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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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