January 27, 2010
Posted by copley
In 2009, we put a provisional moratorium on the term “age spot.” Hyperpigmentation can strike at any age, and there are many causes for an excess of melanin to form deposits in the skin, resulting in sun spots, liver spots, melasma, photodamage, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and uneven skin tone. Thus, there is no need to put a time-specific label on it. Topical treatments for overly ambitious melanin run the gamut from the FDA-banned (for OTC) hydroquinone to the gentler glycolic acid. A number of anti-acne and anti-wrinkle ingredients, including azelaic acid, salicylic acid, and tretinoin, can also be put to use toward reducing hyperpigmentation. But, for the most part, dermatologists agree that a combination of lightening remedies delivers the best results at home. Read more...
December 1, 2009
Posted by marta
Define, a new antiaging cream from Your Best Face that targets the lip area, was actually made with help from Truth In Aging’s VIP members. Yes, your wisdom and passion for great skincare is shaping the future of the cosmetics industry – one potion at a time. Actually, two. VIPers also had the chance to test and pitch in on Prep, YBF’s new exfoliator. And now (drum roll, please) we are proud to introduce a bundle of some of YBF’s finest at a brilliant discount exclusively for TIA readers.
In the Truth In Aging store, you will now find the YBF goody bag with the all new Define (full size), Quench (full size), a better-than-ever Correct eye cream (trial size), and Prep exfoliator (trial size). The total value is $160.40, but it is all yours for $130. Yeay! Read more...
November 30, 2009
Posted by marta
When I told my friend Melanie how good her (40-something) skin was looking, she replied that she was using Laser Lightning ($110), a night cream by Dr Brandt. She claimed that Laser Lightning had faded some freckles and I had to agree that her skin tone was radiant and clear. The bolt of lightning that Dr Brandt has given her is the result of some powerful – and unusual – ingredients (including a fermented bacteria of all things).
The key active in Laser Lightning seems to be aminoethylphosphinic acid. This amino acid is known in the cosmetic trade as Albatin and it is supposed to limit some stages of melanogenisis – the process that creates hyperpigmentation or age spots. I don’t think this is a miracle skin whitener though as one of the few pieces of research that I could find determined that it was as effective (but not more so) as other whiteners such as kojic acid. In fact, the makers of Albatin suggest that it should be used alongside kojic acid. Read more...
November 26, 2009
Posted by marta
As it is Thanksgiving, it is timely to pay homage to the cranberry. It is so much more than an accoutrement for turkey. Cranberries, a source of vitamin C that really come into their own as an antioxidant due to the high presence of polyphenols. A University of Maine study compared cranberries to 22 other fruits and found that they had the highest number of phenols, leaving red grapes standing. And in a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth study of 20 different fruit juices, cranberry juice had the highest total phenol content and “the highest radical scavenging capacity among the different fruits studied”. So, upgrade from OJ.
Cranberry is juicing up some of our favorite antiaging products and we’ve pulled out a few of our favorite such as Dermaxime Rejuvenating Neck Cream and one of our Five Best lip plumpers from Jane Iredale. Leverage cranberry’s skin lightening abilities to diminish age spots with PrescribedSolutions and this multitasking berry will exfoliate chapped lips courtesy of organic makeup purveyor NVEY. Finally, we like Arcona’s powerful peptide potion and so were very pleased to find their cranberry firming gel. Read more...
October 1, 2009
Posted by copley
How old we look and to how old we are may not match up to the same number. In fact, our skin may start heading downhill long before we enter a psychological mid-life crisis. The concept of a skin tipping point was introduced at a recent presentation by SK-II, the luxury Japanese skincare brand with a thing for yeast. SK-II has come up with a new way of measuring skin power, or its natural ability to withstand stress and maintain its original texture, radiance, and firmness. Move over IQ, and make way for the anti-aging rating system du jour- the SPQ (“Skin Power Quotient”). Read more...
