Posts Tagged ‘copper’
August 24th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Would you try to fix your television without knowing anything about televisions? In the best of the cases, you will simply make it unusable. In the worst, you will die by electrocution! And yet, people feel free to play with the skin of others, like in this silly product. No, you can’t sculpt your face. Yes, you can increase elasticity, improve hydration, rejuvenate your skin with actives such as Vitamin A, epidermal growth factor, essential fatty acids and more. But, what’s the fun in doing the right thing? Actually, at Skin Actives we do have fun while doing the right thing. Maybe other companies could try it? So, what do…
June 14th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
How much is too much? The answer to this apparently simple question is very complicated: as complicated as the number of ingredients used in skin care. Also, for a good answer, you may have to go to numbers that are much smaller than a percent (1%) and go to parts per million. In the best of cases more is likely to be a waste of money. You are throwing away the money you spent on the active by trying to add more. For example, if you add more ascorbic acid to a serum than will possibly dissolve (as determined by the laws of nature and how water interacts with ascorbic…
June 13th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Copper is present in our water and air. Depending on how old is your house, there may be too much copper in your water. Depending on where you live, there may be too much copper in your air. But we need copper for good health. How much? We have very important enzymes that depend on copper for activity: cytochrome oxidase, copper/zinc superoxide dismutase, tyrosinase and more. Why is copper so important in these enzymes? Because of its capacity to take and donate electrons. Tyrosinase, for example, is an oxidase that we need to make melanin, the skin and hair pigment. For people who are trying to lighten their skin, or…