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ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Cream Review

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ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Cream Review

ZA (pronounced as zi:ei) is the skin care range by Shiseido. It has the True White Range and the Perfect Solution skin care range currently.

What the Company claims: Anti-Ageing + Firming- Intensive Triangle Technology

With 7 Trillion Collagen Capsules, this Restoring Collagen Cream tightens slack skin and gives bouncy resilience making fine lines and wrinkles less visible, evens-out skin texture to make it look luminous and full of clarity, permeates deeply into the skin to prevent roughness caused by dryness.

How to Use: Smooth an appropriate amount over face with fingers after toner.Apply several dots on the face and spread evenly from the centre of the face outwards.

ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Range: ANTI-AGING PERFECT SOLUTION

A high-performance, anti-aging skincare line formulated with nature-derived plant seed extracts and marine collagen to give your skin a youthful resilience and a silky glow.

MRP: Rs. 1199/- for 40g

INGREDIENTS
Vitamin A Plamitate
Bio-Hyaluronic acid
Marine Elastin
Yuzu Seed Extract
Apricot Extract
Honey Extract
APM (Vitamin C derivative)

Minerals:
Magnesium
Calcium

Entire Ingredients List:

Read more HERE.

The moisturizer from this ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Cream also won the Elle Beauty Awards 2014 in the category of Anti-aging moisturizer.

I have used the True White Range before, and now tried this Perfect Solution range. Since this is more anti-ageing, I was not really sure if it would show any difference on me. I thought let me give it a try and then I would even make my mom and sister in law try it.

I started using it at night since its rich in texture, I thought it would be very heavy for daytime. I absolutely loved how my face looked the next morning. Smoother and softer and very fresh and clear. no oiliness or greasiness.

It is an off white colored cream,rich in texture and does feel heavy if more qty is used. Otherwise it settles in a few minutes, but one can feel the skin tightening immediately.

I have combination skin and dry cheeks basically, so concentrate more on using it in that area. Slowly I started using it during day time too. You know how you have dry patches at times and those show more when you apply makeup, making the base look patchy. This would solve your problem! Gives intense moisturisation to the skin, no dry patches. But I use it sparingly in a lesser quantity during the day,especially if I have to go out since Mumbai is a very humid city.

It comes with a small white spatula which makes it easy to remove the product and one need not dip fingers in it, hygienic! The quantity of 40g lasts a long long time. I used it, my mom and sister in law used it, still there is more than half yet left since you do not need much.

Mom is in her early 50’s and sister in law in 30’s. Both saw visible results with it, you can feel the skin tightening immediately and can see the skin being smoother and softer with some difference in lines when used continuously.

I would highly recommend this for dry skin or people just touching 30’s, this is an perfect moisturizer to use. Would recommend oily skin to try the EBA Winner Moisturizer which is in liquid form. I am going to continue using it at night especially since winters are setting in.

Rating: 4/5

Have you tried anything from the ZA Perfect Solution Restoring Collagen Range ?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review.

Face Creams for a Younger Looking Future

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Face Creams for a Younger Looking Future

Guest Post

As a beauty writer and enthusiast, one of the most common questions readers ask me is “How can I look younger?” I know that this is a question which almost every woman and every man asks themselves each day. The answer depends on the person’s needs, but there are several skin treatments, creams and products, such as day cream and regenerist serum, which can lend your skin a helping hand. 

When someone who needs advice on anti-aging skincare approaches me, one of the first things that I do is ask them what kind of skin they have, and what their current skin care routine entails. This allows me to get a feel for the needs of their skin. I also learn what they use on their skin on already and how their skin reacts to certain ingredients. 

Once I’ve spoken to them about this, I normally address any specific concerns that make their skin look older than it should, such as dry skin, which tends to need slightly more TLC than normal skin. If they’re not already, I recommend a simple cleansing, toning and moisturising routine twice a day; once in the morning and once at night, to start them off. The cleanse, tone and moisturise method has long been respected as a great way to care for skin and helping it to look as healthy as possible. 
 
When it comes to specific creams, any person who wants to look younger, or maintain a youthful appearance, needs to consider anti-aging skincare. There are many anti-aging products available to consumers today, which can make buying new skincare products feel overwhelming, but it’s possible to narrow down your choices by picking products that match your skin’s needs. If, for example, you have very dry skin, opt for anti-aging skincare that specifically caters for dry skin. This will help keep it both hydrated and young looking.

Look for products that use specific terms, like regenerist serum, anti-aging lotion, age-defying and anti-wrinkle creams. Products that use these terms are specially designed to meet the needs of aging skin, which needs to be protected against external hazards, while also regenerating the skin’s appearance. The skin will start to rejuvenate, with fine lines and wrinkles looking less visible. They’ll also protect the skin’s natural protective barrier, which becomes weaker over time. 

How your skin ages largely depends on your genetics and lifestyle, but there are many creams available that prevent drastic, expensive and sometimes dangerous cosmetic surgery becoming a necessary alternative. I firmly believe that there’s an anti-aging product out there to suit each and every one of us. I encourage all men and women who want to stay looking youthful (and feel the same!) to start looking for the perfect skin product. Take the time to find it and time will work towards perfecting your appearance, and that’s got to be worth the wait!

P.S : Image from Google

Avon Anew Clinical Pro Line Corrector Review

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Avon Anew Clinical Pro Line Corrector Treatment with Amino Fill 33 Review

What the Company claims: Gel lotion formulation with patented+ A-F33 for Avon’s ultimate in fighting fine and deep wrinkles.

Our fastest wrinkle fighter EVER +U.S. patent All cosmetic product results are achieved with continued use

How to use:

Step 1 -Apply every Morning and evening smoothing over face and Neck areas.

Step 2 – Apply your favourite Anew day or night cream.

Targets wrinkles on cheeks, forehead and around the mouth areas.

AVOID contact with delicate eye area – for delicate eye areas use Anew Eye Cream.

Ingredients:

100% of women showed results on fine lines in just 2 weeks*
Overnight – skin looks more youthful**
In 3 days – gives natural-looking wrinkle reduction**
In 2 weeks – Helps fill creases to dramatically diminish the appearance of fine lines**

Inspired by Nobel Prize-winning research,
Patented*** A-F33 (Amino-Fill 33), an innovative molecule was developed with Neostrata, a leader in topical anti-ageing technologies.
* Clinical Study 69 women
** Consumer Study 142 women
***US Patent

MRP: Rs.1799/- for 30g

A-F33 is Avon’s own found patent..a revolution in anti ageing..they have a whole new A-F33 collection..entire range of anti ageing skin care products..

Anew Clinical Pro Line Corrector is one of their main products in the collection..its targets fine lines and wrinkles basically..

It comes in a silver steel pump bottle..with a very small dispensor..which pumps a little qty..as much as required.

The serum is quite light in texture and gets absorbed easily..and is non greasy..but if used in a lot of qty, can feel a little greasy.

I did try this for some time..but I though my mom would do better justice..so I gave it to her and its been a month she is using it..

There are some changes in her face..she feels its a little tightened and the wrinkles and lines appear a little less..

Pros:

1. A new anti ageing ingredient discovered especially which is the main crux of this product.
2. Works on fine lines and wrinkles and tightens the skin, but needs to be continuously used.
3. Is light and non greasy.
4. Easy to use and travel friendly.
5. Packaging is nice and the small dispensor is perfect.

Cons:

1. Available only through Avon reps.
2. Do not expect over dramatic results..or overnight results..needs to be used continuously.

Overall, I would say its a must try for people who are searching something for their fine lines or wrinkles..and do not want to go for those fancy treatments and botox,etc

Rating: 

Quality: 3.75/5 
Value for money: 3.75/5 
Availability: 3.25/5 

Overall Rating: 3.5/5 

Would I buy it again: May be for my mom. I would need it after a few years..not now…hopefully 😀

Have you tried the Avon Anew Clinical Pro Line Corrector ?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review.

Olay Total Effects Moisturiser + Serum Duo Review

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Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 Moisturiser + Serum Duo Review

What the Company Claims: Olay Total Effects Moisturizer + Serum Duo – fragrance free is the most concentrated Total Effects formula for anti-aging skincare, designed to fight 7 signs of aging in one step, for visibly younger-looking skin.

• Skin has a soft, smooth, and youthful appearance
• Reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles
• Protects skin with broad spectrum SPF 15

Olay Total Effects Moisturizer + Serum Duo – fragrance free combines the Total Effects moisturizer you love with an intense serum to fight 7 signs of aging:

1. LINES AND WRINKLES
2. LOSS OF FIRMNESS
3. VISIBLE PORES
4. UNEVEN TONE
5. UNEVEN SKIN TEXTURE
6. DRYNESS
7. DULLNESS

MRP: Rs.369/- for 20g

Directions:
• apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure
• reapply at least every 2 hours
• use water resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating

Ingredients:

It comes in a small pump packaging with a plastic cap..which clasps tight and well..I love the golden swivel design on the packaging..

Its a light yellow colored cream..with a slight floral smell similar to the Pond’s Daily Spotless Day Cream..

Pump dispenses a little too much than required..I think the nozzle should have been smaller for controlled dispensing..coz just a pea sized amount is more than enough for the whole face and neck..its quite rich..but not greasy kinds..blends and settles easily..though gives a dewy finish for some time..I think it would be rich for oily skin..but since it is anti ageing..most people after a certain age..tend to have dry skin..and hence its perfect..

I am using it from a week..and cannot comment on the age spots and wrinkles claim..but its very hydrating..and I do not need to reapply it whole day..but since I am combination..I find it a little rich during the hot and humid days..

Pros:

1. Very hydrating.
2. Gives a dewy finish.
3. SPF 15..though its a little less..and if it would have been around 30..it could replace the use of separate sunscreen too…at times.
4. Niacinmide  (Vitamin B3) and Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) both are beneficial for the skin.

Cons:

1. Expensive.
2. Not for oily skin.
3. Has parabens.
4. Pump dispenses a little too much..

Overall I would say its good for dry mature skin..and would work for them..very hydrating and skin gets the essential vitamins too..

Rating:

Quality: 3.75/5
Value for money: 3.5/5
Availability: 4/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Maybe after a few years..

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P.S: I am trying out Olay Total Effects as a part of the product review program at BlogAdda.com 

Have you tried Olay Total Effects Moisturiser + Serum Duo ?

Keep your 20’s Sculpted look with Lakmé Youth Infinity

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Keep your 20’s Sculpted look with Lakmé Youth InfinityLakmé, India’s iconic beauty brand is known to innovate continuously and add new products to its repertoire across cosmetics, salon services and skin care. In its endeavor to address every woman’s intrinsic need for younger looking skin, Lakmé now introduces the revolutionary ‘Sculpting’ skin care range – Lakmé Youth Infinity.

Women love the radiant and youthful skin of their early 20’s. It is a time when skin is at its supple best, with great collagen support. As skin matures over time, it begins to look dull and loses its elasticity due to aging effects of the sun, environmental pollutants, and stress. Unveiling the most exciting beauty trends worldwide; the Sculpted Look is essentially the best of your 20’s skin – the firmness, the radiance and the youthfulness. Women have increasingly come to believe that the first step to gorgeous looking skin is that perfect Sculpted look. The sculpted look is what women of today, looking for youthful, tight and bright skin, desire most.

Recommended by Lakmé Experts, Lakmé Youth Infinity range consists of Insta-Collagen Boosters™ and Luminizing Pearls that tightens and brightens your skin. The range contains Peptides, Retinol & Retinol Boosters that stimulates collagen production, CLA enhances skin cell turnover, AHAs exfoliates dead cells, Glycerine restores & enhances moisture content and Niacinamide enhances visible skin lightening.

1st ever sculpting serum from Lakmé: The Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum

An essential to get the 20’s sculpted look is the Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum, the first ever sculpting serum from Lakmé.
Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin firming Serum with its translucent pearly sheen has a luxurious feel. It is an intensive treatment that penetrates deeper into the skin giving you bright and tight, younger looking skin. It glides over skin, blending smoothly for an even application. The texture is so light and hydrating that it disappears into your skin. Recommended by Lakmé Salon experts and clinically tested, this serum increases skin’s luminosity and firmness, hydrates your skin and increases its sheen and fairness. With the 10 benefits of a facial in 1, Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin firming Serum is a daily deep action treatment to preserve your 20’s best youthful look.

It increases:
• Skin luminosity – Making it appear brighter
• Fairness – Improving shade of skin color
• Glow – Making it more radiant
• Hydration- Transforming normal skin to well hydrated skin
• Firmness and elasticity of skin

It reduces:
• Roughness of skin and depth of wrinkles
• Sebum content of skin
• Blemishes
• Dark spots
• Line lines and pores

MRP: Rs. 899 – for 30 ml

Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin firming Day Créam

It is your daily dose of salon care that helps make your skin firm, while brightening it. With SPF 15 ++, the day cream protects skin from UVA & UVB rays. Luminizing pearl instantly brightens skin tone. Insta-Collagen Boosters™ helps improve elasticity to tighten skin. The Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin firming Day Créam leaves you with freedom from dullness, keeps skin young.
Clinically Proven, Dermatologist Tested

MRP: Rs. 699 – for 50g and Rs. 299 – for 20gm

Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin Firming Night Créam

It re-generates your skin’s own youthful brightness & tightness overnight.
Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin Firming Night Créam helps repair your skin while you sleep, giving you younger looking skin. It contains Niacinamide that brightens skin tone with regular use. The Insta-Collagen BoostersTM helps improve elasticity to tighten skin.
Non-comedogenic, Dermatologist Tested

MRP: Rs 699 – for 50gm

Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin Firming Eye Créam

The concentrated cream with Insta-Collagen Boosters™ refreshes tired eyes and diminishes puffiness and appearance of dark circles. It gives your eyes a brighter and younger look while soothing the delicate areas around. The luminizing pearl instantly brightens skin tone; while the Insta-Collagen BoostersTM help improve elasticity to tighten skin.
Non-comedogenic, Opthalmologist Tested, Suitable for contact lens wearers.

MRP: Rs. 475 – for 15gm

Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin Firming Facial Foam

This cleansing liquid transforms into light, rich foam and washes away all impurities, dirt & pollution without drying skin. It prepares skin for maximum absorption of the active ingredients in your skin care regime.

MRP: Rs. 450 – for 130ml

The Sculpting Ritual
For best results, it’s recommended combine the products with the Youth Infinity Sculpting Ritual. These salon-style massage techniques help the products penetrate deep into your skin to give you the maximum impact.

Stroke 1: Sculpt your neck
Using upward strokes massage the left side of your neck with your right hand. Move from above your collar bone towards your chin. Switch hands and massage the right side of the neck. Repeat twice.

Stroke 2: Sculpt your jaw
With long upward strokes, massage the sides of your face with your index and middle finger. Start at the chin moving up to the ears. Press firmly for a moment at the top. Repeat twice.

Stroke 3: Sculpt your smile
Using your index and middle fingers, work across your smile lines. Slowly travel up towards the nose following the same stroke. Repeat twice.

Stroke 4: Sculpt your cheeks
ALWAYS in upward strokes, using your fingers, gently massage from the sides of the chin to the top of the cheekbone, across the cheek. Release. Repeat twice.

Stroke 5: Sculpt your brows
With two fingers, hold up both brows to open up the eye area. Rub in a circle around the eye socket out to the temples. Repeat 3-4 times.

Pond’s launches gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules

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Pond’s launches gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules

Awaken to the Glow of Gold with
New Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules

Real gold serum concentrate and a rich vitamin complex infused in little capsules to recapture your youthful radiance.

Ask a woman what bothers her most about her skin and chances are that she will say dryness. It’s true; dryness is a common problem for women, regardless of skin type. However, what they don’t know is that as they age the skin dryness is a symptom and not the problem itself.

At Pond’s, we took up the task to study this deep rooted problem. What we found in our research was startling. The dryness women experience when they are young is different from the dryness when their skin starts ageing. And dry skin is more prone to dullness. So, we asked ourselves, how could we help women combat this dryness and recapture their youthful glow?

The Pond’s Institute knows that dry skin is different and struggles more to recapture the radiance of youth. That’s why Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Richproducts, infused with real gold serum concentrate, are especially designed for dry skin to provide the extra, rich care it needs to recapture the radiance of youth.

New Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules
For the first time from Pond’s, luxurious and high-performance nighttime formulation with real gold serum concentrate and a rich vitamin complex is captured for you in the New Pond’s gold radiance™Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules. As your skin goes through a lot during the day, the little capsule with combined gold serum concentrate and vitamin complex deeply* nourishes dry skin cells overnight. Its anti-ageing ingredient CLA also fights the tell-tale signs of ageing, so that you wake up youthful and glowing.
The little capsules are not only effective but also easy to apply. Before going to bed, just break open a capsule and gently massage the rich formulation on your skin with upward circular motion.Use it every evening as part of your daily skincare routine.

The New Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules is an introduction to our wholesome range of products.It includes Ultra Rich Day Cream with high performance real gold serum concentrate to keep you glowing through the day.Also, Ultra Rich Serum with potent anti-ageing ingredients gives your skin the extra care it needs to recapture its youthful radiance.

Pond’s recommends using these 3 products together forming your own little regime. It will make sure your dry skin stays deeply nourished and you achieve the best results.

Day Regime: For a glowing start to the day
Step 1:Get rid of the impurities on your skin with Pond’s gold radiance™ Facial Foam or Self Foaming Cleanser
Step 2: Treat your skin with Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Serum and then apply Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Day Cream over it.

Night Regime: To recapture youthful radiance overnight

Step 1: Thoroughly cleanse your skin to remove any impurities withPond’s gold radiance™ Facial Foam or Self Foaming Cleanser
Step 2: Massage your skin with the new Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules every evening

TheNew Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsulesis now available at leading retail outlets across India and priced at Rs. 2499 for 12ml.
So, treat your skin with the New Pond’s gold radiance™ Ultra Rich Night Treatment Capsules and recapture your youthful radiance overnight.

*in epidermal layer of skin 

Vichy’s Liftactiv Dermsource Serum 10

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Vichy’s LIFTACTIV DERMSOURCE SERUM 10

A new skin from first drop

LIFTACTIV DERMSOURCE SERUM 10

WRINKLES – LIFTING EFFECT – INSTANT RADIANCE

Skin Regeneration takes a whole new level

Vichy Laboratories takes anti-ageing skincare to newer heights with Vichy LIFTACTIV DERMSOURCE SERUM 10! A revolutionary anti-ageing serum that transforms your skin right from the first drop making it look fresh and rejuvenated like never before. The Serum is an addition to the LiftActiv Dermsource Range- the anti-aging revolution, infused with Rhamnose, a plant sugar extract known for its soothing properties to gives you results that not only erase the signs of ageing, but goes deep into the dermis to prevent it.

After screening more than 50 anti-aging molecules, Vichy laboratories identified very highly concentrated Rhamnose as the most powerful agent capable of specifically targeting the Papillary Dermis and reactivating its activity thereby rejuvenating the skin at its source. Rhamnose is also perfectly tolerated by sensitive skin, making it a unique cosmetic ingredient for reconciling anti-aging super-powers and optimal tolerability, at last. The Serum has a unique and radically different formula after 180 formulation tests to bring out an exceptional feel, entirely dedicated to the highest possible concentration of Rhamnose. Thus, bringing revolution with simplicity, reinventing anti-aging care and multiplying lesser doses of active ingredients and increasing efficacy.

As we age, our skin degenerates making it look dull. With 10 years of research, Vichy Laboratoires has specially formulated the Serum to address the root causes of skin degeneration. It has discovered the power of the Papillary Dermis: the unique and sensitive cells of this dermal layer can single-handedly control regeneration of the whole skin. Therefore The LiftActiv Dermsource Serum 10 acts as a youth catalyst for the entire skin with targeted effects to boost every aspect of skin regeneration making it look radiant and youthful.

With the new LiftActiv Serum 10 , Vichy delivers a new dimension of performance, giving you fully transformed skin; replenished, velvety smooth and luminous. So push back the limits of anti-aging care, with reinforced anti-wrinkle and firming efficacy for a long-lasting lifting effect. The LiftActiv Dermsource Serum 10 active ingredients are Rhamnose flanked by just two other equally powerful yet skin-respecting active ingredients: high-dose 0.4% hyaluronic acid and naturally regenerating, invigorating and soothing Vichy Thermal Spa Water. It is hypoallergenic, Tested under dermatological control and Paraben free.

1 drop, 10 super-powers


Even for sensitive skin types

1. ANTI-WRINKLE– Corrects the 4 main types of facial wrinkles.

2. CONCENTRATED-10% Rhamnose to rescue the entire skin’s youthfulness. Knowledge presented at 5 major dermatology Congresses.

3. INSTANT RADIANCE-Instantly more luminous skin.

4. LIFTING EFFECT-Anti-wrinkle effect globally increases firmness.

5. FAST-ACTING 10 MINUTES-10% wrinkles, clinically measured.

6. TIGHTER PORES Skin quality is improved after just 4 days.

7. MOISTURISING For up to 12 hours.

8. UNIVERSAL-Effective for all skin types, at any age.

9. SENSITIVE SKIN -Hypoallergenic. Paraben-free. Vichy Thermal Spa Water.

10. TESTED UNDER DERMATOLOGICAL SUPERVISION So powerful that it reinforces the skin-smoothing effectiveness of face peels.

Price- Rs 2500 for 30ml

AVAILABILITY:

· At select pharmacies in all major cities.

· Orders can also be placed online (No delivery charges).

· To place orders or to locate the nearest Vichy store log on to: www.vichyindia.com

Discover Vichy Laboratories:

Vichy Laboratoires provides DERMOCOSMETIC products available only in select pharmacies worldwide. VICHY products offer unique hypoallergenic formulations combining the exceptional properties of the VICHY Thermal Spa Water with active ingredients and innovative technologies stemming from the latest breakthroughs of dermatological research. No.1 in European pharmacies,VICHY Laboratoires was launched in India in the year 2002 and is the pioneer of the Dermocosmetic category

Are you into serums? Which is your HG ?

Evidence of Sun’s Aging Effect

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Evidence of Sun’s Aging Effect

I read this article..and I am myself spell bound..I knew sun ages..but was not aware of the extent..a must read..

To most people it’s a curiosity, something to laugh about with the kids: you spend a few hours a day driving and by mid-summer, your left hand and arm are shades darker than the right.

But as a new case presented in the New England Journal of Medicine shows, left-sided sun damage is no laughing matter. Over the years, that lopsided suntan and a few extra freckles can mutate into deep creases, sagging skin and a general look that’s far older than your true age—and, too often, a high risk of skin cancer.


What happened to this man’s face?

This man is a 69-year-old truck driver, making his living behind the wheel for the past 28 years. Half of his face looks normal for his age, but because he spent daytime hours with the sun to his left for nearly three decades, the left side of his face looks decades older.

The name for his condition is unilateral dermatoheliosis (one-sided photoaging). Driving with the sun beating down on his face and arm exposed the patient to damaging UVA rays for hours each day, just as if he had been lying on a beach with that skin exposed. Even with the window closed, UVA rays can penetrate window glass if not tinted enough to protect passengers inside the vehicle.


How dangerous is one-sided photoaging?

Sun worshippers pay a price for enjoying those drives in the sunshine, experts say. Researchers at the University of Washington studied cancer cases tracked by the U.S. government. Their findings, published in the American Academy of Dermatology, showed that when melanoma affected one side of a person’s body, it was on the left side—the driver’s side—52 percent of the time. Merkel cell cancers, another type of skin cancer, appeared on the left side in 53 percent of cases.

This isn’t the first evidence that motoring in the sun might be linked to skin cancer. A 2010 study of 1,047 skin cancer patients at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, published in the same journal, came to the same conclusion: in both men and women, more skin cancers were found on the left side of the body than the right. And in Australia, where people drive on the right-hand side of the road, drivers’ right arms and right sides of their faces get the sun exposure. A 1986 study found that a majority of precancerous growths among Australian men occurred on their right sides.

Does tinted glass protect us?

Tinting window glass does afford some protection; compared to untinted glass, it admits 3.8 percent fewer UVA rays. The most protective color is gray, which admits only 0.9 percent of UVA light, compared to 62.8 percent of UVA light admitted through clear glass. (UVB rays don’t penetrate glass to a dangerous degree.)

But tinted glass can pose visibility issues. “People who are considering tinting their windows should take their car to a professional auto detailing shop, in order to ensure that the tinting meets the federally mandated 70 percent of minimum visible light transmittance through the windshield,” advises the American Academy of Dermatology. Auto glass tinting can be regulated by state law, and professional detailers will be aware of those guidelines.

How to Get Rid of a Tan

Stay safe with these tips!

In 2010, more than 68,000 new cases of melanoma were diagnosed in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute, and some 8,700 people died from it. Those aren’t the best odds; skin cancer is deadly. But short of tinting the glass in your car’s side windows, there are plenty of ways to protect yourself against one-sided skin damage:

Cover up. Rip a sleeve off of an old shirt and keep it in the car’s glove compartment; when you’re wearing short sleeves or a tank top, slip it over your arm.

Wear sunscreen on your face, neck and left arm when you’re driving. Some experts advise people to wear a thick, visible layer of sunscreen, rather than rubbing it into the skin. While that may be unrealistic if you are dressed for business or a nice lunch, do apply some sunscreen to vulnerable areas.

SPF 30 is your best bet. Sunscreen labeled SPF 30 provides 97 percent protection sun damage. Buying SPF 50 products, which often are pricier, isn’t necessary.

Forget sunning for vitamin D. Unprotected sun exposure isn’t safe, period. Take a vitamin D supplement and use sunscreen every time you’re outside, even on a cloudy day.

Don’t forget your shades! Americans don’t protect their eyes very well: a recent study found that 66 percent of us leave our sunglasses behind when we go to the beach, pool or parks, even on sunny days. Yet 17 percent of us get a cataract in at least one eye. Sunglasses lower the risk of getting cataracts.

Read the label on your sunscreen. A new report from the Environmental Working Group found that only 25 percent of 800 sunscreens they tested contained no potentially harmful chemicals. Another 25 percent contained retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin A that actually can increase your cancer risk. But 94 brands, including those manufactured by CVS, Walgreens, Aveeno and Banana Boat, were found to be safe.

Photos courtesy of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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I am sure we would not act lazy with our sunscreens now..I use the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF 50 and Lotus ones..

Do you use a sunscreen every single day ?

New Pond’s Age Miracle – Product details and pictures

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New Pond’s Age Miracle – Product details and pictures

UNLOCKING THE SECRET OF LASTING YOUTH

The Pond’s Institute combined the power of up to 6 bio-actives to create the youth-enhancing miracle that is New Intelligent Pro Cell Complex™. The 6 bio-actives work in combination with each other and with the natural processes of your skin, to comprehensively ensure that age simply cannot catch up.

· CLA: Miraculous ingredient that stimulates skin cells, thus promoting faster cellular turnover.

· Retinol: Best proven ingredient that works within skin, influencing and enhancing skin’s ability to produce collagen and repair itself.

· Two Retinol Boosters: Work with each other to boost the efficacy of Retinol, accelerating and enhancing skin’s ability to act younger, through epidermal rejuvenation.

· Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA): Gently exfoliates skin by accelerating removal of skin-dulling dead cells. Skin appears smoother and clears the way for renewed skin cells from within.

· Glycerine: Restores and enhances skin’s moisture level for softer, visibly plumper and younger looking skin.

· 12HSA: Works deep within skin to renew skin cells and adapt to the unique genetic framework of skin.

The unveiled Pond’s Age Miracle Range

Pond’s Age Miracle Cell ReGEN™ Day Cream SPF 15 PA++ (50g at Rs.399/-, 35g at Rs.299 & 10g at Rs.99/-)

Daily use luxe feel moisturizing Day Cream, which is the must have secret to keep them guessing what your real age is. Helps renew skin cells so fast, that age simply cannot catch up. Skin looks instantly brighter and youthful from the first application. Use daily to see truly youthful and radiant skin bloom from within, with visible reduction in wrinkles, fine lines, sagging and age spots.

Pond’s Age Miracle Deep Action Night Cream (50g at Rs. 399/-)

Does all the hard work while you sleep. Slather on this night cream and while you sleep, let Pond’s Age Miracle Deep Action Night Cream work hard to repair accumulated damage, promote cellular turnover and help your skin rejuvenate itself.

Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solutions Launch

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Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solutions Launch


Kiehl’s has already launched their Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solutions in the US a month or two ago..They launched this product here in India now..on 1st March..and today was the official launch of the product…at the Kiehl’s store at Inorbit, Malad.



Now what is it ?

Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution is a fast-acting serum that evens skin tone and diminishes dark spots to impart overall radiance and luminosity to the skin:

• In as little as 2 weeks, 55% of women clinically demonstrated a significant reduction in dark spot intensity.

• In 4 weeks, 69% of women clinically demonstrated a continued reduction in dark spots intensity and 73% of women showed a significant reduction in acne scarring. Reduction in other skin discolorations was clinically evident among 69% of women.

• In 8 weeks, 87% of women clinically demonstrated more uniform skin tone to deliver breakthrough clarity.

• With continued daily usage, Clearly Corrective helps to prevent the formation of future dark spots and other skin discolorations.

No Silicones. No Parabens. No Fragrance.
No Colorants. No Optical Diffusers.

How much does it cost ?

49.50$ or Rs. 3500/- for 30ml

Main Ingredients:

Activated C: Fast- acting clarifying ingredient helps diminish discolorations and prevents dark spots from forming.

Peony Extracts: Helps prevent future dark spots and discolorations.

White Birch Extract: White Birch is known for its healing properties. It enhances skin clarity and luminosity.

More about the product :

 How is it different from normal Ascorbyl Glucoside in products ?

The whole Clearly Corrective Range..

How it works ?

Results:

Check this video..

Launch by the Kiehl’s India Brand Manager Anurag..

About Kiehl’s:

About Melanin:

Types of Hyperpigmentation:

This product claims to solve all types of pigmentation and even out skin tone..Sounds good per se..would let you know more about it soon..

And you guys wait for the Kiehl’s contest 🙂

Do you wish to try the Clearly Corrective Dark Spots Solution? Your thoughts ?