ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS

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By Dr. Karina Bibicheff

Expert Advice for Navigating the Aisles in Search of the Fountain of Youth

Anti-Aging Products

Over the last decade, we have become a society obsessed with maintaining youthful appearance.  To meet popular demand, manufacturers have inundated the shelves of drugstores, mass-market retailers and even supermarkets with a sea of anti-aging products. The average consumer can spend an inordinate amount of time trying to sort through all of the claims and ingredients. One would almost need a degree in chemistry to understand some of the catch phrases on anti-aging products.

Existing legislation does not require the cosmetics manufacturer to prove that the product will help the consumer. The burden of choosing falls on the consumer.  The key to choosing correctly lies in being able to read and understand ingredient labels.

Anti-Aging Products - Packaging

There are many phrases used on the bottles and packaging of anti-aging products, particularly those marketed for anti-aging, which are meant to lure the consumer into purchasing the advertisement as opposed to the true product. To what degree is this marketing tactic fact or fiction?  Legally, cosmetic manufacturers do not need to prove that the products do what they claim to do. This begs the resounding question:  What Really Works and What Doesn’t?

Anti-Aging Products - What Really Works

First, it is important to note that the FDA requires that all cosmetics display a product ingredient label and specifies that the ingredients must be listed in order of their relative amounts as contained in the product.  It is common to find that the ingredient which gets all of the media hype is the one contained in the smallest amount. By knowing this, it is easier to determine whether a small amount of an ingredient is worth the excessive difference in price between a designer name product or a similar, less expensive product.

Anti-Aging Products - Olay Regenerist

  • Product Claim: Olay Regenerist helps regenerate your skin's appearance without such drastic measures as chemical peels, cosmetic surgery or laser. Clinical tests have proven that amino-peptides can help regenerate damaged skin. Olay has now proven that Regenerist, using this technology, also regenerates your skin by renewing the outer layer to give you younger-looking skin.
  • The Regenerist name implies it regenerates skin, which cannot be accomplished topically. The ingredients contained in this product ARE good moisturizers and anti-oxidants, but these are found in many good skin care products.

Anti-Aging Products - Alpha Hydrox 10% AHA Anti-Wrinkle Treatment

  • Product Claim: Proven to significantly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Safely lifts dead cells from the skin's surface to revitalize and help restore youthful, healthy, radiant looking skin. Renews moisture, refines texture, improves elasticity, and skin tone.
  • The 10% pure Glycolic AHA contained in this product will reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.  Unfortunately, there is nothing listed in the ingredients which would renew moisture in the skin.

Anti-Aging Products - RoC® Retinol Correxion™ Deep Wrinkle Night Cream

  • Product Claim: This exclusive combination of pure Retinol and an essential mineral complex is clinically proven to visibly reduce deep wrinkles while you sleep.
  • ‘Exclusive’ and ‘reduce deep wrinkles’ are good marketing tools, but there is nothing in the ingredients to fill in wrinkles, especially deep ones.

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Dr. Karina Bibicheff
VITA Ageless Medical Aesthetics
Roslyn, New York

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and licensed in New York, New Jersey and California, Dr. Bibicheff specializes in the latest European and American anti-aging technologies. Her Mesotherapy training includes certifications from the Canadian School of Mesotherapy and Advanced Mesotherapy training from Dr. Philippe Petit, International Society of Mesotherapy, Paris, France.

She holds Anti-Aging Face Treatments, Non-Surgical Skin Rejuvenation and Acne Treatment certifications from the American Academy of Dermatology, as well as certifications and advanced training in Injectable Cosmetic Fillers, Sclerotherapy, and Laser Hair Removal.  Dr. Bibicheff is the director of the VITA Ageless Medical Aesthetics Spa in Roslyn, NY.

For more information regarding Dr. Karina Bibicheff and services offered at VITA Ageless Medical Aesthetics, please visit the website at www.vitamedspa.com.