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Vitamin therapy
With a nod to its apothecary roots and an infusion of vitamin C, Kiehl's joins the cosmeceutical club.
By Nicolette Linton
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Orange pop
• Eating a vitamin C-rich orange won't diminish facial wrinkles, but if you apply vitamin C-enriched creams, they will stimulate collagen production, which helps soften the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
• Vitamin C also blocks free radicals from destroying collagen. (Free radicals are unstable molecules that form when we're exposed to sun or pollution.)
Quirky Kiehl's facts
• Legend has it that the New York-based company's signature fragrance -- Original Musk Oil -- was created in the 1920s by a relative of the Kiehl's founding family (a Russian prince, no less). Stored in the basement of the East Village store, in a vat named Love Potion, the formulation was rediscovered in 1958.
• Andy Warhol, a regular of the New York store, was a huge fan of Kiehl's Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion -- one of the oldest products in the 300-strong product line.
• Second-generation owner Aaron Morse, a motorcycle buff, collected the vintage bikes now on display in Kiehl's stores. In the 1970s, he hired Hells Angels as the East Village store's security force.
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