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5 Anti-Aging Skincare Myths Busted | Your Most Asked Questions!

It’s hard enough to figure out an anti-aging skincare routine, but all the complex & conflicting information on the internet makes it twice as confusing.
So today I’m doing a deep dive to find out if many of the skincare “rules” you’ve heard are true… and busting Skincare Myths that are based on Your Most Asked Questions!

“Niacinamide is a stable and water-soluble form of vitamin B3”
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29533537

Glycolic Acid: page 7: https://www.fda.gov/media/101373/download

Peptides: “research and industry stabilized the peptides by loading them into proteins, and then encapsulated the stabilized peptides into liposomes. The finished product is a stable microemulsion which is ready for formulating.” Source: https://www.bulkactives.com/product/category/peptides

Matrixyl 3000: page 4: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0026/8317/5001/files/sds_matrixyl_3000_20170802.pdf?10946345458668565309

“Ferulic acid stabilizes a solution of vitamins C and E” Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16185284

“Reducing the acidity of L-ascorbic acid to a pH below 3.5 is an effective method of improving its stability and permeability.” Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605218/

Vitamin C + Niacinamide:

“nicotinic acid—the undesirable by-product of niacinamide and vitamin C—becomes an issue only when the niacinamide and vitamin C are combined in a high-temperature environment for a long time.” Source: https://www.paulaschoice.com/expert-advice/skincare-advice/myths/can-niacinamide-and-vitamin-c-be-used-together.html?fdid=myths

LabMuffin Beauty Science on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6P323bLV4zMSWFqFhvWMg

Kind of Stephen: https://kindofstephen.com
https://kindofstephen.com/can-you-use-niacinamide-and-vitamin-c-ascorbic/

Vitamin C/AHAs + Peptides:

Peptide Bonds: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/bioprop/peptide.html

“peptide (AKA amide) bonds which are pretty strong bonds. Typically this requires something like an enzyme … or very harsh conditions such as boiling in concentrated acid for a long time.” https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/will-all-proteins-fall-apart-by-exaggerated-heat.685477/

“AHAs are a group of weak acids typically derived from natural sources. . . .” Source: https://health.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6853

Retin-A Overview/Efficacy/Safety: https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/vitamin-A#topical-application

Retin-A Skin Thinning:

“Retin A and other retinoids do NOT thin your skin over time. They DO thin slightly the outer dead layer (the stratum corneum)”
Source: https://www.skintour.com/q-and-a/does-retin-a-or-other-retinoid-creams-thin-your-skin-over-time/

Retin-A skin thickening:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880508/

“Tretinoin treatment produced a marked increase in the viable epidermal thickness”
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/019096229370147L

Rosacea: https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acne-and-rosacea/rosacea#causes

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6 Responses to "5 Anti-Aging Skincare Myths Busted | Your Most Asked Questions!"

Karen Hume says:

November 11, 2019 at 3:39 am

Thank you so much for this. I have been using the Ordinary ‘Buffet” and just purchased a vitamin C L-Ascorbic acid and the Ordinary said I couldn’t use them together so I was thrown as to how I could use them in my skin care regime. I was thinking Angie from ‘Hot and Flashy” uses them together and her skin is a beacon of hope 🙂 Thanks again for your due diligent.

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Andrea says:

August 18, 2019 at 1:44 pm

Thanks for this great post. Between topical L-Ascorbic acid with ferulic acid & vitamin E versus tretinoin (.05-.1%), which topical is most effective at inducing collagen production in the skin? And, which is more effective for inducing elastin production?
If you could only choose one of those two topicals, which would be your preference and why?
Thanks again

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Glendene says:

July 28, 2019 at 6:14 pm

Hi Angie,

Thank you so much for the work you do. I started reading and watching your videos in Nov 2018 and your advice has been priceless.

I have a question. I purchased the Maelove Glow Maker serum a couple of month ago. When I received the bottle the liquid was quite yellow. I emailed the company to ask if they sent me a oxidized batch, but they assured me that the batch they sent out was fully effective even though the color was yellow. I used the product for a couple of weeks, but kept hearing your voice warning me that Vit C serum should be clear and not yellow. I reached out to Maelove again and they sent me a new bottle, but unfortunately it is also yellow. I’m tempted to chuck both bottles and order a different product. Prior to ordering the Glow Maker, I’d been using the Timeless Vit C serum, but wanted to try something different for comparison. I’d like to know what you think Angie. Would you continue to use the Maelove product or go with something different?

Many thanks, Glendene

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1. Angie says:
  
  August 8, 2019 at 10:17 pm
  
  Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that… You’re right, I always say vitamin c serum should arrive clear but that yellowing is inevitable over time. When it’s pale yellow you can still use it but it’s less effective. It’s probably about 80% effective and the efficacy decreases the darker it gets. So you can still use it if it’s not too dark but going forward I’d go back to Timeless if you were pretty happy with it. xo ~angie
  
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Jennifer says:

May 2, 2019 at 12:24 am

Hi Angie,

Thank you so much for this video. This information is so helpful. I would love to see an investigation on the claims about chemical sunscreen ingredients being potentially harmful (endocrine disrupters, etc). According to some healthy living bloggers I follow, the FDA is going to remove all ingredients except titanium dioxide and zinc oxide from the “Generally recognized as safe” list. I am very concerned about this as I live in the south and have kids that are outside all the time so we use a lot of sunscreen. I have yet to find an acceptable full body mineral sunscreen but I also don’t want to be slathering them in something potentially harmful. Thank you so much for all you do!!

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1. Angie says:
  
  May 2, 2019 at 10:29 pm
  
  Hi Jennifer~ I’d love an answer to that one too… The FDA is in fact changing the monograph to only include the 2 mineral sunscreens as GRASE. They won’t be removing chemical sunscreens from the market though because they’re not sure that they’re unsafe either. They’re going to be asking for more research so they can make a definitive decision on sunscreen safety but I doubt it’ll happen quickly. I’d image we’re all going to be in limbo for years on this. I’m going to continue using the available chemical sunscreens while testing more mineral sunscreens for body (I did one round last year, you can see results here: https://www.hotandflashy.com/testing-mineral-sunscreens-for-body/). I think about it this way, skin cancer is a proven and deadly disease and sunscreen use has been proven to prevent skin cancer. Sunscreen ingredients, on the other hand have not been proven to be harmful… the biggest concern is endocrine disruption which isn’t proven to be linked to cause any disease and isn’t deadly like skin cancer. So I still think some sunscreen is better than no sunscreen. xo ~angie
  
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