Toner ($43)

You can stop breakouts in their early stages with this AHA/BHA toner. It also works well if you already are dealing with blemishes, blackheads, and clogged pores. And it has a unique ingredient—prebiotic sugar—to balance the skin's microbiome.

5. Kiehl's Milk-Peel Gentle Exfoliating Toner

Kiehl's Milk-Peel Gentle Exfoliating Toner ($45)

If you're worried about irritation, try this gentle toner, which is made with lipo-hydroxy acid, a salicylic acid derivative. It works to gently "peel" off any dead skin cells and impurities. And it's also infused with 23% emollients and almond milk to replenish the skin's moisture barrier.

6. Moon Juice Acid Potion

Moon Juice Acid Potion ($42)

A combination of salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids, this toner unclogs pores and resurfaces the skin. But it won't leave it totally stripped—the niacinamide and adaptogenic reishi provide hydration and balance.

7. Caudalie Vinopure Natural Salicylic Acid Pore Minimising Toner

Caudalie Vinopure Natural Salicylic Acid Pore Minimising Toner ($28)

Along with natural salicylic acid for exfoliation, Caudalie's toner is also infused with grape and rose water to hydrate and soothe, plus an essential-oil complex and polyphenols to reduce blackheads.

8. Youth to the People Mandelic Acid + Superfood Unity Exfoliant

Youth to the People Mandelic Acid + Superfood Unity Exfoliant ($38)

Youth to the People's exfoliant is another product that has all the acids: 3% AHA, 2% BHA, and 1% PHA. That means it's able to smooth the skin's texture and even tone while also removing any buildup and promoting cell turnover and hydration.

9. Biossance Squalane + BHA Pore-Minimizing Toner

Biossance Squalane + BHA Pore-Minimizing Toner ($28)

This toner is alcohol-free, so you don't have to worry about any irritation here. It contains a natural BHA that's similar to salicylic acid and white willow bark extract, which work to unclog pores, control excess oil, and exfoliate. And it won't leave your skin super dry thanks to sugarcane-derived squalane, which moisturizes and locks in hydration.

10. CosRx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid

CosRx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid ($25)

If we're just judging this one based on its name, you know it means serious business when it comes to targeting blackheads. But luckily, this product lives up to its moniker. It has ingredients such as BHAs that control oil and minimize pores; betaine salicylate to exfoliate skin; and white willow bark, which acts as an anti-inflammatory.

11. Glytone Acne Clearing Toner

Glytone Acne Clearing Toner ($25)

Glytone's Acne Clearing Toner has 2% salicylic acid to clarify. It deeply cleanses the skin, controls oil production, and unclogs pores so that blemishes, blackheads, and whiteheads are less likely to show up.

12. Farmacy Deep Sweep 2% BHA Pore Cleaning Toner With Moringa + Papaya

Farmacy Deep Sweep 2% BHA Pore Cleaning Toner With Moringa + Papaya ($28)

Best for combination and oily skin types, this alcohol-free toner is infused with 2% salicylic acid. It also has moringa-seed extract and moringa water to purify and refresh the skin and papaya enzymes to gently exfoliate.

13. Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator ($59)

This product is unique because it's a powder formula that activates when mixed with water and becomes a creamy paste. In addition to salicylic acid, ingredients include licorice, grapefruit, and phytic acid from rice bran; papain enzymes; and colloidal oatmeal.

14. Glow Recipe

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA +BHA Pore-Tight Toner ($34)

Glow Recipe's toner not only exfoliates and clears the pores thanks to PHA and BHA, but it also leaves your skin soft and hydrated since it's infused with watermelon extract, hyaluronic acid, and cactus water. So you really get the best of both worlds: deep exfoliation and lots of hydration.

15. Obagi Medical Clenziderm M.D. Pore Therapy

Obagi Medical Clenziderm M.D. Pore Therapy ($41)

This medicated formula targets clogged pores and excess oil, and if you use it enough, your complexion will become clearer and more balanced. Ingredients include 2% salicylic acid and glycerin.

More Products With Salicylic Acid

CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser ($10)

You get a two-for-one with this product since it both cleanses and exfoliates. In addition to salicylic acid, the cleanser contains nourishing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, vitamin D, and ceramides. If you have normal skin, you can use it daily, but if your skin is more sensitive, you'll want to use it once or twice a week.

SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Defense ($92)

This potent treatment solution is a blend of various acids—dioic, LHA, salicylic, glycolic, and citric—to treat adult acne. It also targets wrinkles, fine lines, and uneven skin tone.

The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Exfoliating Peeling Solution ($7)

You can definitely consider this product from The Ordinary a cult favorite—it's formulated with glycolic, lactic, and salicylic acids. Senior beauty editor Erin Jahns's 73-year-old mom tried it and said, "I kept it on for 10 minutes and rinsed it off with lukewarm water, as directed on the packaging. My skin felt amazingly soft afterward, so I was definitely pleased with the results."

Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil ($40)

This face oil is a multitasker. The 1.5% salicylic acid in the formula clears pores and prevents acne and blackheads. But it's also enriched with tea tree and chamomile oil to purify and soothe plus licorice root to brighten dark spots and discoloration.

Peter Thomas Roth Max Complexion Salicylic Acid Pore Refining Pads ($46)

Peter Thomas Roth's correction pads are powerful since they're a combo of 2% salicylic and 10% glycolic acids. But don't worry about them completely drying your skin because they're also formulated with aloe and allantoin to calm and soothe.

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McDonald’s is one of the world’s most recognizable brands, and the largest fast-food company on the planet, but the ingredients of its meals are rarely thought of as high quality. In Spain, the company decided it was time to counter that image and to showcase the natural origin of what goes into its food. So it planted its famous golden arches in fields where the produce is originally sourced.

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Protein biochemist Dr. Jasmin Hume was working in the alternative food space when she saw an opportunity to evolve technology so that our global food industry can reduce its reliance on animals.

She started Shiru in 2019, and the company uses a “precision fermentation” process to create plant-based ingredients for food companies. The result has similar taste, texture, versatility and cost at scale as its animal analogs, Hume told TechCrunch.

“The opportunity that I saw and learned about is that the ingredients that we get from animals, the egg proteins or dairy proteins, pop up in food labels in weird places,” she added. “For example, white, spongy bread has milk proteins. We aim to cover a lot of food categories, but by replacing them with sustainable and nutritious ingredients.”

Both the food ingredients and plant-based proteins markets are poised for steady growth. The global food ingredients market is forecasted to be valued at $400 billion by 2022, while plant-based foods are in line to be a $162 billion market by 2030.

Shiru’s catalog currently has six different ingredients that are colorless and flavorless and can be added to a variety of food products, like packaged baked goods, sauces, burgers and yogurt.

One of the food targets Hume and her team are looking to replace is methyl cellulose, a starch that is used in foods like vegetable protein-based foods.

“It provides a binding function that isn’t already in plant-based burgers and sauces, however, it is a nasty ingredient to have on the label,” Hume added. “Food companies have issues with methyl cellulose, but no one is talking about it. That type of ingredient compels a replacement, and we have the ingredients to replace that.”

To get out ahead of the industry demand and be able to deliver these first ingredients to companies by early next year, the Emeryville-based company today announced a $17 million Series A round, led by S2G Ventures.

Joining S2G on the round are returning investors Lux Capital, CPT Capital, Y Combinator and Emles Venture Partners, and new investors, The W Fund, SALT and Veronorte. The new funding brings Shiru’s total funding to date to just over $20 million, Hume said.

As part of the investment, Chuck Templeton, managing director of S2G, joined Shiru’s board. The firm is an investment fund focused on healthy food and sustainable agriculture, and often invests in companies that have impact and an analog to replace animal products.

There has been an evolution of plant-based foods, with each new version aimed at being better tasting, though still not as healthy as could be, he said. Shiru’s ingredients, on the other hand, are poised to be a new version that not only “tastes great,” but closely mirrors the analog it is trying to replace and is healthier, he added.

In addition, Templeton believes the company has figured out the cost structure, nutritional panels and the right labeling to “get customers excited.”

“They are just now discovering products and proteins faster and are able to look at how to bring ingredients to market that have multiple uses,” he added. “This gives them an opportunity to fine tune and continue to do things like bring the cost structure down. Jasmin and her team are enabling the food industry to not be constrained and to find the best ingredients to clean up their labels and the environment.”

Meanwhile, with the plan to have ingredients ready for customers by next year, Hume forecasts that we could see the first commercial products containing Shiru’s ingredients on grocery store shelves as early as 2023.

The company was initially heads down working on the technology, and when it was validated, Hume began looking at another round of venture capital to continue to the next phase of scaling and build out Shiru’s infrastructure.

She intends to use the new funding to double Shiru’s 22-person workforce within the next 12 months in the areas of science, fermentation, marketing and business development. The company is also moving into a new headquarters in Alameda next year and will begin scaling its manufacturing.

“The biggest thing we need to do is produce a lot of ingredients,” Hume added. “The scaling challenge is going to be a big one, and we are seeking partnerships or building the facilities ourselves to use the fermentation at industrial scales. This will get us to the point where we can deliver the samples that food companies need for testing.”

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Why trees are a crucial ingredient for sustainable food systems - World Economic Forum

• Hunger is a reality for the vast majority of the population living in Africa's Sahel region.
• The climate crisis and conflict are exacerbating this situation and pushing food systems to near collapse.
• Trees are central to ensuring food supply is abundant and environmentally sustainable across the region.
• With COP26 on the horizon, policy makers across the world must recognize the vital role of trees in sustainable agriculture and high-yield farming systems.

Nearly one in three people worldwide (2.37 billion) did not have access to adequate food in 2020. To address the rise in hunger and malnutrition, last month the UN Food Systems Summit concluded a discussion on transforming global food systems.

The Summit pointed towards the climate crisis, rising conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic as key drivers, pushing already fragile food systems to the brink.

The Sahel, where Tree Aid works, particularly bears witness to the realities of these issues. Hunger is never a faraway reality for the vast majority of the population in the region who rely on farming in harsh conditions with limited levels of rainfall and degraded land to feed themselves and their families.

The climate crisis, combined with increasing conflict across many parts of the region, is exacerbating this situation and pushing food systems to near collapse. Last July, Oxfam issued a report identifying those living in West African Sahel as suffering from the fastest growing hunger crisis in the world with a 67% increase in the last 18 months.

Arigueta Zoungrana, aged 60, president of Soumbala group in Passimtenga village, washing dawadawa seeds

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Trees improve food security and health

The life changing potential of nurturing native tree species in food systems is too often ignored. Tree foods and agro-forestry systems have largely been sidelined from mainstream debates on solutions for diversifying food systems and increasing access to nutrient-rich food. And yet, trees are central to ensuring a food supply is abundant and environmentally sustainable, as the world faces increased climate change risks

Across the Sahel region, tree foods are a vital and varied source of food for communities. Fruits, nuts, and leaves provided by dryland species are essential to help maintain a nutritious and diversified diet throughout the year.

These are especially vital in dry seasons, when staple grains and pulses become a much higher proportion of the daily diet. For example, the iconic Baobab tree provides iron rich leaves for consumption all year round, while its calcium and vitamin C rich fruit are available in the peak of the dry season.

Trees are also critical to the success of small-holder farming systems in the drylands. Agro-forestry parklands are at the heart of farming systems for much of the Sahel and the use of native trees within these parklands is essential to maintain soil health and structure, growing food sustainably and affordably.

A bag of harvested moringa leaves from Sapouy community nutrition garden in Burkina Faso.

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'Super Trees' which feed communities

In our own report which has just launched, Tree Aid explores the direct impact on nutritional outcomes from a 4-year programme promoting tree foods and agroforestry systems across Burkina Faso.

The project, funded by the Swiss Development Agency, helped stimulate the availability and the market for tree products across the country. Working with communities, we founded Nutrition Gardens to grow baobab and moringa leaves, and delivered training on the production and marketing of non-timber forest products.

As evidence of the power that trees can bring in combating malnutrition and hunger, we’ve been able to reduce infant chronic malnutrition by 42%, reduce undernourishment by 8% and increase household incomes by 161% in that time. This income was largely used to increase the availability and quality of food at the household level.

All of Tree Aid’s projects contribute to The Great Green Wall - an African-led initiative to restore ecosystems across the Sahel. Critically, The Great Green Wall has the potential to not only combat the climate crisis and lift people out of poverty, but eradicate the hunger crisis across the region, by restoring forests and agro-forestry landscapes.

Now, with COP26 in Glasgow fast-approaching, policy makers across the world must recognize the vital role of trees in sustainable agriculture and high-yield farming systems. Trees need to be brought into the conversation, whether on food systems, agriculture, nutrition or climate protection. We must continue to talk trees, at COP26 and beyond.

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Never Put This Common Baking Ingredient in Your Pantry, Experts Warn - Yahoo Lifestyle

When you're preparing to bake, you probably head straight for your pantry for the bulk of your recipe's ingredients. Yet experts warn that there's one common baking ingredient that you should never store in your pantry. That's because this one food runs a high risk of going rancid when stored improperly—leading to tainted flavors and, in some cases, health issues as well. Read on to find out which common pantry item you're likely storing wrong and how to spot a problem with this popular ingredient.

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Never put whole grain flour in your pantry, experts say.

While you may think nothing of putting a bag of flour in your cabinet or pantry until you need it again, experts say that it's a major mistake to store whole grain flour in either of these spots. That's because this type of flour is prone to rancidity, meaning it will go bad much faster if it's left unrefrigerated.

"When grains are ground, their interiors are exposed to the air," Harold McGee, PhD, a food scientist and author, tells The Chicago Tribune. "The whole grains contain the germ and the bran, both of which are rich in oils that are especially prone to oxidizing and going rancid. So you end up with off flavors very quickly in whole grain flours compared to refined flours," he explained.

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You should also refrigerate open packaged foods that contain whole grain flour.

In addition to refrigerating whole grain flour, you'd be wise to refrigerate any open packaged foods that contain whole grain flour, like cookies, crackers, and cakes. The oils found in these foods are also prone to rapid rancidity—especially when they contain polyunsaturated oils, such as nut oil or olive oils.

"Healthy" packaged snacks often include these ingredients, given that they're often considered nutritionally superior to refined white flour and saturated fats or trans fats. While they may be better for your body, their shelf life is significantly shorter than snacks that used refined flours and vegetable oils.

Train your sense of smell to recognize rancidity, experts suggest.

Part of the problem is that many Americans have become accustomed to the taste and smell of rancidity. Experts say that one way to lower your odds of eating a rancid food is to train your nose to recognize its smell. "We assume that rancid flavors are normal," McGee says, "because, in some cases, that's what we've gotten used to."

So what should you look out for? Integrative medicine specialist Andrew Weil, MD, told The Chicago Tribune that rancid food often gives off "the smell of oil paint," however faintly. "Linseed oil, which is the same as flax oil, is the basis of oil paint. It's highly unsaturated and so it oxidizes fast when exposed to the air," he explains.

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Changing your storage habits can keep your flour fresh for longer.

Though whole grain flour may go bad faster than its refined counterpart, that doesn't mean you should stop buying it. There are several things you can do to keep this baking ingredient fresher for longer.

First, only buy what you need. Unless you bake daily, this means you probably want to opt for the smallest package available. Second, seal your leftovers in an airtight container or bag and refrigerate them. Finally, if you do choose to keep your whole grain flour in the pantry, always be sure to transfer it from its original paper bag to an airtight glass or plastic container. Keep it in a cool, dry, dark place until use, and always check for signs of spoilage before using it in your next recipe.

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