Episode 289: Use cream that’s cheaper
In episode 289, James and Mike slip into the quagmire of moisturizers and anti-aging creams. We look at what ingredients are in moisturizers and the evidence behind the anti-aging products. At the end they both feel like they’ve aged 5 years and there’s not a cream on the market that will save them.
Show notes
1) Use Cream That’s Cheaper – a parody of the Blue Oyster Cult song Don’t Fear the Reaper
2) Deception in cosmetics advertising
J Glob Fas Mark 2015:6:194-206
3) Consumer Reports April 2012
5) Ingredients essential to all moisturizers
80% WATER
10-30% Oils/lipids/fats (emollients) – Decreases Evaporation
Typically from plants and animals – PETROLATUM (petroleum jelly), beeswax, lanolin, mineral oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, olive oil, coconut oil, sesame oil, squalene
5% Emulsifiers – Allows Oils to Mix with Water
Beeswax/borax, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, PEG-150 stearate, steareth-20, lecithin, glyceryl monostearate
0.5% Preservatives
Parabens, phenoxyethanol, MCI/MI
5% Humectants – Attracts Water
GLYCEROL (glycerin), propylene glycol, butylene glycol, alpha-hydroxy acids (glycolic acid, lactic acid), urea
1% Silicones
DIMETHICONE
2% Herbal extracts – Most added with no clinical evidence they do anything and often the reason for allergic reactions
0.2% Fragrance – 100s used
Often the reason for allergic reactions
6) Interventions for photodamaged skin
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