Stimulation of collagen is essential for any anti-aging product. However, people today are not patient and they don’t want to wait the several weeks it takes to see results. They want it now! More and more people are going in for quick, outpatient treatments for fillers, plumpers and such. They don’t understand that these treatments almost always degrade shortly after they are injected. They are not permanent, no matter what someone tells you. Another problem [...]
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Enzymes vs. Acids – which to use?
June 11, 2009
Now, there is, and probably will be for a long time, a debate over which is better, enzymes (fruit and vegetable-derived) or acids (Alpha Hydroxy-Acid or Beta Hydroxy Acid), which include: glycolic, salicylic, lactic. The truth is that they both possess great benefits, it just depends on what you are looking for, as well as what skin type it is being used on. AHA’s are a little stronger and can produce more “anti-aging” results. AHA’s [...]

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August 4, 2009
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