One of the best anti-aging beauty products out there. RRP $214.00. Next lowest priced Australian seller $197.74. Contains a potent antioxidant blend to help prevent wrinkles and sun damage and helps to fade dark spots. Three time award winning product with over 35's.
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Having a busy day but I quickly found this one:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18603326
Let me know if you need the full text.
so it is like a sunscreen. Used to block UV like other sun protection products.
the study doesn't mention what the maker is claiming - Increases firmness and replenishes lipids to visibly reduce wrinkles.
The main ingredient in this serum is the Vitamin C. The word "anti-aging" is obviously a marketing word, but studies have shown vitamin C to help skin problems, like scarring. This product is not a sunscreen, its not used to prevent something, but rather used to fix something. Vitamin C itself is somewhat cheap, but you can't just cover your face in the powder/crystals. This is where the formula is important, a good formula will allow optimal absorption and delivery of the ingredients (this isn't limited to cosmetics/skin care, also applies to drugs), this includes stablising a sensitive compound like vitamin C. Texture and post application feeling is also important, depending on personal preference.
No study will tell you if this product and specific formula will help you specifically, everyones skin is different. It's all trial and error.
Vitamin C being snake oil or this particular products formula being snake oil? Or your beliefs being snake oil? Maybe everythings snake oil?
@Ughhh: You got one thing right. This product is all about convincing people to BELIEVE that paying a lot for sfa is "worth it".
You're convincing people that vitamin C is sfa for the skin (despite studies) and is not worth it (despite not having trialed the product). Isn't your opinion sort of like "snake oil" then, just the other way around?
Going by that logic, Apple are the biggest snake oil. They've spent so much money on marketing, enough to convince people to sell their kidneys to afford an iPhone. Every single brand and product you've bought, it was obviously in their plan to sell and convince you they're worth it. You've fell for the snake oil, but probably don't realise it.
@Ughhh: nice to think I'm convincing people, although I very much doubt it, because gullibility often has a very high price attached as this product demonstrates so ably. Hydration, vitamins and protection from the sun are all scientifically verified requirements for skin health.
Good to see you've discovered the "value", or otherwise, of advertising hype though. The cosmetics/skin care industry is full of it.
Hydration, vitamins and protection from the sun are all scientifically verified requirements for skin health.
Thanks for proving my point.
@Ughhh: If you needed me to "prove" that vitamins are essential to good organ health then you're the perfect skin care industry patsy.
Anyone with respect for their wallets who wants antioxidants etc for their skin should consider this miraculous substance
If you needed me to "prove" that vitamins are essential to good organ health then you're the perfect skin care industry patsy.
I said you're proving my point. Can you read?
Are you promoting snake oil now?
@Ughhh: Remind me, what point was that again?
Not aware of olive oil's origins (fruit, not serpents) or benefits? Do some reading.
About the positives of vitamins, which these serrums contain.
You're arguing about my comments about the positives of vitamin c in serums (which is backed by research) and calling it snake oil. Then you promote another oil which according to you isn't a snake oil, because you said so and everything you say is a fact. Right. Those company seem to have convinced you successfully.
No point discussing with an illiterate ignorant hypocritical fool. Feel free to reply back when you graduate from primary school.
@Ughhh: The claims attached to this product are fluff of the worst kind, but that's par for the course for the industry. Unlike you I'm not promoting anything, but I am appealing to potential customers to use their brains before parting with their hard-earned. The purpose of the link was obvious but if you need help ask a doctor or a skin specialist. I'll help you out with the basic arithmetic. EV Olive oil can be had for about $8/l, this "potion" is ~$5000. Olive oil is "multi-award winning" and contains "powerful" anti-oxidants which "may" protect against cancer and DNA destruction (more research for your homework).
Unlike you I'm not promoting anything
Erm who was who brought up olive oil and started praising it??
Ok Olive contains powerful anti-oxidents and is useful for such and such, are you saying that Vitamin C is not? Your opinion is that Vitamin C is snake oil but Olive oil is not?
Perhaps you can answer this question "in your view, is vitamin C snake oil or not?" simple yes or no answer.
EV Olive oil can be had for about $8/l, this "potion" is ~$5000. Olive oil is "multi-award winning" and contains "powerful" anti-oxidants which "may" protect against cancer and DNA destruction (more research for your homework).
Where have I seen these phrases before…oh thats right, on every beauty product (selling 'snake oil').
Vitamin C serums can be had cheaper, but as I said before and I'll repeat it to you because you seem a little slow, when you buy the stuff, you're not only paying for the active ingredient, but you're also paying other things like texture and post application feeling eg. matte/shiney/greasy etc.
You're still struggling to see the original argument and form a coherent argument. None of my comments are supporting this $138 Skinceuticals serum directly, my comments are about one particular ingredient vitamin C. You're basically arguing about something that I'm not really talking about lol…unless you are serious about claiming Vitamin C as snake oil. Either you're illiterate or just a very confused patsy. I can't help you with this problem, maybe ask your teacher from school during recess. Try understanding what the topic/discussion is about first before making assumptions and going on a rant, take your time reading if you need, you'll look less like a buffoon.
@Ughhh: when you get a minute (that's all it should take, although in your case you should probably set aside 600+ times that) away from your paper on the effectiveness of topical vitamin C preparations you might like to investigate the word IRONY. You're obviously having a lot of trouble identifying it.
Heard lots of good reviews about this vitamin c serum. Though still expensive :/
Snake oil is mighty expensive these days
$4.60 per mL…
Mother buys samples of 5 or 6 in 5ml tubes from ebay.
Good stuff.
Works out much cheaper. But u do risk it not being sealed.
Are you able to cite independent testing and certification of the claims?