As both a med student and an American citizen, I am feeling the crunch on my wallet right now. Hence why, at first glance, inexpensive but luxurious-sounding products like Olay Body Wash Plus Spa Exfoliating Ribbons really get me excited. Olay Body Wash Plus Spa Exfoliating Ribbons ($7.00, Amazon.com) contains a high concentration of the occlusive agent petrolatum that locks water into the skin, plus seaweed extract (Fucus Vesiculosus). Although research on seaweed extract in human skin is limited, this 1995 study from the Journal of...
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