NYT Dogs Skin Care From the Inside Out

The New York Times has been on a mission lately, dogging some of my favorite beauty things. Last week it was eyelash extensions – this week they are having it out with Borba and Murad – two of my favorite product lines that, along with their exceptional external skin care, offer vitamin supplements that are touted to help your skin from the inside out. The sources in the NYT article aren’t so sure:

Since food helps maintain skin health, one might assume that supplements improve skin. But Dr. James M. Spencer, a dermatologist in St. Petersburg, Fla., who has studied the use of ingestible substances to inhibit skin cancer, said that there is little scientific validation for the idea that dietary supplements can beautify well-nourished people.

The key words here are “well-nourished people.” I eat my veggies, but if you were to compare my diet with the food pyramid, I can assure I would come out as not well nourished. I am a user and believer in dietary supplementation, at least for the vast majority of us who do not eat a truly balanced diet – and I have no doubt it has made a difference in my skin. As long as you do your homework and make sure you are not overdoing it, I think its a grat thing. At the very least, Borba water is wonderful tasting, and if I can replace a soft drink or two with Borba, I guarantee you I am in better shape.

What do you think? Cosmeceuticals a bunch of hooey or not?