A-B-C-DMAE
Go ahead. Sink your teeth into a delectable chocolate-fudge brownie. Plunge into a cool stream on a hot day. Pamper yourself with a long, sensuous massage. All three experiences promise one fantastic payoff – instant gratification. A surge of pleasure and satisfaction floods your senses seconds after you indulge yourself.
You can give your skin the same kind of quick satisfaction. In just about the time it takes you to finish a sinful dessert, DMAE complex can provide a visible and gratifying improvement. If you’ve shied away from so-called treatments because the very word conjures up visions of spending days carefully applying this and dipping in that until you finally see results, DMAE will change your mind. It’s quick, it’s easy and it works.
DMAE is a great little acronym that’s easier to say than the tongue twister dimethylaminoethanol. Mixed in a cocktail with other nutrients, combined with an antioxidant base, applied topically, DMAE can quickly and dramatically improve the appearance of sagging skin. An added bonus, DMAE boosts the effects of other antioxidants, resulting in increased smoothness, brightness and line reduction.
What, exactly, is DMAE? Unlike the antioxidants I’ve discussed before, DMAE is an antioxidant membrane stabilizer. Because of its unique structure, DMAE actually intersperses and becomes part of the cell plasma membrane. When this occurs, the membrane is more able to resist stress and therefore is stabilized. DMAE also gives some protection from free radicals – probably by preventing the other portions of the cell membrane from being attacked by free radicals – and therefore can act as an antioxidant. Thus, DMAE is an antioxidant membrane stabilizer. It prevents breakdown of the cell plasma membrane and the resulting production of arachidonic acid and a bunch of pro-inflammatory mediators. When mixed with other amino acids and nutrients, it has a dramatic firming effect on skin.
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I’ve been using ALA/DMAE products since Dr. Perricone was first on KOCE many years ago, and before he had his own line of products. My skin looks years younger as a result. However, once I got to 50+ I got sagging of the skin over my muscles. A couple years ago I started taking a liquid form of the 3 amino acids used to build collagen. In the 2 years of taking this, I have rebuild the collagen in my knees, reduced the lines in my face, and eliminated much of the sagging. A year ago I started taking 2 tablespoons of cod liver oil per day. The dryness of my skin is almost gone, my sabaceous glands seem to be more active and my skin looks even more youthful. The skin on my hands, which didn’t improve that much with the various lotions, now looks more youthful. Your body can’t make something out of nothing, so eat well.