Reader Cry for "HELP!"

[Continuing Jean’s response to Elise from Monday.]

Annemarie Borlind Skin Care
Annemarie Borlind doesn’t make “all ”-natural claims and the company has been very popular for decades. The company has a strong commitment to product purity which it defines as:

• Free from harmful pollutants;
• Obtained from controlled organic or wildcrafted sources;
• No genetic manipulation;
• Free from petroleum-based sources;
• Cruelty-free;
• Obtained from areas of the world where they have the maximum concentration of nutrients that benefit the skin; and
• Free from radioactive contamination.

From what I can tell (without full ingredient lists which I couldn’t find on the website), these are excellent products with exceptional quality control.

What may be lacking, from an anti-aging skin care perspective (and again I can’t be sure because the website doesn’t supply the information), are advanced Cosmeceutical Peptides.

Also, though the best non-prescription exfoliating/collagen-stimulating ingredients are defined in the website’s Ingredient Dictionary, I could only find Lactic Acid listed in any of the Active Ingredient lists. I would like to see some retinoids or Glycolic Acid. On the other hand, Annemarie Borlind uses nanoparticles “to transport … ingredients … . into deeper layers of dermis ”.

Personally, I’m fine with this. I believe in the benefits of Nanotechnolgy and doubt that nanoparticles applied to the skin get into your bloodstream. But there are some who fear they do.

Where do You go from Here?
If you are okay with using advanced skin anti-aging ingredients (purified and/or synthesized in a lab), consider some of the Perricone products or products on my Top Ten Skin Care Pick list.

Thank you for a great series of questions, which both made and exhausted my day. LOL.

Regards,
Jean

Tags: anti-aging skin care, Step Up Your Skin Care, effective ingredients, Matrixyl-containing products, auto-ship plan abuse, cosmeceuticals, all-natural vs.synthetic ingredients, wrinkles