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Simple Solutions to Increasing Skin Firmness and Elasticity

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:28:22 +0000

Scientists and consumers both are aware of what the causes of wrinkles are, so there ought to be a simple solution on the market that will rejuvenate our skin to the firm, supple form it once had.

It doesn’t make sense that we are able to walk on the moon and unravel the secrets of human DNA, but cannot find a solution to fine lines and wrinkles other than antioxidants. Do you think something is suspiciously wrong with this situation?

Antioxidants included in natural skin care products are the answer to repairing your lines and wrinkles caused by noxious free radical activity, and there are quite a few anti-aging skin creams that contain natural ingredients for this reason.

Antioxidants reduce the risk of damage free radicals can cause to your chemical structures. They also assist in healing any injury done to your chemical structures that resulted in wrinkles forming.

The other major causes of wrinkles include the loss of elastin, collagen, and hyaluronic acid because of the destructive actions of certain enzymes.

The steady decline in elastin and collagen output means that at some point loss is going to overcome the rate of creation, and then wrinkles and skin loosening will occur. Skin care product formulas typically don’t offer a solution to these two problems.

I know that you are probably thinking that there are formulas available containing collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acids, and that these formulas are already addressing this issue.

But what conventional cosmetic companies don’t want you to discover is that the molecular denseness of our skin tissues and polymer is so great that it is impossible for us to absorb these compounds through topical applications. Any increase must come from within.

One company has solved this problem by developing Cynergy TK protein complex/enzyme synthesis, Rigin facial masks and a reduced form of CoQ10 called Nano-Lipobelle H-EQ10. These components create a surge in the body’s own creation of collagen and elastin. The company uses Phytessence Wakame kelp extract and grape seed oil to prevent the degradation of the newly formed tissues.

This company is the only one that took a serious look at the causes of aging, and found a solution to each of them.

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Are Organic Skin Care Products Worth the Additional Cost?

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:19:46 +0000

Organic skincare products are beginning to gain a little part of the billion dollar skin care industry. Organic ingredients cost a whole lot more. In some cases, it is not necessary to spend the extra money.

The primary reason people choose organic has to do with pesticides. Anything that can kill a bug is a poisonous substance. Toxins can gather up in the body over time. They may not be so toxic as to cause acute health issues, but they may lead to future long-term health problems experienced by many aging people.

Many of the ingredients in conventional skin creams are toxic. The label itself says just that! Being warned to immediately call a poison control center in case of unintended ingestion should make you feel uncomfortable about applying it on your skin.

Anything used on the skin’s surface can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Poisons absorbed this way can result in tissue damage, leading to the formation of wrinkles, age spots or even cancer cells.

In the United States, farms have to be certified organic by the USDA, if they want to call their product “organic”. Beauty product companies at times choose plant extracts or vegetable oils as natural skincare compounds. Those ingredients can be USDA certified. But, is certification necessary or even desirable? That depends on the ingredient.

Wakame kelp will never be certified organic, because it is seaweed. While there are many pollutants in our oceans, including pesticides, the concentration tested in kelp is very low. The process of purification used by cosmetic manufacturers would rid the kelp of any toxins.

Wakame kelp has anti-aging properties, anti-inflammatory qualities and a high nutritive value. It would be a shame to lose the benefits of wakame, because they couldn’t find an organically grown variety.

Another ingredient with numerous benefits is Shea butter. You might find a USDA-certified cream containing it, but most manufacturers use the standard grading system. The lowest grades contain numerous contaminants and are extracted from the nuts using chemical solvents. The highest grades contain no contaminants and are extracted using cold press methods.

So, organic skin ingredients are not always needed or even available, depending on the ingredient. There are natural skin care products that are just as safe. Learn about the manufacturer’s philosophy. That should tell you what you need to know.

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Latest Research on Skin Care with Phytessence Wakame

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:33:04 +0000

A plant-based skin care compound named Phytessence Wakame was recently discovered to contain fucoxanthin, a carotenoid. Carotenoids are well known to be useful when topically applied or consumed. Here’s what the latest research on wakame has shown.

The most recent experiment was conducted in Japan. Although wakame has spread throughout most of the world’s oceans, it was originated in the Sea of Japan. It has a long history of use as a food item and a beauty preserver.

When eaten, wakame is considered filled with nutrients. It contains essential vitamins and minerals including iodine, thiamine and calcium.

When applied to the skin, kelp has been known to protect against sun damage and ease burns. Contemporary scientists have been able to isolate the traits that make it a useful anti-aging ingredient for use in natural skin care creams.

Fucoxanthin is the most recent discovery. Japanese researchers found that it acts as an anti-inflammatory, which is helpful for lowering skin redness and irritation. It blocks the activity of a variety of enzymes that cause hyperpigmentation, which makes it perfect for getting rid of age spots. It also blocks an enzyme that breaks down the skin’s hyaluronic acid.

Hyaluronic acid is included as an ingredient in numerous skin care products, but the benefits are measly according to dermatologists. The skin’s hyaluronic acid content does decrease with age, which contributes to the formation of fine lines and wrinkles But, hyaluronic acid molecules are too large to penetrate into the skin. So, it provides little or no effect. The same is true for those people using a collagen supplement.

Since the enzymatic activity responsible for lost hyaluronic acid is inhibited by wakame, it can reverse one of the primary causes of wrinkle formation.

All carotenoids have antioxidant activity, which means they avert free radical damage. The molecular damage caused by free radicals can eventually lead to the formation of wrinkles or even skin cancer, depending on the specific mutation.

So, this ancient Japanese beauty secret can do lots of things for skin health and maintenance. You will find the ingredient in some of the high quality natural skin care products.

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Discussing Toxic Skincare

admin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:15:01 +0000

Looking for information about toxic skincare ingredients? Recent studies performed by the Environmental Working Group, perfumes are a major issue.

Environmental Working Group tested seventeen brand name perfumes and found a total of 38 chemicals that were not on the label of ingredients. This is because manufacturers don’t have to list fragrance ingredients, because they are thought to be “trade secrets”.

Unlisted chemicals included hormone disruptors and allergens. The vast majority of them have never undergone safety testing or review.

Companies are not required to prove that the ingredients they use are safe. It is only after numerous adverse reactions are reported by dermatologists that a chemical “might” be taken off of the market. Simply being informed and choosing the best all natural skin care creams, can these toxins be avoided.

Diethyl phthalate is one of the hormone disruptors not listed on labels, but identified to be in most added fragrances by the EWG. It has been linked to sperm damage.

An artificial ingredient known as musk ketone accumulates over time in fatty tissues. It is unclear what type of harm the ketone can cause, but other unsaturated ketones are known toxins. A relatively tiny dose of 7 milligrams can kill a full grown adult if swallowed.

Other toxic skincare ingredients include parabens, PEG (polyethylene glycol), triclosan, SLS (sodium laurel sulfate), triethanolamine and mild acids that are designed to strip away the skin’s outer layer. Those compounds will usually be listed on the label. So it is conceivable for the consumer to make an good choice before purchasing.

But the only way to avoid the toxic chemicals in fragrance ingredients is to stop buying products with added fragrance or perfume. This is difficult because everyone likes to buy things that smell nice. Selecting natural skin care products is the best way to find a safe alternative to toxic skincare.

Most experts feel that a touch of perfume on the neck or behind the ears is safe. It is a different matter when the cleansers, creams, shampoos, deodorants and other skin care products we use every day on a large section of skin contain added fragrances.

Daily exposure to all of these projects and the toxins they contain may be hazardous to your health. They are unlikely to cause immediate effects, but they could lead to chronic, life-threatening or seemingly age-related illnesses.

I hope this information about toxic skincare ingredients helps you make more informed choices. I always suggest natural beauty products that contain wakame kelp. Google it to find out more.

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Natural Wrinkle Treatments with CoQ10 and Wakame Extract

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:45:52 +0000

An anti-wrinkle treatment containing alpha hydroxy acid will increase your risk of sunburn. The FDA began mandating that cosmetic companies label products containing them with that word of advice in 2002. Yet many people fail to read the labels. The products continue to sell and consumers continue to suffer.

Sunburn doesn’t just cause temporary discomfort and redness that damages your appearance for a short while , it also increases your chances of developing both wrinkles and skin cancer. It just doesn’t make good sense to use anti wrinkle creams that could increase your risk of wrinkling, especially when there are compounds available that help to protect the skin against sun damage.

I’m not talking about sunblock. While it may be necessary to use a zinc oxide or other broad spectrum sunblock on an occasional basis, the value of using products containing sunscreen on a daily basis is questionable at best. It could actually be hazardous.

If you follow the latest cosmetic world news, you know that scientists have seen an increased incidence of vitamin D deficiency over the past few years. The cause, they conceive, is sun block containing cosmetic products. By blocking UV light, sunscreens also interfere with the body’s ability to synthesize vitamin D.

The best wrinkle treatment available right now (once again, according to the researchers) is one that contains coenzyme Q10. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the compounds mentioned above that helps protect against sun damage. Another is wakame kelp extract.

Coenzyme Q10 is an antioxidant found in each and every cell in your body. The amount present in the heart starts to decline once we reach twenty years of age, which is why it is often suggested as a nutritional supplement for the heart.

The amount present in the skin is quickly depleted during exposure to UV rays from the sun, which is why scientists began to speculate whether or not it might be helpful as an anti aging skin care products. The development of wrinkles is frequently blamed on the sun’s harmful rays, but it is the free radicals that cause the wrinkling of the skin.

Wakame kelp extract contains many different anti-aging nutrients. If you want the best wrinkle treatment, look for one that contains it and COQ10.

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Achieve Younger, Healthier Skin with Natural Skin Care Products

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:41:59 +0000

One of the all natural skin care products manufactured today is grape seed oil. It is useful as a moisturizer and a shaving lubricant. It is nourishing and soothing when used on the delicate skin around the eyes. The antioxidants it contains can help prevent free radical damage, one of the causes of wrinkles. But, grape seed oil is not the only beneficial ingredient around.

Recent research has focused on protecting the skin against the causes of an aged appearance. The grounds for the focused research is clear. Billions of customers are interested in anti-aging solutions.

Antioxidants are quite effective at preventing aging by rendering free radicals inert. Refined protein complexes like Functional Keratin and protein peptides are also effective. Plant extracts from the avocado and special types of seaweed are beneficial. Some companies have excelled at combining these ingredients.

All natural skin care products available today contain only one or two ingredients at most. Distilled or purified water is often the main ingredient. Water is plainly necessary for blending. But, if the label of ingredients includes only water and one other compound, then you aren’t getting much for your money.

When it comes to each day cleansers, the gentler the product the better. But, even if you use the mildest cleanser, you still need a high quality moisturizer. If you are what some people call a “purist”, you might not want anything that science can provide. There’s nothing improper with that. The best moisturizer you can use is grape seed or olive oil.

If you are willing to use some scientifically advanced all natural skin care products that contain no man-made chemicals or added perfumes, you can look for a moisturizer containing grape seed oil, the active form of the protein keratin and a kind of seaweed named phytessence wakame.

Mixed collectively in lotion-form, those ingredients are soothing and energizing. They help protect against sun & free radical damage. They reduce wrinkles and stimulate the skin’s own rejuvenation processes. They even reduce the depletion of one of the compounds responsible for the skin’s smoothness and firmness. The loss of hyaluronic acid is reduced by wakame kelp.

Many of the all natural skin care products on the market contain hyaluronic acid. Only a few contain wakame.

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Increasing Collagen For a Youthful Appearance

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:58:32 +0000

One of the most important ingredients in your skin is collagen. As you age, your body will reduce the amount of collagen that it produces resulting in the aging of your skin. When you are trying to improve your appearance and look youthful, it is important that you find a way for increasing collagen in your skin.

Many cosmetic and skincare brands claim that you can apply collagen to your skin. When you do a little more research on the topic, you will discover that it is not possible for collagen to absorb into your skin and have any effect on your appearance. To produce results on your skin, you will have to find a way to naturally increase the amount of collagen in your skin through other methods.

Aging collagen skin can be helped with injections of collagen that is used to fill wrinkles and fine lines. Many women use this method, but it is not long lasting and you will have to continue to have the injections for the effects to remain. If you do not want to take such a drastic step in your skincare treatment, there are other things that you can do.

Do some research on skincare and collagen in your skin. Sites like X-tend Life are very informative about the process of aging skin and the things that you can do for increasing collagen naturally. There are a number of products on the market that will help your skin produce its own collagen and give a more youthful appearance in a less drastic method than injections.

Your skincare routine should begin with your diet and end with natural skincare products that effectively use the body to produce the results that are wanted. There have been some great strides in aging skin research and the ingredients that can be used to be effective. Keep in mind when you are doing research that it is not merely the presence of these ingredients that matter. They must be in the product in the correct quantities to have any effect at all. There are many brand name skincare products that claim to have some of the most cutting edge ingredients in their products, however, when you do more research you will find that there is not a sufficient amount to do anything at all.

Eat a well balanced diet, drink plenty of water, get exercise and rest and make sure that you have all of the information on skincare and you will be on your way to looking great for a long period of time. It’s never easy to watch your skin age and worry about what you can do about it. Good research and a healthy body will help you find the best results.

Increasing collagen is possible if you allow your body to do it naturally. Take a look at all of the information that is available and look for the method that will work for you. There are steps that you can take today to make sure that your skin is in the best possible condition.

Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum is a dermatologist who specializes in aging of the skin. If you want to protect your skin from wrinkles and fine lines then click here to find out which natural skincare product line she uses and recommends to her patients. She has worked extensively in combating the signs of aging through the use of natural ingredients that help the body repair itself. To learn more about protecting your skin from wrinkles and fine lines then visit her website DefendYourSkin.com today to learn what she recommends.

Collagen and Elastin Products and Anti Aging Skincare

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:29:12 +0000

If you were to ask me do collagen and elastin products work to help you to look younger in appearance then I would have to answer you with a resounding no. This is for the most part a myth perpetrated by the major cosmetics companies as a way to keep you buying their products. This trick has worked on the majority of the population it seems, as they are selling these products to the tune of billions of dollars.

First of all, the worst offenders in this scheme are the many topical anti aging creams and lotions that these companies produce that are supposed to magically fix all of your problems. Well, the truth is that neither one of those ingredients are of a small enough molecular structure to for your skin to be able to absorb them. They simply rest on the upper layer of your skin far away from where they would be of any help.

Do collagen and elastin products work when ingested in capsule, liquid, or powder form to cause a change in your overall appearance? While these methods of delivery are far superior for getting these ingredients to where they have to go they will still not help you to reach your skin care goals. This is because they will primarily be used by the body for other purposes.

You see, the two basic types of collagen that make up the tissue that forms your skin are also the primary builders of the walls of your organs, and of your arteries. These internal areas are the ones of primary importance when it comes to areas that need to be maintained as the production of collagen and elastin begins to slow down, and they will receive the collagen before the skin will.

Do collagen and elastin products work in any form? Only in the form that promotes the growth of new collagen and elastin by stimulating their production rate through the injection of certain types of keratin proteins into the skin. These proteins can be obtained through the use of products manufactured by a company that hails from the island nation of New Zealand.

The reason that these proteins, which in combination are known as Functional Keratin, work so well is that they are so readily absorbable by the skin. This is because the skin itself is made up of keratin, but just not these exact proteins. When introduced to the skin these new proteins spark the development of new cells within the skin, which in turn increase the production of elastin and collagen.

Do collagen and elastin products work? No, because they can in no way, shape, or form instigate this significant increase in tissue production within the skin. This is why products that contain Functional Keratin in them are so highly recommended for erasing the lines and wrinkles on your skin, and for giving your skin a firmer, fuller appearance.

Now you know the honest answer to do collagen and elastin products work despite what the cosmetics industry might tell you to the contrary.

Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum is a board certified dermatologist who has done extensive research on the way many chemicals used in skin care products do more harm than good. If you have fine lines, wrinkles or damaged skin then visit her website http://www.DefendYourSkin.com to find out which skin care products she uses and recommends.

Clear Wrinkles With CoenzymeQ10 and Phytessence Wakame Skin Care Products

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:25:55 +0000

Clear Wrinkles With CoenzymeQ10 and Phytessence Wakame Skin Care Products
By Valerie Rosenbaum

Is it possible to clear wrinkles, without resorting to cosmetic surgery? According to the latest studies, you can look as young as you feel for a very long time. The solutions were right in front of us, all the time. Or, at least, they were right in front of some people.

Not everyone leaves near the coastline. So, not everyone is familiar with wakame kelp. In Japan, it has been something of a secret “beauty preserver” for many years. It was a part of traditional medicine, used to treat skin conditions and scalp problems. It was eaten and applied in the form of a salve to improve the skin’s appearance and the overall health of the body. The salve was also used to prevent and relieve sunburn.

Modern day research has shown that wakame is very nourishing, contains more calcium than milk, along with sodium, potassium and the B vitamins. It also contains an antioxidant that acts as a natural sunscreen. But, will it clear wrinkles? It can help.

As people get older, their skin has lower levels of an amino-glucose compound called hyaluronic acid. If the think of the skins cells as building blocks, hyaluronic acid is like the mortar that holds them together. As levels decline, the skin begins to sag and look more wrinkled.

Researchers have learned that the reason for the low levels of hyaluronic acid is “increased” activity of an enzyme (Hyaluronidase) that breaks it down. They have also found that wakame kelp inhibits that enzymatic activity. It can be emulsified and including in anti-aging creams to help increase levels of hyaluronic acid and gradually increase firmness.

One of the latest discoveries concerning how to clear wrinkles is something that exists in all of the cells of the human body, assuming a person is healthy. It’s an antioxidant called coenzyme Q10 or COQ10.

The importance of COQ10 to the human body cannot be overstated. When levels are depleted, muscle tissues die.

When levels in the skin are depleted, free radicals have their way and do damage of all kinds. Free radical damage is the reason that sun exposure contributes to wrinkling. If radicals are not neutralized, they damage collagen molecules, a protein that makes up the elastic fibers beneath the outer layers of skin. They damage the membranes of all of the skin’s cells. Dermatologists have said that this cellular damage is the root cause of wrinkling, sagging and all of the signs of aging.

Research has shown that creams containing COQ10 can clear wrinkles by nearly 30%, after six weeks of use. The volunteers in one study were people that had sun-damaged skin, which is rough dry and wrinkled.

Wrinkling was thought to be an inevitable part of the aging process. We might have to put up with some wrinkling, if we live long enough. But, there is a growing mountain of evidence indicating that wrinkling is more of a nutritional deficiency than anything else. If we want to clear wrinkles, all that we have to do is give the skin what it needs to do its job and repair itself. COQ10 is just one of the nutrients that help. You might what to learn more about the other ones.

Valerie Rosenbaum has deeply studied natural skin care products and the ingredients used in them. She believes the best skin care products are clinically proven to be effective. Visit her website http://www.DefendYourSkin.com if you have fine lines, wrinkles or age spots and want to do something about it today.

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Get Rid of Age Spots Naturally

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:18:38 +0000

Women often wonder how to get rid of age spots. Although men have them, too, women sometimes see them during pregnancy or as a result of oral contraceptive use. In other words, women often see them earlier than men do.

The spot is actually composed of cells containing melanin, a hormone. Melanin secretion occurs in the dermal layer of the skin. Secretion is stimulated by the hormone estrogen and by UV radiation from the sun.

Cells that secrete melanin are called melanocytes and malignant melanoma is a form of cancer that occurs in those cells. Melanoma is a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. Other types of skin cancer (basal cell and squamous cell) respond better to treatment and are less likely to cause death.

But, what does all of this do with how to get rid of age spots? Many people are surprised when they see them, because they religiously wear sunscreen. They are unaware that most sunscreens are largely ineffective, especially those that penetrate and disappear after application. The best sunscreens are those that contain zinc oxide, but they are less popular, because they do not disappear.

An SPF rating has to do with protection from burning, but not necessarily from UV radiation. It is UVB radiation that causes burning. UVA radiation is more dangerous. A number of class action lawsuits are underway. The consumers involved in the suits feel that sunscreen manufacturers misled them into believing their products provided complete protection from the sun. Many of the consumers were regular sunscreen users that developed malignant melanoma.

All of this is important, because I can tell you how to get rid of age spots, but you need to learn how to prevent them. Use clothing to protect yourself from UV rays. Use a zinc oxide sun-block on exposed areas when you expect to be in direct sunlight for more than 15 minutes. If you don’t protect yourself from the sun, any efforts to remove age spots will be ineffective.

Using creams containing ingredients that inhibit melanin production may be your best choice, but they may lighten the surrounding area, as well. If you are happy with the overall tone or color of your skin, avoiding the sun and using a night cream that contains high quality Shea butter and CYNERGY TK is probably all that you need to do.

The use of Shea butter has long been recommended as how to get rid of age spots, but only in some areas of the world. In the US, cosmetic companies dominate the skincare business, even though the ingredients that they use are not good for the skin’s health.

CYNERGY TK is a form of active keratin that has only recently been extracted from sheep’s wool and processed gently enough to prevent destroying the protein complex. Creams containing it have been shown to stimulate skin cell production. That’s an important part of how to get rid of age spots, because the new cells will be lighter in color, if you make every effort to avoid the sun.

Valerie Rosenbaum has made it her mission to provide the public with information supporting the use of natural and clinically tested ingredients in their anti-aging skincare products. She has found the most effective skin care products available on the market today. Visit her website http://www.DefendYourSkin.com if you have fine lines, wrinkles or age spots and want to do something about it today.