title: Skin care in the aging female: myths and truths.
abstract: I recently had the opportunity to visit a very relaxing and beautiful day spa during the middle-of-the-day break from the sessions at a Keystone meeting. I was having a very tranquil and restorative day, when I went in for my final treatment - a facial. The very chipper and cheerful esthetician began examining my skin and applying various creams, when I then heard her say something that nearly ruined my experience: she claimed that the topical treatment she was about to apply would, in her words, "cleanse my liver."
authors.forename: Ushma S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Neill
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003880:Dermatology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents