Originally published March 6 2005
Cellulite and wrinkled skin can’t be repaired by “magic bullet” creams or lotions
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Despite the growing number of products on the market that tout their ability to reverse major signs of ageing like cellulite deposits and sun-damaged skin, most experts agree that they cannot live up to their claims. Anti-cellulite products, in particular, provide only short-term cosmetic results. Cellulite is a form of fat, and can only be eradicated through diet and exercise.
- At 5-foot-3 and 110 pounds, 29-year-old Moira Carr is in the same boat with most of the rest of the women on planet Earth.
- Carr tested a slew of products over a two-week period: Estee Lauder's Firming Body Creme ($37.50), Body Performance Anti-Cellulite Visible Contouring Serum ($50) and Exfoliating Body Polish ($28); as well as Biotherm's Biovergetures Firming Body Expert ($38) and Abdo-Choc ($37), which is touted as a "tightening concentrate."
- Volunteer Fran Blackmon tried out an $80 anti-cellulite body wrap followed by a Swedish massage at European Skin & Hair Clinic in Columbia, S.C. (The salon also offers a "non-surgical face-lift" involving low levels of electricity.)
- The wrap, said esthetician Lydia Potter, forces a "crusty layer" of toxins --- car exhaust, bad food, stress --- from the body.
- Skin renewal slows down with age because collagen and elastin --- the Power Duo of young skin --- start to break down.
- Mayo used an array of pricey products by Yonka --- cleanser, two exfoliants, a gel masque, an alpha-hydroxy peel, moisturizer and eye cream.
- The one thing that costs almost nothing, Mayo and Begoun agree, is avoiding the sun and/or using sunscreen --- but many women just won't stop tanning.
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