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"Hands down, its the moisturizer" thats the most important cosmeceutical choice, she said. "All the products that make antiaging claims are making moisturizer claims," and most antiaging products also have sunscreen ingredients in them.
Dr. Michael Gold said he has been dispensing cosmeceuticals for 22 years and has seen the market explode. "There is now a $700 moisturizer," he said. "There may be no difference" between that and a $10 moisturizer, "but some people will pay the $700 because its $700."
Dr. Gold, the founder and medical director of a skin care center based in Nashville, Tenn., urged his colleagues, "If you dispense, do it ethically."
Dermatologists have an important role to play by assessing the marketing claims of cosmeceuticals, not just listening to them. "Even though we dont have a lot of good research right now, patients want something their doctor feels good about," said Dr. Marmur of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, who is also president of the ASCDAS.
Source: Skin and Allergy News Digital Network