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 [...]
Tag Archives: Skin
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 [...]
Lipofuscin: The Next Target For Age Spot Lightening
February 11, 2010 – 9:44 pm
Age spots, sun spots, liver spots – whatever you want to call them are a sign of aging skin. Too much exposure to the sun can make them worse but they can still appear without sun exposure.
Mibelle Biochemistry, a company that is based in Switzerland, is a supplier of cosmetic ingredients. I have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
