Skin Science
Shanga academy
Understand how your skin functions beneath the surface.
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Explore cell turnover, collagen, elastin, inflammation, antioxidants, oxidative stress, DNA damage, glycation and the ageing process.
Skin Turnover Explained
module 2
Learn how skin turnover naturally renews your skin, why it slows with age, and how skincare supports healthy cell renewal for smoother, brighter skin.
Module 2
Skin Science
Collagen Explained
Learn what collagen is, how it supports healthy skin, why collagen declines with age, and how skincare can help maintain collagen over time.
Elastin Explained
Learn how elastin gives skin flexibility and resilience, why it changes over time, and how daily skincare supports healthier-looking skin for longer.
Inflammation Explained
Discover how skin inflammation protects, heals and sometimes harms the skin. Learn the science behind redness, irritation and healthy skin balance.
Understanding skin Repair & Healing
Learn how skin repair and healing work, the stages of wound healing, and how healthy skincare habits support your skin's natural ability to recover.
Free Radicals & Oxidative Stress
Learn what free radicals and oxidative stress are, how they affect healthy skin, and why antioxidants help protect against everyday environmental damage.
Antioxidants Explained
Learn how antioxidants help protect skin from free radicals and oxidative stress, supporting healthy collagen, the skin barrier and long-term skin health.
DNA Damage Explained
Learn how DNA damage affects skin, what causes it, how skin repairs itself, and why sunscreen and antioxidants help protect healthy skin over time.
Glycation Explained
Learn what glycation is, how it affects collagen and elastin, and why managing it may help support healthier, more resilient skin over time.
Overnight Skin Repair
Discover how overnight skin repair supports healthy skin while you sleep, why sleep matters, and how evening skincare works with your skin's natural renewal.
Healthy Skin Ageing
Discover how collagen, cell turnover, antioxidants, DNA repair and the skin barrier work together to support healthy skin ageing throughout life.
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Explore the Ingredient Library
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Understand exactly what your skincare ingredients do.