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Blog: Skincare Secrets (April 6, 2015)Harper's Bazaar April 2015 has an article "The New Skincare Secret" that discusses how puncturing your skin with microscopic holes and then applying topical products can be beneficial to people anxious to retain a youthful appearance. I know that the greater part of magazine's income is advertising, but to so strongly promote an invasive procedure for which no scientific proof of safety and efficacy is offered seems so wrong to me. The visual image I get from the article is a person gouging holes in their face and pouring in commercial products with a host of manmade, un-natural ingredients. My take on the article is that people know what their bodies need and will force it on them. And that this attitude is perfectly okay. This goes against the perspective I have been gaining over the past few years—that my body knows what it needs, I have but to listen to it. (Of course, the listening is the hard part.) If you are concerned about signs of aging on your face, pay attention to adequate sleep and a nutritious diet. Neither of these are liable to be promoted by a magazine, because there is no profit to be made. But both are invaluable to your health and appearance. You might consider the following as a possible rule of thumb: only apply topically to your skin what you would eat in organic, non-manmade foods. This rule omits the synthetic preservatives like the parabens, the consistency-contributors like propylene glycol and dimethicone, and the artificial fragrances. |
