tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post1577301574163025408..comments2023-09-21T04:56:01.437-04:00Comments on Best Things in Beauty: The FDA Gets Tough on Skin Care ClaimsCharlestongirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-78210900368634668482013-08-13T16:23:36.086-04:002013-08-13T16:23:36.086-04:00Thank you for this post..... but I used Lancome ...Thank you for this post..... but I used Lancome to prepare for my wedding because I was told that it does have a glow effect.... and I used it for 2 months before the wedding..... it DOES work. But its good the FDA warned them not to exaggerate their claims ! Thanks again.Paulahttps://www.facebook.com/paulasweisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-91681502909568232942012-09-13T15:09:46.438-04:002012-09-13T15:09:46.438-04:00Hi Courtney!
Don't you wonder how and why it ...Hi Courtney!<br /><br />Don't you wonder how and why it took so long?<br /><br />I think certain products can help slow the signs of aging, and if your skin needs help, they can turn back the clock. Those of us who use great skin-care products don't, as a rule, look our age.<br /><br />I'll share one funny observation. There is a woman (maybe in her 60s) whose skin is Gawd-awful who Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-40395765867633471742012-09-13T09:31:01.858-04:002012-09-13T09:31:01.858-04:00It's about time, huh? With so many anti-aging ...It's about time, huh? With so many anti-aging products on the market, the FDA should hold them to higher standards especially since a large majority of them essentially promise to turn back the hands of timeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703150053201639138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-33830567797587799262012-09-13T08:55:08.211-04:002012-09-13T08:55:08.211-04:00Dovey, it's so complicated. I have often wonde...Dovey, it's so complicated. I have often wondered if some products really do penetrate the epidermis, but the makers won't overly advertise that for fear of the FDA. I know one company that is very careful about what they say in print, but will explain the science privately. I am going to call them as soon as I have time to get comment.Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-42119556308052422972012-09-13T00:01:33.416-04:002012-09-13T00:01:33.416-04:00Hi Charlestongirl, Thanks for posting this. Like m...Hi Charlestongirl, Thanks for posting this. Like many of the above commenters I tune out a lot of the fancy claims. Despite knowing that they're unfounded, I think I am influenced on a subconscious level to think these products may be better than products without ridiculous claims (though it should really be the other way around). Doveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139997912587561084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-91251274445566328782012-09-12T17:23:42.350-04:002012-09-12T17:23:42.350-04:00Hi BritishBeautyBlogger!
Ditto! Well said!Hi BritishBeautyBlogger!<br /><br />Ditto! Well said!Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-91837382327871788352012-09-12T17:23:19.905-04:002012-09-12T17:23:19.905-04:00Hi Crista,
I don't follow Paula, but I suspec...Hi Crista,<br /><br />I don't follow Paula, but I suspect she will be pleased. <br /><br />I stopped reading her when she started rating all competitors to her own products as inferior. It would be better if she were truly independent.Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-28768052098351365432012-09-12T17:22:05.264-04:002012-09-12T17:22:05.264-04:00Hi Lovethescents,
I heard it on the radio while c...Hi Lovethescents,<br /><br />I heard it on the radio while commuting and looked up the FDA Web site the moment I got home! Big news.Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-71515056952884914582012-09-12T17:16:40.695-04:002012-09-12T17:16:40.695-04:00This has been too long in coming really for any br...This has been too long in coming really for any brand. Even journalists get baffled with the super-science that goes along with information we are given - it is no possible to understand a lot of what we are told without a specific science background. I am always sceptical of claims and in fact largely ignore them.. I need to see it in action, despite claims, before I can even begin to believe. BritishBeautyBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467294021892866225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-48462632906166453502012-09-12T17:00:14.382-04:002012-09-12T17:00:14.382-04:00Yay - about time! I bet Paula Begoun is happy abo...Yay - about time! I bet Paula Begoun is happy about this! ;)Cristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403190912517220606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-54382921734864249772012-09-12T16:53:53.311-04:002012-09-12T16:53:53.311-04:00Oh good. Finally. Thank you, C-girl for your arti...Oh good. Finally. Thank you, C-girl for your article. I didn't realize the FDA did it, and I'm hoping other federal agencies will follow. The deception is irritating, and definitely immoral.lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-54560633987299329902012-09-12T16:04:30.871-04:002012-09-12T16:04:30.871-04:00LOL, Lulle. The only ones who will see it as a cri...LOL, Lulle. The only ones who will see it as a crisis are the skin-care companies. :)Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-20205882434207293462012-09-12T16:03:57.564-04:002012-09-12T16:03:57.564-04:00That's an interesting thought, Eileen. Maybe t...That's an interesting thought, Eileen. Maybe they were targeted for the Photoshopping. I suspect that since L'Oreal is the #1 beauty brand in the world, it was a shot over the bow at the top.Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-21218994861326760652012-09-12T15:26:12.831-04:002012-09-12T15:26:12.831-04:00I'm very curious to see how this crisis will d...I'm very curious to see how this crisis will develop... <br /><br />And I also wonder what took them so long! Excessive claims about the biological effect of skincare on the cellular level has been around for a while.Lullehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142001310839703331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-86426001782551073482012-09-12T12:10:18.476-04:002012-09-12T12:10:18.476-04:00Woo-hoo! It's about time. There are some won...Woo-hoo! It's about time. There are some wonderful products on the market that do, indeed, help to refine, moisturize, lighten, smooth, etc., but the pseudo-scientific claims that are often made are totally rediculous. Add to that the photoshopped images that accompany such balderdash and you've got a drastic misrepresentation of what the product is capable of achieving. All that Eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-67765500446209140692012-09-12T08:52:08.802-04:002012-09-12T08:52:08.802-04:00Hi Tweeymma,
I think it's only a matter of ti...Hi Tweeymma,<br /><br />I think it's only a matter of time before the FDA gets around to everything on the counter. I got a chuckle out of the Guerlain claims. They train the SAs to spout that stuff. Most SAs have little training in science and dermatology, so they believe it. I've had them get annoyed when I said there was "no way." :)Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-13013591547700839152012-09-12T07:01:44.197-04:002012-09-12T07:01:44.197-04:00I'd be interested in knowing if that have sing...I'd be interested in knowing if that have singled out that $500 orchid-based serum made by Guerlain. Worse than penetrating the epidermis, they claim it works from the inside out. I was outraged while being pressured to buy this.Teasmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172301347146492325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-12226208904443613682012-09-12T05:50:14.405-04:002012-09-12T05:50:14.405-04:00Hi Modesty!
That was a wake-up call from the FDA....Hi Modesty!<br /><br />That was a wake-up call from the FDA. I knew it was coming, and I'm surprised it took so long.<br /><br />I hate to say it, but many of my favorite brands claim their products penetrate the epidermis. If they do, then the FDA is giving them a chance to prove it, unfortunately with a very expensive process to prove efficacy as a drug.Charlestongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269794937743797142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905173831662671321.post-6822243668633242202012-09-12T05:44:17.025-04:002012-09-12T05:44:17.025-04:00Excellent post. I've lost count at how many ti...Excellent post. I've lost count at how many times I have rolled my eyes at claims that just can't possible be true. As you quite rightly mention, in many cases, if the claims were true, they would be drugs and require proper trials.<br /><br />I think most often they get away with it because the ingredient CAN do the things they claim (in vitro) but it ISN'T going to get the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697215444278539066noreply@blogger.com