THE STUDIO BLOG

THE STUDIO BLOG

The 2026 Shift from Cornstarch to Micro-Milled Silica: Why Starch Powders Feed Malassezia Yeast on Oily Skin

by Glowza Beauty Editorial Team on Oct 03 2026
Explore the microbiology behind modern clean face powders: why organic food starches like cornstarch feed skin-surface Malassezia yeast to provoke fungal acne, and how pure amorphous spherical silica blurs pores cleanly without bio-fermentation.

THE STUDIO BLOG

The 2026 Shift to Clean Mineral Pigments: How Multi-Milled Mica & Iron Oxides Replace Heavy Synthetic Dyes in Daily Makeup

by Glowza Beauty Editorial Team on Sep 25 2026
Discover the 2026 cosmetic formulation revolution: why synthetic coal-tar colorants in blush and eyeshadow trigger inflammatory skin reactions, and how micronized ethical mica, squalane, and iron oxides create multi-dimensional radiance without toxicity.