Products: BFP version of Consumer Reports

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Incubus

Once upon a time I met a woman who was browsing skin products alongside me (and an ex) in a major high street shop. As we spoke it became clear that this lovely lady was far older than she appeared. I was genuinely shocked to hear that she was in her 80s! Her secret, she told me, was application of her moisturizer of choice (Nivea Q10), at intervals throughout the day and night. A particular example I recall was that when she awoke for a pee in the night she'd do the moisturizer thang.

A resounding yes to this....frequent application of moisturizer is key. My grandmother made it to 73 with barely a wrinkle on either face or hands....and she swore by moisturizer at least morning and night, and preferably a couple times in the middle too.

She also kept hand lotion on her kitchen sink, bedside table, bathroom, etc. Anytime she passed a bottle, she applied it.

Even though she lived in Florida and was an avid gardener, her skin was gorgeous thanks to these habits (and wearing a hat, always), even without buying expensive products.

Originally Posted by JustJo

A resounding yes to this....frequent application of moisturizer is key. My grandmother made it to 73 with barely a wrinkle on either face or hands....and she swore by moisturizer at least morning and night, and preferably a couple times in the middle too.

She also kept hand lotion on her kitchen sink, bedside table, bathroom, etc. Anytime she passed a bottle, she applied it.

Even though she lived in Florida and was an avid gardener, her skin was gorgeous thanks to these habits (and wearing a hat, always), even without buying expensive products.

It seems a lot of folks think that the more they pay the more beneficial the product. Research shows that this is not the case.

Personally I prefer to not put all the nasties, like parabens and sodium laureth sulphate (check out the nasty things it can do...it's in lots and lots of things) in shop bought products I'm going to put on my skin; our largest organ as Belle has already told us.

Since I gave up smoking and drinking alcohol my skin has improved no end, proving that it's not just about what you put ON your skin but what you put IN your body too.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Incubus

I think a lot of folks think that the more they pay the more beneficial the product. Research shows that this is not the case.

Personally I prefer to not put all the nasties, like parabens and sodium laureth sulphate (check out the nasty things it can do...it's in lots and lots of things) in shop bought products I'm going to put on my skin; our largest organ as Belle has already told us.

Since I gave up smoking and drinking alcohol my skin has improved no end proving that it's not just about what you put ON your skin but what you put IN your body too.

Exactly! .....