How to Read a Skincare Ingredient List Like a Cosmetic Chemist — with Annie Graham

The Skincarma® Pod · Jul 19, 2026 · 1h 6m

Ingredient savvy isn’t the same thing as ingredient literate.We know to hunt for ceramides. We compare Vitamin C percentages. We scan for peptides, retinoids, and niacinamide. But when we turn over the carton and browse the full ingredient list, can we actually tell whether a product is well formulated—or whether we’re simply responding to clever marketing?In this episode of The Skincarma Pod, Carmine welcomes back Annie Graham, cosmetic chemist and co-founder of Atomic Pom Labs, for a practical and refreshingly honest guide to reading skincare ingredient lists.Annie explains why an INCI list…