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Designed to stimulate collagen growth
in the skin for smoother, younger looking skin.
Collagen:
Collagen is an integral
part of the skin’s fabric. It forms a mesh-like structure that helps to
support new cells as they grow while providing needed flexibility. There
is more collagen in the skin than any other protein, however there are
factors that cause it to become depleted, allowing wrinkles to appear.
Collagen’s significance
in maintaining healthy skin has been known for decades. Women have long
gone to dermatologists to have collagen injected under their skin. This
treatment, first performed in 1982, augments the skin’s natural network
of collagen in areas where it has become depleted, immediately removing
fine lines and wrinkles, and temporarily restoring a smoother, softer,
and more youthful appearance to their skin.
There is no question
that these injections are effective. As with natural collagen, however,
the injected supply diminishes, so continued treatments are required. This
entails substantial financial expenditures that over time can easily add
up to thousands of dollars. There is also the pain associated with the
injections after the anesthetic wears off. And, of course, most people
do not want to be pricked with needles, especially around their eyes, or
be inconvenienced by a dermatologist’s waiting room.
As news about the
success of collagen injections spread, many cosmetics companies rushed
to take advantage of the commercial opportunity. They introduced collagen
creams and advertised that their creams could produce anti-aging effects
similar to those of injections. Regrettably, collagen molecules are
too large to pass through the upper layer of the skin, so the only
benefit of the creams was to moisturize the surface of the skin, leaving
unchanged the fundamental issue of declining collagen levels in the underlying
layers. The regular use of vitamin C-fortified creams facilitates collagen
synthesis beneath the skin, but the age-related degradation of collagen
can overwhelm the ability of vitamin C to generate new collagen.
How is our Skin
Enhancing Facial Creme different?
Rather
than trying to supply collagen to the skin topically, this creme is designed
to stimulate the natural growth of collagen with the use of a bioidentical
hormone estriol/progesterone complex, in a strength that has
minimal effect on hormone balance*. Along
with this, other ingredients, such as
Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid and
DMAE are added for their ability to facilitate collagen synthesis.
How does hormone loss effect the
skin?
The drop in estrogen production makes your skin thinner and less elastic
which produces more wrinkling and sagging. Your skin is producing less
collagen and elastin, the supportive and elastic proteins in the skin.
Again, estrogen replacement therapy works to maintain more adequate production
of collagen and elastin.
A 1997 study of 3,875 postmenopausal women concluded that estrogen helped
aging women have a younger looking skin, helped maintain skin’s collagen,
thickness, elasticity and ability to retain moisture. The study found that
the chances of having dry and wrinkled skin were 30 percent less
in women who took estrogen replacements in comparison with women who did
not. While smoking and sun exposure may adversely affect skin health, the
researchers adjusted for these two factors, and found the benefits
of estrogen on skin health were still significant. The study, led by Dr.
Laura B. Dunn of the University of California at San Francisco, was published
in the Archives of Dermatology (1997;133:339-342).
In recent
years, the dangers of synthetic hormones has resulted in women seeking
safer methods of supplementing hormone levels. The subject of Bioidentical
Hormones has been of great interest as it offers women a very effective
alternative to dangerous HRT.
Our Skin Enhancing Facial
Creme is one of the innovative products offered to women to enhance
their efforts to maintain a youthful appearance as they age.
Directions: Cleanse
skin thoroughly before using the Creme. Can be used morning and evening.
Avoid direct contact with eyes. Can be applied around the eye area. If
going outside, use a sunscreen.
Ingredients: Purified
Water, Aloe Vera, Sweet Almond Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Hemp Seed Oil,
DMAE Bitartrate, Beta-Glucan, MSM, Bromelain 1200 gdu, Vitamin E, C &
A, Potassium Sorbate, Sepigel 305, Sorbic Acid,
Progesterone USP, Estriol
USP, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Mandarin Red Oil, Lavender Oil and Almond Oil
The Estriol/Progesterone
complex is designed to stimulate collagen growth with a minimal effect
on hormone balance.*
* Contains
per ML:
0.25 mg progesterone per ML (1/4 mg progesterone)
0.13 mg estriol per ML (approx 1/8 mg estriol)
1 ML = approx 1/8
tsp
5 ML = 1 tsp
All information compiled
is strictly for educational purposes and Radiant Laboratories TM is not
responsible for this information. The FDA has not evaluated these statements.
Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.
Consult with a health professional. Not recommended during pregnancy or
lactation. No animal products or by-products are used in the manufacturing.
No animal testing.
Radiant LaboratoriesTM
Phone
orders call 888-660-8831
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2001
Radiant laboratoriesTM All rights reserved.
Price $34.00
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