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Go Cheap on Skin Care

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You don't have to fork out for those brand-name, top-of-the-line skin care products.

Plenty of the cheaper ones provide similar beauteous benefits, according to Dr. Amy Wechsler, dermatologist, psychiatrist, and author of RealAge's new skin care book, The Mind-Beauty Connection. Read on for her favorites.

The Cheap List
Everyone's skin is different (find out what yours is like), so if you use a pricey product that your skin likes and your budget can handle, there's no reason to switch. But if you want to experiment with drugstore-priced brands, here are a few of Dr. Wechsler's favorite beauty bargains. She loves (and uses):
RealAge Benefit: Doing routine self-examinations for skin cancer can make your RealAge as much as 1.7 years younger.

References Published on 09/26/2008.

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Welcome Dr. Amy! RealAge is happy to introduce our own skin expert. She’s not all about Botox and billion-dollar creams (though she can answer your questions about them). Check out her new book (on special preorder now) for affordable ways to look -- and feel -- your beautiful best.

Got a favorite product or invention of your own? Tell us: Products@RealAge.com

 
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10/27/2008 7:35:06 PM

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10/3/2008 1:54:54 PM

Oil of Olay Total Effects and Facial Wash have worked great post-menopausally on my very-white-Anglo sensitive skin. Some people need to us [Show More]
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