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[br]Alana: So, Ron, king of AminoGenesis and amino acids,

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what would you say are the warnings or advice that you have for women that are probably

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harming their skin without even knowing it?

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[br]Ron: That's a great question, because, you know, women and men these days

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are so bombarded with different skincare messages, so the first thing that I would

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have somebody ask is, when you hear about a new ingredient, the first thing

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I would say is, what part of my skin is made of that ingredient?

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Like, for instance, you see all these things.

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You see gold dust and you see crazy things.

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And so, my question is, what part of my skin is made of gold dust?

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None of it.

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I think you have to be very, very careful, even about ingredients that sound

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like they would be good, like, for instance, there's a lot of products that have

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pre-made collagen in them.

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Well, a lot of those products actually marine collagen or bovine, meaning from cattles,

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collagen.

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Well, what part of my skin is made of cattle collagen or fish collagen?

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None of it.

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So, I think what you have to really look at, and how many ingredients have you heard about

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that were like all the rage, and then a year later, you never hear about them again?

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[br]Alana: There's always fab ingredients that come around.

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[br]Ron: That's exactly right, so I think you have to use your own sense,

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like antioxidants are very, very good for the skin.

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Things that make sense for your skin.

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Something that helps with either the skin's ability to function, create more collagen,

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more elastin, and stay hydrated.

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Those are the keys right there.

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All these extraneous ingredients, really have to ask yourself, "Is that what my skin is made of

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and how is that supposed to help my skin function and look better?"

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[br]Alana: Right. Sounds good.

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I think that's a great motto to go by.