5 September 2009

Skincare Reviews Don't Always List the Best Skincare Brand

Skincare reviews tend on the whole to list mainly the well known, well advertised brands of skin care products, the kinds that you see in all the major stores. Are these the best skincare brand or are they missing out on an exciting corner of the skincare market?

I was talking to a friend the other day and she was saying what her motivation was in buying her particular skincare products. She said that her mother had always used it and that she had grown up using it. Another ploy that she uses to buy her skin care is to wait until it goes on sale, which in itself is a good idea.

But how do we know that using a well known branded product that appears in skincare reviews is the best skincare brand and option for our skin?

Advertisers want us to believe that we are making the right choice. They are paid a lot of money to ensure that the adverts that they market has the pulling and convincing power to ensure the products profitability but since when has the profitability of a company been any yard stick to measure how good that product is for the individual user?

Surely the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so to speak and when it comes to skincare isn't it all about the quality and amount of active bio ingredients that are in the product that really counts?

Last year I was introduced to a brilliant range of skincare products that have some truly remarkable ingredients. Each ingredient is sourced worldwide and is a pure botanical that has the ability to work at cellular levels in the skin to nourish it. The other thing about this skincare range which I absolutely adore wearing is that the levels of bio active ingredients are extremely high so it is able to deliver on its promises of rejuvenating the skin.

And what I like so much about the company who makes it is that it doesn't spend an enormous budget on advertising, marketing and even delivering them. Rather it puts a huge budget into the product itself and making sure that it is the best that it can be, at a great price. What is more it ensures the quality of the product by only using safe ingredients and it does all of this without it appearing in the glossy skincare reviews about the best skincare brand.

If you would like to experience a product that can truly turn back the aging clock or simply find out more information then visit my website www.clean-skin-site.com today.

Karen is an holistic therapist, health and nutrition researcher. Visit her site to find out what ingredients work best to battle the causes of aging. A great ingredient is Phytessence Wakame and discover her recommendations to her clients.

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Face Makeup Products Help You Look Radiant

Face epitomizes the utopia of eternal beauty of women and they always take extra care of it. Women are very conscious of their looks and face makeup products are proven to be their best weapons to get a radiant look.

Since time immemorial, women vouch for these face makeup products and you will hardly find a woman without face makeup accessories in her purse. How many times have you felt envy of the perfect radiant skin of the model appearing on television screen? Well, the actual fact is no one has flawless skin; it is only impeccable face makeup products application which helps in giving the lustrous look. This new age face makeup products have helped women of all ages soften their skin through hydration, minimize wrinkles and fine lines and ward off the aging effects of time, stress and adverse climate.

Concealer, foundation and face powder are considered as the three key elements of face makeup products. If your skin has any blemishes, a foundation can give you the coverage of a perfect, even complexion look. However, if you do not prefer applying foundation all over, then applying face powders and other products selectively in areas of uneven skin tone, usually along the nose and cheeks will solve the problem. Concealers are a must to cover under-eye dark-circles, wrinkles and fine lines shown in face.

The above three combine to form as a canvas for the rest of makeup. However the most important thing to consider is, always look for face makeup products based on your skin type only so that the makeup blends well with your skin type and not looks like overdone. These makeup products are available for different skin types namely normal, oily, dry or a combination skin. Face makeup products are also available for sensitive or aging skin.

Cleansers, blushers, eye shadows, eye liner, mascara, lip gloss, lipstick, lip liner, lip contour, lipstick fixer and loose power are other components of any face makeup kit. However a perfect make up kit is not complete without mentioning about some of the essential tools such as brush, puffs, sponges, empty and full palettes which help in applying the make up.

Face make up can be different depending upon the time of the day, occasion and also the climate. You should not expect yourself to come to office with heavy makeup and be the topic of office canteen gossip. For a more natural makeup, consider avoiding foundation and use concealer in its place to hide small imperfections, and add blush or bronzer to brighten up the entire face. Similarly an evening out with friends or your date requires extra edge in make up. What is more, you can even go for Creamy Make-up, Grease Make-up, Liquid Make-up and Wet Make-up.

Now even advance make up products are available in markets where the benefits of a liquid and powder makeup comes in one form which after applying gives an Ultimate, soft and natural finish. This new age face makeup products have helped women of all ages soften their skin through hydration, minimize wrinkles and fine lines and ward off the aging effects of time, stress and adverse climate. Always go for branded face makeup products for they ensure safety to skin. Another important thing is these face makeup products do have expiry dates, so look out for that aspect while buying.

Removing the makeup is equally important for a blemish-free and healthy skin. Never go to sleep without removing your face make up. Always use good quality of makeup removers as per your skin type. For example if you have an oily skin, toners and astringent containing alcohol work best on your skin type while they are a strict no for dry skin. You can use cleanser to remove eye makeup. After toning and cleansing, do not forget to apply moisturizer before going to bed. However if the skin type is oily, avoid using moisturizer as they will make the skin more oily.

Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for Polomercantil




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Preparations for Slimming Actions

dietingThere are several methods described for expressing the slimming techniques. These involve consumption of tea or drink beverages, essentially of herbal origin, soluble bath preparations in which the person dips in and relaxes for a time in a bath tub, diet food –types, as well as skin gels and lotions applications.

There are food diets which have hundreds of slimming recipes in its database and loads of recipes for eating out, whether it is a Chinese take away or a Starbucks, etc, but has never to go over the recommended daily calorie intake, if the diet plan is followed carefully.

Of the many recipes that are recommended and described in the literature, we describe here a few;

The tea preparations comprises several herbal extracts(by wt.%) : Folium Sennae 19-21, Morus alba 15-17, green tea 15-17, black tea 15-17, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 11-13, Semen Cassiae 9-11, and lotus leaves 9-11. The method involves mixing the above materials, adding water, stirring for 20min, granulating, oven-drying, cooling, sieving, and drinking the extracts at convenient times.

Another preparation uses, and mixing by wt.%, the following herbs: Laoshan green tea 12-15, Polygonum multiflorum 12-15, Alisma orientalis 10-12, Saliva miltiorrhiza 10-12, Semen Cassiae 8-10, Zingiber officinale 8-10, and Laoshan mineral water as balance,. These are soaked, heated, filtered, clarifying, sterilized, and canned. The tea beverage is described as having good beautifying and slimming functions, high stability, with no side effects, and of low cost.

Another heath-care- tea comprises (parts by wt.) of dry oolong tea 120-180, dry Flos Lonicerae 3.5-6.5, dry Chrysanthemum morifolium 3.5-6.5, dry Citrus reticulata 3.5-6.5, and dry Radix Glycyrrhizae 0.5-1.5. It is abundant nutrients such as polyphenols, polysaccharides, amino acids, and vitamin E, etc. It has the advantages of imposing a good luster, and has good taste, flavor, and excellent slimming and beautification effects.

Food dietary supplements are necessary for leading a happy and healthy life. There are several dietary descriptions which are concurrently present in the market. These relyon low calorie food and high fibre content. Herbal additives are included in order to enhance both the medical and digestive power.

An example is the anti-obesity medical composition, prepared. from (parts by wt.) of Panax ginseng 5-15, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum 1-5, sesame 5-25, Ganoderma lucidum 4-12, corn 5-25, Lycium barbarum fruit 5-15, black rice 5-25, jujube 3-9, haw 3-9, Setaria italica 5-25, Hordeum vulgare 5-25, table salt 0.5-1.5 and vitamin B 1-5. The preparation may be used for treating obesity, diabetes mellitus or fatty liver.

A dietetic food comprises soybean protein, microfiber dietary fiber, sources of carbohydrate and fatty acids, at least one fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamin, mineral nutrients, flavor, and isoflavone. Thus, a cappuccino shake may include (per 100 g): 50 g fructose, 28.1 g soy protein, 5.1 g sunflower oil, 3.2 g wheat fiber, 33 mg isoflavone, plus vitamins (A, B, D, E), minerals, and other ingredients.

The beverage is composed of wheat bran powder 10-95wt. % and konjac powder as a balance. The beverage can be processed as a liquid beverage that is composed of the beverage and liquid component in a wt. ratio of (5-50) :( 50-95). The beverage has good slimming effect.

Another anti-obesity preparation is composed (by wt.%) of orlistat., 10.0-80.0, synergist from pullulan ,chitin or chitosan, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and ?-carotene 2.0-90.0, and/a suitable amount of adjuvant from stabilizing agent, disintegrating agent, antiseptic, antioxidant, emulsifying agent, corrective agent and a coating agent. The preparation may be used in the form of tablets, granules, capsules, and pills.

A pharmaceutical and food composition relates to the application of resveratrol to prepare a composition for increasing expression of Sirt1 protein, PGC-1 protein or UCP-1 protein in fat tissue or fat cell. This prevents controls and treats obesity and its related diseases. It also relates to the application of Sirt1 gene or protein. It is used as a slimming food, or a drug preparation. It contains resveratrol (0.01-49.9 mg), and a food-acceptable or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A ternip dish is prepared from (parts by wt.): ternip 500, fine salt 500, sauce, 150, chilli powder 50, vegetable oil 30, five-spice powder 20, and monosodium glutamate 10. The dish has the advantage of good flavor and taste, balanced nutrition, and good health-care effect prevention, slimming, anticancer effect.

Lowering blood lipid composition serves to enhance the slimming action of the body. There are several pharmaceutical medications that can be taken for this purpose. However, a herbal composite is formed of berberine hydrochloride or tannate, oryzanol,

and an incipient as a carrier. The dose of oryzanol is about 180-300 mg/day for one person. The composition is used for lowering blood lipid, for slimming, treating hyperlipemia or adiposity.

A natural drug described for its slimming action contains, Cajanonic acid A that is purified and separated from Cajanus cajan. This is used to prepare tablets, capsules, granules, or oral solution, and injection for treating diabetes mellitus, obesity.

Slimming creams and gels for outward application have been described to be as effective in bringing about positive results. One such invention involves an oil phase formed from stearic acid, stearyl alc., squalane, and Rosa davurica; and an aqueous phase containing glycerin monostearate, propylene glycol, glycerin, fragrance, preservative, antioxidant, natural caffeine, green tea extract and purified water. The two phases are mixed an emulsified at 80 oC, and then cooled .The cream can regulate cellulite through decomposing and regulating fat.

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