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 [...]
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Lactobionic Acid: A New(ish) Less Irritating Skin Peel Agent
March 4, 2010 – 9:38 pm
Polyphenols In Skin Products
February 7, 2010 – 9:52 pm
Every new skincare product seems to have several botanicals in its ingredient list. As an avid researcher of ingredient lists, I do quite a few searches to find out what the botanicals are, and what their potential benefit to the product may be. There is seems to be new “wonder” plants in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Why Does Muscle Age So Fast?
September 23, 2009 – 5:59 pm
As we age, we lose muscle mass and strength. This is known as sarcopenia. Even those who do lots of exercise, still lose muscle, though not as quickly as those who are inactive. Why does muscle age so much?
The aging of muscle results in the loss of muscle mass, strength and function. [...]
