Skin-care beverages: helpful, or just a scam?

You probably won’t find them at your local drug store, but those of you who shop in high-end beauty boutiques might have noticed drinkable and edible skin-care products. These products — that retail anywhere from $30 for a 12-pack of drinks or $25 for “skin-enhancing” gummi bears — are fitting increasingly popular as they blur the line amoung cosmetics and food.

But do they work?

Dermatologists aren’t so certain — noting that, while it’s certainly possible that positive foods can benefit the skin — companies that claim a product “contains a revolutionary cultivated bio-vitamin complex which helps the skin regenerate its natural support system, remove toxins and improve the clarity of the dermis” are stretching the truth.

However, Borba (one of the primary producers

of edible and drinkable “skin-enhancing” products) claim they’ve conducted studies that prove their drinks and candies get results.

Have you ever tried to drink or eat something you thought would clear up acne or give you younger looking skin? Did you see results?

Original post by Jonathon Morgan

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  • 1 Comment so far

    1. Sophie July 27th, 2007 12:43 am

      I don’t think these products really help us. The best thing for your skin is water, moisture is what it needs and what most people are lacking. Good thing the taste good though, at least the ones I’ve tried.

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