Skin soothing ingredients that really work – The Beauty Brains Show Episode 10

In this week’s Beauty Brains Show Randy and I almost get into a fight over a question from a listener.   Plus a special holiday bonus: a live report from the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Meeting! Want to hear your voice on our show? Record your own audio question on your phone or computer and email it to thebeautybrains@gmail.com  Click below to play Episode 10: “Skin soothing ingredients that really work” or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer. SHOW NOTES Why is Derm-E soothing? Gail has what she calls “the Howdy Doody puppet area” on her face that is sensitive and easily irritated. Of all the products she’s tried, only ONE cream soothes that area of her skin (everything else makes it feel worse). The product is Derm-E Firming Moisturizer and she wonders what ingredients are responsible for the soothing effect. The complete ingredient list for Derm-E is provided below but if we focus on the functional ingredients we’re left with the following: DMAE Alpha Lipoic Acid Allantoin Dimethicone 3 vitamins (Vitamin E), (Vit C-Ester), and (Vitamin A) The dimethicone is a key moisturizing ingredient but does not really interact with the skin. The vitamins are all the ester forms which are capable of interacting with skin but these are not known for soothing. In fact, Vitamin A which is a retinol, can irritate skin. So, that leaves us with the DMAE, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Allantoin. These are the first ingred...
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