The Truth About Wrinkle Creams
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Oct 20, 2006, 06:59
Amid the Food and Drug AdministrationŐs (FDA), list of regulation priorities anti-wrinkle agents, cosmetics, lotions and creams are at the bottom of the totem pole. Because the FDA deems these skin products as not medically valuable, these beauty aids are moderately controlled. Prior to the release to the American consumer population, wrinkle creams, lotions and moisturizers are not comprehensively evaluated.
Alternatively, the FDA takes the reigns when cosmetic skin products contain potentially hazardous ingredients or when advertisements tout cosmetics as medical remedies or as a wonder drug. As seen in the case in 2002 of skin products with alpha hydroxy acids, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required manufacturers to issue a warning label that the acids may improve the susceptibility of sunburn.
All consumers should be aware that because cosmetic products are not tested for efficacy by the FDA. As a result, there is not any guarantee that any over-the-counter wrinkle creams really diminishes the signs of wrinkling, aging skin.
Here are four considerations to use when purchasing a new wrinkle lotion, cream or moisturizer:
>> Various wrinkle products render adverse events such as skin inflammation, redness, rashes, burning and other irritations. Remember to thoroughly peruse product instructions before purchasing a wrinkle product.
>> Never base the effectiveness of a skin product on its price. The cost of a skin product has nothing to do with the efficacy of a wrinkle cream.
>> Compared with prescribed wrinkle creams, non-prescribed ointments tend to have a lower concentration of active ingredients. Consequently, any improvement in skin texture is short lived.
>> Finally, even though research theorizes that various ingredients are linked to improving the appearance of skin.
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