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Instant Firming For Your Face

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  • Immediate results. Helps erase visible evidence of lines and wrinkles. Skin responds in minutes, looking smoother and feeling firmer
  • In clinical evaluations by a trained technician, 66% of subjects reported a visible reduction of wrinkles and fine lines and an improvement in skin firmness in just 10 minutes
  •  Daily use provides long-term benefits. Minimizes the appearance of wrinkles and lines on face and neck with continued use—even serious surface lines
  • Won’t “freeze” or alter normal facial expressions
  • The natural, nontoxic ingredients* include a botanical complex: chamomile, noni, ginseng, saw palmetto, and green tea, along with beta glucan and grapeseed extract

As a teen we use to do egg white facials.  This product reminds me of that, except it’s got some scientifically tested ingredients in it.   I treat myself a few times a year to this firming healthy dose of peptides.  I especially enjoy it when the weather shifts to cold.  My skin is usually thirsty for more moisture and something to perk it up a bit. It’s really true what they say about what one notices immediately, I love using it for sequential days. Makes my skin feel firm and smooth.

Uh…your skin could feel this delicious too!!

Instant Firming Serum quickly diminishes the appearance of horizontal lines on the forehead, vertical lines between the brows, crow’s feet, and expression lines around the mouth.

It’s safe, natural, and painless.

Requires only minutes to transform the look and feel of your skin.

AND…. it’s Paraben Free.

 

The Story Of Cosmetics

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I want to applaud  Director of Story Of Stuff Annie Leonard again.

Her  video The Story Of Cosmetics recently launched and I just love it!!

She speaks to something out loud that I have often thought. How can cosmetic companies like Estee Lauder raise funds for cancer research and produce products with carcinogens in them? Shouldn’t they start in their own back yard and produce a safe cosmetic in the first place?

She speaks to having choices that really matter, not choices guided by marketing hoopla.  She also applauds companies that have taken on being more responsible for what they manufacture and share with the public consumer.

You can have a say in what’s next for this unregulated industry. The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 needs your thoughts and support.

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky with Rep. Edward Markey and Rep. Tammy Baldwin, is a huge moment for consumers, parents and environmental health advocates: for the first time in 70 years, we have a real chance to pass national legislation that would eliminate harmful chemicals from the products women, men and children put on their bodies every day.

Now Congress needs to hear from us. Please tell your elected officials this common-sense legislation is important to you!

I have written in the past about the skin care products I absolutely adore.

What is chronological vs accelerated aging ? Can I really prevent neck wattles, double chins and age spots? With products that are actually safe?

Why should I take care of my face ? What skin care chemicals should I avoid?

The above  post is a collective shout out from Green Moms Carnival, hosted by our carnival founder,  Lynn at Organic Mania in total support of Annie Leonard and The Story Of Cosmetics Project.

What Exactly Is Acne?

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ACNE

Acne can have a genetic component

All adolescents experience some form of acne in their teenage years

50% of all adults suffer from this persistent condition

Acne is a complex cycle of events…


I sourced this from a field plant based anti-aging skin care document.

I found it absolutely faascinating.

After reading this it makes one want to wash your face,  doesn’t it?

1. Begins with the sebaceous gland ( found at the bottom of the hair follicle) this gland produces an excess of sebum

2. This natural skin oil travels up the hair follicle and spreads on the skin’s surface – the result sometimes is merely oily skin

3. The sebum becomes degraded from the ever present microorganisms – as the sebum continues to degrade the chemical byproduct this causes skin cells lining the hair follicle to fall off – The sebum and shedded skin cells create a plug at the opening of the hair follicle or pore

4. If the plug does not completely block the pore it becomes darkened – known as a blackhead

5. If the plug is completely blocked and no air can get in or the sebum can’t get out then a whitehead is formed

6. In this lovely low oxygen environment another type of microorganism thrives propionibacterium acnes (p.acnes) and begins to flourish.

7. This microorganism further degrades the trapped sebum creating skin irritating chemicals that cause redness often associated w/ acne

8. Free radical reactions also occur in the sebum resulting in more damage to the cells lining the follicle. The body sends white blood cells to repair the damage – this causes a battle inside the follicle causing pimples on the surface of the skin

9. As sebum, skin cells, white blood cells and bacteria continue to accumulate in the blocked pore the lining of the follicle can rupture.

10. The contents then spill out into surrounding skin tissue and potentially lead to more blocked pores

11. The reason we produce excess sebum is not completely understood but one significant trigger is an enzyme that is produced during hormonal changes.

Look for products that encourage the healing of blemishes and control the factors that contribute to the cycle of Acne.

Manucka and Tea Tree Oil are often found usefel
Nutrient or Herb Based – A, E, Zinc, B’s, Licorice, Burdock, Watercress,
Avoid high dosages of salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide

This particular nutrient and herb rich acne product stops the cycle of acne

Treatment for acne when I was a teen was a long dose of tetracycline, followed by a nasty yeast infection that nooone ever talked about.  I certainly didn’t know about friendly bacteria way back then

The antibiotics got rid of the zits but created health problems for me later.

I was so allergic to the preservatives in mainstream products that my skin got horrifically dry

It wasn’t until I was 33 years old that I discovered a skin care system that worked for me.


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