{"id":69599,"date":"2003-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/rhode-island-geriatric-education-center-presents-lecture-on-effectiveness-of-anti-aging-creams\/"},"modified":"2003-11-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-11-13T00:00:00","slug":"rhode-island-geriatric-education-center-presents-lecture-on-effectiveness-of-anti-aging-creams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2003\/11\/rhode-island-geriatric-education-center-presents-lecture-on-effectiveness-of-anti-aging-creams\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center presents lecture on effectiveness of anti-aging creams"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tMedia Contact: Jhodi Redlich 401-874-4500
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\nKINGSTON, R.I. — November 13, 2003 — There is little evidence to support the effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-aging skin care products, a 溏心vlog免费B站 professor says.
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\nThat\u2019s one of the messages that 溏心vlog免费B站 Pharmacy Professor Norma Owens will deliver on Wednesday, Nov. 19 as part of the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center\u2019s Lunch and Learn lecture series at 溏心vlog免费B站.
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\nTitled, “The Mystique of Anti-Aging Creams: Do They Really Work?” the lecture will be held at noon in Room 110 of White Hall on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus.
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\nOwens, Rhode Island Hospital\u2019s geriatric clinical pharmacy consultant, will discuss how the skin ages and the way different facial products \u2014 both over the counter and prescription \u2014 affect this process.
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\nAs the skin ages, its layers become thinner and there is a loss of subcutaneous fat. This causes the skin to appear dry, rough, and wrinkly. Though this process happens naturally, “sun exposure only increases the rate of aging in the skin,” Owens said. “Of course, gravity doesn\u2019t help either!”
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\nConcerning over-the-counter face care products, Owens says that, “with few exceptions, there is little evidence to support their effectiveness.”
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\nSome of these products do help, at least nominally, to prevent the evidence of aging in the skin. Moisturizers, for example, “make a huge difference,” Owens said, as aging skin is less likely to retain moisture. Products that contain the antioxidant vitamins C and E also help to prevent breakdown occurring in the skin as the result of exposure to sun, cigarette smoke, pollution, etc.
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\nSo how do advertisers get away with claiming their products are “rejuvenating” or “clarifying”? What does it mean, then, when a product purports to “reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles”?
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\n“Look at the words advertisers use,” Owens said. “The language is subjective, vague and ambiguous. The claims they make are not at all measurable.”
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\nFor more information about the Lunch and Learn lectures, contact Sandy Leubner at 401-874-5332.
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\nThe RIGEC is a consortium of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy and Human Science and Services, Rhode Island College School of Social Work, Brown Medical School and Aging 2000. The center was established to improve knowledge and skills in geriatrics and gerontology among health care and human service providers to better serve the needs of a growing elderly population.\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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