This sci-fi-looking, non-invasive skin device is your best at-home alternative to a hyaluronic acid-based injectable. You pop the patches on the area around your eyes, and the patented Ion Infusion technology goes to work delivering hyaluronic acid to the skin, which helps firm, tighten, and reduce fine lines. Each treatment lasts 40 minutes -- but it's a hands-free device, so you can multitask while it's going -- and you'll notice results after the first use.
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Aveda Invati
This three-product, hair growth-stimulating line from Aveda is made up of 97 percent naturally derived ingredients. Their proprietary ingredient Densiplex is a blend of Ayurvedic herbs, including turmeric and ginseng, which help stimulate hair growth by reenergizing your follicles. What's so mindboggling about this is that the line doesn't use all of the usual harsh chemicals associated with traditional hair growth products. And, in the trials the company conducted, they found that the products reduced hair loss by 33 percent -- impressive. If you're concerned about thinning hair, volume loss, or even a tight and dry scalp, this line should be your go-to. The collection includes an Exfoliating Shampoo, $24, Thickening Conditioner, $24, and Scalp Revitalizer, $60.
It seems like every day a new beauty product comes out and with each one comes the same thing: Hope. Hope that this anti-aging serum will erase those brown spots. Hope that this smoothing cream will banish frizz for good. Hope that this spot treatment will make acne a distant memory.
Of course, we all know that most of the beauty products out there won't end our quest for perfect skin and hair. It's evidenced in the "product graveyards" we all have in the back of our bathroom cabinets. But every year there are a few breakthrough beauty products that do deliver the impossible. Heck, that's why we keep the hope alive, right?
And in 2012, we have quite a few potential "miracles in a bottle" to get excited about. Some of the new releases include an all-natural hair growth system, both digital and invisible foundations, truly game-changing styling products, plus an injectible that puts Juvederm to shame when it comes to knocking out deep wrinkles. Don't you just love technology?
