Ingredient Desk is published by the team behind
Evil Goods, a tallow skincare brand. We say so on every page that mentions
them. This site is about what is actually in skincare and whether it does
anything — written for people who have already decided most of it is
marketing.
Why we say the ownership part first
An ingredient site run by a skincare brand has an obvious problem: you cannot
tell whether a favourable word about an ingredient is analysis or advertising.
Hiding the connection would not solve that, it would just mean you found out
later and trusted nothing we had written.
So it is at the top of this page, in the footer, and inline wherever an Evil
Goods product comes up. Weigh what you read here accordingly. That is the
correct response, and it is the one we would have.
What we actually do here
- We explain ingredients, not products. What tallow is, what
copper peptides are supposed to do, why comedogenic ratings are close to
useless. Products come last, lightly, or not at all. - We say when the evidence is thin. Most of what gets claimed
about natural skincare rests on small studies or none. “The research here is
weak” is a sentence we will use often, including about ingredients we sell. - We hold a stricter line than the industry does. Cosmetics
can support and maintain skin. They do not treat, cure or relieve anything. We
apply that to ourselves as well — see our
editorial policy. - We date our facts. Formulations, prices and regulations
change. Anything specific carries the date it was checked.
Who writes it
Sean Elias works across cosmetics
manufacturing and direct-to-consumer skincare, with hands-on experience of
tallow and peptide formulation, regulatory claim review, and scaling a skincare
line from first sample to repeat runs.
Get in touch
Corrections, disagreements and tip-offs are all welcome:
editor@ingredientdesk.com.