As poetic and romantic a notion as it may be for someone to be “drinking in your beauty,” the tables are slowly turning toward a time when we may all very well be drinking in our own beauty. Food and drink manufacturers as well as cosmetics companies are working on a variety of ways to deliver skin care benefits via beverages and food products.
Called beauty foods or nutricosmetics, food and drink products that are designed to deliver specific nutrients to targeted skin issues are catching on slowly. Consumers in Asia and Europe already have had a pretty good taste of the future of beauty foods, getting skin care nutrients from teas, waters, yogurt and other food products for some years now. In the U.S., you can buy waters and drinks with nutrients targeted to the skin, including Skin Balance Water from Borba, found at Saks Fifth Avenue, Ulta and elsewhere, and from Nestle, whose Glowelle product is available in the cosmetics departments at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Glowelle is described as a “premium dietary supplement beauty drink” containing antioxidants for the skin. Borba’s Skin Balance Water is part of a line of skin care products for both internal and external use.
NutraIngredients-USA reported this week “An increased consumer interest in the concept is contributing to the category becoming more clearly defined as an independent marketing platform for certain ingredients and products. This [category] has come to be valued at around $1.5bn in 2007, and expected to grow to $2.5bn by 2012, according to market research company Kline Group.”
I’d like to know what you think about this topic:
• Have you tried food or drink products that offer skin care benefits? What kind of results did you expect and what did you get?
• If you have not tried them, do you plan to try them in the future?
• How do you feel about supplementing the nutrients you get now from your diet with nutrients targeted to specific issues with your skin, hair or nails?
• Would you be more inclined to buy beauty foods at the cosmetics counter or at a food store?
• Is there a food or beverage product you would like to see containing skin-specific nutrients?
Please share your thoughts about this growing trend.
Called beauty foods or nutricosmetics, food and drink products that are designed to deliver specific nutrients to targeted skin issues are catching on slowly. Consumers in Asia and Europe already have had a pretty good taste of the future of beauty foods, getting skin care nutrients from teas, waters, yogurt and other food products for some years now. In the U.S., you can buy waters and drinks with nutrients targeted to the skin, including Skin Balance Water from Borba, found at Saks Fifth Avenue, Ulta and elsewhere, and from Nestle, whose Glowelle product is available in the cosmetics departments at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Glowelle is described as a “premium dietary supplement beauty drink” containing antioxidants for the skin. Borba’s Skin Balance Water is part of a line of skin care products for both internal and external use.
NutraIngredients-USA reported this week “An increased consumer interest in the concept is contributing to the category becoming more clearly defined as an independent marketing platform for certain ingredients and products. This [category] has come to be valued at around $1.5bn in 2007, and expected to grow to $2.5bn by 2012, according to market research company Kline Group.”
I’d like to know what you think about this topic:
• Have you tried food or drink products that offer skin care benefits? What kind of results did you expect and what did you get?
• If you have not tried them, do you plan to try them in the future?
• How do you feel about supplementing the nutrients you get now from your diet with nutrients targeted to specific issues with your skin, hair or nails?
• Would you be more inclined to buy beauty foods at the cosmetics counter or at a food store?
• Is there a food or beverage product you would like to see containing skin-specific nutrients?
Please share your thoughts about this growing trend.
