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Tuesday, 29 January 2008

The Dangers of Solariums — Delivering 5x The UV of The Midday Sun

Features melanoma patient Clare Oliver, Associate Professor Grant MacArthur of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Louise White of the Emily Tapp Melanoma Foundation, Craig Sinclair of the Cancer Council of Victoria, Body Bronze CEO Scott Meneilly.

Friday, 20 July 2007

Choice vs. Need - Information Asymmetry In Skin Care

The skin care marketplace is one of artificially inflated choice.

Despite the huge number of products on the market, for most people the potential for effective skin therapy is as limited as ever.

Consumers need to choose products carefully, or not at all, if they want to avoid being duped.

Choice vs. Need - Information Asymmetry In Skin Care

If you're interested in seeing measurable improvements in your skin and "anti-aging" that goes beyond the words on a jar, its worth taking some time to understand some of the reasons why so many products and brands can exist in the face of such poor results and such high prices:

  • Large skin care companies, particularly those tied to luxury brands, have more influence over the marketplace than consumers or dermatologists. How do you know the latest cream at the department store/beauty salon is currently the most effective at achieving a particular outcome?

    The bottom line: you don't. There's too many products, too much double-talk, and too much pressure to purchase.

  • Countless old, overpriced or otherwise inferior products remain on the market because they're already ubiquitous. Interest in these products is primarily driven by mass media advertisement. They've never been trialled in medical journals or integrated in professional dermatological practice for good reasons, nor will they ever be.

    The bottom line: most people never get to experience skin treatment with measurable effects. They're left in the dark.

The solution, not surprisingly, is to arm yourself with knowledge and to go the route of accountable channels.

Above all else, avoid any retailer that sells anything and everything they can get their hands on, particularly if they're selling products with very different "brand philosophies."

Pleasantly, there's an upside to the cosmetics manufacturer/cosmetics buyer power imbalance: cost.

Superior products are generally cheaper due to their comparatively miniscule marketing costs.

The downside: a lot of people have already been defrauded by dishonest manufacturers and retailers.

Once bitten, twice shy, they're either unlikely to risk any further experimentation, or continue to willfully waste their skin's future by indulging in gimmicks like oxygen skin care, Paula Begoun, face bras and chirality.

Melbourne Dermatology aims to assist people in avoiding the dreck of skin care.

Monday, 3 March 2008

Core Principles of Effective Skin Care and Treatment

Any skin care management and treatment protocol must satisfy a number of criteria if it is to offer the potential for a therapeutic and desirable outcome.

Putting it another way, regimens of skin care which do not pass these basic standards offer only limited and temporary, cosmetic changes in skin's appearance, and over time encourage and secure the overall permanent deterioration commonly referred to as premature skin aging.

Core Principles of Effective Skin Care and Treatment

Managed proactively and with a preference for sound formulas grounded in reality, the skin need not age considerably beyond the age of 25.

Effective Skin Care Criteria

Any skin care management and treatment protocol must provide:

  1. A means of regularly and non-abrasively removing the useless dead skin cells and wastes which are at the root of many everyday skin complaints. Get rid of compacted dead cells the right way and watch your skin start to thrive. Just as regularly mowing a lawn helps prevent irregular grass growth (coarse texture, wrinkles), colour (hyperpigmentation, freckles, age spots), uneven wetting (dry skin, oily skin) and weeds (open pores, blackheads, acne), appropriate, effective exfoliation and cleansing are the opening tenets of all meaningful skin maintenance, treatment or rejuvenation protocols.

  2. A means of enhancing the skin's declined functions, if any. By the time most people seek treatment, they will require skin firming, immunity re-building or otherwise stimulating topicals to help revert their skin to more youthful behaviour. Women now also have the option of topical skin care which replaces declining levels of female hormones.

  3. A means of protecting the skin's functions which are presently trouble-free, and protecting the progress and health of those which are being rebuilt. This refers in the first instance to antioxidant and true broad spectrum sunscreen usage at all times of the year during the day, but also to the avoidance of skin care products not derived from an understanding of cellular functioning. The body seeks to eliminate non-native ingredients because they are at odds with its chemisty and this process is associated with aging and allergic reactions, be they outwardly visible or not.

  4. Twice daily maintenance. Just like brushing teeth only once a day still leads to cavities, skin care and treatment protocols which are haphazardly followed produce extremely limited results. In fact, some anti-aging and skin resurfacing programs will produce adverse results if not followed correctly.

All four elements must be used in concert.


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May 2008

Vitamin D/Photoprotection and Depression

Availability of Clinical Materials

New — Jan Marini Age Intervention Enlighten

April 2008

Be a Brand Evangelist

pH Neutral (7.07) Ascorbic Acid Alone/Primarily Fails Skin

Loss of Elastic Fibers Causes Skin Wrinkles (in Sun-Damaged Human Skin)

March 2008

Dry and Aging Hands — Prevention/Treatment/Example Reparative Protocol

Silymarin Improves Rosacea

La Roche Posay — Aging Skin Video: Deep Wrinkles, Loss of Firmness

Epidermis

Sodium Laureth Sulfate/Sulphate

Ceramides

Impact of Beauty Therapy on Patients' Skins

Cowardly Photoprotection

Skinceuticals Hydrating B5 Masque — Dehydrated Skin of Any Age/Type

Petasites Fragrans — Winter Heliotrope (Asteracea) Mediterranean

Carcinogenicity of Skinceuticals Retinol / Review of "Truth In Aging"

Dr. Albert Laporte

Darphin Discontinuations — March 2008

Jan Marini Discontinuations — March 2008

February 2008

New — Jan Marini Age Intervention Transitions — (Peri)Menopausal Acne

Heritage Eggplants — Queen Victoria Market

Skinceuticals AOX Body Treatment

Login: Jan Marini Age Intervention Eyelash & Hair

Login: Skinceuticals Eye Cream/Antioxidant Lip Repair/Hydrating B5 Masque

January 2008

Only Use Organic or Natural Skin Care

The Clinique 3 Step System

Coming to Dermatology — Clinique + Allergan

Open Pores — Treatment and Prevention

Hyperpigmentation

Notes on Topical (Therapeutic) Antioxidant Use

Effects of Oxidized and Denatured Ascorbic Acid on Skin

Skinceuticals Foaming Cleanser/SPF 20/B5 Gel Special Set

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic + Ultimate UV Defense SPF 30 — Limited Availability

New Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant SPF 30 Tinted SPFs

Jan Marini Age Intervention Eyelash Conditioner Discontinued

Selenium

Jan Marini C-ESTAMINS Nutritional Skin Care Supplement with BioCell

Jan Marini C-ESTAMINS Selenium (Sodium Selenite 500mcg)

Skin Care for Every Decade of Life — Skinceuticals C E Ferulic

Seven Deadly Beauty Sins — Darphin Hydraskin Serum

Weiner. L The dialted pore. J Investigative Dermatology 1954

Hyperpigmentation Treatment: Skinceuticals Daily Sun Defense SPF 20

Hyperpigmentation Treatment: Skinceuticals Phyto Plus

December 2007

Cosmetic Dermatology Newsletter Summer 2007

A Review of Hamilton Sunscreens

SkinStore.Com's Silly Skin Care Tips: "Heat Absorbs While You Sleep"

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Samples Discussion

Prophylaxis

Determining/Implementing Maximal Use of Jan Marini Age Intervention Eye Contour Cream

About Jan Marini Thymosin Beta-4

Daily Use of Water-Resistant Physical Sunscreens and Blocks is Generally Contraindicated

Smoking and Mental Illness: Interconnected Effects on The Brain, The Mind and The Skin

Say No To Lux Glamourazzi Shower Gel

Realizing The Net Increase in Hydration Latent within Glycolic Acid

Two New Sheer Colours available for Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant with Phytomelanin

Jan Marini Bioglycolic Facial Lotion without a Jan Marini Hydrator

Care of the Skin (1949) — Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Body Dysmorphic Disorder — Complete Obsession

"Faire Le Marché — Produce "à Nous" ... French Health/Skincare "à Vous"

New Darphin Nectar aux Huit Fleurs

New 2007 Darphin Fibrogene Collection for Very Dry Skin

Berry Antioxidant Christmas

Fresh Whole Almonds

Actinic

Fatty Acid Composition of the Epidermis

Peroxidative Damage to Epidermal Cells

Hostile Marital Interactions, Proinflammatory Cytokine Production, and Wound Healing

Collagenase

Reperfusion

Proteases

Photoaging — Update and Treatment, Sheldon R. Pinnell

D and L Alanine

Comments from Jan Marini regarding Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant SPF 30 with Phytomelanin

Microscopic Sponge Technology of Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant SPF 30 Formulas

Plasma Selenium Levels and the Risk of Colorectal Adenomas

Photoprotection of UV-Irradiated Human Skin: An Antioxidative Combination of Vitamins E and C, Carotenoids, Selenium and Proanthocyanidins

Reference: Oxidative Stress in HIV/AIDS

Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner

Age-Related Changes in the Epidermal Architecture Around Open Pores

Ensuring Positive, Long-Term Permanent Results in the Treatment of Open Pores

November 2007

Melbourne Maltese

Galapagos Tortoise

Rockfish

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic — Dermatological Evaluation of Tolerance and Efficacy

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic — Evaluation of Effects on Special Molecular Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Skin of Healthy Subjects After UVA 1 Irradiation

Skinceuticals C + E — Replaced by C E Ferulic

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Courier Notes

Gernetic Adipo/Gasta — Slimming/Contouring Treatment Cream

Comedo/Comedone

Cytoplasm

Skinceuticals Active UV Defense SPF 15 with Mexoryl SX — Unavailable

Bungling Avobenzone

Mexoryl

Skinceuticals Active UV Defense SPF 15 Instructions for Use

Senescence

Flavonolignans from Silybum Marianum Moderate UVA-Induced Oxidative Damage to HaCaT Keratinocytes

Prolonging the Hair Growth Process: Dermal Papilla

Peak of Trans-Urocanic Excitation Leading to Generation of Free Radicals

New — MD Rx Anti-Inflammatory Scalp Decongesting Cleanser — Scalp Acne/Seborrhea/Follicle Congestion

Smoking Causes Premature Skin Aging

Proteoglycan(s) Skin Care Reference List

Peptides

Jan Marini Masses of Lashes News — November 2007

Jan Marini C-ESTAMINS Nutritional Skin Care Supplement with BioCell

La Prairie's Exclusive Cellular Complex

La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Body Cream Ingredients

La Prairie Cellular Complex Glycoprotein #1

La Prairie Cellular Complex Glycoprotein #2

Effects of Chitosan and Heparin on Early Extension of Burns

Partially Denuded Acanthus

Gingko/Ginkgo (Biloba)

Glycosaminoglycans

Skin Burns

A Customer Review of BMW Australia

October 2007

ClindaReach Back Acne Treatment

Telomere Maintenance

Theories of Aging

The "Free Radical" Theory of Aging

"Neurohumoral" Theory of Aging

Gernetic — Renew and Rebuild without Acids

Skinceuticals Retinol

The Cause of Disease

Inflammation

Sources of Free Radical Damage

The Skin and Free Radical Damage

Definition of Oxidative Stress

The Free Radical Cascade / The Importance of Antioxidants

Cell Structure / Oxidative Damage / The Importance of Antioxidants

The Importance of The RIght Antioxidants (Highly Individualized Medically Managed Protocols)

The Lifespan Curve

Lifespan Curve A — Neanderthal Wo(Man)

Lifespan Curve B — Sewers and Household Plumbing

Lifespan Curve C — Contemporary Wo(Man)

Lifespan Curve D — Virtually Utopic?

Hindsight and Empowered Knowledge: From Curve C to D

Oxidative Stress and Free Radical Damage — Reference List

Peptides in Skin Care

Body Bronze Advertising Campaign October 2007

Jan Marini Age Intervention Masses of Lashes Performance Mascara

Skinceuticals Normal to Dry Skin Reconditioning Massage

Skinceuticals Light and Easy Extended Skin Resurfacing/Freshening…

New Skinceuticals Micro Polish Procedure

Darphin

Rainbow Chard — About and Basic Preparation

New — Skinceuticals Epidermal Repair

Skinceuticals Epidermal Repair Ingredients

Thalidomide Chirality

September 2007

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic — Maximal Primary Antioxidants 30 mL/1 Fl. Oz

Milk Thistle — About and Basic Preparation

Yucca Whipplei — Gentle Deep-Cleansing Natural Saponins

Complimentary Cosmetic Dermatology Materials

Refined/Enhanced — Browse by Ingredients

Ingredients — Jan Marini Age Intervention Regeneration Booster

Body Shop Founder Annita Roddick Dies

August 2007

Foregone Conclusions: Priori and Prevage with Idebenone

Quality Problems with Jan Marini Age Intervention Cream

Amatokin

Lydia E. Pinkham, Basic Research et. al's Foremother

New — Jan Marini Age Intervention Regeneration Booster

Smoking and Skin — Effects and Short/Long-Term Outcomes

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Reviews

The Dangers of Solariums — Delivering 5x The UV of The Midday Sun

July 2007

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IS Clinical Sunscreen.

Refrigeration of Skinceuticals Antioxidants.

Gernetic — Laboratoires Gernetic Synthese Cellular Skin Care Extracts.