Body
March 14, 2010
Posted by marta
We have two new products from Dermophisiologique: the Xomega body cream ($79.29) and Optyma Lip ($19.89).
The first thing to love about Xomega is the texture. It is really silky, thick enough to imply that it is going to be deeply moisturizing and absorbs quickly. As the name might imply, omegas 3 and 6 (olive and soy oils) feature strongly in Xomega. There are also a few of my newly found favorite ingredients, especially hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, which bind with water efficiently and increase depth hydration, improving the elasticity and firmness of the skin. The handful of botanicals include black currant seed oil, which promotes healthy cell respiration and stimulates microcirculation, and borage oil, with proven antaging effects. Borage is one of the richest known source of the essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). Fatty acids such as GLA serve as essential components to the structure, elasticity and lipid barrier of the epidermis, and borage oil is believed to help retain moisture and revitalize the skin. Read more...
March 13, 2010
Posted by marta
We have been working hard with our partners at OpenSky to get more of our recommended products into the Truth In Aging shop and we have also lined up great deals and promotions so check back in over the next few days. In the meantime, we are kicking off with Somme Institute and new additions to the Reviva range (see next post).
I first came across Somme more than two years ago at a spa and I used their serum, which has a potent shot of vitamin C for hyperpigmentation. I even added a dose of ferulic acid to it (research has shown that this boosts the action of vitamins C and E). Actually, Somme has its own ways of getting the most out of this serum’s ingredients (which I didn’t realize at the time). First, Somme’s C is ascorbyl methysilanol that is particularly (and unlike some other Cs) stable. Plus it features something called Molecular Dispersion Technology (MDT5). Developed over seven years and tested on 5000 participants, MDT5 is a combo of vitamins A, B3, B5, C and E. They have been attached to proteins that target skin cell receptors to ensure that the nutrients are deeply absorbed. Read more...
March 12, 2010
Posted by marta
I have been having a huge amount of fun recently – thanks to all of you and Your Best Face. About six weeks ago, we got together with Your Best Face to create do it yourself kits that will be available in our store and allow members of our community to unleash their inner mad scientist and make their own cosmetics. When we asked you to tell us what you’d like, many people said they would like something in the heavy guns department. Think serum. Think intense.
Darrell, the founder of Your Best Face and chief formulator, sent me some vials of something that he called Concentrate. It features Your Best Face’s favorite antiaging actives: spin trap, Lipochroman-6 and vitamin E. I got to unleash my own inner mad scientist by trying it out with other potions and lotions and as a base for treatments. I even raided the refrigerator for fresh accoutrements to make a mask. Here are some of the things I did with Concentrate: Read more...
March 11, 2010
Posted by Summar
As head dermatologist of research and development for science-driven skincare brand Dermophisiologique since 1998, Carolina Redaelli has patented seven molecules for products of topical use. After receiving her Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milan, she specialized in dermatology and completed postgraduate work at the Agora’ School of Aesthetic Medicine. She has lectured at Ecole Dynamique in scientific and medical training and serves as a freelance researcher in the dermocosmetic field. I spoke with the doctor on her work with Dermophisiologique (of which we’ve most recently reviewed and recommended the brand’s Cleansing Milk and Xomega Body Cream) to create products that restore the skin’s natural physiology and incorporate chemicals that benefit – rather than harm – the epidermis.
Could you tell me a little bit of why, how and when the company began? Read more...
March 9, 2010
Posted by marta
I have been seeing double recently. So have some of our readers – especially the eagle-eyed Kim and Joan. We have been finding products with exactly the same formulas made by completely different companies. Often the only thing that is different is the price and that can be vary by as much as 100% or even 300%. I got the double vision thing only the other day when I started to test the new Nutra-Lift Lash Renue ($49 at the TIA shop) and began to think there was something very familiar about it. Sure enough, it was a nearly identical twin of Cilea ($69.99). Read more...
