What To Do with Most Skin Care Products: Toss Them

Gosh there are a lot of skin care products at Geezer’s local market. Is it possible that they all do something good to our skin?  To sum up the opinions presented by dermatologists in a recent article in the New York Times, the answer is NO. One expert quoted by the Times, Dr. Cook-Bolden, says just two products, a gentle cleanser and a good
sunscreen, are enough daily skin care for most people. The piece points out the because cosmetics marketers are not required to prove the efficacy of their products (unlike drugs). And while many
beauty companies perform studies on their products, they are not
required to conduct clinical trials on the level of medical research or
to make their proprietary research available to the public.  Read more in the New York Times.