Have You Had Your Vitamins Today?

Is the condition of your skin a major concern for you as far as the signs of aging go? Do you want to stop the wrinkles, keep your skin smooth and your pores refined?

If you said yes to these questions, pay attention to what you put into your body as well as to what you put on your skin.

Why?

1. Your skin is the body’s largest organ. As such, it needs sustenance from within as well as topical care.

2. November is National Healthy Skin Month. Read some medical experts’ tips for promoting and maintaining healthy skin.

3. Take a daily supplement containing antioxidants, minerals and glycosaminoglycans and your skin can be 20 % smoother and less wrinkled in just 12 weeks.

Yes, you read that right. Your skin can be 20 % smoother and less wrinkled in just in 12 weeks according to a study to be published in the December 2009 issue of the International Journal of Cosmetic Science.

Researchers at the Skin Center, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand assembled 60 women and assigned them to two groups. Each took one daily supplement pill a day.

One group was given a placebo, while the other took a skin supplement manufactured by Australian nutritional supplement manufacturer Blackmores. The Blackmores pill contained several antioxidants, glycosaminoglycans and trace amounts of minerals.

Come back tomorrow for the study results.

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