Investigator turns his attention today to investigate a special case of N7 and Boots’ Time Delay products ….

Well for those who do not know yet No7 and Boots Time Daley products are owned and manufactured by Boots. While No7 had a wide and wild promotion over resent couple of years Time Delay products seem to remain in the shadow of more popular No7 and why should they be noticed anyway…??? Well let’s get a little bit more technical here. Below you find a list of ingredients in both of the products and their price. Red highlighted ingredients ones those which are unique to the product and black are the same  in both products. I invite you to see what is the difference, if any, between these two seemingly different products.

Time Delay Wrinkle Reduce Daily Serum 30ml                                                      £11.74

Cyclopentasiloxane, Aqua, Butylene glycol, Dimethicone crosspolymer,
Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone copolyol, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate,
Polysorbate 20, Magnesium sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA,
Retinyl palmitate, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylene glycol, Ethylparaben,
Dipropylene glycol, Lupinus albus extract, Carbomer, Panax ginseng extract,
Morus alba extract, Tocopherol, Butylparaben, Palmitoyl oligopeptide,
Propylparaben, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Dipropylene glycol finds many uses as a plasticizer, an intermediate in industrial chemical reactions, as a polymerization initiator or monomer, and as a solvent. Its low toxicity and solvent properties make it an ideal additive for perfumes and skin and hair care products. It is also a common ingredient.

Palmitoyl oligopeptide – also know as Maxilip, this natural plant based peptide plumps and nourishes the lips & skin.

Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 - smoothing and regenerating peptide that significantly increases skin elasticity, firmness and tone. This skin care Products works to reduce the Signs of Aging.

No7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum 30ml                                                             £18.50

Cyclopentasiloxane, Aqua, Butylene glycol, Dimethicone corsspolymer, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone copolyol, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Polysorbate 20, Magnesium sulphate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA, Retinyl palmitate, Methylparaben, Propylene glycol, Lupinus albus, Carbomer, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Panax ginseng, Morus alba, Tocopherol, Palmitoyl pentapeptide-3.

dipeptide-2, pentapeptide-3, tetrapeptide-7, hexapeptide-3, oligopeptide

These revolutionary ingredients:

-reverse the aging process by stimulating natural biological processes
-regenerate the upper layers of the skin
-significantly reduce the appearance of wrinkles
-work gently to create smoother, softer skin

Parabens are a class of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Parabens are effective preservatives in many types of formulas. These compounds, and their salts, are used primarily for their bacteriocidal and fungicidal properties. They can be found in shampoos, commercial moisturizers, shaving gels, personal lubricants, topical/parenteral pharmaceuticals, spray tanning solution and toothpaste. They are also used as food additives. Less common parabens include isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, benzylparaben and their sodium salts.

Well as you can see not much. Apart from the Time Delay Serum has a bit more of industrial product to make it more fluid and a bit of extra peptide extract, not much.  And it’s true pretty much for the whole range of the products. So why is the price difference? Well I guess marketing has its cost…..

According to the ISO standards each company has to indicate the ingredients of their product on the label. In cosmetics in particular the biggest quantity ingredient lists first on the ingredient list and descends as the quantity lessens. The actual quantity is not listed so it might be the case that despite the same ingredient list the quantities might differ, but I am afraid this is Boots’ secret, which I do not think they will want to share with us.

As a summery to this post I wanted to say, no offense to No7 or Time Delay, I think both products are great and effective. Happy browsing in Boots.

Recently one can read more and more about a miracle aspirin mask. While it helps some and by some I mean you can read a lot of positive reviews on the Internet, for others it turns their skin into living nightmare. Well let’s put this case under the magnifying glass.

First of all Aspirin Mask:

You crush 5-10 uncoated aspirin peels into powder then mix it by your own preference with olive oil or honey add a bit of green tea to make it more liquid or dens depending on what other ingredients you use and then apply it to your face skin. After about 10-20 minutes you wash it off…and …miracle your skin is whether nice and soft, redness is calmed and you look fabulous…or skin is irritated and you are like a Christmas tree the next day. Well…let’s not over dramatise it. By my research about 5% of the people trying this receipt have some sort of allergy to aspirin.

Let’s go back to the roots of Aspirin.  What is aspirin?

Aspirin is an analgesic, or pain reducer, an anti-inflammatory and a fever reducer. As such, it is often resorted to for mild to moderate pain, such as attends chronic arthritis, colds and flu, or sports injuries. Developed in the latter part of the nineteenth century, aspirin is now known to reduce the coagulation of the blood, and in continuous low doses can provide some protection from heart attacks.

Salicylic acid, a precursor to modern aspirin, is found in a number of herbs, notably in the bark of the white willow. Use of willow bark for pain dates back at least as far as Hippocrates, and was administered by chewing the bark to extract the effective ingredient. This ingredient was extracted and combined with a buffering agent to form acetylsalicylic acid, notable for being the first constructed, or artificially produced drug ever made. Today aspirin is made from coal tar rather than willow bark.

By definition of www.wisegeek.com

So as you can see Aspirin is nothing else then Salicylic Acid which is very widely used in many other cosmetic products…for example so loved by many of us Neutrogena’s Pure Glow 2 in 1 face mask and wash…and may many others, so no wonder why it works so well of ridding us off those nasty pimples we all try to avoid so diligently. And as with many product some of us will have an allergic reaction while others will tolerate and actually will enjoy the beneficial qualities of it.

While we all like these products some of us have to be extra cautious with dry or easily irritated skin as a frequent use of sensitive skin can not tolerate this product.

One of the very common side effects that can come when you use face wash with salicylic acid is skin irritation, although this is usually more common in children. You may end up with red skin that looks and feels irritated when you use this product. If you do end up dealing with skin irritation, you may want to consider using it a bit less frequently. However, if the skin irritation becomes too serious, then you’ll need to stop the use of this product.

If you are using face wash with salicylic acid, be sure that you don’t use other topical treatments for acne with it or you may suffer from even more side effects. While there are side effects to using face wash with salicylic acid, usually they are mild and the benefits of the treatment far outweigh the problems.

So if you want to use home made Aspirin Mask and you have not used it before, I would recommend to start with very low quantities of crushed uncoated aspirin and see how you get on with it.

Disclaimer:  This article is not intended to give a specialist advice for you skin problems and in no way is substitution to a specialist advice. This article is based on Internet research solely therefore anyone attempting to adhere to the advice specified above will do it on her or his own risk. The writer is not liable for any consequences after exercising any of the advices specified in this or other articles on emporiumcosmetics.com website.