Madecassoside is a compound that can be extracted from Centella asiatica, which is often also called Gotu kola. Gotu kola is used as medicine and eaten throughout India and South East Asia, where it has different names in different areas. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for at least a thousand years. It used [...]
Category Archives: Skin
Do You No-Poo Or Conditioner Wash Your Hair?
January 6, 2010 – 12:04 pm
One trend that is becoming popular is the no-poo method and/or conditioner washing of hair. I have tried conditioner washing for a couple of months and I really like it. I have fine, hard to control hair. Plus I live in the desert, so the dry air makes my hair even more unruly. Just washing [...]
Payola and the American Academy of Dermatology Seal of Approval
December 10, 2009 – 9:54 pm
The American Academy of Dermatology is going to withdraw the scheme for it’s Seal of Approval due to controversy about payments. The Seal of Approval was supposed to be for products that met strict criteria for sun protection. The aim of the Seal was to guide the general public with recommended products that provided effective [...]
A Few Of The Less Mainstream Skin Product Ingredients
December 3, 2009 – 7:09 pm
2009 has been a year with virtually a new wonder ingredient for skin products every week. There must be lots of companies checking out botanic gardens, Chinese medicine cabinets, South American Indian tribes and who knows what else. Many of the new ingredients are extracts that contain antioxidants of various types. Read the labels on [...]
A Blizzard Of New Products For Aging Skin – Part 1
November 16, 2009 – 12:23 pm
It seems like there are announcements of every week of new ingredients and reformulation and recombination of existing compounds and extracts that will fight aging of the skin. In the near future there are going to be a range of new products hitting the shelves. Here are two. Derma Aox serum is a combination of [...]
Having To Redo Plastic Surgery
October 29, 2009 – 7:41 pm
Does plastic surgery always have good outcomes? How often does there have to be follow-up surgery because of problems. There is a rather sobering article in the NYT that talks about the lack of information about when a surgery does not have the best outcome. There are now plastic surgeons that specialize in “re-dos”. The [...]
How To Make A Face Look Female
October 23, 2009 – 8:02 am
When you look at a face how do you know whether the face is female or male? Obviously there are often clues like facial hair. How can a face look more female? An interesting study has found one feature that makes a face more female is greater contrast between both the eyes and the lips [...]