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Happy Halloween Everyone!! I hope all of you have a fun and safe Halloween!
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Breaking news everyone! I am featured in Cosmopolitan’s September issue (pg. 116 to be exact)! I had the opporunity to test out OLAY’s newest product – OLAY Regenerist Advanced Anti-Aging Wrinkle Revolution Complex. As an added bonus, this month, purchase any OLAY product and receive a limited edition pouch (details are in the mag)!
Thank you again Cosmopolitan for this wonderful and fun opportunity! And a HUGE thank you to my readers for motivating me to keep up this awesome hobby!
Check me out and my review in this September’s Cosmopolitan Magazine on newsstands now.
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The September 2011 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports¸ tested seven anti-wrinkle creams on 79 people over the course of 12 weeks to identify which anti-aging product worked the best.
Based on their test results, they found that the claims on the creams can be a bit overblown. While each cream made a small difference for some people, none of the products showed results as promised.
How the Products Fared
Because most of the products, with the exception of the Garnier cream, worked about the same—that is to say, not very well — ShopSmart suggests trying Garnier first to see whether it might work for you. ShopSmart also recommends shopping by price. Below are four of the seven creams that ShopSmart tested, listed in order of least expensive to most expensive.
Equate Advanced Firming Face and Neck Cream
Price: $7.87 for 1.7 fluid ounces
Testers’ Notes: It initially has a slight floral aroma, but that fades over time. It leaves a slightly waxy, draggy residual feeling on the skin.
Where to get it: Walmart
CVS Pharmacy Firming Moisturizer SPF 15
Price: $11.99 for 1.6 fluid ounces
Testers’ Notes: This store-brand cream has a very slight, soapy smell and leaves behind very little residual product.
Where to get it: CVS
Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Firming Moisturizer SPF 15
Price: $16 for 1.6 ounces
Testers’ Notes: The results weren’t dramatic, but after 12 weeks of use, this cream slightly reduced fine lines and wrinkles on more testers than other products. Its scent was slightly floral with a hint of plastic. It took longer to rub in (more than 30 seconds for about half of our panelists) than many other products.
Where to get it: Drugstores, mass retailers, online
Lancôme Paris Rénergie Double Performance Treatment Firming
Price: $80 for 1.7 ounces
Testers’ Notes: This cream has a moderately intense floral, perfumey scent and leaves a slight waxy, draggy residual feeling on the skin.
Where to get it: Department stores, online
Anti-Wrinkle Cream Q & A
ShopSmart offers advice on how to decode the claims made on the labels of skin care products and decipher the ingredients in everyday topical creams.
For more information, check out the September Issue of ShopSmart. I hope this helps those in the market looking for anti-aging products!
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This just in – new rules were published by the FDA for sunscreens! Starting next summer, sunscreens with less than an SPF of 15 will have to carry a warning label: “This product has been shown only to help prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging.”
Under the new rules:
* The FDA will prohibit sunscreen marketing claims like “waterproof” and “sweatproof,” which the agency said “are exaggerations of performance.”
* The FDA also proposes capping the highest SPF value at 50, unless companies can provide results of further testing that support a higher number.
* FDA says manufacturers must phase out a four-star system currently used by some companies to rate UVA protection.
I strongly believe that SPFs over 50 is too high for us. Although, I do love Neutrogena sunscreens, they are notorious for high SPF sunscreens! So what do you all think of these new rules? They are a yay in my book!
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