Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Best of the Beauty Blogs: Week of April 30

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In a new feature, FutureDerm.com will be featuring links to some of this week’s best beauty blogs on the web, so you don’t have to look for them. Let me know if you like it!    Here’s the first round: The Beauty Brains tells you how to protect your hair from heat damage (particularly significant with all of the extra UV damage it will be getting this summer!) 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic reviews the Jane Iredale Frame of Mind cosmetics collection.  If you’re not familiar with Jane Iredale, her cosmetics all... read more

Product Review: Garnier Nutritioniste Anti Sun Damage Moisture Lotion SPF 28

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According to the advertisements, Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew formula ($12.99, Walgreens.com) will help to reverse signs of past sun damage like fine lines, discolorations, and sun spots, as well as protect against future damage. The product claims to contain 2x the vitamin C of the usual Garnier Nutritioniste formulas. Garnier Nutritioniste products seem to always use vitamin C in the form of ascorbyl glucoside, which has been found to be more stable than L-ascorbic acid at a wider range of pH and temperatures. While it has been found... read more

Say “Yes Yes” to No! No!

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What better way to start summer than with a fresh hair removal system? The No! No! system ($250.00, Sephora.com) is a system that uses a heat technology known as Thermicon to remove hair. Thermicon is a technology developed by Radiancy that may be summarized best in three almost-simultaneous steps: First contact. In first contact, the thermodynamic wire in No! No! transmits a thermal signal that separates the hair shaft at point of contact. (Like clipping your hair with heat instead of a scissors.) Crystallization. In crystallization,... read more

Spotlight On: Spin Traps – Phenyl Butyl Nitrone

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Every once in a while, a skin care ingredient comes along that I am really excited about. That is the case with spin traps, also known as phenyl butyl nitrone. According to Dr. Cheryl Burgess’ Cosmetic Dermatology, spin traps are a ‘new’ form of antioxidant that have the ability to catch an electron as it spins out of control and actually returns it to its normal orbit before it can do any damage. In other words, catching a free radical before it is free to do damage! According to Cosmetic Dermatology, the protective... read more

The Search for the Perfect Hand Cream Continues: Le Couvent Des Minimes Gardener’s Hand Healer

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Although I normally apply the excess skin care products from my face onto my hands, as I get older, I notice that I grow to like separate hand creams more and more all the time.  Enter Le Couvent Des Minimes Gardener’s Hand Healer ($5.00 for 0.8 oz, $25.00 for 2.6 oz, LeCouventdesMinimes.us) into my quest for the perfect hand cream. The very rich cream is fortified with a blend of seven nourishing and hydrating ingredients (please click on the links for verifying research studies/texts): shea butter (hydrating), mimosa (restorative),... read more

Graduated!

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First picture: After the ceremony with roses from my parents. Second picture: With my dad, in my cap and gown. Today I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in the Biological Sciences, a B.A. in Physics/Astronomy, and a minor in Chemistry. Although my final grades haven’t been posted yet, it appears I will be graduating Phi Beta Kappa with high honors. Normally, I don’t post about personal events on my blog, but since this pertains to my career and everyone is always so nice, I thought it might be nice to... read more

Product Review: Hydroxatone

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Hydroxatone AM/PM Revitalizing Treatment
Image source: Urbane-Nutrition.com Ah, skin care products from infomercials. Some, like Pro-Activ, are pretty quality. Others (which shall not be named here) get sued for false advertising and claims. So it’s hard to know which products just sound quality and which are the real deal. Which brings me to Hydroxatone ($69.95, Urbane-Nutrition.com). Marketed as a product that “erases wrinkles without BotoxTM,” women on the radio claim that their husbands can’t get over how much younger they look after each use. The... read more

How To Get Rid of Dark Circles

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Dark circles
Ah, dark circles. Your mouth may be able to lie to the boss and tell her you’re well-rested, but the undereye area always tells all about your late nights. That is, until you discover a few well-researched secrets from the mouths of dermatologists… Dark circles are not entirely understood, but are most likely either caused by excessive melanin production or blood pooling under the eyes as a result of inflammation or vasodilation, according to Dr. Leslie Baumann‘s Cosmetic Dermatology. To find out what the cause of yours... read more