Customer Reviews

Skin Care: Clear & Simple

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I have recently purchased several books on health and beauty, including this one. This book consists largely of simple, generally well-known information on skin and skin care, plus quasi-philosopical, quasi-poetic "words of wisdom." The information it provides is, at best, superficial and incomplete. Because I rely on the reader ratings to help me choose useful books, I was surprised at my impression of this book, since it had a 5-star rating when I made my purchase. As I look at the reviews now, I notice that all of the previous reviews, which were uniformly lauditory, were posted on the same date in January of 1999, which makes one wonder about the odds of that happening normally.

When my son developed a rash, my neighbor lent me Dr. Buchbinder's book. I went through the table of contents and it led me to all the possible causes of my son's rash. I was able to recognize what my son was suffering from as I read this book. Dr. Buchbinder talked to me as if she was right there and then. I ran to the drugstore and picked up what she had recommended and I followed the rest of her instructions. Lo and behold, I cleared Adam's rash. I am reviewing this book to tell the world how valuable this book is!

I found this book sitting on our breakfast table. I flipped through the pages and the chapter on athlete's foot and jock itch caught my attention. I read through it and I later on went to the drugstore and bought what Dr. Buchbinder had recommended. My jock itch went away just as she said.

I almost wish that the cover of this book was more suggestive of a family skin care book. Yes, this is a book that gives a lot of valuable information about the newest beauty trends, what works and doesn't work but my entire family really benefits from this book. I consult this book for my teenager's acne, my infant's eczema , my husband's dandruff problem and my nail fungus. My mother had the shingles and Dr. Buchbinder helped me with that too. I do not want this book out of my house because it is so valuable.

I would like to compare this book to the Dr. Spock baby book. It tells the reader the most important things one has to know about the skin. If I have a skin problem, all I have to do is turn to the index and it will lead me to the answer. It tells me everything I have to know about the problem and it even gives me all the over-the-counter treatments that I could use to cure the problem. Dr. Buchbinder even goes further and tells me what an expert dermatologist can do for it if the over-the-counter treatments do not work. This book is a must for every family who cares about their skin, hair and nails.