Comments on: Effective Anti-Wrinkle Products

By: LeonieB

LeonieB — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:16:56 +0000

Hi Colin,I found your blog by looking for a review on Nanoblur,I read yours with interest and then moved on to this post…also very interesting.
Have you tried Prevage by Elizabeth Arden? Its fab,I have written a review on my very new (and not very good blog) http://glamplusforty.blogspot.com/

Prevage is a fab product,you may be interested in it?
Best wishes LeonieB

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:28:04 +0000

Tried the formula, liked my daughter used in on her very curly dry hair and really liked it. Thank you.
I enjoyed your la mer review. Not the typical it’s a good not great moisturizer, nothing warrants price, it’s a prestige thing, similar creams for much less can be found. To them I say WHERE?!. Why are SO many women plunking down the cash after exclaiming I’ve tried so many others, none are the same, keep coming back,etc. Doubt it’s the “prestige” aspect, it’s a moisturizer for crying out loud. Not a handbag, not shoes, not even a lipstick to break out in the ladies.Sometimes the whole is greater than the some of it’s parts. And after breaking my use down I come out at about $30 a month only slightly more than Olay regenerist which is top selling drugstore cream here. So it makes sense to continue even if I feel a bit embarrassed and whatnot at paying that much.
I’ve used it and Nivea and aside from a similar scent and water in oil base, no comparison. Seen a few blog trials and nivea never even comes close to la mer in performance.
I agree with you I believe it’s something to do with the fermented kelp. That stuff even neat is awesome for skin and hair. I’d love to see a post on that. Really looking forward to the lactic acid one as well. Hand’s down my favorite skin care “active”.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:47:44 +0000

Hello Denise, thanks for your very thorough comment.

My personal dry skin formulation is about 10% coconut oil in lanolin. I don’t actually weigh it out – the coconut oil just makes the lanolin a bit less sticky. I think olive oil would do the job just as well.

I think La Mer is a very good cream. Here is my review of it http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/creme-de-la-mer-review/

If you have a look at paragraph 5 of this post you can read my logic on why you should carry on using it even though it is very expensive and strictly speaking terrible value for money.

Thanks for reminding me about Lac-Hydrin. I must do a post on lactic acid soon.

And no I am not in Ireland, but I did used to work for a company that had a manufacturing facility in Sligo, so I have visited quite a few times. It is beautiful country with lovely people.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:54:53 +0000

Hello Collin,
Found your site browsing around, don’t really remember how but I’m glad I did. I am in my forties with two daughters, and have a severe aversion to BS. I need to know what’s going on our skin and why.I have come to the conclusion that the best regimen is prevention. Prevent blemishs by keeping skin clean and exfoliated( a good washcloth), prevent dryness and uv damage by keeping skin moisturized and using sunscreen. At this point I’ve made the decision to not use retinoids. I understand there is the evidence that they work, however I don’t think the margin of improvement is worth the side effects) for me.
I have always loved lanolin. My daughters love coconut oil. I am wondering if you could be a little more specific on your mix. I’d love to try it. I already use it in my facial soap( homemade cold process- tallow, coconut oil, shea butter, peanut oil, castor oil). After cured melted down and combined with lanolin, grapeseed oil, glycerin and a bit of beeswax. At night I do use creme de la mer. While I’ve heard all the arguments against, overpriced, includes mineral oil( the anti mineral oil movement is ridiculous I know,but mineral oil is cheap, la mer is not). However it works better for me than any other thing I’ve tried and trust me I’ve tried lots. . In my mind I attribute this to the texture. It’s very thick and rich and warrants taking your time to massage it in. I look forward to it every night. So my thought is perhaps coconut oil, lanolin, mineral oil and some sort of antioxidant oil maybe cod liver or carrot would give me a similar consistency? In case you’re not familiar it’s a cream ,I think,water in oil with very little water. I love it. However I’d love to find a more affordable alternative as things are tight right now. Also once a week I use a cream at night very high in lactic acid Pond’s Rejuvaness. I noticed over twenty fiver years ago that my dads Lac-Hydrin cream did wonders for my skin. Of course it was the lactic acid.
OK so yes this is a novella about my skin care which actually all boils down to a request of your coconut oil/lanolin formula. Is it oil or solid??
Did you know Marilyn Monroe was a huge fan of straight lanolin as a face cream?

PS Are you in Ireland?

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