Customer Reviews

The DERMAdoctor Skinstruction Manual: The Smart Guide to Healthy, Beautiful Skin and Looking Good at Any Age

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although there was some good skincare advice in the book and i am sure Dr. Kunin is very knowledgeable, it read more like an overgrown commercial for everything they sell on their web-store, which makes me a little less likely to trust the advice. my point is: this may possibly be a very helpful book, but it is my opinion that there are plenty of other very helpful books that aren't trying to sell you what they suggest you buy.

I can't give it a five, because she does plug her own products. But having a mini-encyclopedia of skin diseases and conditions is a great thing. I wish I had purchased a book like this a long time ago. I have a dermatologist, but she doesn't take the time to really explain, in plain English, what is happening and why. The Dermadoctor does that for the kind of condition that you might seek help for (acne, eczema, hair loss, psoriasis) and also for somethings that we may not immediately seek help for, such as cellulite, cold sores, chapped lips, hives, and dandruff.

This isn't a book to read front-to-back, but if you are into healthy skin, I really think this is a great book to have around the house.

As a medical journalist I am always on the lookout for great sources of sound, health information I can pass along to my readers. When I found this book - which was actually quite by accident - I knew I struck gold! It covers the most common (and not so common) skin conditions - which include not only things like wrinkles and fine lines, but also rashes and infections and some very serious problems. This is a reference book every woman should have, particularly mothers - kids get all kinds of skin problems growing up and what you will read in this book could be a real help.
Unlike the other reviewers I did not find this book commerical at all, but instead helpful and insightful. Pick it up - it will be money well spent!
Colette Bouchez -
author of "Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause'
and www.YourMenopause.com

This book has some interesting superficial information about certain skin problems, but every time she suggests products for an affliction, she lists only her own product line, with the occasional prescription product thrown in. (Oddly enough, she often finds her own concoctions better, stronger, or less damaging [pick your adjective] than the prescription products--and forget any of those worthless skincare products you can pick up in department stores.) If you're just learning about different skin conditions, this book may be mildly helpful; but if you're a long-term acne sufferer, or fighter of wrinkles, you've most likely heard all this information from the plethora of skincare commercials already out there.

The next time I buy a book about dermatology, I'm going to look for an author who doesn't have his/her own skincare line to plug.

For me I enjoy reading up on skin care especially since I've battled with acne for the past 5 or so years. I recently figured out what I need to do after reading Breaking Out which I highly recommend if acne is your issue however this book covers lots of topics and makes a variety of product recommendations and in my opinion is a first line of defense before calling up the dermatologist. I think it's probably a good book to have around the house because so many things can happen to the skin it's good to have solid medical info at your finger tips. I would suggest buying more detailed books for certain topics that are of great interest because that is not the focus of this book.

Never have I ever read a skin care book that covered everything I could ever have imagined (and I've read them all!). Dr. Kunin is amazing - she doesn't mince words about how to fix whatever is ailing you or you may be worried about. Where have you ever seen a book mention skin concerns that can arise with breast implants, menopause and odd skin conditions I've never heard of along with acne and dandruff? And she isn't about trying to sell something. Instead, she is self empowering the reader to do what it takes to solve the problem whether it's over the counter, beauty counter or prescription. She just tells it like it is. This is THE book I'm going to turn to for myself and my family for years to come.

I liked this book because it gives you an overview of so many different skin care problems, and it gave me tips about problems I didn't know I could fix. This is a good reference book to keep around, in case you get a new ailment that you need to learn about.

This book in question is a masterpi...welll not quite. It is a very basic book. THis would be a great gift for a teenager. Or it would be a quick fun read for someone who knows nothing about skin care. Just like everyother book out there written by an expert expalining to non educated people.

Do not take that offensively. It's just a very basic book. Nothing fancy. But if you know nothing about skincare you'll learn from this book. If you know the basics, then it's a quick read. Entertaining as it is written by a woman who is bubbly. She is not serious at all, just fun to read.

This book was written with the idea of promoting the author's own product line. Sad, because otherwise it is a well written book backed with a good clinical background. If you can get over her commercial intention it is an ok read.

I might buy the book. Here are my stats. I buy a lot of products at ummm author's website? Weird that I haven't seen her book there, but it probably is. I can't renember how I happened on the site. Prob looking for an answer to something. First there are other great products there besides her own.
Well, I read all the information on a life long problem I have with the scalp. I have never read such an informative and all inclusive source of information in my life!! I am in the health care profession. I could tell she knew what she was talking about. In my case bottom line was diff things work for diff people and you just have to keep trying to find the one and she named the products, not all her own and not all on the website but they had at least one kind of each thing she named ,well I trusted my instincts and ordered 2-3 diff shampoos and rinses. One of the shampoos WORKED!!! After 40+yrs I shampooed my hair and the horrible "killer" dandruff that could only be cleared up for a short length of time by huge shots of cortizone at my dematologists office and applications of liquid 3 times a day, was gone!! zitto, I was in disbelief, of course I have to use this shampoo routinely but it doestn't take much and it isn't exspensive and you don't have to use another shampoo, this one does it. One conditioner didn't break me out or cause the _(*&^ to come back and it was in a diff product line. Also a FIRST for me even though I have tried every one out there for decades, so if you don;t know whether to buy the book or not just go read the information there. he he. I think I will buy the book just so I can read it in bed. Esp since I am getting older and wanat the best for my skin which I have kept out of the sun!! I wrote this just in case there is just one person it helps!! cos it was a miracle for me!! Also as it turned out the shampoo tht worked was one of her procucts but her rinse didn't but another rinse did that was in her recommendations, remember I got them all and IT WAS WORTH IT. cost less than one Dr app. he he. Best to all.