Beauty

[monicakm]

What, if anything, does colloidal gold actually do for one's complexion?

Thanks

[Shanus]

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@monicakm wrote:

What, if anything, does colloidal gold actually do for one's complexion?

Thanks

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Good morning @monicakm . Colloidal Gold can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, improve elasticity and sun damage.

Speaking of gold, the same and better results are achieved with derm's gold standard using a retinol...most often RX Retin A.

[Dusty1]

@monicakm 

Is Colloidal Gold Safe?

Colloidal gold is assumed to be safe for the skin but the research is limited. There are perceived skin benefits when applying gold-based ingredients topically.

However, since colloidal gold can penetrate the skin barrier, toxicity could be a concern. The levels in skincare are likely safe, but the research is limited.

Colloidal gold has not been reviewed by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel.

Early research indicates colloidal gold and gold-infused beauty products may offer benefits to the skin. But since the research is slim, we’re not chasing after gold-beauty products.

The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits can be found elsewhere with more trusted and proven skincare ingredients. If your favorite brand just launched a new product with gold and you want to try it out, go for it.

It likely won’t do any harm and you may enjoy some of the benefits. Just don’t fall into the marketing hype and overpay for a product because it contains gold.

skincare lab dot com

I would wait to see what James thinks of it!

[JudyL]

@monicakm - I've never even heard of it.  

[monicakm]

@Dusty1 

I would wait to see what James thinks of it!

EXCELLENT idea   I'm not going to rock the boat trying something that hasn't bee proven.  Didn't even know what if any products existed yet.  What I'm doing now is working wonderfully so I'll stay on course till James says otherwise (g)

[monicakm]

@Shanus 

I'm probably going to be sorry I didn't use Retin A but I'm too chicken to use it.

[teganslaw]

I never heard of colloidal gold. There isn't much known about it, so I'm not interested in any. 

I won't be going for retin A, either. I would try a product with retinol in it, but not retin A or tretinoin (sp?). I don't want to to disrupt my skin, and I can cover lines with concealer.  

[SilleeMee]

If you're leery about using Retin-A (tretinoin), then first try a 'micro' version of it. What micro means is encapsulated, sometimes called slow or time release. That kind of tret is made for sensitive skin and you'll not get the irritation which can come with using regular tret. Look for a low concentration, somewhere around 0.025% micro to start with.

Micro tretinoin (Retin-A Micro) was developed in 1997 so it hasn't been around very long. If you've tried Retin-A in the distant past and had a bad experience with it then it most likely wasn't a micro version.

[Drythe]

There have been a few similar products in the past, they all seem to just drift away.

[monicakm]

@teganslaw 

Are you the one, maybe .@judyL that suggested Glycolic Acid and Retinol alternate nights?  I've been doing that with Naturium's products.  I'm liking the results.  Not sure which of the two products did it but with one or two uses, the under the skin bumps that have been on the tops of my cheek bones for YEARS, were gone.  I did have a couple of breakouts when I began the Retinol but I knew to expect that.