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Sunscreens are an area of confusion and marketing hype. What Sun Protective Factor (SPF) is best for me? For my child? Is a 70 SPF better than a 30? Is it micro-technology or nano-technology? Is this one waterproof? Is it broad spectrum? There are so many issues, so many types. The Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation has been granted to over 800 products.This kind of confusion even finds its way into my house. One day, many years ago, one of my young sons and I were going fishing. Mom

Cosmeceuticals are the new kids on the Dermatological block and boy have they made an impact! Hybrids of cosmetics and drugs (pharmacologicals), cosmeceuticals are intended to enhance the health and beauty of skin – and they do.. The very concept of the cosmeceutical was developed by Dr. Albert Klingman who stated that “The Cosmeceuticals are topical agents that are distributed across a broad spectrum of materials lying somewhere between pure cosmetics (lipstick and rouge) and pure drugs (penici

The sheer number of cosmeceuticals and drugs available to treat and augment therapy for the aging face is intimidating and somewhat overwhelming. For this and other reasons, patients frequently express have misperceptions and anxieties about their use. Yet it is vitally important to know how to maximize their benefits while at the same time minimizing their side effects. Providing guidance and advise in this arena is a role that trained medical personnel serve very well. We encourage you to ask

“In the factory we make cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope.”These are the words of Charles Revlon, pioneering cosmetics industry executive and founder of Revlon. He died in 1975. At the time, his often quoted description of an industry providing primarily women with lip sticks and rouge rang all too true – they delivered hope. Indeed. But little did anyone think at the time that a mere 35 years later a completely new approach would have been established, the era of expectation that the un

Renew. Replenish. Rejuvenate.As a physician trained in Molecular Biology and a keen practioner of age management medicine, especially as it applies to the skin, I would like to share my view of the potential for DermaShoppe’s blog, a new entry into the skin care arena, to push the skin care industry to new heights by introducing you to our mantra, the 3 Rs of skin care: Renew, Replenish, and Rejuvenate.With regard to the character and appearance of skin, the word RENEW can be seen as the inten