Here’s yet another blog post where I present yet another example of why the people who say that aging is dignified are totally wrong. New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which… (Source: FuturePundit)
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Social Security: America Saves designed to help individuals …
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN - 25 minutes ago … to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. For the average American worker, Social Security will replace about 40 percent of his or her pre-retirement earnings. … |
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Reuters - Treating high blood pressure in the
very elderly can help reduce the risk of fatal strokes and
other heart problems, British researchers said on Monday.
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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Despite some doctors’ reluctance
to do so, a new study finds that treating high blood pressure in patients
80 age and older can reduce the rate of stroke, heart failure and death
from cardiovascular disease.
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Caring for Your Parents, The Complete Family Guide: Practical Advice You Can Trust from the Experts at AARP Hits Bookstores April 1, 2008
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Thinking About Retirement?
Tehachapi News, CA - 2 hours ago Only 37% of Americans believe their standard of living during retirement will be equal to or greater than the lifestyle they maintained during their working … Baby boomers have options in starting Social Security benefits OCRegister all 3 news articles |
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As health care costs increase, new auto industry agreements have substantially changed the terms of the retiree health care deal for UAW retirees. Beginning in 2010, the three U.S. automakers will no longer provide health benefits to retirees but will contribute nearly $60 billion to so-called VEBAs. A new PPI “Insight on the Issues” report by Ellen OBrien describes the VEBAs and what they mean for retirees. (17 pages)
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Drew’s dilemma: I love Philosophy as a brand and I have two questions about their Shelter Sunscreen For Face. First, I don’t see any sunscreens listed as ingredients, yet they claim the product has SPF 30. Is that due to the melanin in the formula? Second, they claim to contain a blend of two peptides that “act in synergy to help restore and maintain the skin’s youthful appearance.” Is there any truth to that statement? I love this site and hope to continue seeing great information here!!
The Right Brain’s peptide proposal:
Drew thanks for your kind words and for your question. Here’s the scoop:
Gimme Shelter
To answer your first question, you are correct. We can find no listing of a traditional sunscreen ingredient in this product. That seems a bit odd since they do claim to have a specific SPF value. We doubt it’d due to the melanin because that ingredient is not officially recognized in the OTC monograph. So how they claim SPF 30 without the correct ingredients is a mystery to us too!
Your other question is interesting from a technical point of view and ties into one of the newest areas of research for skin care: peptides.
The peptide premise
As we’ve blogged before, in the generic sense a peptide is simply a small protein. And some kinds of proteins are beneficial to hair and skin because of their film-forming, moisturizing properties.
But the latest research indicates that certain peptides can interact with skin to trigger biological activity. For example, there’s a recent paper in the January 2008 issue of Cosmetics and Toiletries
entitled “Tetrapeptide Targets Epidermal Cohesion” by G. Pauly, et. al. of Cognis France. (Cognis is a major manufacturer of cosmetic ingredients.)
Simply put, the paper states that this peptide (formally known as N-acetyl tetrapeptide-11 or Tetrapeptide-11 for short) can stimulate production of syndecan-1, another biological chemical that helps bind skin cells together. Loss of this cellular adhesion is one of the benchmarks of aging skin. So, less adhesion loss means younger looking and feeling skin.
Two kinds of testing
To prove their point the researchers used a combination of in vitro and in vivo testing. The in vitro testing showed that Tetrapeptide-11 had the desired effect on skin cells in the lab. And the in vivo testing showed that people showed an improvement in skin quality after using a cream with 3% Tetrapeptide-11 for about 8 weeks. And here’s the important part: the researchers did their testing versus a placebo cream that did not contain the active ingredient.
So, the good news is, here’s a breakthrough cosmetic ingredient that seems to really work. The bad news is, this isn’t the blend of peptides that Philosophy uses. They use Palmitoyl Oligopeptide and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3 and we could not find supportive research on those ingredients.
The Beauty Brains bottom line
If you’re looking for a sunscreen, you should make sure the product uses proven SPF ingredients. If you’re looking for anti-aging peptides, look for products that contain 3% Tetrapeptide-11. (We haven’t found any yet, if you see any, let us know!)
Do any of your skin care products contain peptides? Take a look at your labels and leave a comment for the rest of the Beauty Brains community. (Source: thebeautybrains.com)
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When life hands you lemons make lemonade or at least use the lemons for something constructive!Everyone has times in their life when everything seems to be going wrong. Life can disappoint us. We had such dreams and plans. Sometimes things don’t turn out the way we wish. Life just hands you up a pile of […] (Source: ThirdAge Blog)
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Post-retirement tools still seen as weak
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