Kaitlyn’s question: I know you say that chemical ingredients work better on your skin, but aren’t there ANY natural ingredients that are really good for you? The Left Brain’s fruity reply:
I’ve posted several times on the debate over natural vs synthetic ingredients and I still recommend that you look for safe, efficacious ingredients and not worry so much about where they come from.
But I certainly don’t mean to imply that NO natural ingredients work. In fact, I just read a report in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science (29, 219-238) that says avocado sugars are highly beneficial for skin.
A research team from Laboratoires Expanscience (that’s French, not a typo) have found that certain sugars found in avocados, like D-manno-heptulose, can improve the structure of the epidermis by boosting collagen. They can also provide a protective antimicrobial barrier.
This doesn’t mean you should smear fresh avocado on your skin. The sugars need to be deposited from the right kind of vehicle and they need to be left on the skin to work. While there are plenty of products with avocado oil on the market (Avo-med even has a line of pet care products with avocado,) we’re not aware of any products that use this sugar technology. If any of you Beauty Brainiacs out there find any, let me know and I’ll review them.
So there you have it – a fruit sugar that’s scientifically proven to help your skin. If you’re looking for natural ingredients, it doesn’t get much better than that.
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kAyLa Says:
hi, i’m kayla. I just wanted to know if their are any cheap acne solutions that u can trust and don’t just work in a week and then stop working. i’ve tried almost everything and nothing works. if there is anything please let me know.
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Sally Says:
Again - if you are interested in a scientific, third party view of what is “good for you” ie. not toxic in regards to beauty products PHU LEEZ do your self a favor and look at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics safecosmetics.org and the EWG’s CosmeticDatabase.com
Left Brain Says:
Sally, I wouldn’t recommend people take the EWG Cosmetic Database (Skin Deep) seriously. It is not endorsed by any mainstream scientific groups and was created by a political action group hell bent on scaring everyone to death.
It’s an interesting website but the accuracy of the data is suspect.
Michele Says:
Hi Left Brain,
I have used this moisturizer extensively, and I have tried to find a suitable replacement, because it is expensive. But I love it and it contains avacado oil. I don’t know if the avacado oil ingredient is processed in the beneficial way that you mentioned. Maybe you can discern that, or enquire.
http://ecogenics.com/detail.aspx?ID=3 or go to http://www.ecogenics.com and check out their moisturizer.
I have had excellent results with it.
-Michele
Olga Says:
I found a skin care product on http://www.avotone.net which claims to use avocado oil as its primary ingredient; would you please review this one?
I love everything you write and post…Informative and entertaining!
Olga
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Leanne Ainsworth Says:
I think the best skin care range you can use is called Environ which was created by a plastic surgeon. ITs all natural ingredients, the creams actually go off after six weeks. You go up the Vitamin A ladder until you reach the C quence range which is just amazing. My environ range along with my trustee cleo machine keeps me looking younger than my thirty years.
Marta Says:
I have used Avotone for about a year and have written about it on my blog
http://www.truthinaging.com. It does contain avocado oil, but the main active ingredient is Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, which works by limiting muscle movement (much like Botox).
thebeautybrains Says:
Leanne, what would a plastic surgeon know about chemistry? I’d take products made by cosmetic chemists over plastic surgeons any day.
Marta, color me skeptical on anything that claims to “work like Botox”. Nothing works like botox. If it did, celebrities and rich people would use it instead of getting botox. That’s just marketing mumbo jumbo. Maybe it works well but it doesn’t “work like Botox”.
LEanne Ainsworth Says:
Beauty Brain. Des Fernandez is a plastic surgeon who treated burns victims and he created the environ range originally to help heal the skin with vitamin A. He realised his creams also worked on aging skin. He developed environ and it truly is the best skin care range i believe you can buy. C quence range is full of pentapeptides, vitamins etc and your skin feels different after four weeks of using it.
Tango Says:
There is a skincare line that uses a lipidic furans (avocatin) made from the avocado pit. The patented name of this is active is Avogen. The skincare is 302 skincare and is sold in salons and doctors offices. I’ve used it with very good success for anti-aging and scar rebuilding. http://www.302skincare.com. The patent descriptions are in the website and describes how it works in promoting protein synthesis and collagen synthesis.