Recently, there has been s search for acids for skin peel applications that are not as harsh as glycolic acid. A newish alpha hydroxy acid that is gaining some good reviews is lactobionic acid.
Another alpha hydroxy acid that has been found to be less irritating, and is in a few products, is mandelic acid.
The [...]
Category Archives: Wrinkles
Lactobionic Acid: A New(ish) Less Irritating Skin Peel Agent
March 4, 2010 – 9:38 pm
How Effective Are Olay Pro-X Products?
February 16, 2010 – 10:08 pm
The Olay lines of products are widely available and widely used. There are several ranges of anti-aging products including Olay Pro-X.
A yet-to-be published research study (Br J Dermatol 162:647-654, 2010) is reported in Cosmetics Design. This study suggests that using the Olay Pro-X line of products is as effective as using a prescription [...]
Red Anti-Aging Sugar-Coated (Lycopene) Tablet For Skin
January 20, 2010 – 9:03 pm
How about an anti-aging sugar-coated tablet that slows aging of skin? A red pill that has a sugar coating is already available in parts of Europe and in South America.
The pill is an extract of tomato, and is high in lycopene. The red color of tomatoes is due to lycopene. It is [...]
New Product: Olay Anti-Aging Body Wash
January 12, 2010 – 9:31 pm
There will soon be a new body wash by Olay. This new body wash is aimed at the anti-aging market.
The news item states that it is a 7-in-1 product. Presumably this means that it has 7 potentially anti-aging compounds and extracts in it. It is said to remove dead cells, improve elasticity [...]
Madecassoside: Effective Anti-Aging For Skin
January 7, 2010 – 1:06 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
Anti-Aging Clothing!
October 21, 2009 – 7:55 am
Got a flyer for yelomöd radiant skin. At first I could not figure out what it was. Then I realized that it is anti-aging clothing!
Apparently there is yelomöd and blumöd. Yelomöd is anti-aging and blumöd is for acne.
Yelomöd is supposed to block UV rays but allows “healthy yellow light” and infrared for [...]
Dramatic Increase in Cosmetic Procedures
October 14, 2009 – 8:22 am
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of cosmetic procedures that are being carried out.
Comparing data from 2000 and 2007 and estimating from the surveys, a study came up with the following numbers.
The greatest increase over this time period was for soft tissue augmentation at a whopping 405%. Soft [...]