All too often, consumers will refuse to buy a product because it contains high concentrations of some form of alcohol. Yet, according to Dr. Audrey Kunin, board-certified dermatologist and founder of DERMAdoctor.com, not all alcohols are dry and irritating. In fact, according to Kunin, there are seven dense alcohols — cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol 40, C12-15 alcohols, stearyl alcohol and lanolin alcohol — that are not drying or irriating. Instead, these agents are used in products as...
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How Hormones Affect Skin Acne and Aging
According to Cosmetic Dermatology, a textbook of the field written by Dr. Leslie Baumann, it has been established that hormones affect acne levels, skin thickness, wrinkles, and hair growth. Understanding...Product Review: stila Perfecting Concealer and Pressed Powder
At the request of some readers, I decided to go ahead and review more cosmetics. Two I have recently been asked to review are stila Perfecting Concealer ($22.00, Amazon.com) and stila Pressed...The #1 Thing that Makes a Woman Unattractive
Unattractive, originally uploaded by Danielle Griffin. According to a 2011 study published in the journal Social, Psychological, and Personality Science, it’s a lackadaisical, “I don’t...Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet Creme Review
Way back in January, I was sent a sample of Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet Creme ($40.00 retail). Containing Caudalie’s famous grape seed polyphenols, the creme claims to quickly soothe...Spotlight On: Argan Oil
Do I sense a hot new ingredient? In the May 2008 issue of Elle, one of my favorite derms, Dr. Leslie Baumann, reports, “Unlike other exotic resources such as caviar and marine algae, argan oil...