Is DMAE a Recommended Ingredient in Skin Care Products?

The use of DMAE or dimethylaminoethanol, for the skin stems from much of the work of Dr. Nicholas Perricone. Dr. Perricone believes in what he terms the beauty-brain connection. The general thesis of this is that since both the skin and brain are derived from the ectoderm ( if you recall your embryology) they share many of the same traits. DMAE is a natural chemical which improves mental alertness. DMAE is similar to choline which is a precursor of acetylcholine, the famed... more