Peptides in skin care – episode 208
Beauty questions answered today include Is there a bar shampoo or bar conditioner that works as well as the ones out of a bottle?Why can’t everyone use retinol?Is sugaring dangerous? And does it work as well as waxing? Do peptides have an effect beyond moisturizing & is there a “best one” to pick? Beauty Science News Industry must take a wholistic approach to talking about ingredient safety UV protection may not be enough for skin protection  Beauty Questions Question 1  – Audio Jennifer asks – Is it wishful thinking to hope that a bar shampoo or bar conditioner will ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast peptide retinol shampoo Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 27th 2020
Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/ Longevity Industry Consulting Services Reason, the founder of Fight Aging! and Repair Biotechnologies, offers strategic consulting services to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the longevity industry and its complexities. To find out m...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 26, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

The hype on hyaluronic acid
As dermatologists, we often hear questions from patients about ingredients in beauty and skincare products. Recently, hyaluronic acid (HA) has been hitting the shelves in a variety of products, from serums and moisturizers to sheet masks, night creams, and lip products. So what is HA? What benefits does it offer? And what are the most effective ways of using this ingredient? What is hyaluronic acid? HA is a humectant — a substance that retains moisture — and it is capable of binding over one thousand times its weight in water. This substance is naturally found in many areas of the human body, including the skin, eyes, ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kristina Liu, MD, MHS Tags: Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs

Aging Skin as a Significant Source of Systemic Chronic Inflammation
Researchers here propose that the skin is a significant source of the systemic chronic inflammation that is observed in older individuals. Setting aside the range of other mechanisms that contribute to inflammation to only consider the accumulation of senescent cells with age, and the fact that these errant cells are a potent source of inflammatory signaling, this proposition doesn't seem unreasonable. The skin is a sizable organ, after all, and even if it produces senescent cells at much the same pace as the rest of the body, it will still represent a large and quite distributed pool of such cells, positioned to delivery ...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 23, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

Does Diet Affect Acne – plus SkinMedica serum and hair damage – episode 207
On today’s program we are going to talk about a couple of beauty industry news stories and answer your questions about… Is an expensive skin serum worth the money even it if is from a pharmaceutical company?Which is more damaging, hot water or hot styling devices?Do nutrition pads work to deliver actives?Can a shampoo or conditioner make your hair grow faster? Beauty Science News New York is putting limits on 1,4 Dioxane What does this mean for shampoos and body washes? Gweneth Paltro is at it again – Vagina candles Beauty Questions Question 1 – Paula asks – Skin Medica – TNS e...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs