Archive for November 10th, 2009
“If it can be done naturally, why go for artificial means” – this is the basic premise on which ‘organic skin care’ works. Organic skin care is the most natural way of ‘skin care’. In fact, ‘organic skin care’ was probably the first one to be used by man when it first woke-up to the needs of his skin. ‘Organic skin care’ is not only friendlier to skin, but also inexpensive. If exercised in the right way, organic skin care can prevent the occurrence of a lot of skin disorders and can help keep your skin healthy and young-looking for a much longer time.
Organic fruits and vegetables are the most popular things on organic skin care routines e.g. cucumber is very common in organic skin care routines. Turmeric, apple, papaya, ginger are others that find a wide use in organic skin care routines. These organic materials have a very refreshing and vitalizing effect on your skin. Almost every skin care book/guide has section on organic skin care (including the actions of various fruits and vegetables on skin). So choose the ones that are more suitable for your skin type and start experimenting with them until you finally select the ones that are most suitable for inclusion in your organic skin care routine. It’s important that you use fresh organic fruits/vegetables. Don’t try to utilise the rotten ones for your skin, their only place is the garbage bin.
Milk is known to posses good cleansing properties; in fact, the name of some skin care products contains the word ‘milk’ in them. A combination of milk with ground oatmeal acts as wonderful cleanser.
Ground oatmeal is especially good for oily skins and is a popular ingredient in organic skin care regimen. It is used in various combinations e.g. with egg, honey, milk and fruits, for preparation of organic facial packs.
Wheat germ is another ingredient in organic skin care procedures. It is rich in vitamin E and is known for its exfoliation as well as moisturising properties. Wheat germ, in various combinations with other organic materials, is used to prepare facial masks for normal and dry skin types. Wheat germ oil is another way in which wheat germ is used for organic skin care.
Yogurt and sour cream are other organic materials that are popular for their exfoliation and moisturising properties.
Use of organic honey is also popular in organic skin care procedures. It helps in retention of moisture and helps impart a glowing look to skin.
Rose water takes its place as a toner in organic skin care routines. Lavender water is popular too.
‘Organic skin care’ uses combinations of various organic materials that complement each other and enhance each other’s effectiveness. Moreover, these combinations are also helpful in over-riding the harmful effects (if any) of various organic materials that form them.
Organic skin care is really an art that, once perfected, can give wonderful results in a very cost effective manner.
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How black skin care products work should be no mystery. African american or black skin is really no different than white, tan or any other tone. When it comes right down to basic facts: skin is skin. Only with few possibly ethnic differences, all skin tones have the same skin problems. Let’s look at the ingredients that work and the ones to avoid.
Three Skin Care Ingredients to AVOID
1. Any Paraben (esp. sodium methyl paraben)
2. Any Petroleum Based Product
3. Chemical Bleaching Compounds
1. Parabens are mainly used in skin care products as a preservative. They are unnecessary and potentially harmful. Parabens have been found in patients that have breast cancer. Sodium methyl paraben can cause skin depigmenting. To be safe avoid all words ending in paraben. Read the label.
2. Petrolatum (petroleum jelly) is not skin friendly as it is often promoted. It clogs the pores of the skin. Also it can result in hyper pigmentation of skin. Other related ingredients to strictly avoid are propylene glycol, wood-based alcohols, mineral oil and any petroleum-based product. There are other safe ingredients you can use. Keep reading.
3. Chemical bleaching compounds are dangerous. They are sold to lighten skin but can do great harm. There are effective, safe ingredients that will lighten skin. I’m coming to that in a moment.
Safe Skin Care Ingredients for ALL Skin
*Extra Pone Nut Grass
*Vitamin E (Must be natural vitamin E)
Extra Pone Nut Grass is a very safe and effective ingredient for lightening skin tones. The nice thing about this ingredient is that it takes just a small amount to work. Much better and safer than some chemical bleach.
Vitamin E (Natural) is a good antioxidant that battles free radicals that cause skin cell damage. Vitamin E works well with hyper pigmentation of the skin otherwise known as skin spots.
Sebum – The Natural Moisturizer
Sebum is our skin oil that also is our skin moisturizer. However, some of us have either too dry skin or too oily or some range in between. So skin problems can vary from one person to the next. But skin problems in general have nothing to do with black skin or any other tone. Skin is skin. What the problem usually is, is the product being used on the skin. Especially if it is petroleum based. Petrolatum feels good but it can do a lot of subtle harm. If you use a good moisturizer, like the one I use, you will have 90% of your skin problems solved.
Sebum comes from the sebaceous glands. All skin regardless of the tone have sebaceous glands. Some just produce differently in some individuals. Sebum is the natural moisturizer for our skin. Using alcohol on the skin can cause it to produce too much, resulting in oily skin. Jojoba and passion fruit extract are two ingredients you will want to include in your skin care regimen if you have dry skin.
Anti-aging Skin Care Ingredients
There are many anti aging skin care products on the market today that make false promises. Many are just out to make a quick buck caring little about what it does to your skin appearance. Remember this fact, For African American Skin you DON’T need special ingredients to fight aging skin. Let me tell you what you should do and what you need to get.
Be glad that you read this far. Those that didn’t won’t know what you’re about to find out.
In my vast searching for some skin care products that really work I found one that I am ecstatic about. The reason is that it is safe and it works on all skin types and skin tones. It is called “Functional Keratin”. When mixed with Wakame Seaweed (Japanese) CoQ10 and Vitamin E it produces new skin cells and fibers. This results in a younger looking skin because of the skin firmness that is taking place. See my website for more information on this truly amazing skin care ingredient.
Free radicals are the culprit behind most skin care damage. Antioxidants like natural vitamin E will help fight off these free radical rebels. In conclusion, please avoid all paraben ingredients, petroleum based ingredients and chemical bleaching methods. Use the ingredients I mentioned in this article and visit my website listed below for more details. Thanks, Margaret Bell.
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tra care of your skin when you have acne is a must. Most people know and understand that. For many people the simple fact is their skin type is more prone to acne outbreaks then others. If you are naturally prone to acne then it is a good idea to take better care of your skin, which really isn’t that hard to do. One thing to remember is that some people misconstrue taking care of their skin with doing something that is actually more harmful in their quest to get rid of their acne. Gentle is good when it comes to skin care. Here are a few simple skin care tips to help clear your skin of unsightly acne. • Gently wash your skin – This is very important particularly on your face. Use a mild cleanser twice a day for the best results. Scrubbing with harsh, abrasive cleansers or scouring pads is not recommended and will actually cause more harm then good. If you have oily spots you can use an astringent on those but not on your entire face. If you are seeing a dermatologist for your acne you might want to ask them what the best cleanser for your skin is. • For the men shave carefully – Use a sharp razor and soften your whickers with hot water and shaving gel every time you shave. Getting nicks and razor burn just irritates you skin and causes in grown hairs which can become infested. Also be careful of existing blemishes when shaving, catching your razor on them can make an outbreak worse. • Don’t pick and pop your pimples – Acne is an infection of the pores of the skin. While it may be fun to pop your zits all this does is spread the infection to other pores in your skin. • Stay out of the sun – A killer tan may look good but in reality it does nothing to help prevent acne outbreaks. In fact it can prematurely age your skin and lead to skin cancer. The risks associated with overexposure to the sun far outweigh any benefits for your skin. • Oil free cosmetics – Using oil free cosmetics helps your pores stay open, allowing the skin to breath naturally. It is also a good idea to limit your use of cosmetics in situations which don’t really require you to wear them. When buying cosmetics look for ones labeled noncomedogenic which means they are gentle to your skin. Nearly everyone deals with acne at one time or another during their lifetime, usually during their teenage years. As we grow older it tends to go away but for some people it can be a life long struggle. By taking care of your skin you can diminish the affects of acne and keep your skin blemish free.
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I’m sure that you’ve heard the advice as far as how much better for you it is to use botanical skin care products as opposed to the ones that you generally find on the market. This fact about using natural products is absolutely true, but the problem is that there are simply not enough of these products that are being made available to us. Why don’t more companies simply make natural products instead of the harmful ones that they make now?
Probably the number one reason that you don’t see more natural ingredients being used is because of money. Natural ingredients typically cost the cosmetics companies more money to use, because they require more processing than chemically based ingredients do. Even though the cosmetics industry makes millions upon millions of dollars every year they don’t want to put money back into their products.
Instead of presenting us with truly botanical skin care products they would rather hands us creams and lotions that contain hordes of chemicals in them that are useless when it comes to treating our skin, and that could be potentially damaging to our heath. Most people don’t have a clue as to how much danger they are putting themselves in through absorbing these agents into their bodies.
Many of the ingredients that are most commonly used by the major cosmetics companies have been discovered over the years to be endocrine system disruptors, organ toxins, neurotoxins, and carcinogens. Once these chemicals had been proven to be seriously harmful to humans you would have thought that these companies would have been forced to stop using them, but they have not.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Union have both filed motions to have their regulation that these companies stop using toxins in their products, and begin making strictly botanical skin care products. The FDA was overruled in a court of law, but the motion filed by the European Union was upheld. This is why I always tell people that the companies under the European Union are the ones to buy from.
The company that is probably bringing you the best botanical skin care products on the market is one that hails from the island nation of New Zealand. They have discovered that through the use of two simple, natural ingredients you can greatly increase the amount of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid that your body is producing. This increase in tissue will make your lines and wrinkles simply fade away.
The ingredients that this company uses in order to pull this magic off are called Functional Keratin, and Phytessence Wakame. One of these is a duo of keratin proteins, and the other is a kelp extract from the Sea of Japan. Together with all of the other natural ingredients in these anti aging skin care products they will have more of an effect on your skin than any other product that you’ve ever tried.
These are truly the type of botanical skin care products that your skin needs and will thank you for!
Discover more amazing natural substances for your skin that you have probably never heard about at my website today.
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A properly chosen skin care moisturizer cream can work wonders for your skin’s health and beauty. But if you choose the wrong skin care cream, you could end up ruining your skin. Here is your guide on how to avoid that mistake.
The two most commonly abused chemical substances in skin care creams are parabens and mineral oils. There is a consensus among dermatologists that the use of these synthetic substances should be banned from skin care creams.
1) Parabens — They are preservatives used in skin care moisturizer creams. They help in improving the shelf life of the products. They are proven carcinogens and have shown to cause cancerous breast tumors!
Although there are safer alternatives for preservatives such as vitamin E, parabens still find widespread use in skin care creams because they are cheap. They are used in these forms — methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl parabens.
2) Mineral oils — Another chemical substance that is widely abused in skin care moisturizer creams is mineral oils. They are used as a substitute for natural moisturizing oils. They provide a temporary moisturization effect on the skin, but they ruin the natural oil balance and make it excessively dry after the moisturizing effects wear down.
They are used in these forms — petrolatum, liquid paraffin and paraffin wax. Mineral oils clog the skin’s pores and prevent the skin from breathing freely. The skin toxins remain within and lead to acne breakouts, allergies, irritation, rashes and photosensitivity. All this leads to premature aging of skin.
Be careful that the skin care moisturizer cream that you look for doesn’t contain these hazardous chemical substances. They won’t do any good for your skin, but on the contrary they will ruin your healthy skin and make it worse than before.
The skin composition of men and women is very different. You should look out for these special natural ingredients while looking for the appropriate skin care cream for your skin type.
Men’s skin care creams should contain Capuacu butter. It is very effective in healing sunburns and razor injuries. This is because men shave their faces almost daily and are prone to skin inflammation.
Women’s skin care cream should contain passion fruit (Maracuja) extract. It is one of the best emollients and gives a soft, creamy and radiant skin.
Visit my website to find out more of such amazing natural ingredients that you should look out for in the best skin care moisturizer cream and what harmful substances you should avoid, so that you can achieve a young, beautiful and a naturally glowing skin.
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Do you have any theories as to why you can’t seem to be able to find skin care products that will work effectively for you? All of the major cosmetics companies claim to provide you with the very best skin care products, but very few of these products can even come close to living up to the promises that the companies make. Why is it so hard to find an effective product?
The truth of the matter is that the skin care products that are being mass produced by the major corporations do not contain the ingredients that are necessary to enable them to make any kind of significant difference in the way that your skin looks, and feels. It is simply impossible for these formulas to produce healthy skin when the bulk of the ingredients are nothing but chemicals.
In order to manufacture the best skin care products a company would have to use strictly all natural ingredients in their formulas. Unfortunately for all of us the processing that is required in order for these natural ingredients to be useable in cosmetics products is more expensive than using their chemical counterparts. The cosmetics giants will not pay the extra money for these processes to be completed.
This is why you are generally forced to buy skin care products with potentially harmful chemicals in them, because the major cosmetics companies would rather save money than deliver to you an effective product. They are of the mindset that it is perfectly alright to allow you to absorb known carcinogenic chemicals into your body as long as it helps to widen their profit margin.
It is fortunate for us as consumers that not every company shares the ideology of the major cosmetics corporations. There are many smaller companies spread across the globe that are serious in their intent to bring you the best skin care products that they can possibly produce. It is from companies like this that you should look to make your cosmetics purchases from in the future.
One company that comes highly recommended manufactures the finest all natural anti aging skin care products in the cosmetics industry. Using a unique combination of keratin proteins, and a Japanese kelp extract called Phytessence Wakame, these products can literally take years away from your appearance through greatly increasing the amount of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid that your skin has.
The reason that everyone says that this company has the best skin care products is because people are getting results from the use of these products that they could never achieve through the use of the popular mainstream products. The difference is that the company from New Zealand that developed these products was not afraid to invest all that was necessary to make the formula safe, and effective.
The developers of all skin care products should manufacture their products with the same type of dedication to quality, but sadly they don’t. So, if I were you I would buy my cosmetics from a company that has chosen excellence over corporate greed any day, because it will pay dividends for your skin in the long run.
To learn about the products that I personally use that contain Phytessence Wakame visit my website today.
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There are hundreds of facial moisturizers on the market right now, and most of them are not suitable for everyone. Depending on your natural complexion, skin type, and typical skin problems, the moisturizer you select could either greatly benefit or further hinder your face. The following dry skin care tips are designed to help you select the proper moisturizer for your face.
If you have dry itchy skin it is usually an automatic assumption that you need to purchase a moisturizer. Anything dry just needs more moisture, right?
This is true, but there are so many different types of moisturizers on the market that it can be quite confusing to determine which product or combination of product will be best suited to one person’s individual face.
First, you have to know your skin type. You probably already know how your skin tends to react to different seasons, but did you know that some people need two different types of moisturizers depending on the season?
For instance, someone who gets oily skin in the summer months but tends to dry out some in the harsh winter air might need a different type of moisturizer for each season.
You may be wondering why someone with oily skin would use a moisturizer, but a high quality moisturizer can actually be beneficial to someone with acne or oil prone skin. The trick is to pick one that is oil free. Also, a natural product that does not include common acne irritants such as fragrances is good for anyone who typically suffers breakouts.
Even someone who does not have issues with acne will be well suited to go with a moisturizer that does not include toxins, fragrances, and other harsh chemical ingredients. These unnatural ingredients tend to dry out the skin even more and should be avoided if you already have dry itchy skin.
Also, anyone looking for dry skin care products should watch out for products that include active ingredients designed to exfoliate, such as retinol. While exfoliates do give a healthy glow to the skin and can be beneficial for fighting against acne problems, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
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A natural botanical, organic plants extracts and essential minerals promote cell regeneration and provides anti oxidant calls organic skin care. There a huge progress has been notified in organic skin care treatment in recent times. A very first thing comes up in a mind, how to make your skin healthier and younger? A healthy skin is an important for looking younger and beautiful. Organic skin care is using natural organic skin care materials instead of using products contains chemical or harmful ingredients material. Now you may be thinking over that, what are the natural organic skin care products? These organic skin care products can be easily found near you anytime; yes fruits and vegetables are the best natural organic skin care products.
It is everyone’s belief that products made by natural organic products like cucumber, Apple, papaya, ginger are the best for use because they didn’t carry any chemical ingredients with them. Ordinary skin care products contain chemical ingredients and we apply those products on our skin daily, which kills our skin cell and gives our skin a deadly look. On the other hand organic skin care products are made from natural ingredients using fresh fruits and vegetables.
Benefits of Organic skin care products
No Side effects – With the using of natural organic skin care products is purely natural and it didn’t cause any side effect on your skin.
All Natural – These organic products contains fruits and fresh vegetables ingredient.
This contains no harmful or chemical ingredients.
Environment Friendly – These natural organic skin care products exist into environment naturally, where chemicals products are unable to exist into nature’s way.
Choosing best organic skin care product
There are many natural organic skin care products online. But it depends on you that how to choose the right one for your skin? I have reviewed many organic skin care products and found few of them a useful and innovative. A little search over the internet or web can gives you a best natural product, you are looking for? If you would like to read about natural skin care can go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_skin_care







