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Pud Sat 10-Nov-12 18:18:05

Has anyone heard anything about essence of argon and idrutherapy? I was reading about it today and it sounds although it does lessen wrinkles - yes I am a bit of a sucker when it comes to miracle cures!grin just wondering if anyone knows where I can get it from. If I can get hold of it, I will report back!!

Notsogrand Sat 10-Nov-12 20:23:25

Both are for sale on Amazon Pud The Argan Oil looks as though it may be worth a try but the Idrotherapy cream has poor reviews. Both very expensive.

Wrinkles are just natures map....showing where you've been in life.

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 20:49:28

Isn't Arran what superman used?

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 20:49:49

Argan! Dam ipad

Pud Sat 10-Nov-12 20:55:24

Thanks notso. Might ask DH to get me some for Xmas. You never know he might turn into superman just by ordering it.confused

Notsogrand Sat 10-Nov-12 21:08:50

That was kryptonite jeni! grin

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 21:30:01

Ah so! Getting my last column of the periodic table confused!
My senility is showing!
Brains got scrambled this afternoon. Now can't do anything except peep bo pussy cat peep bo M!

Notsogrand Sat 10-Nov-12 21:34:27

I hope they got scrambled doing something interesting/daring/expensive/indulgent worthwhile jeni

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 21:55:26

Playing with 15month old DGD!

absentgrana Sat 10-Nov-12 22:21:58

Certainly worthwhile then, jeni.

Notsogrand Sat 10-Nov-12 22:32:39

Aahh..lovely smile

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 23:08:06

[exhausted]emoticon. It entailed a 100mile round trip for about2-3 hours. I'm not used to driving these day. My 2 1/2 year old car has 2300 miles on it!
I meant 2-3hours with dd and DGD.

jeni Sat 10-Nov-12 23:25:32

moon

Notsogrand Sat 10-Nov-12 23:36:51

You should sleep well tonight moon

Greatnan Sun 11-Nov-12 00:12:27

I have covered some 20,000 miles in two years - and that is purely for pleasure! My mileage was a lot higher when I lived in the Pyrenees and my family lived in Kent as I would drive up to Calais several times a year. Now I fly to Manchester/Yorkshire. When I did a house-swap in October I drove over 400 miles each way and then did another couple of hundred miles, exploring the Pyrenees Orientales.
I love driving, although motorways can get a bit boring - I only use them if I have really long distances to cover or I am short of time. I would rather map read my way from village to village and town to town. I won't have a Satnav as it would take the fun out of it.

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 00:15:24

I used to do that on business in a year! Since DH died I have lost the will to drive!

Greatnan Sun 11-Nov-12 11:45:14

Here is my tip to avoid wrinkles - do not lose weight quickly! Just use Nigel Lawson as a terrible warning. Remember Barbara Cartland's advice 'Once past fifty, you can have the face or the figure - go for the face and sit down a lot'.

JessM Sun 11-Nov-12 12:03:27

Those products sound like complete scams I'm afraid. And they probably are.
Very few things proved to cure wrinkles. So miracle cures should be viewed with the same strict scepticism as miracle cures for cancer.
Argon is a rare gas found in small quantities in the atmosphere. You cannot have an essence of a gas. It is not a fruit or a flower! If it was in liquid form it would be extremely cold indeed.
Idrotherapy - good grief! $200! Bound to be a scam!

In Ben Goldacre's Bad Science book he discusses this topic. Cosmetic houses do not publish research just the survey stuff that doesn't amount to a hill of beans e.g. "8 out of 10 women agree their skin looked better" - which is not proper research. So they say things are "clinically proven" but this does not mean anything.
To prevent wrinkles don't smoke and don't suntan your face. Use a sunscreen moisturiser but cheap works just as well as expensive. To make your wrinkles look a bit better, make sure you are reasonably well hydrated, but you don't need to be swigging water all day.

janeainsworth Sun 11-Nov-12 12:16:42

I got a bottle of jojoba oil for about £6 from a health products website.
this link is from a Cosmetics website, but it refers to pure jojoba oil.
Jojoba oil has the same properties ie level of oiliness as the skin's natural oils so it is a good supplement, and it's also supposed to be good for acne.
I've also tried Bio-oil which was £8 for a small bottle which my DSiL who is a beauty therapist recommended for an unsightly scar on my forehead.
That blends in nicely too.

Greatnan Sun 11-Nov-12 12:32:20

There will always be snake oil salesmen who prey upon the insecurities of women (and some men). You have to laugh at some of the names of the 'miracle ' ingredients. I just buy the very cheapest cream from the supermarket to put on my shins, so I don't get ulcers- I was told they are a risk when you are getting on a bit. My face has to take its chances!

harrigran Sun 11-Nov-12 12:34:01

Having tried every wrinkle cream I am now considering polyfilla, once set you can paint on the face you want grin

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 12:37:59

No! If you grin it cracks! I've tried!smile

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 12:40:01

jessm I knew it was in with neon xenon etc

Greatnan Sun 11-Nov-12 12:42:02

I think they are the noble gases.

absentgrana Sun 11-Nov-12 12:44:08

For the purposes of wrinkle removal, do you rub the argan oil into your skin or consume it with your couscous?
JessM argon was just a typo in the OP. The oil, used in Moroccan cuisine, comes from the argan tree.