Guest guest Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 I was wondering how things were going with you, Becky. Sounds like you had a tough last week. I hope this week is better for you. Cover Girl's Aqua Smooth makeup contains some ingredients I've not seen before, but what struck me was the niacinamide. You may have missed the thread last week about topical niacinamide 4% not (yet) available in the US. I contacted the company that makes an oral niacinamide product (Sirius Labs) and they were to mail me research supporting the anti-inflammatory effects of niacinamide on the skin, both oral and topical. I haven't been able to find any studies on my own. So not only Olay's Special Effect, but now Cover Girl has niacinamide. Assuming it is effective, niacinamide would have to be at a certain concentration (presumably 4%). It looks like Aqua Smooth also contains Panthenol (Vit B5) and Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit E), so it too has a complex of vitamins -- aren't those the same complex as in Special Effects? Both Olay and Cover Girl are Procter and Gamble products. I wonder if this is just another example of re-packaging similar ingredients for different markets (and prices). I know P&G does that in their Reflect.com products. Take care. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > Hi All, > Just thought I would drop a line things have been gone pretty badly this > last week (health scare-still not over, saw violent ex for first time since > Jan and his parents), but the face is doing ok. A couple of monster > pimples, a little redder than normal, but nothing to extreme. > Ok the make-up part. I tried out Cover girl's Aqua smooth make- up this > week with pretty good results. I didn't react to it and it have OK > coverage. Coverage is usually an issue because I have seb derm too. What I > like about the foundation is the only active ingredient is the sunscreen- > titanium dioxide 9%. I tried this first in te trial size I got at WalMart. > I threw away the package and had alot of fun finding them on the > internet---Other ingredients: Cyclopentsiloxane, Water, Butylene Glycol, > Silica, Ozokerite, Tridecyl Isononanoate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Niacinamide, > Talc, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Acetate, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone > Copolyol, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Candelillia Wax, Propylparaben, Disodium > EDTA, Methicone, Methylparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Mica, Iron Oxides. > Note looks like it is only available in the US. > > Have a great Mother's Day > > Becky > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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