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October 24th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Because you don’t want to have the very thin skin that “old” old people have. Healthy skin protects our bodies from water loss, oxidants in the air and infection, and it feels better and more comfortable! Figure. The Madonna dell’Impanatta by Raphael shows you the difference in appearance between young and old skin. Old skin will be unable to protect your body as well as young skin does. There is stuff we cannot change and stuff we can change, so it is important that we learn what good skin care products can do for us. For that, please have a look at Skin Actives. Using run-of-the-mill skin care, even if…
October 24th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Warning: this is a “heavy” post that may feel to you like you are back in school and not in a good way (like for prom). You don’t have to read it but the objective is to convey to you the complexity of skin metabolism and molecular biology and why you should never look for a “magic” ingredient when it comes to skin youth and health. In short, life (LIFE) is complicated. Your skin is alive. Below the few layers of dead cells in the epidermis, perfectly designed for the tough job of protecting your body from pollution and damage, is the basal cell layer. Here is your stem cells…
October 22nd, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Why do you need healthy skin? Why do you need young skin? For many people, their face and the age their face projects to the world, will determine whether they get a particular job or whether they get to the second date. We may not like it, but it’s a fact. How we look is important. Even for those of us who don’t go out much, our skin is incredibly important. If your life is good and you want to keep living it into your 90’s, healthy skin will make an enormous difference. The paper-thin skin of the very old cannot do its job properly – keeping infectious agents out, keeping water in, etc., and it feels uncomfortable. There’s no…
October 22nd, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Because glutathione protects your skin from strong oxidants! Glutathione is one of the peptides that matter, and a lot. Glutathione is present in us and in most living beings for good reasons. Glutathione helps us cope with life at 21% oxygen (what we do have in the atmosphere). Respiring oxygen allows us get the most energy out of our food but it carries a price: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS*), What are ROS*? Reactive oxygen containing molecules that are so desperate for electrons that will take them from anything and everything. There goes your DNA, your proteins, your lipids (vital for cell life) etc. In top of the ROS* we produce…
October 21st, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Do you trust advertising implicitly? I don’t. You shouldn’t. And if you don’t, you must be able to understand what’s in that jar for which you are ready to pay $100 or more. The ingredient list on the jar, bottle or box tells you what your skin care product is made of. Are you paying for water? Are you paying 10 times as much as you should? Do you want to learn how to translate it to plain English? The ingredient lists on the labels of skin care products look, at first sight, practically undecipherable, and probably just the same at second sight. And yet, it is possible to understand what’s…
October 21st, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
You and I buy a skin care product because we want to be prettier, solve a skin problem, and/or slow down (or reverse) skin aging. As a rule, we read the seller’s advertisement to decide whether the product will do its job. Don’t! That is a sure way to get disappointed. Why? Because most advertisements lie or are written by people who don’t know enough. I want to help you learn how to find a product that will fulfill your expectations and I will publish posts that will help you achieve this objective. First, I will explain how a skin care product is made. Second, I will explain how to…
October 21st, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Como empresa de cuidado de la piel, ¿tenemos que hacernos los simpáticos para tener éxito? Es demasiado tarde para cambiar nuestro nombre, Skin Actives Scientific, por algo simpático como “piel de troll” o “minué dulce”. El nombre Filosofía ya está tomado. Lo que debería importarles a nuestros clientes es si otras marcas emplean ingredientes que debamos envidiar (mejores que los nuestros). Confiá en mí: esto no sucede a menudo porque estamos a la vanguardia de la innovación. Sabemos lo que funciona, estamos al día con la literatura científica y podemos encontrar o elaborar cualquier ingrediente que valga la pena usar. Específicamente, ¿envidio algún ingrediente de la marca Drunk Elephant? Porque…
October 20th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Nota de Hannah: el artículo satírico de Loretta Donelan se ríe de la gente que compra productos porque se creen la publicidad imposible que algunas compañías usan para vender productos para la piel. Por qué yo (una científica que crea productos para la piel) posteo este artículo? Porque tiene mucho de verdad. Pero, atemción! Yo me considero la otra cara de la moneda: una persona que cree en la posibilidad de mejorar nuestras vidas. Cómo lo hago? Creando productos que ayudan a que la piel sea más bonita y saludable, mediante el uso de ingredientes probados científicamente. Comentarios sinceros sobre productos para el cuidado de la piel Por Loretta Donelan…
October 20th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
As a skin care company, do we need to be cute to be successful? It is too late to change our name, Skin Actives Scientific to something cute like “troll skin” or “sweet minuet”. Philosophy is already taken. What should matter to our customers is whether there are ingredients in other brands that we should envy. Trust me: this does not happen often because we are so cutting edge.We know what works, we are up-to-date with scientific literature and we can find or make anything that is worth gaving. Specifically, do I envy any ingredient in Drunk Elephant? Because if I envied a cute little fridge or a fancy container,…
October 20th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Note from Hannah: Loretta Donelan makes fun of people who buy skin care products because they trust the crazy advertising some companies use. Why am I posting her article? Because there is a lot of truth in there in the sense that most advertising is misleading or worse. On the other hand, I am one of the people who try very hard to make products that live up to the ideals (yes, ideals) of making human life better by producing products that actually help. So read the article and do the right thing: buy products not because of the advertising but because of the ingredients they contain. Honest Skin-Care-Product Reviews…
October 19th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Los conservantes son esenciales para la salud de los consumidores; impiden el crecimiento de bacterias y moho en los productos que aplican a su piel. Pero la presión por ocultar los conservantes de las listas de ingredientes es muy fuerte, y algunas personas que no saben nada de las bacterias y el moho insisten en que los conservantes no son necesarios. Las compañías honestas responden explicando lo necesario que son los conservantes y le recuerdan al consumidor que un pedazo de pan, incluso cuando se lo guarda en el refrigerador, a la larga quedará cubierto de moho y bacterias. Los fabricantes deshonestos, por el contrario, esconden los conservantes de diversas…
October 19th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Preservatives are essential to the health of the consumer; they prevent the growth of bacteria and mold on the products that you apply to your skin. But the pressure to hide the preservatives from the ingredient lists is very strong, with some people who don’t know about bacteria and mold insisting that preservatives are not necessary. The answer of honest companies is to explain the need for preservatives and to remind the consumer that a piece of bread, even when kept in the fridge, will eventually be covered in mold and bacteria. Dishonest manufacturers, on the other hand, hide the preservatives in a variety of manners. How can a Lactobacillus…
October 8th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Podés comprar una onza (30 ml) de lo siguiente por $ 245. Ingredientes: Aceite de semilla de Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam), Dimeticona, Triglicérido caprílico / cáprico, Agua \ Aqua \ Eau, Trisiloxano, Aceite de Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Almendra dulce), Aceite de semilla de Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba), Polideceno, Polideceno hidrogenado, Glicol de butileno, Propanodiol, glicerina, extracto Algae (algas marinas), aceite de semilla de Brassica Campestris (colza), aceite de semilla de Helianthus annuus (girasol), aceite de semilla de Sesamum Indicum (sésamo), aceite de hoja de Eucaliptus Globulus (eucalipto), , Aceite de semilla de Camelina Sativa, aceite de semilla de Oxycoccus Palustris (arándano), aceite de fruta Olea Europaea (oliva), aceite de Hippophae Rhamnoides, polvo…
October 7th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
You can buy an ounce (30mL) of the following for $245. Ingredients: Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil , Dimethicone , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Water\Aqua\Eau , Trisiloxane , Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil , Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil , Polydecene , Hydrogenated Polydecene , Butylene Glycol , Propanediol , Glycerin , Algae (Seaweed) Extract , Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil , Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil , Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil , Eucalyptus Globulus (Eucalyptus) Leaf Oil , Camelina Sativa Seed Oil , Oxycoccus Palustris (Cranberry) Seed Oil , Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil , Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil , Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Seed Powder , Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower)…
October 2nd, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
¿Qué es todo este ruido sobre las máscaras “zombi”? Una solución de proteína o carbohidrato en agua se secará como una película, tensando tu piel y te hará ver desagradable hasta que la enjuagues. ¿Beneficios? Ninguno. Un suero que quede en tu piel proveerá más tiempo para que cualquier ingrediente activo logre su efecto. Ingredientes de Hanacure facial todo-en-uno Máscara: agua, carbómero (espesante), extracto de hoja de Nelumbo Nucifera (Loto), levadura beta-glucano, cafeína, niacinamida, de éter etil ascorbil, extracto de fruta Hovenia Dulcis, extracto de hoja de Camellia Sinensis, extracto de flor de madreselva, aceite de fruta rosa canina, extracto de raíz de peonía, extracto de raíz de Sophora…
October 1st, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
What is all that noise about ugly masks? A protein or carbohydrate solution in water will dry as a film, tensing your skin and make you look ugly until you rinse it off. Benefits? None. A leave on serum will give more time for any active ingredients to make its way into the skin. Hanacure all-in-one facial ingredients Mask: Water, Carbomer (thickener), Nelumbo Nucifera (Lotus) Leaf Extract, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Caffeine, Niacinamide, Ethyl Ascorbyl Ether, Hovenia Dulcis Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Honeysuckle Flower Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Peony Root Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Rhus Semilata Gall Extract, Peach Leaf Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Scutellaria…
September 29th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
A U$S 330 por 4 frasquitos de 0.18 oz cada uno, o 20 ml; eso equivale a $ 16 por ml. o aproximadamente $ 1 por gota. Si quisieras imitarlo y ahorrar cientos de dólares, mirá primero la lista de ingredientes: Ingredientes: Water/ Eau (agua), glicerina, ciclopentasiloxano, extracto de hojas de Salix Alba (sauce), extracto de solanum tuberosum, extracto-parafina de algas, extracto de hojas de gingko biloba, extracto de malta hidrolizada, propilenglicol, acetato de tocoferilo, arginina, fenoxietanol /Acrilatos / Polímero cruzado de acrilato de alquilo C10-30, goma de xantano, metilparabeno sódico, ácido sórbico, edta tetrasódico, aceite de lavandula angustifolia (lavanda), aceite de timo mastichina, clorfenesina, metilparabeno, butilparabeno, etilparabeno, propilparabeno. (cont.…
September 28th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
At $330 for 4 vials with 0.18 oz each, or 20mL, it works out at $16 per mL. or about $1 per drop. You may wish to imitate it and save hundreds of dollars but look at the ingredient list: Ingredients : Water/Eau (Aqua), Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Salix Alba (Willow) Leaf Extract, Solanum Tuberosum Extract, Algae Extract-Paraffin, Gingko Biloba Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Malt Extract, Propylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Arginine, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Methylparaben, Sorbic Acid, Tetrasodium Edta, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Thymus Mastichina Oil, Chlorphenesin, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben. (cont. limonene, linalool) Ingredients (translated by Hannah) : Water (solvent), Glycerin (humectant), Cyclopentasiloxane (silicone), Willow Leaf…
September 28th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
“Breakthrough”, James Allison se divierte y cura el cáncer El premio Nobel habla sobre su nuevo documental y la revolución en el tratamiento del cáncer. Mary Elizabeth Williams 27 de septiembre de 2019 10:00 PM (UTC) El Dr. James Allison no luce bien. El acérrimo fanático de Willie Nelson muestra un enmarañado cabello canoso y toca la armónica con su banda de blues. La prensa lo ha descripto como un “tejano inquietante”. También es un premio Nobel, un hombre cuya fe y curiosidad inquebrantables sobre el sistema inmune humano lo han conducido a uno de los desarrollos más revolucionarios en la investigación del cáncer de los últimos cien años. ¡Ah,…
September 28th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
“Breakthrough’s” James Allison is having fun and curing cancer The Nobel laureate talks about his new documentary and the cancer treatment revolution Mary Elizabeth Williams September 27, 2019 10:00PM (UTC) Dr. James Allison doesn’t look the part. The diehard Willie Nelson fan has an unruly head of gray hair and plays harmonica with his blues band. He’s been described in the press as a “carousing Texan.” He’s also a Nobel laureate, a man whose unwavering faith in and curiosity about the human immune system led to one of the most revolutionary developments in cancer research in over a century. Oh, and he saved my life. Eight years ago, after a…