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Ignore the Bait: Seven Truthful, Steps to Better Skin

Michelle Bequette Better Skin False Claims

Ignore the Bait: Seven Truthful, Steps to Better Skin

Can skincare “erase your wrinkles in under five minutes”?  Although it may be possible in the not too distant future, the claim is an exaggeration, at best.  A peek behind the curtain would reveal that the “miracle product” employs a film-forming agent, akin to egg whites or hairspray.  As the products dries creating a film on the surface, it does indeed briefly pull the skin taut.   The transient effects are entirely forgivable, however the immediate crinkling of the film due upon the slightest surface tension and the immediate disintegration with lightest application of makeup are less so.  The effects help...

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