Natural Skincare

Natural Skin Care
By Edward Group

You work hard to eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. You know that organic foods can help you avoid ingesting nasty hormones and chemicals but did you know that these toxins are creeping into your system in other ways? Your moisturizers, eye creams, and make up may seem harmless, but check out the labels and you'll find a laundry list of tongue-twisting ingredients, many of which could be hazardous to your health. In a recent survey, conducted by Health, eighty three percent of responding consumers indicated that they would rather use all natural body products. The skin care industry is responding to this demand. The natural and organic skin care product sector has seen a growth of thirty nine percent over the last year. Some of these products may claim to be all-natural, while still containing a slew of chemicals and toxins. Here's what you need to know about natural skin care and how to determine if the product you are using is free of harmful chemicals.

Why Choose Natural Skin Care Products?

There is approximately six pounds of skin on your body which provides a porous membrane into your system. Dirt, dust, pollutants, and other environmental pollutants enter the body through the skin, providing a more significant gateway to your system than food. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that 884 chemicals used in personal care products and cosmetics are known to be toxic. And a recent Canadian study in Pediatric Drugs found cosmetic and personal care products as the most common cause of unintentional poisonings of kids under six.

The chemicals and toxins found in most commercial skin care products also have a detrimental effect on the environment, although this effect is just beginning to be understood. In March, a team of US Geological Survey scientists showed that a variety of chemicals from personal care products were among 95 wastewater contaminants found in US waterways.

Why poison yourself and the environment with toxic chemicals and pollutants? Natural skin care products are healthier for you, for your skin, and for the environment. But many products may claim to be all-natural while still containing a number of harmful ingredients. Make sure you read and understand the product label to ensure that the product your using is as natural as it claims to be.

Reading the Ingredients Label

Organic personal care manufacturing needs strict standards and enforcement in order to be effective. Currently, some manufacturers claim their products are organic merely as a marketing gimmick. One look at their products ingredients clearly suggests otherwise. Only by tying organic beauty care closely to the National Organic Program standards can the “lifestyle” marketed by the manufacturers represent the values at the core of organic agriculture.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies cosmetics into 13 categories, but it does not regulate them. According to the FDA, “A cosmetic manufacturer may use any ingredient or raw material and market the final product without government approval.” Seven toxins are banned, but many more known toxins and carcinogens are allowed in cosmetic formulations. Less than one percent of the FDA’s budget is for the evaluation of skin care products.

Many commercial skin care products have been regularly found to contain toxic chemicals. Surprisingly, most personal care products are not tested for health and safety. And because the FDA does not regulate skin care manufacturers, questionable ingredients often make their way into their formulas. These ingredients may seem harmless in the short-term, but their chemical components are stored in the fatty tissues of the body where they accumulate and magnify over time.

Cosmetics and personal care products are marketed based on the quality and content of their formulas. Many products claim to be filled with expensive vitamins, oils, and perfumes. Others claim to utilize an all-natural formula. But how can you be sure that the products you buy actually contain the ingredients they claim to have? Read the label, right? But unless you happen to be a scientist or chemist, the ingredient list on most cosmetics and personal care products will look like a long list of mind-numbing, tongue-twisting names.

This is where natural and organic skin care products should stand out. If a product claims to be all natural, its ingredients should be easily recognizable as natural components. Also, the ingredients should be listed in descending order with the most prominent factors listed first. Scrutinize the first several listings in the product to be sure that they are the natural ingredients you are looking for. If a skin care product contains an ingredient that you are unsure about, write down it's name and do a little research. A quick online search should reveal it's true nature. As a consumer, you need to be on the look out for chemicals and toxic ingredients that can be harmful to your skin and your body. You would not even think about eating a food that contained chemicals or cancer causing agents. Don't let these toxins enter your system through your beauty product either!

Dr. Group, the founder/CEO and clinical director for the Global Healing Center, heads a research and development team producing advanced, new, natural health protocols and products. To learn more visit http://www.ghchealth.com

Best Skin Care Products

The Best Skin Care Products That Help Prevent Wrinkles
By Pamela Brooks

What kind of treatment will help prevent wrinkles? This is a question that almost every other person asks me these days. Apart from the fact that I read a lot about skin care, there is another reason for these people to ask me this question. I don't have wrinkles, dark spots, pimples, saggy skin, or any other signs of premature aging that could make me look like a man with midlife crisis. So, naturally, people wonder and ask me 'how do you look so young and have flawless skin despite slogging in the office for more than 10 hours a day?' Well; there is a way. A rather easy way if I can say so.

The best idea that can help prevent wrinkles is to use a good skin care cream. I use one. A really good one, I must add. But before I tell you anything more about using a skin care cream and all that stuff, let me first tell you something about premature aging in general.

So, what is the big deal about wrinkles? Why do you want to prevent face wrinkles? The answer is - they make you look like an old man. Can you imagine looking like a 40 year old man when you are actually 20 something? But with wrinkles, dark spots, saggy skin, and bags under the eyes, one can look a lot older than his actual age. This is the reason why you should take good care of your skin. After all, you don't want 12 year olds to start greeting you uncle when you are just 20, do you?

So, I said the secret to prevent face wrinkles is to use a good skin cream and I also said that I use one. But what I am about to tell you is the most important part. It is about choosing the right skin care cream. Surprisingly, a lot of people have no idea about skin care and they just go and pick skin care products randomly. This is wrong. You should choose your skincare products as carefully as you would choose a medication that you take internally. In a sense, what you apply on your skin actually goes into your body, as your skin simply absorbs it. So, you need to be careful about what you apply on your skin.

The best way and the most trusted way to find a good skin care product is to go organic. While there are a lot of artificial cosmetic items that promise to help prevent wrinkles, they are not as effective as they claim to be and most importantly not safe. A lot of skin care companies, including some big, popular brands, use a lot of chemicals that are absolutely unsafe for your skin. As a result, a lot of people who use these products experience severe side effects and they end up looking worse than what they used to before using those products.

The best way to avoid all these problems and still take good care of your skin is to go for organic skin care products which are perfectly safe for your skin. There are a lot of good organic skin care products that can prevent face wrinkles. When it comes to such organic products, the kind of ingredients used in a product determines how effective a product is. So, you should look out for organic skin care products with the best natural ingredients that deliver great results. Some of these ingredients include functional keratin, wakame (a special kind of Japanese kelp extract), manuka honey (a very rare type of honey found in New Zealand), natural oils like olive oil, grape seed oil, avocado oil, and macadamia oil, and other herbal and fruit extracts. If you can find a good organic cream with these ingredients, go for it.

So, there you have it - the perfect recipe to help prevent wrinkles. Get started today, buy a good organic skin cream, use it regularly, and you can find the difference for yourself. Getting rid of wrinkles and getting younger looking skin has never been easier.

Pamela Brooks has been studying the skin care industry for over 15 years. She is a regular contributor to http://www.skin-and-health-care.com a site covering the very best quality skin care products on the market today.

Organic Skin Care Products

7 Important Things to Look For and Avoid in Organic Skin Care Products
By Valerie Rosenbaum

It seems like every time you turn your head, someone's gone organic. The same holds true for skin care. Organic skin care is getting very popular because more and more people are worried about what they put on their skin.

Using skin care products that contain chemical ingredients has been linked to a variety of health problems as well as bad skin. What is the point of spending time and money on skin care if you aren't going to get the results you want and you put your health at risk to boot?

Many people are going natural in order to achieve younger, healthier, and more beautiful skin. The only way to know whether the products you are using are truly natural or not is to look for some important characteristics. Here are 7 of them.

1. Only buy organic skin care products from a company that has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics. Any company that has signed this compact has pledged not to use any ingredients in their products that are strongly suspected of causing cancer or other health problems.
2. In organic skin care, the only way to know if a product is truly natural is to find out whether it is edible. Products that are safe enough to eat are safe enough to put on your skin because they get absorbed and enter your bloodstream.
3. Organic skin care products should contain a high concentration of active ingredients. Make sure that at least 50% of the product is made up of active ingredients because the active ingredients can only have a significant effect when they are used in high concentrations.
4. Look for organic skin care creams with active ingredients that combat the three causes of aging skin if you want skin that is younger looking and more beautiful. Ingredients like phytessence wakame, coenzyme Q10 in the nano-emulsion form, and functional keratin fight the three main causes of aging which are the loss of collagen, the loss of hyaluronic acid, and the damage done by free radicals.
5. Make sure the organic skin care products you are interested do not contain any synthetic chemical ingredients whatsoever. Avoid ingredients such as mineral oil, which clogs your pores and causes photosensitivity, acne, and more. Also avoid parabens, which can cause cancer and interfere with your body's endocrine system.
6. Make sure to use products that are compatible with all skin types. Gentle, effective products in organic skin care are okay to use on all skin types because they do not contain any harsh ingredients that can irritate sensitive skin. They also contain natural ingredients that balance sebum so your skin is never too oily or too dry.
7. Organic skin care products that contain an SPF factor should be avoided. You may have been trained to believe that products with an SPF factor are necessary if you want to prevent skin cancer but the truth is that the chemicals in SPF factors can actually cause skin cancer.

So what are you waiting for? Make the change and get started with organic skin care. Use this information to guide you in finding products that are effective, natural, and affordable. For more beautiful skin, go organic!

Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum is a dermatologist who specializes in aging of the skin. She has done extensive research on the many chemicals used in skin care products. For more information visit her website http://www.DefendYourSkin.com

Buy Perfume

Buy Perfume Online - Secrets to Buying at a Discount!
By Patricia Warner

Each of us, women or men, dream of buying at a discount best quality, famous brand perfumes, either for ourselves or as a gift for one of our friends or family members. Since online perfume sales have appeared, this has become easier to accomplish. In addition, a business opportunity such as online perfume wholesale purchasing of cheap perfume can bring you a reasonable profit.

In today's world, we have many requirements to ask from people in a professional atmosphere. In many circumstances, the general expectation is for us to be presentable and neat. In many cases, we should also wear a pleasant perfume. It is quite difficult to choose a fragrance that will represent you every day. It should be pleasant discreet and, of course, not very expensive. It is difficult enough to choose a fragrance for ourselves, but it is even more difficult to choose one that will be appropriate as a gift for a loved friend or family member.

The financial issue is again a barrier for most of us. Most people find it challenging to make that financial compromise necessary for purchasing a quality, popular brand perfume. In addition, buying cheap perfume may involve a risk: a disturbingly strident smell that turns the entire gift attempt into an uninspired alternative that few of us assume. Since the appearance of online perfume distributors, a window has opened for those who do not normally afford to buy expensive fragrances.

One of the ways to get a good price for your favorite perfume is to buy perfume online at a discount price. There are sometimes perfumes or cologne testers which were taken off the shelves because of small imperfections in the product or packaging, products that have not sold very well and replaced by new products or perfumes designed for special occasions such as Christmas, for instance.

Another way is to undertake perfume wholesaling. In this manner, you will buy a large number of perfume bottles, which you can then share with many friends who wish to purchase the same fragrance, or you can further sell the products and yet keep one for yourself. Wholesale of any product is a profitable business opportunity. Perfumes, so desired by many women and men, will surely guaranty a terrific investment of your money.

Before you decide to take up perfume and cologne wholesale, make sure you have the right to sell such amounts of fragrances. Sometimes you may need to purchase a certificate that will certify your intention to resell the products. Other than that, there is no other barrier, you can sit back at your comfortable home desk and browse sites of perfume and cologne. You have huge lists of popular brand products at your disposal.

To start, you should find the necessary time to search among the many websites that offer perfume available online. You should be careful to choose the one that offers the best quality, designer perfume, at the lowest discount price. Be aware that cheap perfume may be sometimes just mimicry of the original brand. You can obtain amazing prices for some of the most popular designer perfumes.

Therefore, here are some of the ways to get your hands on good quality discount perfume and cologne. You can do it by buying discounted products or purchasing bulk perfumes from perfume retail distributors. You can now have the fragrance you desire so much at a much lower price. You will feel more confident and you will receive proper appreciation at work, at school or anywhere you decide to wear your perfume. If you decide to go into perfume wholesaling, you will conclude that you have made a good decision and a smart investment. Or if you do not want to go into the fragrance business, you can get a supply many times over for your favorite fragrance at a great price!

I am an avid fragrance enthusiast and reviewer. I have been around the perfume and cologne fragrance industry for over 20years. A great site I've found and used many times to buy discount perfume and cologne is YourNewFragrance.Com.

Beauty Skin Care Products

You Have Beauty Skin Care Products In Your Kitchen!

by Britney Smith

There are many beauty skin care products right in your kitchen. I don't mean that you've been keeping your makeup bag in the refrigerator, or that you forgot your mascara on the kitchen counter. There are actually foods that can be used on your face - used as beauty skin care products!

The beauty skin care products that can be found in your kitchen can do the same things as purchased cosmetics, but at a fraction of the price.

What There Is, Right In Your Kitchen

Some of the beauty skin care products you can make from things in your kitchen are very easy to make. A facial scrub can be made from grapes, simply by taking a handful of grapes and smashing them. After removing the skins, mix the pulp and juice with 1 tablespoon almond flavoring. Apply to the face.

A facial mask can be made from honey and bananas, as long as the bananas are not overripe. Mash up one banana and mix in 3 tablespoons of honey. This makes a good beauty skin care product.

For a beauty skin care product that will soften your skin, just add ¼ cut of honey to your bathwater, and enjoy relaxing in your tub.

Back to your face, it is easy to make an astringent by using an apple or a pear. Just grate a large apple or pear and mix it with a tablespoon of honey.

Aloe vera is a multi-use beauty skin care product. For oily skin, it works well as an astringent. Also, aloe vera gel is terrific for thickening hair. Just massage it onto your scalp. Leave it on for 15 minutes before you rinse it off. Or, you can mix aloe vera gel with glitter to make a softening gel that is very sparkly.

Take a look at your baking soda. Would you even imagine being able to use it to help you get a better head of hair? If you at a teaspoon of baking soda to your shampoo, it will help remove hair-product buildup. You can also use baking soda to help loosen blackheads. If you mix an equal portion of baking soda and water, and rub in into the skin, just let it dry then rinse off. It will do wonders!

Another beauty skin care product you can use from home is a facial exfoliant made from 1 tablespoon of sugar mixed with a few drops of olive oil. It will be sweet and do a terrific job, all in one. If you want to use it to exfoliate your whole body, just mix up a larger quantity.

Note that to any of these you can add a few drops of essential oil in your favorite scent, to personalize the beauty skin care product for you.

About the Author

Britney Smith is an Internet Marketer that writes articles on various resources. She shares her thoughts on Slimming health and Fitness Health invites you to her website to Learn About Slimming Tips and Fitness Health Online and check out the best diet plan Here

Dark Circles Under Eye

8 Remedies for Under-Eye Dark Circles

Executive Summary about Dark Circles Under Eye by Dr. Maoshing Ni

Nothing says exhaustion and strain like dark circles under your eyes. Read on to find out why you get under-eye circles and how to reduce their appearance or get rid of them altogether.

Causes of Dark Circles
Dark circles are often a heredity trait. The skin around our eyes is the most delicate and thinnest skin in the body. Dark circles under the eyes are blood vessels that can be seen through the skin, producing the bluish tint.

Allergies are another common cause of dark circles. Consult an allergist to determine what you may be allergic to.

Chinese medicine considers dark circles as a sign of weakness in the kidney network. It is said that unhealthy and depleted kidneys produce pigment deposit under the skin around the eyes and other parts of the face.

Dark circles and puffiness are often thought to be due to vitamin K deficiency or a lack of antioxidants in the diet. It is also believed that lack of the mineral iron can cause dark circles.

Under-eye Remedies
Reduce the puffiness and lighten your circles with these all-natural solutions.

1. For starters, be sure you are getting seven to nine hours of sleep every night.

2. What you eat counts! Eat a healthy, balanced diet, drink plenty of water, and make sure you are getting all your vitamins and minerals.

3. Asian pear is a juicy and crunchy fruit that has long been prized by Chinese herbalists as a way to lighten under-eye circles.

4. Treat your skin while you sleep. Just before bed, lightly wet a washcloth with cold water and place over your eyes as you sleep. By morning, you should see an improvement.

5. Apply cucumber slices or cool tea bags to your eyes. Lie down, close your eyes, and place fresh cucumber slices or cool, damp caffeinated tea bags over your eyes for about ten minutes every day.

6. Gently apply almond oil under your eye every morning and evening until you see improvement.

7. New skin-care technology has become available through years of intensive research; it is now possible to find creams and other products that can help you combat under-eye circles.

8. Avoid smoking, as it causes vascular problems that not only threaten your health, but also make your blood vessels appear more prominent under the skin.

Treating your skin will help, but there may also be an underlying cause. Imbalances in your life show up on your face and skin.


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Natural Moisturizer

Dry Skin Remedy
By Jerrick Foo

If you are looking for a dry skin remedy, look no farther than your kitchen pantry. You can make a dry skin natural remedy just by combining common foods and applying them to the skin. Some foods act as an internal remedy for dry skin as well. Some of the ingredients that can be used in a home remedy for extremely dry skin are honey, yogurt, olive oil, and oatmeal. Some herb teas are useful, too, as are a variety of other fruits and seeds.

Honey, a dry skin natural remedy, is a substance that is healing to the skin. When applied to the skin it is healing and moisturizing. It helps dead skin cells move from the surface and stimulates renewal and regrowth of skin tissues. It is also antibacterial. In severe cases, you can put honey on skin that needs a bandage. It will keep the bandage from sticking to the wounded skin. Yogurt can be used as a skin cleanser, acting as a natural moisturizer. Oatmeal heals and soothes dry skin, and helps the skin to slough off dead skin cells.

Cold-pressed olive oil works as an emollient, which means it soothes and softens. It helps the itching of eczema, which is a itchy skin condition characterized by oozing lesions. Eczema is sometimes associated with dry skin but not always. Olive oil can also be used on the scalp as a remedy for extremely dry skin and hair. Not only can olive oil be used externally, it is also an internal remedy for dry skin, along with other healthy oils. If you suffer from dry skin, try adding some heathful oils to your diet. It doesn't take a lot, as oils are very high in calories. Nuts are full of beneficial oil, as are fatty fish, such as salmon and mackeral.

Certain herb teas work as an internal remedy for dry skin. Use one teaspoon of the dried herb to one cup of boiling water. Remove from heat and let steep for 5 minutes. Covering the cup with a saucer while it is steeping will keep the medicinal properties of the herb from evaporating away. Some herbs that are beneficial as an internal remedy for dry skin problems are marshmallow, dandelion, peppermint, calendula, borage, and chamomile.

Soap and body wash are drying to the skin. You can make an alternative to a bar of soap by tying oatmeal flour or in a cloth tea bag can be used instead of soap. For extra moisturizing, add a little almond meal and aloe vera gel.

The following home remedy for dry skin is a soothing facial mask that can be made from ingredients in your kitchen. Combine an egg yolk with a tablespoon of mayonnaise or yogurt and and another tablespoon of honey. If you use yogurt, add a 1/2 tsp. of almond oil. Apply to skin lightly and let it dry. Wash off gently with warm water. Another healing facial mask that is a remedy for extremely dry skin is to beat an egg and add oat flour to it. You can make oat flour by whizzing oatmeal around in the blender. Spread the mixture on your face and relax for 10 minutes before gently washing it away. Always treat your delicate dry skin with the utmost of care.

Here is an alphabetical list of botanicals (plant products) that have been found beneficial in creating a dry skin natural remedy (to be used on the surface of the skin): aloe vera, apple, apricot pulp, banana pulp, chamomile, comfrey root, coriander seed, elderflower, fennel seed, grape pulp, green tea leaf, honey, kefir, lavender flower, licorice root, mango pulp, marshmallow root, whole milk, oatmeal, rose petals, and yogurt. Add to these whole milk, either cow's or goat's, and the cultured milk products yogurt and kefir. Honey and egg yolk round out the kitchen pharmacy for dry skin solutions. If you wish to try creating your own dry skin solutions using these ingredients, please choose plant products that have not been sprayed with pesticides. Furthermore, don't gather wild herbs that grow near a busy highway. The plants will absorb the exhaust fumes from the traffic and might do more harm than good. If you use seeds, make a strong tea of them by boiling them gently for 10 minutes and then letting them steep for an hour.

Jerrick Foo has been researching and developing all dry skin care the purpose of offering men and women safe, dry skin care tips. He have created Dry Skin Care Guide to share his 10 years of combined expertise with you. Visit http://www.dry-skin-care-guide.com for essential skin care tips.

Face Creams

Anti-wrinkle Face Cream
By Steve Valentino

The anti-wrinkle face cream deals with wrinkles along the forehead and laugh lines and at the same time deals with age spots. This type of wrinkle cream reduces crease lines and sagging of the skin due to aging and other factors such as pollution and stress. These also contain active ingredients such as antioxidants that protect the skin and keep pollutants and dirt from penetrating the skin through pores. Collagen, which is responsible for giving the skin a youthful glow, is also a major component that works by tightening the skin and reducing the prominence of wrinkles. Anti-wrinkle creams do not just work as a means of reducing or eliminating facial creases. Most creams are also used to prevent the appearance of wrinkles due to aging by removing dead skin cells in order to reveal the younger skin beneath.

Anti-wrinkle face creams are usually applied early in the morning after a bath and at night before going to sleep and, for best results, are typically designed to be used with other products such as astringents, moisturizers and day creams that are also endorsed by the product's manufacturer. Like most facial products, anti-wrinkle face creams are tested for side effects and come with instructions for use.

Knowing what to look for in an anti-wrinkle face cream is important, since there are so many out there to choose from. A little research will not only ensure that you get the results that you want but also assure you that you are getting your money's worth. Consult your dermatologist about selecting a product you think will be best for your skin.

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Face Cleanser

Cleanse and Rejuvenate Your Skin With these Easy to Make Facial Exfoliant Recipes
By Biljana Drake

Do you have five minutes a week you could spare? Then, try out these facial exfoliant recipes. All of them are extremely effective and affordable.

Not only do they cleanse your skin, slough off dead skin cells, and penetrate the clogged pores, they contain other ingredients to help your skin look and feel better.

An egg white will help firm the skin, and honey will act as an anti-inflammatory agent that prevents further infections and inflammations.

Milk will add its enzymes and leave your skin smooth and soft.

Lemon juice will remove the excess oil and help reduce the large pores on your face.

Corn flour based facial scrub

When used as a base to make facial masks, corn flour is an excellent ingredient if you're dealing with oily skin. Corn flour picks up oil from the skin and traps it, leaving the skin moisturized but with diminished oiliness and shine free.

This mask is extremely easy to make.

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons of corn flour

1 egg white

Mix this two and apply on the face. Wash off after 15 minutes or until dry. While washing, use circular motion so that you can exfoliate the skin and help the circulation of its deeper layers. First apply warm and then cold water.

Yogurt based Face Cleanser

Ingredients:

About 7oz of yogurt

1 tablepoon of lemon juice

1 tablespoon of honey

Mix, apply to face and rinse off using a washcloth.

Yogurt based Kosher Salt Face Exfoliant

This is an easy and inexpensive way to perform pore cleansing and remove the dead skin cells off your face.

Ingredients:

Kosher salt

3 teaspoons of coconut oil

Yogurt

Milk

Add salt and coconut oil until a paste forms. Put the paste on the face. Be careful not to scratch yourself, don't press to hard. When you are done, rinse off with luke warm water.

Mix a bit of yogurt and milk and apply to face. After exfoliating it with salt, milk will provide nourishment and softening your face needs.

Honey Based Face Scrub

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon of honey

2 teaspoons of finely ground almonds (not salted ones, just regular)

1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice

Gently rub the face, don't press too hard, you'll scratch yourself :)

Biljana Drake is an avid collector of homemade skin care recipes. For more great skin care tips, facial masks recipes, homemade remedies, visit her website http://www.skin-care-recipes-and-remedies.com

Body Moisturizer

Winter in, Dry Skin out!
By Chelle Murphy

Why does your skin become drier during the winter months? Because many of us are exposed to factors that cause us to lose moisture, including the soaps that we used on a daily basis.

Take fewer showers

Dermatologists recommend that we limit the number of showers or baths that we take. For those of us who simply must bathe frequently, try spending a little less time in the tub/shower.

While many of us like a hot shower, try adjusting the water temperature. Make it warm, rather than hot. The hotter the water, the more it depletes your skin and hair of natural moisture. Try switching to gentle cleansers, ones that do not contain a lot of harsh chemicals: Aveeno, Dove, Nuetrogena, or Tea Tree Gel Therapeutic Body Moisturizer.

Lay it on thick!

If you’re like me, then you don’t care for the feel of thick, heavy, greasy moisturizers. But, let’s face it, they work best. If you cannot tolerate the heavy stuff, then you might want to mix it with a lighter lotion, but make sure to avoid products containing alcohol. It’s best if you apply your moisturizer right after bathing.

Don’t forget to drink lots of water, at least 8 fluid ounces per day and add a humidifier to your arsenal, especially if your house has forced-air heating.

Chelle Murphy is a contributor to http://www.thecozyshack.com's health, beauty and fashion section.

Natural Skin Care Products

The Advantages of Using Natural Skin Care Products
By Cavyl Stewart

Interest in natural skin care products is on the rise. It seems like people are realizing that, just as foods free of additives and preservatives, are better for their bodies, skin care products that don't contain chemicals might be better for their skin.

What are the Benefits?

Using beauty products that are all natural, and don't contain any chemicals, comes with many benefits.

Some people are allergic to, or have bad reactions to, the chemicals used in many beauty products. If you can't use certain over the counter products because they leave your face feeling tight, or itchy, or sensitive, chances are you can find a natural product that has the same benefits without the unpleasant side effects.

Organic products are often the best choice for those with sensitive skin, who can suffer from skin irritation and even rashes when exposed to some chemicals.

Your skin will also absorb natural products more quickly, so they work faster, and you will see positive results sooner. The theory is that the body is more accepting of natural ingredients than it is of "unnatural" chemicals.

Common Ingredients

There are many common ingredients used in organic products. Here are just a few of them.

• Almonds are often used as an exfoliant, to remove dead skin cells.
• Aloe Vera helps to hydrate the skin. It also has healing properties, which can help those suffering from conditions like acne. Aloe Vera also has anti-aging properties.
• Like Aloe Vera, honey has many healing properties. Honey can also help unclog pores and remove dead skin cells.
• Cucumbers have astringent properties, which help tone and tighten the skin.

Where Can You Find Natural Skin Care Products?

Organic beauty products aren't hard to find. There are many companies that specialize in products made with natural ingredients. You can place an order online, or through a catalog, and have your purchase delivered right to your door. You can also find natural products in some stores.

Another alternative is to make your own products using the natural ingredients you can buy at your local grocery store. Making your own does take a little time and effort, and there might be some mess involved. But many find the benefits worth the effort.

Natural skin care products are not only safer and healthier than the chemicals found in many commercial products, but they are also effective. Once you give organic skin care a try, you will be amazed by the results.

And now I'd like to invite you to visit my blog for more free articles, tips and reviews on skin care treatments including natural skin care products. Author, Cavyl Stewart - http://www.skincaretreatmenttips.com

Organic Beauty

Juice Beauty Skin Care - Organic Beauty Solutions for Healthier, Younger Looking Skin
By Cavyl Stewart

The makers of Juice Beauty skin care products believe that leading a healthy, organic lifestyle doesn't just apply to the foods we eat. It also applies to what we put on our faces and bodies. And what we feed our skin should be as organic, healthy, nutritious and toxin-free as what we feed our bodies.

Using these organic skin care products will give you healthy, radiant, younger looking skin the natural way.

The Organic Juice Base

Not only are Juice Beauty products up to certified 95% organic, they are made with an organic juice base.

What does that mean?

Well, many products that are called "organic" are really only five percent organic, at most. The other ninety-five percent of the product is water. And this water base doesn't provide much in the way of added nourishment to your skin.

Juice Beauty products use an organic juice base. This base of organic fruit juices is not only packed with antioxidants but is much more nourishing to your skin than plain water.

Beauty products made with organic ingredients are free of toxic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers. Organic fruit, like those used in this skin care line, have more antioxidant benefits than non-organic fruit. And these antioxidants are essential to helping make skin healthier and more radiant.

Age Defying Ingredients

Only the best organic ingredients (like aloe vera, honey, plant oils, ylang-ylang, myrrh, blue chamomile, and raw cane sugar) are used to make these age defying products.

Ingredients are chosen for their age defying potency, and contain powerful antioxidants, essential vitamins like vitamin C, essential fatty acids, vital phytonutrients, and age defying hydroxy acids.

What You Won't Find In Juice Beauty?

The things you won't find in this skin care line are almost as important as what you will. Juice Beauty products don't contain any of the following:

• Artificial colors and dyes
• Harsh surfactants and sulfates
• Pesticides
• Petroleum and petroleum derivatives
• Phthalates and dibutyl phthalate
• Synthetic fragrances
• Toluene
• Toxic preservatives

All of the certified organic ingredients contained in these products meet the strict USDA organic guidelines.

There is absolutely no animal testing, and the ingredients are 100% vegetarian.

Who Will Benefit from Using Juice Beauty Skin Care Products?

Juice Beauty Skin Care will appeal to anyone living an organic lifestyle, who also wants healthy, younger looking skin. And, if you have been using other products, and are disappointed by the results, these healthy, natural products might be the answer you have been looking for.

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Body Scrubs

Spa Treatments: What's So Hot About Body Scrubs?
By Cherisa Chapa

"Receive a salt glow treatment and start looking and feeling great today," declares the advertisement. "Enjoy silky soft skin from our body scrub," states another. So what is special about these spa treatments? Depending upon what you are trying to achieve - everything.

What is a Body Scrub?

A body scrub entails using a granular substance mixed with a specific liquid with essential oils which will cleanse, exfoliate and hydrate by removing dead skin cells and moisturizing the skin. The primary base of the body scrub is usually Dead Sea salt, Epson salt, sugar, or baking soda generally mixed with massage oil, essential oils, honey, milk or milk-like product. Some spas or massage therapists will call their version of a body scrub a "salt glow" since the primary base of the scrub is a type of granular salt or combination of salts.

This scrub is then used on the body to improve circulation, stimulate the metabolic system, increases the body's ability to carry waste products for elimination, and assist with skin care issues. It also gives the skin a very healthy, vibrant look and a silky softness that is divine!

Preparing for the Scrub

The same medical precautions for massage are applied to a body scrub as it will have a similar affect to the body. It is highly recommended that if you have high blood pressure, that you not receive a scrub that has salt in the product as it could raise your blood pressure, or if you are a diabetic, a honey and sugar scrub since it could raise your blood sugar.

Scrubbing product variations could be made so that you will still be able to experience a body scrub. If you are in doubt about the body scrub product used, ask the massage therapist or spa coordinator regarding their particular body scrub and if it will be accommodating for you.

In preparing for your treatment, you will not want to shave any areas, such as your legs, on the day of your treatment. Otherwise, you may experience a stinging sensation to these areas when the product is applied.

Getting Scrubbed

In general terms, a basic body scrub can either be done in a wet room where the table used is designed to get wet or in a dry room where you generally get your massage. The type of equipment will depend upon the spa or massage therapist.

You will need to completely undress for a body scrub. However, your personal dignity will be protected by either disposable undergarments or the therapist will use towels or sheet placement to cover the areas not worked. You may be lying either on a sheet, towel, or a thin piece of plastic.

After the scrub, the therapist will either gently remove the remaining, unabsorbed scrub from the areas treated or direct you to a shower where you will be able to rinse off. You will not want to actually shower with soap since it will remove the oil residue from the scrub and ruin the treatment. Then you will return to the treatment room that has been prepared by the therapist to begin the portion of the treatment designed to moisturize your skin with a cream.

Enjoying your Scrub

You will notice after your receive your body scrub the difference in your skin. To preserve the 'glow' for awhile, you will need to refrain from activities that affect your skin such as go swimming at the beach directly after the treatment since the sand and sunlight will change your skin's exfoliation and hydration effects.

Also check with the massage therapist or spa coordinator concerning the after affects (if any) of the essential oils used in the body scrubs; such as restricting your sun exposure after your treatment to reduce light sensitivity and/or sunburn.

There are literally hundreds of body scrub products that are used by spas and massage therapists providing body scrubs treatments. Experiment, if you will, by receiving a body scrub at different establishments and then decide on your favorite.

If you have never received a body scrub before, I hope that you try it. It is an experience in pampering that is hard to duplicate, especially if you follow your body scrub with a therapeutic massage. Enjoy!

Cherisa Chapa, LMT is the owner of Nature's Paradise Spa where you can learn more about stress and tension reduction, pain management and injury recovery, and self-wellness and pampering information. We also offer advertising and marketing techniques for massage therapists. - Finally Pampering Just for YOU!