Skin Care Advice

Skin is the face-book our body and soul. So, when you attain a healthy, vigorous and viable skin, it shows off. Hence, we have got a tendency of taking extra care of our skin since the days of pyramid. There are hundreds of treatments, but survive only those, which still use the natural ingredients in the skin care treatments. Aromatherapy skin care tops them because of its chemistry of using natural elements to the full extent.

In terms of aromatherapy skin care the products used are mainly extracted from the core of nature. There are essential oils and lotions and creams to spruce up your skin with extra care. Essential oils are the most basic ingredients used in aromatherapy skin care and they are mainly made of the extracted aroma of herbs and plants.

However, it is our face that is the most exposed part of our skin and that’s why it is also the most vulnerable part of our skin. It needs extra skin care for this reason. So, to keep up the flamboyance on your face, you need to put something extra and there is everything of that extra in the natural elements used in aromatherapy skin care.

To know and to keep the glow on your skin, what you need to know is the type of your skin and there are 4 basic types of skins, normal to combination, dry, oily and sensitive. For every particular type of skin, there is a special kind of aromatherapy skin care treatment. Aromatherapy skin care treatments include essential oils work in harmony with your physique and everyone has got a particular kind of physique.

Use sage and orange peel extracts in a shower gel to have a refreshing spirit on your skin. It also becomes sensuous when the whole aroma of the oil gets released in the shower and sweet fragrance is secreted. For chicken pox or cold sores use Bergamot and it is useful with a blend of eucalyptus oil. Black pepper is helpful for skin bruises and the lavender is particularly beneficial for minor cuts and injuries.

Well, before using the aromatherapy skin care treatments to juice up the skin, be sure that you are using a perfect blend or well diluted oil, or else, you may get rashes.

And, before going for a skin care session of aromatherapy skin care, do research for a while. There are famous stores also where aromatherapy skin products are sold in the cosmetics section. So, to soothe and spruce up your skin, aromatherapy skin care treatment is not only caring enough but also, easily available at your tips. They are maverick in use and spirit. Consider using aromatherapy skin care and you will surely breathe a new life to your skin care.

Getting a skin analysis is the first step in skin care. But it is also the most overlooked.

Here is a story about my beauty conscious friend Gina. She went through a lot until she finally got it right.

To be honest Gina was a vain person. She was always wrapped up in her self and her looks. She would even spend hours in the bathroom applying facial cleansers, toners and moisturizers.

Gina also avoided the sun, ate healthy and abstained from cigarettes and alcohol. But for some reason her skin did not always give her the results she wanted.

She wanted supple and soft skin. But most times her face felt tight, dry and blistered.

Gina thought she was doing something wrong. Maybe it was the brand name of the products she was using? Maybe if she switched to another brand her condition would improve.

So she turned on her television and looked at the beauty ads. She wrote down the different products and brands she saw and went out to buy them.

She bought the most expensive and popular products. She believed that the higher the cost, the better a product will work on her skin.

So what happened next? Did her situation improve?

Sad to say, but no. She still had skin care problems. Only this time she also had a collection of expensive, once-used cosmetics.

Gina was so disappointed that she was about to give up. She thought that beautiful skin was not for her.

It was at this point, however, that I stepped in. I decided to give Gina some advice.

I asked her about her skin type. And just as I suspected, she did not know.

So I explained the 5 different types of skin. They are oily skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin and normal skin.

Oily skin is a result of excess sebum. This skin type is often hereditary. But it is also affected by diet as well as hormone levels and lifestyle.

Dry skin is a result of lost moisture. The skin is simply unable to retain its moisture. This is due to a breakdown in the of the hydro-lipid system in the skin. This system is made up of sebum, natural oils and other moisturizing factors in the skin.

Sensitive skin is itchy, stinging and dry. Red patches on the skin are also common. Sensitive skin easily develops allergies towards skin products.

Combination skin comprises of both dry and oily skin. Some areas of the face are dry while other areas are oily. The oily areas tend to be the forehead, nose and chin. To treat combination skin requires a double approach. The oily areas should be treated separately from the dry areas.

Normal skin has a proper balance of oil and moisture. The only thing to be done here is to maintain this balance.

As it turned out, Gina had sensitive skin. And the beauty products she used in the past were irritating it.

Now Gina is working with her skin type. She understands what her sensitive skin needs as well as the appropriate treatments to use. Gina is no longer gambling when it comes to skin care.

This brings us back to my first point. A skin analysis is the first step in skin care. It is how we find out what works best. In other words a skin analysis is the key to having beautiful skin.

Paul Lieber is a cosmetic chemist with Royal Labs in Johns Island, South Carolina. Paul’s experience and expertise in the natural skin care product arena qualify him to discuss what really makes a skin care product natural and how to choose truly natural and healthy skin care products.

I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with Paul frequently – on the phone – and getting to know him since January 2006. I’ve been impressed with Paul’s knowledge about truly natural skin care products and his dedication to creating and producing top quality skin care products that are not only pure and healthy for you, but that also have the nice look, smell and feel of the expensive department store brands, but without the harmful chemicals.

Here are some excerpts from the interviews I’ve done with Paul:

DrF: Paul, can you tell me what your motivation was for becoming a cosmetic chemist?

PL: I grew up in the natural foods industry and I was always interested in being able to make products that were natural. That was probably the most important thing to me. Also I was always interested in my own skin, my own wellbeing. And it was just something I gravitated to.

DrF: How did you get started developing your own natural herbal skin care products?

PL: I couldn’t find any products in the marketplace that I felt were really natural products. I felt that most of the products out there calling themselves natural were very, similar to, or were the same as, you can buy in the mass market and these were far from natural. And since there was nothing out there that was usable in my eyes, I went into R&D and tried to come up with products that I felt were worthy of being called natural as well as being functional products. My fanatical belief in product purity led me down the path to developing our own products.

DrF: What problems did you have to overcome in creating your natural products?

PL: Well it was very difficult to formulate products that would look, feel and smell like a traditional cosmetic product, but without the chemicals and it was very difficult to find raw materials that would fit the bill. Creams needed to feel silky smooth. They needed to be a beautiful color in the jar, a white color. They needed to deliver active materials to the skin. Usually with a chemical product there is a very wide range of raw materials you can choose in formulating but from a natural standpoint the palate for raw materials is much smaller. In most cases it’s almost impossible to duplicate a chemical product. So it’s been very challenging for 20 years trying to come up with alternatives, but I think we’ve done a great job and we have products that act, look, smell, feel no different than any other department store product but without all the chemicals.

DrF: Can you tell me some of the ingredients that are used in many of these so-called natural products that you think should not be in cosmetics or skin care products?

PL: Well, the preservatives, methyl parabens, propyl parabens, phenoxyethanol, also triethanolamine, carbomer, mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, propylene glycol, strong surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate. There are a host of other ones also, different emulsifiers and different esters of ingredients. These are ingredients that act like moisturizers but are not from natural sources.

Recently, I received a jar of a cream from someone wanting to duplicate a very famous cream that’s on the marketplace now and sells for a few hundred dollars per jar. After looking at the ingredients in this product, I was astounded that it was primarily made of 100% chemical ingredients. It had a variety of silicones and petroleum products in it which can’t be considered natural. And they talk about it as a natural product. Unfortunately that’s just the way things work.

DrF: In Dying To Look Good some of the herbs and essential oils I list have contraindications for certain people, such as if they’re pregnant, have kidney problems or high blood pressure. When those types of ingredients are used in skin care products do those same warnings or contraindications still apply?

PL: No. Most are used in such small percentages in the formulations that their usage has no negative side affects at all. In my 20 years in business, I’ve never seen anyone with an adverse reaction to any herbal product used in this way.

For example, a long time ago, a woman told me that she could not use our toner because it had aloe vera in it and she was allergic to aloe vera. I told her it was unlikely that she was allergic to the aloe but she was probably allergic to the other chemicals in the products. She claimed she was using a 100% aloe vera gel. So, I sent her pure aloe vera powder and told her to add a little water and put it on her face. She did and of course she called me back and said, “Oh my God, I’m not allergic to aloe vera at all.” It was all the other “stuff” in the formula that was causing her problems.

DrF: I’ve heard that “plant extracts, herbs and other plants, can have parabens and propylene glycol in them already when they’re received by the manufacturer and the manufacturer doesn’t have to put this information on the label. The only way they’re free of parabens or other synthetic preservatives is if they’re extracted in vegetable glycerin.” What is your perspective on that?

PL: That’s true. That’s why I do not use the herbal tinctures in the form many companies do. When you buy herbal tinctures, you don’t know where the herbs come from, their quality or if they contain additives. I just buy the raw herb itself. I buy organic and make my own concoction and put that into my product. I know what I’m putting into my product. Most companies don’t go to that length. It’s easier to just buy the extract or tincture. So in many cases you may be getting a product with synthetic preservatives or other chemicals in it. I’ve circumvented that whole issue by making my own.

DrF: Some people in the natural product arena use cocomidopropyl betaine and some speak against it. I know you mentioned once before that you use it. What can you tell me about cocomidopropyl betaine?

PL: It’s a coconut derived surfactant, a foaming agent. I don’t know how much more natural you can get than cocomidopropyl betaine.

DrF: Are there variations of it? Can it be derived from something other than coconut in a laboratory?

PL: No, coco betaine is from coconut. Coco betaine has a long track record. It works, it’s effective, it foams.

DrF: What about potassium sorbate? I know you use it as a preservative.

PL: It comes from sorbic acid, from fruit trees. It’s a natural source mold inhibitor. Sorbic acid is a natural raw material and potassium sorbate is its derivative.

DrF: Olefin sulfonate is an ingredient I’ve seen in some of your products, but I haven’t checked it out yet. What can you tell me about it? PL: It’s a surfactant from coconut. It’s a very mild foaming agent. We use it because it has great properties. It’s effective and safe. It has a long track record of being used from I think in the 40’s and 50’s. In fact it was the surfactant of choice used years ago, primarily in baby products. Only when sodium lauryl sulfate came on the scene and was cheaper and easier to use did it fall out of favor.

We’ve found olefin sulfonate to be very effective. There are only a few choices and you have to weigh the issues. I don’t believe in using soap since soap is very caustic and drying to the skin and hair. At this point, you have to move into surfactants. Olefin sulfonate is very mild and can be used in a variety of applications. We’re trying to find a happy medium.

I’ve tried to choose surfactants that are mild and without harmful side effects. Coco betaine is one, soy betaine, olefin sulfonate and decyl glucoside are others, but decyl glucoside is not one that can be used in a lot of different applications. My choice of some of these ingredients is because I feel that they’re natural and from an efficacious standpoint, they work.

DrF: What kind of things should people look for when choosing skin care products to get the safest products that they can?

PL: I think just what we touched on before. Looking for products that don’t have chemical preservatives, mineral oils, fragrances, artificial colors, alcohol, these types of ingredients.

DrF: If you were going to give some advice about the most important thing that anyone could do when choosing their cosmetics and skin care products, what would you tell them?

PL: Read the ingredients. That would be the most important thing. Become a label reader and understand what you’re buying; understand what the ingredients are in the product and educate yourself on what you’re using before you use it.

DrF: Thank you, Paul, that’s really good advice. It was really great talking with you.

PL: Thank you very much it was my pleasure.

All about Skin Care.

The skin is the mirror of our health centre and well-being, both physical and emotional. The skin is a part of the body, such as the liver, heart and kidneys. When blood flow is blocked to the skin for any reason, the skin hardens, thickens and loses its normal appearance. As you get older in years. The blood circulation to the skin is reduced and he lost his youthful appearance, its color changes and wrinkles begin to form on its surface. Our skin is affected by factors which can be categorised as intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic factors are the aspects that relate to our genetics. The skin’s ability to repair itself is impaired over time.

There are several things everyone can be used to restore and enhance natural processes. A healthy, beautiful skin requires special attention creams, facial scrub, beauty products and so on, are all ways to help you look good and feel good. Massage your skin with milk is very useful for the skin. Milk Lotion, it will keep your skin soft. Eat snacks high-fiber as raw nuts, seeds raw, and dried fruits, such as dates, and figs. 5. Use bath oils and moisturizers, especially coconut oil, at least in the day. Natural fibres such as cotton and silk feel wonderful and allow your skin to breathe. Healthy diet and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated from the inside.

Daily cleaning is useful for smoothy skin. More intensive cleaning should be done at night, so that the skin has time to recover before facing the outside elements. When you go to bed always remove makeup. Toners feel your skin soft, tense and vigorously active. Do not use soap commercial. Rides is a problem of the skin, is the result of a deficiency in sodium and makes skin sticky. Cucumbers are ideal for combating and preventing sodium deficiency. It also helps keep the body fresh, treating a very good summer. Try cleaning mild or mild soap if you need to use soap or cleanser.Take a tablespoon of olive oil and mix it with 2 tablespoons cream.

Apply on your face and leave it for 10 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. This leaves the skin soft, smooth and radiant. If you want to remove hair. Apply a mixture of powdered fenugreek and green gram of powder on unwanted hair. Let it dry and rub off. Skin rashes are the result of a lack of silicon. To avoid pus and rashes, eat a lot of cabbage, alfalfa, barley, tomatoes, spinach, strawberries and figs. Scaly skin is the result of the lack of fluoride. The cooking and heating destroys fluorine, it is best to eat raw fruits and vegetables. Other foods rich in fluorine are milk and cheese, cabbage, cream and whey cottage cheese.

Natural Skin Care Tips

1. Drinking lots of water is one remedy for dry skin.

2. Try mild cleansers or mild soaps if you must use a soap or cleanser.

3. Fatty acids are particularly important to people with dry skin.

4. Eat foods that contain essential fatty acids.

5. Eat high-fiber snacks like raw nuts, raw seeds, and dried fruit, such as dates, and figs.

6. Use bath oils and moisturizers, especially coconut oil, at least daily.

7. Avoid using any commercial soap.

8. Hot water kills more skin cells.

Your skin mirrors your lifestyle. All men and women like healthy skin all age. Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it is very must to keep it as healthy as your heart, lungs and liver. Skin protects us from the extremes of our sorroundings and from pollutants in the air around us. Luckily the same things that will keep your skin healthy will also keep it younger looking.

Proper skin care is very important. your skin is closely dependant on what you eat and drink. Skin needs much oxygen to stay healthy and what good way to get extra oxygen than to exercise. Perform Exercising keeps your skin toned and your body in good shape. When your body is in good shape it is better geared to keep its organs healthy. Nutrition is fundamentally convoluted at every stage of your skin development.

Exfoliation helps to clear clogged pores and smooth away dead, dry skin. Neat your face with a NH exfoliator. Scrub your skin well; exfoliate dead skin. Slosh drinking soda on your face, use a moisturizer and then do makeup. Once a week, apply a face pack. Drink Plenty of Water.

Using a moisturizer each day will help your skin remain elastic and healthy looking. A moisturizer should be used all over the body each time you bathe or shower. Body oil applied in little to wet skin after a shower will help seal in moisture and keep your skin from drying out.

Vitamin C creams can provide wonderful wrinkle control and they may also help brown spots to fade. Apply a cleansing cream and wipe off with a damp cloth. Use a good face wash followed by a toner. And while you sleep, your skin will do the remaining work, so that you wake up with a glow in the morning. Avoid Smoking is always mind of you. Smoking causes cancer. Smoking causes lines. Don’t consume a lot of alcohol. Drinking on a customary basis can cause our skin to become puffy and sag. Don’t sleep on your face. Sleep on back.

Sleeping on our face can cause those lines to become deeper. Don’t over wash your face. Try to wash it only twice a day. Wash in warm water and pat dry. Use only mild cleansers. Try to purchase oil free moisturizers and ones that are water based, they don’t clog your pores.

Keep stress at bay. Stress is just not healthy period. It is not good for our mind, body or skin. Good eating habits can comprise of eating fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and seafood. Try to limit your intake of sugar foods like pop and candy or foods that have gone through a baking process.

Young Skin care Tips

1. Avoid touching skin after touching surfaces such as computer keyboards or door handles.

2. Drinking on a regular basis can cause our skin to become puffy and sag.

3. Try to limit your intake of sugar foods like pop and candy or foods.

4. Drink Plenty of 8 Glass Water.

5. Keep vitamins such as C and E in your diet regimen.

6. Exercise promotes skin toned and your body in good shape.

7. Using a moisturizer every day will help your skin stay elastic and healthy looking.

8. Use an SPF 15 or higher on all exposed skin, especially on your face.

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Apart from having a daily skin care regimen consisting of cleansing, toning, moisturizing and exfoliating regularly, there are some other ways to help your skin keep looking younger and more rejuvenated.

Below are five simple tips anyone can benefit from:

Tip 1: If you wear makeup often, invest in a proper makeup remover to remove all traces of the makeup. Not removing makeup from your skin properly clogs it up and limits the amount of air circulating on the skin, causing the skin to become dryer and oilier. Water will not remove makeup effectively.

Tip 2: Before investing in facial skin care products, make sure that you take particular notice of your skin type, as well as the type of environment that you are in most of the time. For example, if you are outdoors most of the time, you may want to choose products that contain sunscreen in them or have extra moisturizers to help keep skin rejuvenated and avoid damage. If you have oily skin, use products formulated especially for oily skin.

Tip 3: When you buy a new facial skincare product, make sure that you test it an inconspicuous part of your face first before applying it to your whole face. Many people have sensitive skin types and when they try a new product, it may cause a reaction such as a rash. By testing a small part of your skin, such as behind the earlobe, you will know if you have a sensitivity to the skin care product without running the risk of having a rash over your face.

Tip 4: Never be rough with your skin. By rubbing or scrubbing at your face, you are not making it cleaner. In fact, you are probably causing it a great deal of damage since the skin is so delicate. Have a daily skincare regimen and gently apply skincare products to your face with a cotton ball or soft tissues. Never use anything harder than those – scrubbing brushes are for scrubbing hands and nails, not faces.

Tip 5: Protect your skin with moisturizing sunscreens. Always use a maximum protection sunscreen, especially if you are out in the sun or wind for long periods of time. One of the leading causes of premature aging is sun and wind damage. As well as using sunscreen, make sure to wear a hat out in the sun to protect your skin.

By following some simple cost effective tips such as the ones listed above and choosing good-quality facial skincare products and using them regularly, you can reduce the risk of premature aging quite substantially. Remember to moisturize regularly this is the most important part of taking care of your skin.