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“Cytokine Facts” & Actual Products (Part 5 of a Series)
In this edition, we look at the marketplace and try to make sense of products containing cytokines and growth factors derived from human stem cells. How do they add up […]
Stem Cytokine "Tissue of Origin" Issues (Part 4 of a Series)
In real estate, it’s “location, location, location”. It’s not much different in regenerative research into cytokine signaling networks. We like to call it “tissue of origin”. Because even though mesenchymal […]
Guinness for Healthy Skin
We at BFT are fond of natural polyphenols as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories for skin. Hops used in beer production are a source of polyphenols such as xanthohumol (XN), and its […]
Let’s Talk Penetration
PLOT SPOILER ALERT! There is a “dirty little secret” in the skin care biz. I’m about to spill the beans. Click your back button if you have a weak […]
Open Mind Monday at IECSC
Yesterday we left you hanging midair with the notion of a pleasant surprise as Dr John attended a lecture about stem cells in cosmetics. Fully expecting a stone wall and […]
Guerrilla Truth Tactics at IECSC Day 3.
Your BFT “Beauty Bloggers” were at it again on day 3 at IECSC. Here is how it went. We met hordes of estheticians, and a multitude of purveyors of products […]
Brazilian is not just good BBQ! IECSC Day 2.
International Esthetician Cosmetics and Spa Conference. Day 2. Good day. While we had been told that estheticians don’t know science and have no interested in science, today that theory was […]
Truth Matters to Estheticians
Here we are at the International Esthetic Cosmetics & Spa Conference in Las Vegas. Something like 10,000 attendees. In between other duties, Dr. George and myself have been going around […]
The Matrix Reloaded – Elastin
Sagging skin. What could be more a more pathognomonic sign of aging? What causes skin to sag, or not? How come I used to be able to stretch my skin and […]
Skin care industry exposed. Shocking! (Yawn)
Prediction: we are about to tick off everyone. The skin care industry from component makers to formulators to product makers to retailers to blogger/sellers to consumers to regulators. Did I […]
AnteAge. A brief history and unabashedly biased review.
DISCLOSURE: THE FOLLOWING IS A DISCUSSION OF PRODUCTS THAT DR JOHN AND DR GEORGE HAVE A COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN. THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT […]
Enter The Matrix. Collagen
We hope we don’t lose you with our references to last decade’s sci-fi, but we just couldn’t resist. The quotes are just too juicy, and altogether relevant to the BFT […]
Aristotle and Christie Brinkley: Thought twins?
Aristotle and Christie Brinkley have something in common. No, not their noses, although there is perhaps a slight familial resemblance. No, it’s something intellectual, and something so profound and fundamental […]
Menopause, Aging Skin, and “What’s a Girl to Do?”
Because the skin is our “visible” part, it gets more than its share of notice as we age, from others and from ourselves. What many may not realize is that, […]
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