All agree: vitamin C ester and alpha lipoic acid produce dramatic results... naturally. Here are the stories: While
vitamin C and its collagen-building free-radical fighting benefits are
nothing new to the industry... what makes vitamin C ester revolutionary
is that it's not an acid (it's an ester), which is the chemical name for
an oil and acid combination); it won't irritate the skin, even an open
cut; it's not water soluble and therefore readily absorbed by the skin. Alpha
lipoic acid, touted as the "universal anti-oxidant" due to its
fat- and water-soluble properties, promises results akin to a trip in a
time machine... It gets better: according to studies, pores tighten
dramatically, complexions brighten, puffiness around eyes disappears,
scars mysteriously vanish; taken orally, alpha lipoic acid even appears
to encourage weight loss. The hot
new thing in anti-aging skin care these days is not coming from Lancome
or Elizabeth Arden, but from Meriden (CT) dermatologist Nicholas
Perricone. An associate professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School
who's spent years researching anti-aging and the effects of topical
antioxidants... available only at Nordstrom and Sephora (available now
on-line at www.clinicalcreations.com,
and soon to be available in other stores), the products, formulated with
potent compounds of vitamin C ester and alpha lipoic acid, promise to
minimize fine lines, smooth skin, get rid of puffiness around eyes, and
tighten pores. According to one fan "they took five years off my
face". Remarkably, in the (first) few months after their release,
they've already become the most popular skin-care lines at Nordstrom
stores nationwide. First
it helped the common cold, then it promised younger-looking skin; now
vitamin C is back and better than ever. Wrinkle reducer? We knew that. A
great anti-oxidant? Dermatologists have told us that for years. Now,
something called vitamin C ester is producing the best results yet. This
derivative of the original helps the vitamin C travel faster to the
cells at a higher concentration, prolonging its effectiveness. Where the
old versions consisted mainly of water-soluble L-ascorbic acid, the new
creams contain fat-soluble compounds, so the vitamin C is less likely to
deteriorate. These creams do it all - guard against environmental
damage, stimulate collagen production, and reduce the appearance of fine
lines - only with better results. Jada
Pinkett Smith and Lara Flynn Boyle see makeup artist Matthew Van Leeuwen
to get gorgeous. To plump up the mouth, Van Leeuwen uses a vitamin C
product, N.V. Perricone Lip Plumper, under and over lipstick. It makes
lips look "as if you just made out for half an hour," he says. They're
the people we turn to for tell-it-like-it-is skin advice. Now
dermatologists are molding their know-how into formidable skin care
collections. Case in point: The N.V. Perricone, M.D. Cosmeceuticals
line, developed by Dr. Nicholas Perricone after over a decade of
anti-aging research. N.V. Perricone M.D. cosmeceuticals are available at Nordstrom, Sephora, other fine stores, and directly from Clinical Creations. |
|
Please
note: This is the original site Cummings
Design created for Clinical Creations. |