Originally published October 13 2005
Health experts weigh in on the effectiveness of skin creams
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Analyzing a range of products currently on the market, SignOnSanDiego.com provides consumers with the latest information about skin care products from Vitamin C to green tea creams, with helpful comments from leading dermatologists.
With squinting eyes and furrowed brow, Linda Morrison stood in the middle of the drugstore skin-care aisle, rubbing the forehead crease she hoped to banish.
"All I want is something to make my skin look a little better.
"I see the ads, I read the labels, but I'm not sure which (ingredients) really work or if anything really works.
Today there are more anti-aging skin-care products with potentially beneficial ingredients than ever before.
Unfortunately, the stress of deciphering the labels and determining which are right for you is enough to cause new wrinkles.
The product research is very impressive," says Paula Begoun, cosmetics watchdog, author of "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me" and maker of Paula's Choice products.
The long list of multisyllabic words can be barely pronounced, let alone understood by the average consumer.
To ease confusion and boost sales, marketing-savvy manufacturers promote ingredient buzz words like retinol, vitamin C, antioxidants, copper and peptides.
Advertisement Kohl's The widely hyped StriVectin-SD cream, which has run full-page advertisements in magazines and newspapers touting its anti-wrinkling ability, has been the No. 1-selling prestige skin cream in the world for the last two years.
Originally used as an antidote for stretch marks, the patented peptide solution asks the question, "Better than Botox?"
Not only do dermatologists often disagree with product advertising claims, but they also frequently disagree with one another on the effectiveness of certain ingredients.
Goldman calls copper a "meaningless" skin-care ingredient, while Del Mar dermatologist Dr. Deborah Atkin believes it can be beneficial in preventing the degradation of collagen and decreasing inflammation.
It's also important to do your homework.
Although it can be tough to get definitive information about popular skin-care ingredients, at least become familiar with what they are and what they possibly can offer.
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