Hope in a Bottle
From BBC Health News comes this report on a face cream that really works.
The problem with creams that claim to prevent wrinkles, or to reverse aging, is that they make claims like “visible difference in 7 days.” I buy them, try them, and after seven days, I may not see a visible lessening of wrinkles, but on the other hand, neither do I know what I might have looked like if I didn’t use the cream. Few of these claims are ever tested scientifically.
You tend to think that the more you pay, the better the cream. It isn’t necessarily so.
Face creams under the microscope
An “unprecedented” clinical trial on a high street anti-ageing cream may change the face of the skin care market in this country, dermatologists say.
At present there is a lack of clinical data to prove which creams really do slow down the skin’s ageing process.
Industry is thought to have shied away from major trials in part for fear products, if effective, could then be deemed medicines and tightly regulated.
But the trial on a Boots moisturiser may prove if these fears are founded.
There was a run on the chain’s No. 7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum after the BBC’s Horizon programme last year suggested it might be one of the more effective creams on the market.
Chris Griffiths, professor of dermatology at the University of Manchester, has just concluded a clinical trial on the lotion, involving 60 volunteers over a period of six months.
The data is now being analysed before being submitted to a scientific journal for peer review – in what is thought to be an unprecedented process for a high street skin care product.
“If it is proven to work – and there is certainly no guarantee that’s what we’ll find – then the debate will start on whether there is a point at which a cream is so effective it becomes a medicine,” he says.
The active ingredients in the cream include white lupin – a flower extract – and retinyl palmitate, on top of a plain moisturising base. The trial will not establish which, if any, is effective, but how the combination works together.
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I’m looking for cream that make people shrink to the size of my thumb.
I believe those creams are all hype, if you ask me that is. 🙂
keeping skin healthy is simply achieved by eating right and being happy.. creams is a must only if u use these harsh chemical face washes which dries ur face out..
when i studied facial diagnosis in the UK i have differentiate between the different kinds of wrinkles, you are able to tell what kind of diet a person is eating just by seeing the wrinkles on their faces.. for example horizontal wrinkles on the forehead meats too much animal products.. personally, i cant get myself to pay money for a product that i have no idea what does it consist of..
You totally crack me up, Я!
Organic, you are right except for one thing – hormones. Eating right, exercise and being happy are BIG. Hormones can give you pimples, and they can also keep your skin from losing tone as you age. Also sun damage, sun spots – most dermatologists will tell you that the best skin creme is a sunscreen. I always had wonderful skin, but now I am seriously looking for magic in a bottle (creme!)
I don’t believe they work. But I use oil olay day cream for moisturizing my face when it goes dry. It’s nice to my skin. it has sun protection too, I like it
what brand are you using? I’d love to find a product that’s all natural and has it all
Pearls, I have been using Darphin, but I don’t find it in Kuwait, only in France. Sometimes I use Lancome. Interesting you should mention Oil of Olay; it is one of the best values for the money according to consumer studies. You can pay more, but Oil of Olay meets all the requirements. I have one of their products and it makes me look glowing – 🙂