Dr. Fayne Frey

Well, first of all, you have to understand these products are cosmetics. And in our country, in 1938, we passed a law that said, if you're a manufacturer and you intend to make a product and sell it, if that intention of that product is to really change the structure or the function of any organ, but in this case, we're talking about the skin.

If your intent as the manufacturer is to change the structure or function, by law, it's a drug. And if it's a drug, it has to go through the FDA and it has to get pre-market approval. It has to prove safety and it has to prove efficacy. If the intent of your product, Mike, is to just beautify, like lipstick, just to make somebody look better or adorn, you don't have to get pre-market approval.

If your intent as the manufacturer is to change the structure or function, by law, it's a drug. And if it's a drug, it has to go through the FDA and it has to get pre-market approval. It has to prove safety and it has to prove efficacy. If the intent of your product, Mike, is to just beautify, like lipstick, just to make somebody look better or adorn, you don't have to get pre-market approval.

If your intent as the manufacturer is to change the structure or function, by law, it's a drug. And if it's a drug, it has to go through the FDA and it has to get pre-market approval. It has to prove safety and it has to prove efficacy. If the intent of your product, Mike, is to just beautify, like lipstick, just to make somebody look better or adorn, you don't have to get pre-market approval.

But again, the intent of that product is not really to change the structure or function of the skin. So that's why when you preface this by, you know, you know this all can't be true. It can't be true because these are cosmetics we're talking about, not drugs.

But again, the intent of that product is not really to change the structure or function of the skin. So that's why when you preface this by, you know, you know this all can't be true. It can't be true because these are cosmetics we're talking about, not drugs.

But again, the intent of that product is not really to change the structure or function of the skin. So that's why when you preface this by, you know, you know this all can't be true. It can't be true because these are cosmetics we're talking about, not drugs.

So the truth is this, there's no correlation between what you pay for a moisturizer and how well it works. And I know this because I test these products in my office. I have a machine, it's called a corneometer, and it actually measures skin hydration. So you'll put a product on the skin for a week.

So the truth is this, there's no correlation between what you pay for a moisturizer and how well it works. And I know this because I test these products in my office. I have a machine, it's called a corneometer, and it actually measures skin hydration. So you'll put a product on the skin for a week.

So the truth is this, there's no correlation between what you pay for a moisturizer and how well it works. And I know this because I test these products in my office. I have a machine, it's called a corneometer, and it actually measures skin hydration. So you'll put a product on the skin for a week.

We'll test the water content before you start using the product and a week later, and I can tell you whether the product works. That's first and foremost. So we know what works and we know there's no correlation between what you pay and how well that product works. I recommend people buying products from reputable national and nationally known brands.

We'll test the water content before you start using the product and a week later, and I can tell you whether the product works. That's first and foremost. So we know what works and we know there's no correlation between what you pay and how well that product works. I recommend people buying products from reputable national and nationally known brands.

We'll test the water content before you start using the product and a week later, and I can tell you whether the product works. That's first and foremost. So we know what works and we know there's no correlation between what you pay and how well that product works. I recommend people buying products from reputable national and nationally known brands.

They have the resources to make the best products. They have the resources for using ingredients. They do testing as much as testing is done. And these products are available. So that's why I recommend that. I'm not sure I could give you a list of four or five ingredients that would be ideal for someone to pick based on the ingredient listing. It would be much like picking a cake.

They have the resources to make the best products. They have the resources for using ingredients. They do testing as much as testing is done. And these products are available. So that's why I recommend that. I'm not sure I could give you a list of four or five ingredients that would be ideal for someone to pick based on the ingredient listing. It would be much like picking a cake.

They have the resources to make the best products. They have the resources for using ingredients. They do testing as much as testing is done. And these products are available. So that's why I recommend that. I'm not sure I could give you a list of four or five ingredients that would be ideal for someone to pick based on the ingredient listing. It would be much like picking a cake.

How do you pick a good cake? Well, some of it is taste, but the best cakes, it depends on the combination of ingredients and the quality of ingredients and of course your personal preference. So it's not so easy as to just say, oh, look for these four ingredients and that's how you pick.

How do you pick a good cake? Well, some of it is taste, but the best cakes, it depends on the combination of ingredients and the quality of ingredients and of course your personal preference. So it's not so easy as to just say, oh, look for these four ingredients and that's how you pick.

How do you pick a good cake? Well, some of it is taste, but the best cakes, it depends on the combination of ingredients and the quality of ingredients and of course your personal preference. So it's not so easy as to just say, oh, look for these four ingredients and that's how you pick.

Well, if you want to go over the basic recipe for a good moisturizer, I'm happy to do that. A basic good moisturizer is water-based and there are ingredients in it called humectants. These are ingredients that hold on to water. Ingredients like glycerin, like hyaluronic acid, which is a great humectant. It doesn't penetrate into the skin when you see that marketing like, oh, this is in your skin.