Archive for the 'health' Category

Sleep Your Way gorgeous continued

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Deflate Puffy, Tired Eyes
To awaken looking rested, treat your eyes before you hit the pillow with a generous dose of a caffeine-packed eye cream. Because the cream isn’t topped by eye makeup, it can easily seep into skin to tighten and reduce bloating, giving you a resurgence in youthful glow.
Next, elevate your head with a [...]

Sleep Your Way Gorgeous

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

You’re not dreaming- it is possible to get dewier skin and brighter eyes while you sleep.
Mend Stressed out skin
Sleep time is essential for cellular repaid because there are more hours for products to skin in and fewer environmental stressors to prevent absorption.
If you have normal skin, after cleansing, apply a dime-sized amount of Vaseline to [...]

Extrinsic Aging Explained

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Extrinsic aging results from environmental factors. In fact, sun exposure causes the majority of premature aging, a.k.a. photoaging. Ultraviolet rays break down collagen and elastin, making skin loose and weak. Even spending a short amount of time outdoors with unprotected skin can result in freckles, age spots, spider veins and fine lines and wrinkles. Skin [...]

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Aging

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

There’s more to aging than creams and serums. Understanding how your skin ages can help you become better prepared for the years to come: You’ll learn how to tailor your skincare routine to successfully target each type of aging.
Inevitable intrinsic aging
What it means: It’s the kind of aging that normally comes to mind when you [...]

Foundations of Youth: Collagen and Elastin

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Product picks
For daytime, boost skin texture and tone with an anti-aging serum with pure L-Ascorbic Acid and alpha hydroxy acids These ingredients will improve the clarity and texture of the skin, as well as encourage healthy collagen production. At night, indulge skin with Murad City Skin Night Treatment, with peptides and vitamin C to revitalize [...]

Foundations of Youth: Collagen and Elastin

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

The number one way to minimize damage to collagen and elastin is to avoid excess exposure to the sun. Wear sunblock on a daily basis (even in the winter or on a cloudy day) and limit exposure to sun beds, nicotine and alcohol. Also, help the body maintain stores of these crucial proteins by incorporating [...]

Foundations of Youth: Collagen and Elastin

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

So how do they affect your skin?
With age, collagen and elastin production slows, causing a gradual depletion of existing collagen and elastin and a thinning of the skin. The result of this slowdown? Sagging skin, fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally, the breakdown of collagen and elastin is hastened by environmental factors, most notably: sun damage. [...]

Foundations of Youth: Collagen and Elastin

Monday, January 5th, 2009

The two most important components of firm, youthful skin are collagen and elastin. Understanding what they are and how they work for you is essential for a resurgence in youthful looking skin.
What are collagen and elastin?
Collagen and elastin are proteins found in the skin and are excellent water binders, helping to keep the skin supple [...]

Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancers In Mice

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A new study published just this summer revealed that Mineral Oil and Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, found in many common skin moisturizers, caused mice that were exposed to UV radiation to develop more, and larger skin cancer tumors.
What they found was that mice treated with the moisturizers had increased tumors, and larger tumors, which developed at [...]

Secondhand Smoking & Anti-Aging

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

If you don’t smoke but live or work in a smoke-filled environment, that’s still going to age you. Spending just one hour in the presence of secondhand smoke is the equivalent of your smoking four cigarettes. Whether the smoke you’re breathing is from your own cigarette or someone else’s, it ages your arteries, increases your [...]