to believe or not to believe

August 09
To believe or not to believe

 
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 [...]

July 09
To believe or not to believe

 
DMAE can quickly and dramatically improve the appearance of sagging skin. As an added bonus, DMAE boosts the effects of other antioxidants, resulting in increased smoothness, brightness and line reduction.
 
Nicholas Perricone, MD                                               [...]

June 09
To believe or not to believe

 
What Causes Aging?
Gravity is certainly a factor. The gravity of the earth constantly pulls on our bodies, including the facial skin. This gravity is one factor that causes skin and muscle to sag. Even an individual who takes immaculate care of both skin and body will have some sagging of the face over a period [...]

May 09
To believe or not to believe

 
I encourage people to make the most of their palms and fingers. Warming a skincare product in your hands will help it to better penetrate the skin and double or even triple its effectiveness.
By wrapping your hands around your face, the cosmetic and your own heat will act together like a steam iron, making your [...]

April 09
To believe or not to believe

 
The sauna is an excellent way to deep-cleanse the skin. The steam gently dilates the pores and lifts out toxins, leaving your skin polished.
 
Catherine Maillard                                                             [...]

March 09
To believe or not to believe

 

All the high-tech ingredients and treatments in the world will never be able to achieve their full benefits if your skin isn’t in the best condition it can possibly be.
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Dr. Dennis Gross                                               [...]

February 09
To believe or not to believe

 
I want to caution you, though, that shopping by ingredients alone is tricky. The same ingredient in one formulation may be irritating or drying but cause no problems in a different formulation. The formulations of high-quality products are painstakingly developed so that the other ingredients counter the side effects of one ingredient. Sometimes, too, one [...]

January 09
To believe or not to believe

The greatest fallacy promoted by conventional skin-care companies is that if a product doesn’t work, it’s your fault.
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Adrienne Denese, M.D., Ph.D.                                                                 Restylane
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December 08
To believe or not to believe

 
You don’t need eye creams!
Most women believe that eye creams are specially formulated for the skin around the eye area. Although the eye area does tend to be more prone to allergic or sensitizing reactions, and often shows wrinkles before other areas of the face, it turns out that product formulations for eye creams don’t [...]

November 08
To believe or not to believe

 
The more expensive a product, the better it will work.
What does the high price tag on that designer skin cream buy you? Not the ingredients in the bottle. Instead, most often you are footing the bill for the marketing and bottling of that product.
 
Fragrance-free products contain no perfume or fragrance.
People with sensitive skin often buy [...]

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