Beauty from within: Do skincare pills work?

Nutricosmetics are big business but it’s important to know the difference between marketing and science, says Margaret Jennings.

WE have been chasing the so-called fountain of youth since time began.

Alas, there is no magic potion or lotion that can turn back the clock on our ageing faces, but that hasn’t stopped us plumping up the coffers of the mega multinational skincare industry.