Why Are Women Afraid of Wrinkles 背景知识(background info)

1. beauty industry: The alteration of appearance through the use of cosmetics has been a practice for thousands of years. Oils and fragrances have been used for ceremonies and religious rites for just as long. In Ancient Egypt, for example, aristocrats applied minerals to their faces to provide color and definition of features. Today, the beauty industry has developed with such primary activities as hairdressing services, skin care services, epilating services (removing hair), manicure services (coloring the nail), pedicure services (foot care). In the U.S. alone, cosmetics and beauty aid industry totals over $20 billion in sales and is dominated by hair and skin care products that are heavily advertised in print and on television. For a brief introduction to the history of beauty and hygiene products, check out the web page at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/cosmetics-history.html. To learn about beauty in more detail, check out the website at http://www.beautyworlds.com that provides extensive information on the topic.


2. Imedeen: According to the company that manufactures beauty products based on it, Imedeen is a natural skin nutrient. It is the world's first clinically tested internal skin care formulation. Its active ingredient is a unique Bio Marine Complex which is made up of proteins and polysaccharides, similar to those found in the skin's connective tissue. Imedeen also contains Vitamin C, essential for the formation of collagen, and zinc, which assists the production of proteins. Imedeen was discovered by the father and son research team of Swedish scientists Professor Ake and Dr. Atti-La Dahigren. A pioneer in Sweden in the field of gerontology, the science of ageing, Professor Dahigren and his son found that a unique marine extract containing proteins and polysaccharides had a positive effect on ageing and sun-damaged skin. This led to the idea of developing a skin care food supplement in tablet form that nourished and hydrated the skin to help reduce the visible signs of ageing. To read more about Imedeen, check out the website at http://www.imedeen.com. To see how such a product is marketed on the Internet, check out, for example, http://shop.store.yahoo.com/a1-health/imedeen60tabs.html. Note that not everyone agrees to the claims of the Imedeen products. Check out the web page at http://www.healthwatcher.net/Imedeen/index.html for a different look at Imedeen.