American women spend 4.3 billion dollars a year on skin care products that just don't work. Now, anti-aging expert Dr. Adrienne Denese draws on recent medical breakthroughs, the development of new treatments and ingredients, and her own experience helping thousands of patients reverse the signs of aging to bring her skin care secrets to every woman. In this accessible book, she offers practical advice, information, and techniques that guarantee younger-looking skin, including: - Dr. Denese's 6-step program for flawless skin (the only skin care program readers will ever need) - Self-tests to help readers analyze their face and choose the best program for their skin - A shopping list of products they do and do not need - A medically sound eating plan - A guide to getting the right treatments at the doctor's office, spa, or salon - A preview of the very latest treatments
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Dated but helpful:
This is a very solid overview of basic at-home and at-office skincare, with heavy emphasis on exfoliation (no disagreement there). However, it was written in 2004, so the ingredient information is somewhat dated. Interestingly, she also presents a very low-carb and high supplement diet plan. She details her six-step plan very well, and with other products besides her own, but if you're looking for scientific studies she only alludes to them. Her case studies are well placed and may help you self-diagnose.... more info
informative, but a little too opinionated:
I got this book from the library, and I'm glad I didn't buy it, because I don't think it had enough value that I'd want to own it. As other reviewers have said, her diet is impossible: no carbohydrates whatsoever within 3 hours of bedtime, no carbohydrates whatsoever at breakfast. (she suggests an eggwhites-only omelet, and says never to touch egg yolks.) I had read another book on skin care, by another doctor, and her book contradicts his over and over. Since she isn't giving reasons for her statements, I... more info
the BEST skin care products I have EVER used!!!!!:
About two and a half years ago I was in the hospital just bored in the bed channel surfing and stumbled upon QVC. I watched for a while before a Dr. Denese came on for an hour of beauty talk and her selling her products. I tend to try the new products on the market not always believing their claims to transform your skin blahblahblah...and I thought, ok, why not try one more. She looked beautiful enough( the woman is in her 50s and looks 20 years younger!!), what she said made sense and I got the feeling... more info
Some really good info, impossible diet to follow:
This book provided me with one of the best piece of information about skin that is exfoliation does not makes you skin thinner rather makes it thicker. I am really grateful to Dr. Denese for making that clear because I always worried that if I use my micridermabrasion cream more my already thin skin will be thinner. But the extant of exfoliation this book suggested is not suitable for a sensitive skin person (I just have mildly sensitive skin). Infact I dont think even I can sustain use of 10% glycolic acid... more info
