The Complete Idiot's Guide to Better Skin

by Lucy Beale, Angela Jensen

From diet to peels—a complete picture.

A skin-care expert and a medical writer provide readers with a lifelong plan for good skin. With advice for everyone from teens to seniors, they cover such topics as the importance of diet, exercise, and water intake; which “cosmeceuticals” and pharmaceuticals really work; and treatments for problems such as aging, sun damage, acne, pregnancy masks, menopause, rosacea, and more.

• 17 million Americans over the age of 18 suffer from acne
• Botox injections are up 553% since 1992—the third most popular plastic surgery procedure in 2001 after breast augmentation and liposuction
• Full skin care regimen and treatment options for all types of skin—for both women and men.

352 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2004

Reviews

[Julie]

Nothing revolutionary here or even proven to really work. You could essentially google for all the basics of skin care online.

[heather c]

it was dumb.