For a few years now, the beauty lobby and the press have been working against the tide of ageism in skin care. But should the term anti-ageing really be banned, as campaigns suggest? As a scientist, as well as an educated consumer, I felt compelled to examine the issue.
Industry voices argue that, nowadays, only a minority of consumers are looking for immediate, quick-fix results provided by aesthetic medicine or surgery. Their claim is that the out-and-out youth-cultivating era is over and that most women seek natural alternatives.