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Don’t overfeed your skin
A lot of people don’t know that you can also overfeed your skin. Looking back on the women I’ve met up to now, those with skin problems generally do just that: overfeed their skin. Their skin is in a state of skin obesity, as it were. Bombarded with so many different products, [...]
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I’ve come across some websites that sell hyaluronic acid supplements that are taken orally. Will they improve my skin like injectable hyaluronic acid can?
Not likely. When taken internally, hyaluronic acid purportedly penetrates down to the deep inner layers of the skin where topical applications can’t reach. One problem with taking hyaluronic acid orally is that [...]
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Recently, some anti-aging creams costing thousands of dollars have come on the market. I suggest you save the money you’ve earmarked for the super-expensive Goo of the Month and use it to pay for a consultation with a qualified cosmetic dermatologist instead. (Sometimes, I’m shocked to say, a small jar of the Goo of the [...]
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I have had the opportunity to hear the conversations of many high-level executives in the cosmetics industry. They see their job as threefold :
to keep the cost of the expensive and effective key ingredients and the cost of production in general under strict control
to word the skin-care claims on the bottle carefully, to stay within [...]
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Aggressive cleansing doesn’t benefit any skin type, including oily skin. This is because when the protective shield of the epidermis is disrupted, the skin becomes more vulnerable to environmental damage and inflammation and precious moisture escapes. I have found that when a person with oily skin uses an appropriate cleanser, there is no harm in [...]
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It’s nearly impossible to divorce irritation from efficacy. Products that generate the best results often come with some minor irritation, especially at the start of using them. Most people, however, get over the initial irritation and enjoy the benefits that accompany the outcome.
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Dr. Amy Wechsler
The Mind-Beauty Connection
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Fallacy : The major and expensive skin-care brands are using the latest scientific ingredients.
Truth : Shockingly, most expensive major cosmetics brands are not at the forefront of skin science. They are a few years behind. First they watch the little guys like myself or other doctors’ brands introduce new ingredients, and then, once the dust [...]
The Right Order For Your Basics
One of the keys to maximizing the benefits of any product in your daily skin-care regimen is to apply products with a thinner consistency before the thicker more creamy ones, no matter what their active ingredients are. Products with heavy consistencies can block lighter-weight ones from penetrating the skin and [...]
