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Hyperpigmentation and Aging Skin

Hyperpigmentation and Aging Skin

One of the major concerns women have is hyperpigmentation. To treat this condition, you need to understand the contributing factors, causes, and triggers

Myth: Wonder Women & the Miracle Cream

Myth: Wonder Women & the Miracle Cream

Women are always in pursuit of a “miracle” product to give them glowing, radiant skin and reduce wrinkles and fine lines. The truth is: there is no such product

Retinol to slow skin aging

Retinol to slow skin aging

Retinol is a topical retinoid from the vitamin A family which has powerful therapeutic potential in the management of aging skin.

Selecting the best exfoliant for aging skin

Selecting the best exfoliant for aging skin

The shedding of dead cells on the skin’s outermost surface is a normal process that results in the younger cells underneath the surface.  In the process, the skin looks and feels soft, smooth and supple with each shedding.  However, the skin requires assistance to facilitate the process, which is achieved through exfoliation. Simply put, exfoliation

Moisturizer selection for aging skin

Moisturizer selection for aging skin

Skin care products abound in the market from cleansers like washes and scrubs to moisturizers for the face and body.  It is probably moisturizers that garner the most attention since these skin care products have the potential to restore moisture to the skin and, in the process, make way for suppler, softer and smoother skin. 

Vitamin C, skin & aging

Vitamin C, skin & aging

Amongst all the numerous kinds of vitamins available from food and supplement sources, it is Vitamin C that garners the most attention with its anti-aging function as the most attractive. We may not be able to stop the process of aging – in fact, we should embrace it as an opportunity for growth – but

Retinoic acid (tretinoin), skin & aging

Retinoic acid (tretinoin), skin & aging

What is Retinoic acid or Tretinoin? Tretinoin is the acid form of vitamin A and is also known as all-trans retinoic acid or ATRA. It is a prescription  drug commonly used to treat acne and aging skin. It is available as a cream or gel (brand names Aberela, Airol, Renova, Atralin, Retin-A, Avita, or Stieva-A).

Cosmetics vs. Cosmeceuticals vs. Cosmedicals

When it comes to skin products, we are bombarded with many claims and promises. Is it possible that something from a supermarket can really deliver the same results as a product in a skin clinic? Is there an almost identical match between key ingredients and chemical formulations between products sold in a department store, supermarket,