WHAT WAS DONE
DURING THE WINTER OF
2009, A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 30 WOMEN, AGED 35 TO 65, AGREED TO
PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF ELLEN SIROT HAND
PERFECTION COMPLETE DAY CREAM AND NAIL & CUTICLE TREATMENT.
For 4 weeks,
participants washed their hands ONLY with HAND PERFECTION Moisturizing Cleanser, moisturized their hands with HAND PERFECTION
Complete Day Cream and applied HAND PERFECTION Nail & Cuticle
Treatment once per day.
THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRIAL HAD THEIR HANDS EXAMINED THREE TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE STUDY:
• at the start of the trial
• after 2 weeks using HAND PERFECTION Nail & Cuticle Treatment
• at 2 and 4 weeks using HAND PERFECTION Complete Day Cream
WHAT THEY LOOKED FOR
HAND PERFECTION COMPLETE DAY CREAM |
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HAND PERFECTION NAIL & CUTICLE TREATMENT |
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• Lines and wrinkles
• Skin texture/smoothness
• Crepe-y skin
• Skin elasticity
• Moisturization
• Radiance and brightness
• Clarity and blotchiness
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• Cuticle hydration
• Cuticle softness
• Cuticle condition
• Nail hydration
• Nail condition
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Researchers were interested in the above characteristics of each participant
before and after the trial periods.
WHAT THEY FOUND
RESULTS WERE EXTRAORDINARY
REPORTED BY BOTH TRAINED RESEARCHERS AND OBSERVED BY THE PARTICIPANTS
THEMSELVES.
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• The appearance of lines and wrinkles were significantly
diminished in 93% of participants in two weeks
• Improvement in nail condition and nail hydration was
evaluated in 100% of participants in two weeks
• Improvement in skin texture and smoothness was reported
in 93% of the participants in two weeks
• Improvement in cuticle condition was evaluated in
87% of participants in two weeks
• Improvement in skin brightness and radiance was reported
in 79% of participants in four weeks
• Improvement in skin clarity and blotchiness (hyper-pigmentation)
was reported in 71% of participants in four weeks
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No irritation was observed on any participants over the four week period.
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