anti-aging

StriVectin-SD Launches Virtual Anti-Aging Tool

By: Ariston Anderson

StriVectin is a brand that's all about results. To celebrate this brand legacy, they've launched a new product which has been on their wish list for a long time: a virtual tool that lets you instantly see results on your own face.

The skincare line has always promised high outcomes. The new StriVectin-SD Intensive Concentrate takes this even further, showing that test subjects demonstrated in just eight weeks, a 20 percent decrease in fine lines and wrinkles, 25 percent improvement in skin laxity, and nearly 100 percent improvement in texture, not to mention it increased skin barrier function by 40 percent for long-term skin health benefits. The secret weapon is a patented NIA-114™, niacin derived formula that works to strengthen the skin's barrier by 40 percent to protect it from environmental wear, as well as increasing peptide levels 4x to stimulate higher-quality collagen.

But what does this all mean for your face? After discovering incredible before-and-after photos in clinical trials, they were so impressed with the results that they wanted to give users a way to see how the products could change their own skin. Enter the first virtual, anti-aging results tool for the web, Facebook and iPad, a new product built by ModiFace that uses advanced facial recognition and HTML 5 to show users real results.

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SkinMedica Launches New Anti-Aging and Redness Relief Skin Care Products

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

SkinMedica TNS Essential Serum and Redness Relief CalmPlex

SkinMedica takes skin care seriously, in fact it's all they do. Created by dermatologist and renowned "beauty industry visionary" Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick, the brand has recently added two new products to their already impressive lineup: an anti-aging serum and a redness relief lotion.

TNS Essential Serum

Description: An all-in-one anti-aging product that combines antioxidants, peptides, and plumping ingredients with SkinMedica's patented growth factor serum, TNS Recovery Complex.

What we think: The formulas are clearly separated in a dual-chamber pump that simultaneously dispenses a bright red gel and a creamy white lotion. The product has no noticeable fragrance, is not oily or greasy, and skin feels and goes on silky smooth after application. And it might just be wishful thinking but after about two weeks of use wrinkles do appear less obvious, plus I think my face looks smoother and fresher even at the end of the day. The directions state to apply it morning and night but be warned it's not a super-fast process -- the instructions call for dispensing the product onto the back of the hand and blending before applying, which isn't a big deal unless you're trying to speed through an already rushed morning routine.

Price: $260

Redness Relief CalmPlex

Description: "Save the red for your soles" by soothing redness at the source: the underlying inflammation. Key ingredients include CalmPlex, which works to inhibit vasodilation, and Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide), which increases moisture retention and improves the skin's functioning as a barrier.

What we think: The largely glycerin based lotion is heavier than expected, although not greasy. The first application tingled quite a bit, but according to the website that's normal and should lessen with continued use. It leaves skin feeling soft and moisturized, and although I don't have any particular issue with inflammation, my face does feel soothed as well.

Price: $80

SkinMedica is available through a network of licensed physicians and medically supervised spas. Visit skinmedica.com for locations.

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New Skin Cream Uses Pomegranate Power

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Pomegranate is everywhere these days, showing up in juices, vodkas and teas. The latest pomegranate isn't something you drink, it's something you apply. Pomega5 offers a whole line of treatments that use the power of pomegranate seed oil to hydrate, nourish and heal the skin. The new Grenade Anti Rides Nourishing Cream is an anti-aging cream for mature skin that promises a brighter, more reﬁned and youthful appearance (don't they all?).

The cream uses Omega5, which has been extracted from organic cold-pressed pomegranate seed oil. It is an antioxidant that works to promote cell renewal, stimulates collagen production and minimizes free radical damage. Also knows as punicic acid, it is an essential fatty acid which has recently been analyzed for its ability to help the body fight against cancers, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

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The Best (and Worst) Anti-Aging Foods

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Everybody wants to look and feel young, healthy, and vibrant, but unfortunately our lives don't always make achieving that goal easy. Stress, pollution, activities, and even the food we eat can affect how fast and how gracefully we age. Are you making diet choices that will keep you looking young?

The best anti-aging foods:

Berries like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries are especially high in Vitamin C that helps to reduce wrinkles and age-related skin dryness, fiber that boosts heart health and helps maintain a healthy weight, antioxidants that fight against environmental and dietary toxins, and polyphenols that are thoughts to battle age-related mental decline.
Green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and swiss chard have high levels of Vitamin K that helps keep bones strong and lutein and zeaxanthin that together keep vision sharp by protecting eyes from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light.
Whole grains such as whole wheat, brown rice, and oats are full of a wide variety of nutrients and minerals that help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and even gum disease. Whole grains are also full of appetite-curbing fiber for help maintaining a healthy weight.
Low-fat dairy because its protein can help maintain healthy strong muscles (age-related muscle loss makes you look and feel older) while its minerals can help keep bones strong and blood pressure within healthy limits.
Water helps all of the functions in your body, including waste and toxin removal and skin rejuvenation, work better and faster. Dehydration strains body systems but is especially bad for the skin, making it appear dull, less supple, and wrinkles more pronounced.

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Fresh Cr�me Ancienne

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg, husband and wife co-founders of Fresh skincare, believe that every product must be as enjoyable as it is effective. Their famous Crème Ancienne is the ultimate moisturizer for face and body. This emollient anti-aging formula visibly diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. It soothes and moisturizes even the most sensitive skin with its oils of osmanthus, lemon peel and chamomile. To preserve it's purity and quality, Fresh chooses to have it's Crème Ancienne hand crafted in a European monastery, a process that takes two days! Limited quantities of Crème Ancienne are available due to it's popularity and lengthy manufacturing process. At $250 a jar (3.5 oz) this moisturizer is so concentrated you don't need much. Enjoy!

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The Ultimate Doggie Beauty Treatment: The Dog O2 from AirPress

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Filed under: Pets

Oxygen chambers were made famous by Michael Jackson, but they've been used for years by all kinds of people who believe in their anti-aging properties. If you've been treating yourself to oxygen therapy treatments, either in a salon/spa setting or in your home overnight like Michael, why not do the same for your pet? Now you can with the Dog O2 from AirPress -- it's a doggie-sized oxygen therapy chamber.

What do you think? I think it looks like a torture chamber! Besides, my little Piper is beautiful enough already.

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De-Age Your Face At The New Guerlain Spa Set To Open This Fall

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas, Cosmetics and Fragrance

In 2005, I mentioned Guerlain's line of orchid-based skin creams, designed to pamper and plump your skin. You will soon be able to get an entire orchid-themed treatment at the Guerlain Spa at the Regent Bal Harbor, a new resort opening this fall. The 124-room resort will have a 10,000 square foot Guerlain Spa with 14 treatment rooms each with a private bathroom. Threr will also be a foot therapy lounge, hydrotherapy facilities, a wet therapy suite for specialized hydrotherapy and Vichy body treatments, a beachfront treatment cabana, sauna and steam rooms and pre- and post-treatment relaxation lounges.

The Exceptional Orchidée Impériale Treatment consists of a two anti-aging masks on the face, neck and décolleté, followed by a gentle face massage. The treatment will cost $390 (a jar of the crea on its own generally sells for around $350). The spa will also offer massages, body polishes and anti-aging programs.

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L'Or de Vie

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

A few days ago Nicole mentioned that La Prairie has a new gold product. It turns out that Christian Dior is also going gold with their new high-end skincare line, L'Or de Vie. The new golden product doesn't get its power from metal. The new formula includes another precious treasure, Chateau dYquem, or at least the vine of the grapes. The new formula is made with the sap that runs through the vine shoots of the sauvignon grade. Dior says they have extracted anti-oxidizing and regenerating properties from the sap. L'Or de Vie La Crème will sell for $320 for 1.7 oz., and L'Or de Vie L'Extrait, $350 will sell for 1 oz. The anti-aging line will show up in Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus department stores in December.

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La Prairie Pure Gold

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

There are so many anti-aging products on the market, but short of various chemical treatments, there are not all that many products designed to de-age the skin. La Prairie's Pure Gold is a Cellular Radiance Concentrate, a formula developed by the luxury cosmetics company to recapture the youth of the skin. The de-aging concentrate is a "microemulsion" of 24K gold micro-particles that "lifts, firms, resurfaces, brightens the skin." The bottle contains just one ounce, so it shouldn't take much to see results. Price: $525.

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La Prairie Anti-Aging Complex Cellular Intervention Cream

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Chronic silent inflammation? It sounds like some sort of embarrassing condition you need a prescription for but it's actually what the La Prairie folks say is happening in our skin all the time. Their answer is the Anti-Aging Complex Cellular Intervention Cream which offers a large dose of nutrients and hydration. Already available in the U.S. the line will be sold worldwide starting in April. The line is for the younger La Prairie consumer (30 and up) who is already starting to worry about wrinkles and aging. The cream is meant to be a prevention as well as a cure and sells for $195 for a 1.7 ounce jar.

[via The Moodie Report]

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