What all the fine print on your skin care products actually means

All of the soaps, scrubs, and shampoos that hang out in your bathroom are littered with statements like "doctor recommended" and a whole list of alleged advantages that separate it from the competing product you left behind at the store.

But, in the not-so-highly-regulated world of cosmetics, it's tough to sort through all that jargon and really get to the bottom of what you're actually putting on your skin.

Here's how to decode all the statements on the products you use every day.