We tend to think of acne just being a teenage thing. Often it is, but it can persist right through to old age. Most of us worry about wrinkles, but most acne sufferers would probably trade a few wrinkles for a skin free of acne. Though I had bad pimples in my teens, fortunately I [...]
Tag Archives: Skin
Skin Inflammation The Next Anti-Aging Product Target
May 24, 2010 – 11:08 am
Several skin product manufacturers are now promoting their skin products as anti-inflammatory. The theory is that skin aging is due to inflammation. It is clear that inflammation does play a role in aging. Disease states such as uncontrolled diabetes cause an increase the rate of development of some markers of aging. Plus there is an [...]
UV Light Harnessed For Anti-Aging?
May 19, 2010 – 10:05 am
Here’s a new twist on exposure to UV light. There is now a product that is touted to harness UV light for anti-aging. I do not really understand the blurb about the product. All I can gather is that the aim is to convert the energy form UV light into some other form of energy [...]
A Mascara That Improves Your Lashes?
May 17, 2010 – 10:41 am
During aging our eyelashes tend to become less full. Along with eyebrows, our lashes start to lose pigment and get thinner. A new mascara claims that it can thicken and darken eyelashes. The area of eyelash aging had not received much attention, until it was found that Latisse (bimatoprost), which is prescribed for glaucoma, improved [...]
How To Waste Money On Beauty Products
May 14, 2010 – 7:36 am
There is a great post over at the Beauty Brains. It is 7 ways you waste money when buying beauty products. In case, you don’t know the Beauty Brains blog, it is a great blog. To quote them, “The Beauty Brains are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics [...]
Inyline – New Product For Wrinkles
May 3, 2010 – 11:12 am
Another entry in the war on wrinkles. The new product is called Inyline and is supposed to help reduce expression lines. Currently, the major products for reduction of expression lines are Botox and Dysport. Injection of Botox and Dysport poison the muscles of the forehead, or wherever they are injected. The poisoned muscles are unable [...]
Phosphate In Junk Food & Sodas Increase The Rate Of Aging?
April 29, 2010 – 9:16 am
Do we need more evidence that junk food and sodas are bad for you and increase the rate of aging? Though, we often seem to ignore all the evidence. So perhaps we do need more evidence. Junk food and sodas have been suggested to cause bad health (and related increased rate of aging) due to [...]
More New Ingredients In Anti-Aging Skincare
April 26, 2010 – 11:46 am
The latest round up of new ingredients for anti-aging skincare. From the company Mibelle which has several plant stem cell products, including apple stem cells , now there are stem cells from alpine rose Rhododendron ferrugineum. I looked the plant up on Wikipedia to see what it is. According to Wikipedia it’s common name is [...]
Cellulite Is In Your Genes?
April 16, 2010 – 3:37 pm
Even if you do everything right – exercise, eat well, don’t smoke and … – that dreaded cellulite is still there and getting more obvious by the day. Not that it helps when looking in the mirror, but there is new evidence that cellulite is in your genes. In particular genes. This finding many point [...]
