Archive for November, 2009

Skin Care?

Monday, November 30th, 2009
skin care
~*All Eyes On Me*~ asked:


I have been wanting to find a good skin care product or products that has like an exfoliate, a cleanser and moisturizer. I would prefer if they were something I could get without having to order, but an suggestions will be appreciated. Please only serious answers. Thanks so much =0}

Aleda

should men use skin care products that are made for girls?

Monday, November 30th, 2009
skin care
hansel asked:


I want to know if it is okay for guys to use skin care products that are made for girls like vichy creams. Guys don’t really have that much skin care products this days. like facial care, rejuvenation creams and all that. Girls what do you think?
I use girl creams that are made for girls. I just want to know what girls think about this?

Tansy

how to start a cosmetics /skin care products line?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
skin care
Coco asked:


I am interested in having my own skin care /cosmetics line. Is there a book with all the steps help me from the beginning. Truely appreciate any tips, guidance. Thank you, thank you.

Bird

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
anti aging cream
Carol Truesdale asked:


Do you feel lost? Without an organic night anti-aging cream review, it’s difficult to find a night cream that gives excellent results. It’s easy to get confused by advertising, packaging, and celebrity endorsers. What should you believe? For me, when I review a skincare product, I focus solely on the ingredient list. This is where a night cream is “naked”, where its true quality is revealed to you.

Organic night cream reviewed: Ingredients under the microscope. Now, as a writer, it would be easy for me to just jot down a list of the best ingredients. But that doesn’t cut it as an organic night anti-aging cream review. No, as a skin cream consumer, you first need to know the three big causes of skin aging.

 

Top Three Skin Agers:

 

Collagen and elastin loss

Breakdown of hyaluronic acid

Free radical oxidation of skin cells



Let’s get into the first one in more detail. As you age, your skin naturally produces less and less collagen and elastin. You may have heard of these two skin proteins before; they are very important for skin firmness and pliability. Can this natural process of loss be reversed? Yes, but only with select ingredients—ones that stimulate skin cells to produce more collagen and elastin.

 

This is the only way to raise the level of collagen in your skin. A lot of cosmetics companies, however, deceive consumers into believing that collagen is just another ingredient. They list collagen on the label. But this cosmetic collagen is different from the collagen your skin cells make. Cosmetic collagen molecules are much larger and can’t be absorbed by skin cells.

 

It would great if you could stop one of the root causes of skin aging simply by rubbing new collagen on your skin, but this is not how the body works.

 

Which natural substance jumpstarts collagen and elastin production inside cells?

 

A usuable organic night anti-aging cream review not only tells you what is causing your skin to age, it gives you the tools to stop it. To stop collagen and loss, let me tell you about a groundbreaking ingredient that, just months ago, entered the anti-aging skin cream industry.

 

It’s called Cynergy TK.

 

This natural substance (extracted from sheep wool) contains functional keratin, which is an essential protein in the structure of skin. Before coming to market, the company credited with discovering and developing Cynergy TK performed many clinical trials on human volunteers. In short, it has been proven scientifically to stimulate new collagen and elastin production.

 

Your next step? Now you know one of the major skin agers and the natural substance that reverses it. But what about the other two—breakdown of hyaluronic acid and free radical oxidation? Well, those are just as important. To learn about them and the ingredients that combat them, visit my site and continue this organic night anti-aging revew.



Ireland

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
skin care
Dr Danny Siegenthaler asked:


A professional skin care regime is one of the most important parts of maintaining your skin’s health. Your skin is not a smooth surface like a sheet of glass. On the contrary, your skin is more like a riverbed, full of little lumps, bumps, crevasses and holes. You can give these dermatological names such as fine lines, pores, sebaceous glands, etc., but at the end of the day the fact remains your skin is far from a flat, smooth surface.

Because of this and because your skin is a living, breathing part of your body and fulfils several major functions including temperature regulation, immune defence, protection from the external environment, etc., you will need to look after it if you wish to have it work at its optimal level and hope to have good, healthy skin into your late 70’s and beyond.

What about the type of products I should use for my skin care regime?

You should always choose natural skin care products as many commercially mass-produced skin care products utilise potentially toxic chemicals and highly modified ‘natural’ ingredients.

Wildcrafted Herbal Products hand makes a range of holistically-natural skin care products suitable for your particular skin type. These products are based on traditional naturopathic principles and utilize herbal extracts and essential oils to produce lasting effects.

Their products are designed to benefit your skin’s health for the long term and include only the best ingredients suitable for your specific skin type.

Daily Skin Care Regime

Cleansing your skin

Cleansing your skin is one of the most important steps if you want to maintain a healthy, vibrant and youthful looking skin.

As well as providing the basis for an advanced skin care regime, effective cleansing can actually improve the quality of our skin, enhancing its radiance and keeping it looking younger for longer.

Thorough cleansing is one of the most important steps of a complete skin care regime. Cleansing of your skin should be done morning and night to ensure the removal of surface impurities, make-up, and stale skin oils. When regularly performed cleansing will enhance the skin’s ability to breathe and maintain its other important functions.

One of the best ways to do this is to make cleansing your skin part of your daily skin care regime.

This is how you do it:

First, moisten your face with lukewarm water. Then apply a small amount of facial cleanser. Gently spread the product over your skin, using light, circular movements. At this stage, spend an extra minute massaging the product into your face to boost your skin’s circulation and help decongestion.

Secondly, be sure to be gentle, your skin is a delicate organ and needs to be treated with care and respect.

Lastly, rinse off the cleanser, using lukewarm water and pat your face dry.

If you are still using ordinary soap, STOP. You are seriously compromising the health of your skin. Throw it away and start using a quality cleanser.

Toning your skin

Toning is the second step in your daily skin care regime. These days, women often leave this step out and yet it is just as important as the cleansing of your skin or the moisturizing. It is a must include step. The one or two minutes it takes are worth every second if you desire to have healthy, vibrant skin with a minimum of lines and wrinkles. Don’t leave this step out.

You have just spent time cleaning your skin, ridding it of stale oils, makeup, dead skin cells and other impurities, now you have to tone your skin.

A quality cleanser may contain such ingredients as clay. This helps to remove dead skin cells and other impurities, but may not rinse off totally. This is why you need to use a quality toner.

Firstly, it removes every last bit of the cleanser such as the fine clay particles and other residues from the cleansing process.

Secondly it will close the skin’s pores to protect it from further loss of moisture, which invariably happens when cleansing your face.

Thirdly it provides nutrients and restores the pH balance of your skin.

Now that is worth spending a minute or two, isn’t it?

Moisturising your skin

This is the third part of your daily skin care regime and should also be done morning and night using a day crème in the morning and a night crème before retiring.

A quality moisturiser protects your facial skin from environmental damage, provides nutrients for the skin and prevents loss of moisture, thereby slowing down the aging process.

In addition, a moisturiser should help to maintain the acid mantle of your skin, which is part of your immune system and if the pH of your skin becomes too acidic or alkaline, the acid mantel is compromised.

Weekly Regime

To complete your skin care regime, you should set aside a few minutes once a week, preferably at the weekend to deeply cleanse and nourish your skin. Your weekly treats should include, the use of a Facial Mask and Exfoliation.

These treatments encourage cellular repair, step up collagen production and help strengthen, tone and firm up your skin.

Facial Clay Mask:

Using a clay mask will help to draw toxins from your skin, whilst moisturising and nourishing the skin at the same time. There are different clays that will work for specific skin types and choosing the right products containing the clay that is most suitable to your skin type is important. There are 3 basic clays: Green, Yellow and Red.

Exfoliation

Think of Exfoliation from this perspective. Exfoliation removes dead skin cells, soothes the skin and improves its tone. Dead skin cells are the very top layer of your skin. Applying moisturiser to dead skin cells does not make sense, does it? So exfoliation, removes the dead skin cells, promotes blood circulation and helps to invigorate and prepare the skin to more easily absorb any moisturising product you apply.

Exfoliation also helps speed up the rate of cell turn over. Another word for exfoliation is scrubbing. Using a facial scrub at least once a week, makes your skin more receptive to creams and treatments. However care must be taken not to over exfoliate.

The aim is to remove any dead cells from the skins surface without disturbing the healthy cells beneath.

In conclusion, to follow a skin care regime is like taking out an insurance policy on the health and vitality of your skin. Can you afford not to follow a complete, daily skin care regime?



Izak

Is it insulting to give age targeted skin care to your mother-in-law & Grandmother-in-law?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
skin care
Jackie asked:


I am only 33, and I consider my skin to be in great condition. I am also a beauty product junkie. I discovered a skin care line that I absolutely love for my skin and want to share it! It is age targeted, for wrinkles and such. But the cool thing is that is makes my young skin look even younger. Is it rude to give this to my beautiful mom-in-law and grandmom-in-law for Christmas?

Hermia

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
anti aging cream
Vijay Raisinghani asked:


Are you frustrated with the results of the night cream that you are using? It would really be amazing to see your wrinkles disappear in the night while you are asleep. An effective organic night anti-aging cream review will tell you what natural ingredients you should look out for in the best organic night cream reviewed.

Here are 4 simple things that you should consider while you look at an organic night anti-aging cream review -

1) In each organic night cream reviewed, make sure that the product is hundred percent natural. Don’t just suffice with the word “organic” as many manufacturers use this word just to increase their sales.

Make sure that the night cream is free of hazardous chemical substances such as parabens, mineral oils, dioxanes, alcohols and fragrances. They are used because they are cheap, but they cause numerous adverse health consequences like hormonal disruptions, acne eruptions, allergies and even cancer!

2) A sure shot method to find out whether a product is 100% natural or not, is to find out whether it is edible or not. Our skin absorbs all the nutrients that are present in topical creams and lotions. These ingredients find their way till our bloodstream and show their effects on our overall health — positive or negative.

So effectively, you are eating all topical application on skin. Thus, you should be very vigilant in regards to what ingredients are present in the night cream that you are using.

3) Another important thing you should look in an organic night anti-aging cream review is - what is the concentration of the active ingredients in the product? Make sure that the product contains at least 50% concentration of the active ingredients. Low concentrations make the product ineffective and useless.

4) In each organic night cream reviewed, apart from effective natural ingredients in the day creams, you should make sure that it contains special natural moisturizing oils such as avocado oil, active Manuka honey and Shea butter.

Avocado oil has a composition very similar to the sebum (natural oils) present in our skin. It penetrates deeply, is very easily absorbed and performs a deep skin hydration. It has been scientifically proven to enhance the collagen production in the body. It gives a smooth, supple and radiant skin naturally.

Shea butter is one of the best natural skin moisturizers. It softens the skin and gives it a smooth and creamy complexion. It works amazingly well in anti-aging and curing wrinkles. It also combats skin inflammation and prevents blemishes.

Active Manuka honey is high in enzymatic antioxidants. It is derived from the Manuka bushes in New Zealand. Honey is known for its unique antibacterial, antimicrobial and healing properties. It stimulates the production of collagen and elastin. It soothes inflammation and revitalizes the skin cells.

Now, you must be quite clear about what information you should look out for in the best organic night anti-aging cream review. If you find all these criteria met in the organic night cream reviewed, then you have found a winner anti aging product.

Effective natural ingredients penetrate your skin while you are asleep and rejuvenate, revitalize and nourish it. You wake up younger every morning and find your skin younger, smoother and more beautiful.

Visit my website to find out more of such amazing natural ingredients that you should look out for the best night creams so that you can achieve a young, beautiful and naturally glowing skin.



Emelia

Monday, November 16th, 2009
skin care tips
Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum asked:


Have you read one skin care tip after another and felt unsure about which one you should follow? If you open up magazines or surf the web, you will find loads of skin care suggestions and oftentimes it’s simply hit or miss. It can be very difficult to sort through the hype to find honest, truthful, clinically proven skin care advice. We will discuss how to sort much of the information out there to get to the simple facts quickly and easily.

When you want to get skin care tips, avoid consulting magazines. Mainstream magazines are partial to big brand products that pay to have their name mentioned. It’s hard to know what is really effective unless you try it yourself but here are some surefire tips that will have your skin looking clear, young, and beautiful in no time.

1. Many skin care tips out there recommend over-cleansing your skin. The truth is that you only need to cleanse your skin in the evening before you go to bed. Splashing your face with warm water in the morning is sufficient. Over-cleansing can lead to dryness and irritation.

2. This is probably a skin care tip you’ve already heard, but moisturize your skin frequently. Use both a day cream and a night cream for the best results. Look for natural and effective moisturizing ingredients such as grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, avocado extract, and shea butter.

3. Of the many skin care tips that are overlooked, one is the importance of using a deeply hydrating mask for a periodic hydrating boost. Simply applying creams day to day is not enough in order to give your face and neck the deep moisturizing treatment they need.

4. Another skin care tip that involves mask is using a deep cleansing treatment. Look for a deep cleansing mask that contains bentone gel and kaolin clay to remove the build-up of dirt and grime from your pores.

5. Don’t apply just any cream to your eyes. Look for a light eye gel specifically for use around the eyes. Keep an eye out for ingredients like Eyeliss and Haloxyl, which are scientifically proven to reduce under-eye circles, wrinkles, and bags.

6. Avoid using creams that contain an SPF factor. Most of the skin care tips you have heard all your life surely preach the importance of SPF factors in skin creams but the truth is that SPF factors can cause skin problems and have been linked to cancer. To avoid sun exposure, use a wide brim hat and sun umbrella instead.

7. If you want to whiten your complexion, look for a cream that contains extrapone nutgrass. Unlike other whitening ingredients, extrapone nutgrass does not cause irritation. You can enjoy its whitening effects without experiencing any harmful side effects.

Do yourself a favor and follow the skin care tips listed here in order to achieve young, beautiful skin. Your best bet is to follow these tips religiously and if you do so, you will look in the mirror and see the skin you’ve always dreamed of having in no time, guaranteed.



Reba

Saturday, November 14th, 2009
skin care
Nicholas Tan asked:


Talking about skin care, ‘facial skin care’ seems to top the chart. There are loads of facial skin care products available in the market. The most common facial skin care products are the ones that are used as part of daily routine. These include things like cleansers and moisturizers. Toners and exfoliation ones are well known too but not many people use them as such.

The general classification of facial skin care products is based on the following:

* Gender (so there are facial skin care products for men and there are facial skin care products for women)

* Skin type (facial skin products for oily skin, facial skin care products for dry skin, facial skin care products for normal skin and facial skin care products for sensitive skin)

* Age (facial skin care products for old and facial skin care products for young)

* Skin disorder (i.e. facial skin care products for treatment of various skin orders like eczema, acne etc)

So that is your starting point for choosing a facial skin care product that suits you. A good way to start is by determining your skin type first. Also note that the skin type changes with age, so the facial skin product that suits you today, might not suit you forever and hence you need to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of your facial skin care product.

The facial skin care products are available in various forms i.e. creams, lotions, gels, masks etc, and a lot of people try to pit one against the other in their discussion on which form is best. However, one can’t really rate one form as better than another form. What suits you (and whatever you are comfortable with) is the best form of facial skin care product for you, really.

However, it’s important to note that these products work differently for different people. So the best thing is to try the facial skin care product on a small patch of skin (e.g. ear lobes) before actually going ahead and using it.

Another important consideration is the state of your skin. If you are suffering from a skin disorder of any kind, it is best to seek the advice of a dermatologist before you actually make your selection and start using a facial skin care product.

Once you have selected the facial skin care product for yourself, you also need to ensure that you use the facial skin care product in the right way i.e. follow correct procedures for application, use the correct quantity and make the facial product a part of your skin care routine.



Cinda

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
skin care tips
Nisha V Kumar asked:


Here is a wonderful skin care tip that changed forever the way I looked at things. It is that our skin “ingests” everything that is applied on it topically. This made my eyes wide open towards the ingredients that were present in the skin creams and lotions that I was using.

There are many more factors that come in the picture when we look at things in this parlance. Some of them are environmental pollution, our surroundings and UV-A rays present in sunlight. All these also should be avoided as much as practically possible.

It implies that whenever you apply any skin care product on your skin topically, the active ingredients find a way ultimately to your blood stream. Thus, they also affect your health in a similar fashion as the food that you consume in the morning, noon and night.

Here are a few skin care tips to help you achieve skin rejuvenation and anti aging in the most natural and effortless manner -

1) Keep a close eye on whatever you are topically applying on your skin. Why I am repeating this skin care tip is because even though the harmful effects of synthetic chemicals are scientifically proven, they still find widespread use in a majority of skin care products.

Would you like to consume harmful and dreaded synthetic chemicals as food? Definitely NOT. Then make sure that harmful chemicals like parabens, fragrances, mineral oils, dioxanes and alcohols are not present as ingredients in the skin creams that you apply on your skin.

Let us look at the big hazards that they pose on not just our skin, but on our overall health.

The biggest culprit is parabens. They are the first love of the skin care product manufacturers as they are among the cheapest preservatives. In other words, they improve the shelf life of the products. For manufacturers, they mean fatter profits, but for you as a consumer, they mean skin allergies, rashes, irritation, interference in endocrine system and also cancer!

Similarly, the other harmful chemicals and substances are also proven to cause various fatal problems for our skin and overall health.

2) The second skin care tip is to use products with natural ingredients. And also make sure that these are contained in adequate specific quantities in the products, not just in small quantities to mention their names on the labels. Look for ingredients like natural oils, moisturizing oils, vegetable-based waxes, reparative proteins, antioxidants, vitamins and herbal extracts.

After a lot of research, I have discovered some amazing natural ingredients that are scientifically proven in their anti aging and skin rejuvenation capabilities. They are being used in the best elite skin products manufactured by niche skin care companies.

Some of these ingredients are Cynergy TK, Phytessence Wakame and Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10. The most unique role that they play is that they enhance the natural production of the youth giving skin proteins called collagen and elastin. And this gives a young, supple and elastic skin automatically as they are responsible for the skin’s youthful appearance.

Visit my website to find our more of such useful skin care tips that are backed by the latest proven scientific developments. Also find out more of such amazing natural ingredients that you should look out for in the best skin care products and what harmful substances you should strictly be avoiding, so that you can achieve a young, beautiful and naturally glowing skin.



Horacio