Good Vibrations: The Latest Beauty Technology  Youth Quake Are
the potential revitalizing effects of vibration only skin deep?
Not necessarily. "Anything that warms up the skin and gets the
blood closer to the surface will enable molecules in serums and
moisturizers to penetrate more efficiently," Chapas says. So
while the circulation boost it provides is fleeting, vibration
can contribute to long-term anti-aging by preparing the skin to
absorb topically applied lotions and potions.  When it comes to
cleansing, vibration constitutes a quantifiable step up from the
old soap-and-washcloth routine. In lieu of straightforward (and
potentially irritating) exfoliation, battery-operated wonders
such as the aforementioned Clarisonic Skin Care Brush (at $195,
the Nimbus 2000 of grime-fighting gadgets) and the Neutrogena
Wave (a more affordable $15) purge pores in an altogether new
way: by rattling the gunk out of them. The Clarisonic's
oscillating bristles wiggle the skin at a rate of 300 tiny
movements per second, ge