Should I Buy the New Phytoceramide Supplements?

Dr. Irwin
May 28, 2014

The main criteria for great skincare marketing is that it makes the product sound scientific and cool.  Plus the skin care companies want to sell a product that probably won’t hurt you, and they want one that’s cheap to manufacture – often a rice or soybean source. 
 
Phyto just means derived from plants. Ceramides are fatty, waxy substance present everywhere (animals, human & plants) but mostly in cell membranes.  They are already present in skin. 
 
There is no proof (that I can find) that these supplements do anything that would be visible to the human eye. I can almost guarantee you won’t look like you’ve had a face lift!
 

Dr. Brandith Irwin, MD

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