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Top 10 Safe and Effective Skin Care Ingredients

vrosenbaum — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:48:03 +0000

When it comes to skincare products, the safest ingredients are also the most effective. Companies choose not to use them, because synthetic ingredients are cheaper. While there are many good ingredients derived from nature, the following are the top 10, because of all the benefits accompanied by their use.

Shea Butter

Shea butter is good for inflammatory conditions such as dermatitis and eczema. A recent analysis conducted in Japan showed that the nutrients found in Shea butter are natural anti-inflammatories. The researchers also described the nutrients as “anti-tumor promoting compounds”. So, the use of Shea butter on the skin could reduce your risk of skin cancer and help prevent or reverse wrinkles. … Read Full Article

Choosing Natural Skin Care for the Health of the Environment

vrosenbaum — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:05:08 +0000

Natural skin care products are the green alternative. Most people choose them because they are better for their health. They are also better for the health of the environment for many different reasons.

There are many different reasons because there are many different chemicals. Let’s start with petrochemicals.

Petrochemicals are petroleum derivatives. Our reliance on them over the last few decades has caused them to become common air and water pollutants. The factories that produce them produce CO2 and other climate changing compounds.

Propylene glycol, ethylene oxide, sunscreens called oxybenzone and benzophenone, isopropyl alcohol and ethanol are some of the petrochemicals commonly found in cosmetics and personal care products of all kinds.… Read Full Article

Liquid Collagen Supplements as a Skin Care Remedy

vrosenbaum — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:26:50 +0000

Liquid collagen is sold as a dietary supplement in the US and other parts of the world. The claimed benefits include easier weight loss, stronger fingernails, better looking hair and younger looking skin. Here you will learn about the “actual” benefits.

Many dietary supplements may be good for the health of your body inside and out. It is always wise to consider what you eat, as well as the things you use on the outside of your body, when you are trying to improve your skin’s health or appearance.

Personally, I take a good multi-nutritional supplement that includes most of the amino acids needed for the body to produce collagen and other … Read Full Article

Complete Report on How to Get Healthy Skin Naturally

vrosenbaum — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:29:49 +0000

Here you can learn how to get healthy skin naturally. You will see advice about what to eat, how to sleep, how to avoid sun damage and what kind of skincare products to use. It’s a complete guide for a healthier you.

What to Eat

What you eat affects the health of every organ of your body. Being the largest organ of the body, what you eat has a tremendous affect on your skin’s health.

You need to be sure to get enough of the nutrients necessary for the production of new skin cells and fibers. Those nutrients include amino acids from proteins and vitamin C. The average person needs about a … Read Full Article

Stop Animal Testing by Choosing Natural Skin Care Products

vrosenbaum — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:41:29 +0000

Animal testing regulations vary from one country to the next. The use of animals to test cosmetic ingredients is about to be banned completely in the European Union.

One of the biggest cosmetic companies in the world is located in France. The company has protested the ban.

The ban will not affect companies that manufacture drugs. Some cosmetic ingredients are also considered drugs. Examples include some of the anti-wrinkle preparations.

Each batch of Botox is still tested extensively on animals. Botox is a de-activated form of botulism toxin. There have been instances in the US where the injections were found to contain the live virus. People have ended up in the hospital … Read Full Article

Nutrients That Can Tighten Skin in Both Supplements and Topical Creams

vrosenbaum — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:10:09 +0000

Omega-3 fatty acids are nutrients that can tighten skin according to a recent study. If you want to see the best results, I recommend you address the problem from the inside out and from the outside in.

The inside out has to do with the foods that you eat and possibly the supplements that you take. Omega-3 fish oil was used in the study above. A popular dermatologist has suggested that eating salmon every day could do the same thing, but that could get expensive.

Atlantic salmon is affordable, but it is known to contain relatively high levels of PCBs, an environmental pollutant that causes cancer and birth defects. Wild Pacific Salmon … Read Full Article

3 Key Ingredients in Effective Anti Aging Skincare

vrosenbaum — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:50:19 +0000

Anti aging skincare treatments are all the rage, despite the fact that most of them do not provide a visible improvement. Independent consumer research groups tested a number of the popular products and were able to measure no more than a 10% reduction in wrinkle depth, which is basically invisible.

It could be that they didn’t test the products for long enough. Some take three months or more to provide maximum results. Or it could simply be that they did not test the right products.

Some ingredients are truly effective for reversing sun damage and wrinkles. They can improve the skin’s softness and firmness, while improving moisture content. Cosmetic company R&D teams … Read Full Article

Anti Aging Lotions with Wakame Kelp Actually Stimulate Collagen Production

vrosenbaum — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:05:31 +0000

What does it take to make a great anti aging lotion? It seems to take a little more effort than most companies are willing to put out.

If you look at the ingredients label on the typical anti-aging cream and you know anything about human skin, you realize they cannot possibly work. Most of them contain compounds with large molecules that cannot penetrate the skin’s surface.

If they merely dry out on the top of your skin, they might make you look a little better for a short time, but they will not provide a lasting benefit. In most cases, they will contribute to pimples by blocking the pores.

Ingredients that … Read Full Article

The Best Ingredients to Look for in Natural Skincare Products

vrosenbaum — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:39:53 +0000

Natural skincare products may be safer and more effective than the conventional items created by major cosmetic companies. Here’s a look at some naturally occurring compounds and what they can do for your skin’s health and appearance.

Vitamin B5, also known as D-Panthenol, is present in many foods in small quantities. It is an essential nutrient. A deficiency in the diet can cause many symptoms. Those that are visible include skin lesions and problems with the hair.

The vitamin is necessary for the body to make structural proteins from amino acids. The skin’s cells and fibers are composed of those structural proteins.

So, skin creams enriched with vitamin B5 support the … Read Full Article

100 Natural Skin Care Tips – More or Less…

vrosenbaum — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:13:19 +0000

I originally wanted to provide 100 natural skin care tips in this article. All together there are more than a dozen tips.

The most important is to moisturize, and repeat. In fact, you can repeat that as many times as you like to make up the difference between the number of tips provided here and one hundred.

I have seen people spend thousands of dollars on anti-aging treatments of all kinds. They spend hundreds of dollars on various skincare products. They try different name brands, use exfoliants, toners, masks and concealers. The product they overlook most often is a moisturizer.

Dermatologists agree on this subject. Failing to use a good moisturizer is … Read Full Article