Skincare Myths

Female skin products probably work equally well on men's skin and vice versa. Photo by Anwar Khan

I did receive one consistent piece of advice from the scientists I contacted as well as from Nina Goad of the British Skin Foundation: they all agreed that protecting your skin from the sun was important. Her most important piece of advice for both men and women was to protect their skin from the sun. Ultraviolet rays cause wrinkles and creases, mainly because the radiation makes collagen break down at a higher rate than it would naturally with age. The good news is that more and more moisturisers now include sun protection, usually by means of a chemical ingredient that either blocks or absorbs UV radiation, and that’s the one ingredient that’s worth looking out for when buying a face cream.

For more info:

Professor Finlay Homepage - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine/dermatology/staff/finlay.htm

Professor Hywel Williams - http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dermatology/williams.htm

British Skin Foundation - http://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/

Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science Homepage - http://www.badscience.net/

Alom Shaha homepage – http://www.resonancetv.com/