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Preventing a Major Cause of Eye Wrinkling

vrosenbaum — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:34:19 +0000

Here you will learn about one major cause of eye wrinkling, what you can do to prevent them and how to reduce them if they are already a problem for you. Let’s focus on squinting.

Squinting is a primary cause of eye wrinkling. You could be squinting in reaction to light or because of a problem with your vision.

In order to prevent wrinkles caused by squinting, you should wear sunglasses. UV protective sunglasses may also help prevent age-related cataracts.

You should have your eyes examined every two years at least. If you currently wear a prescription, doctors recommend an annual eye exam. In many states, the optometric prescription expires in one … 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

Choosing the Right Skin Care Products For Younger Looking Skin

vrosenbaum — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:10:25 +0000

Practically everyone wants younger looking skin, but not many people know how to get it. Consumers make a lot of mistakes, but it’s not all their fault. The cosmetic companies are at least partially to blame.

Most people know that collagen loss is one of the reasons we start to look older. Collagen is a structural protein, responsible for the skin’s firmness and opacity.

The cosmetic companies would have us think that reducing the visible signs of age is as simple as applying some animal collagen to the skin’s surface. If you’ve tried it, you know it doesn’t work.

There are two reasons it doesn’t work. First, collagen molecules are too large … 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

Natural Moisturizers that Fight Free Radicals for Firm, Younger Looking Skin

vrosenbaum — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:59:14 +0000

A natural moisturizer will do wonders for your skin, by providing it with all of the essential nutrients that it needs. Of the nutrients that organic compounds can provide antioxidants are the most important, as they heal the age producing damage caused by free radicals.

Free radical damage is one of the three major reasons that lines and wrinkles form in the skin, and addressing this problem can take years off of your appearance.

The other reasons that wrinkles and sagging skin develop are the loss of firmness and elasticity brought about by declining tissue production, and tissue and polymer decomposition.

Enzymes take more and more of your tissue and polymer each … Read Full Article

All Natural Skincare Ingredients are Filled with Antioxidants

vrosenbaum — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:35:48 +0000

One of my favorite all natural skincare ingredients is grape seed oil. Let me tell you a little about it.

The oils of grape seeds contain the antioxidants vitamin E and resveratrol. Vitamin E has long been recognized as beneficial to the skin’s health. Most creams and lotions contain the ingredient, but most companies do not use the naturally occurring form. Synthetics are cheaper.

Resveratrol has been written about in scientific journals and talked about on television programs. It is one of the most potent antioxidants that have been found. Some manufacturers list resveratrol as an ingredient.

You never know where that resveratrol comes from if grape seed oil is not listed, … Read Full Article

4 Important Ingredients in Natural Wrinkle Creams

vrosenbaum — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:56:40 +0000

A natural wrinkle cream containing antioxidants, proteins, plant extracts and nourishing oils could be exactly what you need to improve your skin’s health and appearance. Here’s a look at the benefits of specific ingredients.

Grape Seed Oil

Grape seed oil can be used for cooking. Some chefs like it because of its unique “filming” ability. It forms a film over the pan and the vegetables being cooked. This allows them to use less oil.

When applied to the skin, the film acts to hold moisture in. The benefits of use may include reduced wrinkles, scars and stretch marks. It can help improve circulation. Because of its antioxidant activity, it protects against free … Read Full Article

All Natural Beauty Products, Their Ingredients & How They Work

vrosenbaum — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:21:31 +0000

The benefits of all natural beauty products depend on what they contain. Here’s a look at some of the compounds you might see on the list of ingredients and the benefits associated with them.

Active Manuka Honey

Active Manuka honey can be found in some of the better body lotions, nighttime facial creams, under eye gels and deep cleansing masks. The benefits have to do with the antioxidant and the antibacterial activity.

Antioxidants of all kinds are beneficial to the skin’s health and appearance. They prevent and sometimes repair free radical damage, which dermatologists believe to be the primary cause of wrinkles, age spots and other visible signs of aging.

The antibacterial … Read Full Article

Grape Seed Oil as a Natural Skin Care Treatment

vrosenbaum — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:52:31 +0000

Grape seed oil is a natural skin care ingredient that is readily available and very affordable. Here’s a look at what it and others like it do to improve your skin’s health and appearance.

Grape seed oil contains essential fatty acids similar to those that combine to create the skin’s sebum, a naturally lubricating and protective fatty substance. We tend to over-clean, especially our faces, and remove too much of the skin’s natural sebum. Once the protective substance is removed, there is an increased risk of damage, which can eventually lead to wrinkling.

Grape seed oil helps to prevent wrinkles in several ways. The first is by moisturizing…replacing sebum removed during cleansing. … Read Full Article

Over-the-Counter Anti Aging Skin Care Products

vrosenbaum — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:05:42 +0000

Dermatologists often compare the effectiveness of over-the-counter anti aging skin care products to the effectiveness of Retin-A, the only prescription anti-wrinkle cream. Until recently, there was no comparison.

Nothing worked as well as Retin-A for people who could get beyond the unwanted side effects. Those include redness, itching and irritation. Burning is yet another side effect many people experience. The burning is usually the hardest for people to deal with.

They may be able to deal with a little redness or even some itching, but burning is another issue entirely. It’s painful. The natural reaction is to want to rinse it off as quickly as possible.

No one is sure why Retin-A … Read Full Article