WHY ARE FACIALS GOOD?
Contrary to what most people think, having a facial at a beauty saloon is not a luxury. Professional facials help in a deep-cleansing routine that you cannot possibly do for yourself at home. Facials involve:
. Steaming, which helps to open out pores . Cleansing toremove blackheads and white heads. . This is followed by a face mask for skin rejuvenation. . Then finally a skin dehydration treatment with a moisturiser.
Our skin regenerates cells about every three weeks, leading to an accumulation of dead cells. Facials help get rid of them. So a facial once a month would help you maintain healthy and glowing skin.
THIS HOME FACIAL IS ECONOMICAL AND EASY!
It's a good idea to mark a day off during the week to get a home facial. Follow these simple instructions for an exhilarating home facial:
. Place a head band or scarf just above the forehead along the hairline and tie it at the nape of your neck. This is to protect the hair.
. Start bycleansing the skin thoroughly. Choose a cleanser according to skin type. Apply on face and wipe off with damp cotton wool.
. While the face is still damp, apply a facial scrub for deep pore cleansing. If suffering from pimples or eruptions avoid using a scrub.
. If you have a normal to dry skin, apply a nourishing cream, wet your hands with water and massage the cream into the skin using outwards and upwards strokes.
. Wipe skin with damp cotton wool or a clean, moist face towel.
. Avoid applying cream if skin is oily but nourish neck area.
. Apply a face mask leaving out area around the eyes. . Soak two cotton wool pads in rosewater and place these on eyes. Lie down, and relax as the mask dries off.
. After 20 to 30 minutes wash off face mask with water.
. Wrap an ice cube in a clean cloth and rub this on face.
. Do not apply ice directly on the skin, or keep it on one spot for long.
BEAUTY TREATMENT FROM YOUR KITCHEN!
Tomato
Tomato slices or juice can be applied on the skin. It is good for oily skin and has a cleansing effect. Also lightens skin colour.
Fennel
Soak fennel in water overnight. Strain the water and use it to wash the face. Cleanses and brightens dull skin.
Lemon Peels
Collect lemon peels and dry them in the sun. Grind coarsely and use in face masks or scrubs. Cleanses the skin and keeps it healthy.
Mayonnaise
It can be used on the face to nourish the skin. Can also be applied on the hair to condition it.
Onions
The juice can be used on the face to prevent blemishes. Mixed with honey and applied on the skin, it can be an effective anti-wrinkle remedy.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
FOR ALL SKIN TYPE
TONIFYING LOTION 100% Natural with Essential Oils and Essential WatersRef. 291 250ml
Ingredients:
Lavender Essential Oil, Petitgrain Essential Oil, Orange, Kiwi Essential Water
Description:
1.) Alcohol-free toner, which is better to be used with cleansing milk, removes any make-up and tones the skin.
2.) Gentle formula that doesn’t disrupt the skin’s natural pH balance.
3.) Provides pleasant sensation of refreshment, comfortness, calmness and decongestion.
How to use:
Apply to face and neck with a cotton pad after the CLEANSING MILK or CLEANSING CREAM at any time of the day.
香薰爽膚水
Ref. 291 250ml
主要成份:
薰衣草精油, 錦葵精華水, 橙花, 獮猴桃精華水
特徵:
1.) 不含酒精,是香薰潔面乳必備的伴侶,適合任何類型肌膚.
2.) 配方非常溫和,保持皮膚天然PH值的平衡.
3.) 感覺清新,安撫,鎮靜,消除充血.
使用方法:
倒於化妝棉上,輕擦面部和頸部,在香薰潔面乳或香薰潔面霜之後使用,亦可在任何時候使用.
FOR ALL SKIN TYPE
CLEANING MILK 100% Natural with Essential Oils and Essential Waters
Ref.290 250ml
Ref.290 250ml
Ingredients:
Lavender Essential Oil, Petitgrain Essential Oil, Orange, Kiwi Essential Water
Description:
1.) Extremely gentle milk. Can removes the makeup without water.
2.) Ultra light milk texture that removes make-up from face and eyes.
3.) Result: the skin is perfectly cleansed, softness and suppleness are restored.
How to use:
Apply with fingertips, using light circular movements, then wipe off with a cotton pad. Follow with TONIFYING LOTION with essential oils and essential waters.
香薰潔面乳
Ref.290 250ml
主要成份:
薰衣草精油, 錦葵精華水, 橙花, 獮猴桃精華水
特徵:
1.) 是一款免水洗型的清潔產品,質地輕盈的乳液.
2.) 能有效去除面部和眼部的化妝及污垢
3.) 具有鎮定,安撫,消除充血,和柔軟肌膚的功效,用後肌膚感覺清新舒爽.
使用方法:
用指尖作打圈的按摩,再以化妝棉抺掉餘垢.之後使用含有精華油和精華水的香薰爽膚水.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Skin care tips and facial youthfulness
Good skin care is essential for a youthful looking skin and face, and your facial "health" depends on it, as much as you need collagen and elastin for a smooth skin you also need adequate moisture in your skin. Men and women must both not only take care of their skin to remain younger looking, but also to ensure the continued health of their skin. A good skin care regimen need not take hours every day, but must be attended to every day, without fail.
We are born with a perfect, smooth skin, free of wrinkles, marks, scars, blemishes etc. But if you have a total disregard for skin care and follow a non-caring lifestyle, you will place extra wear and tear on your skin and in so doing, cause stress to the skin, which will result in a tired, unhealthy and wrinkly looking skin. Without the proper care, not only will wrinkles form, but you will have a blotchy and un-toned complexion, and more chance for the skin to bag and sag.
To keep wrinkles and lines in check, you need to look after the following constituents of your skin:
*Collagen
*Elastin
*Fibroblast cells
*Connective tissues
Youthful anti-aging wrinkle-free skin can be achieved with consistent care. Nourishing the dermis and epidermis will assist with the elasticity of the skin, and will promote an anti-ageing, wrinkle-free ageless skin.
Skin care - the steps
Working towards an anti-aging, wrinkle-free skin, can easily be achieved with proper reference to:
*Skin care
*Facial exercises
*Nutrition and an
*Anti-ageing lifestyle
Skin care
A good skin care regime would include the following:
*cleaning
*toning
*moisturizing
*sun protection
*skin treatments
Although the above will assist in giving you a younger looking skin, it must be kept in mind that the regimen must be followed every day - that is - not skipping any day or not doing it when coming in too late or too tired.
Good skincare is important, but good nutrition is also required for a healthy ageless, smooth and wrinkle-free skin. Supplying the body with the needed vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fats, in a healthy non-toxic diet, will greatly improve the odds at fighting wrinkles and lines.
General
We are all born with a great skin, but years of neglect and bad habits are the starting points to an aged skin. That is a skin that looks blotchy, full of wrinkles, sagging skin, and lacking in skin tone and vitality.
It has been proven that good skincare can retard and help rejuvenate old tired looking skin.
Makeup is useful, but can never replace essentially healthy skin, which glows with vitality.
There are many different types of skincare products and regimens on the market, but we have found the herbal way to be the very effective, as herbal compounds offers all the miracles of nature while not using strong chemicals and preservatives.
The skin is a wonderful barometer of our health, and although good skincare will go a far way in helping us preserve youth and vitality, we also need to look after the body to achieve this anti-ageing look.
For this reason, a healthy lifestyle is also required to maintain that youthful look.
Some very aging habits are:
*Excessive sun tanning
*No skin care, or bad skin care
*Not drinking enough water
*Consuming too much alcohol
*Repeated fad diets
*Smoking
*Junk food (or too rich foods, or no food)
*Too much caffeine
*Too little exercise
*Too little rest and sleep
etc. etc. ..........… does any of this sound vaguely familiar?
The skin starts aging when the cells die off faster than the body can replace them. Sickness, stress, anxiety and depression also add to the aging of the skin.
Fundamentals of a healthy skin
Cleansing
All good skincare regimens begins with proper cleansing.
This removes the dirty surface film that the skin picks up from our surroundings, and the more polluted the surroundings, the better the cleansing needs to be.
A good thorough cleansing is absolutely necessary for healthy skin. To clean the skin, its best to select a gentle hypoallergenic, pH-balanced cream, lotion or soap, designed to help dissolve surface dirt and any makeup.
To remove the buildup of normal dead cells, it is beneficial to regularly exfoliate the skin, with a gentle scrub.
Moisturizing
The final step for good skin care is protecting ourselves from the environment. The sun emits dangerous ultra-violet rays, which can cause lasting damage to your skin and can cause health problems like skin cancer with continuous exposure.
Whenever outside, even on cloudy or overcast days, use a sunscreen with a minimum of SPF15. If you are unsure of the SPF number, check the container.
Treatments
At times of injury, burns, cuts, allergic skin reactions, eczema, etc. the skin needs extra care to cope with the demands placed on it.
At this time, specialized skin treatment creams and lotions might be needed.
In other cases, as in the rupture of connective tissue, leading to stretch marks you could look at a specialized gel.
For specific problems, like baggy puffy eyes, you could also look at a product like eye gel.
Should you however experience a medical problem, kindly contact a licensed medical practitioner.
We are born with a perfect, smooth skin, free of wrinkles, marks, scars, blemishes etc. But if you have a total disregard for skin care and follow a non-caring lifestyle, you will place extra wear and tear on your skin and in so doing, cause stress to the skin, which will result in a tired, unhealthy and wrinkly looking skin. Without the proper care, not only will wrinkles form, but you will have a blotchy and un-toned complexion, and more chance for the skin to bag and sag.
To keep wrinkles and lines in check, you need to look after the following constituents of your skin:
*Collagen
*Elastin
*Fibroblast cells
*Connective tissues
Youthful anti-aging wrinkle-free skin can be achieved with consistent care. Nourishing the dermis and epidermis will assist with the elasticity of the skin, and will promote an anti-ageing, wrinkle-free ageless skin.
Skin care - the steps
Working towards an anti-aging, wrinkle-free skin, can easily be achieved with proper reference to:
*Skin care
*Facial exercises
*Nutrition and an
*Anti-ageing lifestyle
Skin care
A good skin care regime would include the following:
*cleaning
*toning
*moisturizing
*sun protection
*skin treatments
Although the above will assist in giving you a younger looking skin, it must be kept in mind that the regimen must be followed every day - that is - not skipping any day or not doing it when coming in too late or too tired.
Good skincare is important, but good nutrition is also required for a healthy ageless, smooth and wrinkle-free skin. Supplying the body with the needed vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fats, in a healthy non-toxic diet, will greatly improve the odds at fighting wrinkles and lines.
General
We are all born with a great skin, but years of neglect and bad habits are the starting points to an aged skin. That is a skin that looks blotchy, full of wrinkles, sagging skin, and lacking in skin tone and vitality.
It has been proven that good skincare can retard and help rejuvenate old tired looking skin.
Makeup is useful, but can never replace essentially healthy skin, which glows with vitality.
There are many different types of skincare products and regimens on the market, but we have found the herbal way to be the very effective, as herbal compounds offers all the miracles of nature while not using strong chemicals and preservatives.
The skin is a wonderful barometer of our health, and although good skincare will go a far way in helping us preserve youth and vitality, we also need to look after the body to achieve this anti-ageing look.
For this reason, a healthy lifestyle is also required to maintain that youthful look.
Some very aging habits are:
*Excessive sun tanning
*No skin care, or bad skin care
*Not drinking enough water
*Consuming too much alcohol
*Repeated fad diets
*Smoking
*Junk food (or too rich foods, or no food)
*Too much caffeine
*Too little exercise
*Too little rest and sleep
etc. etc. ..........… does any of this sound vaguely familiar?
The skin starts aging when the cells die off faster than the body can replace them. Sickness, stress, anxiety and depression also add to the aging of the skin.
Fundamentals of a healthy skin
Cleansing
All good skincare regimens begins with proper cleansing.
This removes the dirty surface film that the skin picks up from our surroundings, and the more polluted the surroundings, the better the cleansing needs to be.
A good thorough cleansing is absolutely necessary for healthy skin. To clean the skin, its best to select a gentle hypoallergenic, pH-balanced cream, lotion or soap, designed to help dissolve surface dirt and any makeup.
To remove the buildup of normal dead cells, it is beneficial to regularly exfoliate the skin, with a gentle scrub.
Moisturizing
The single disadvantage of cleansing your skin is the simultaneous removal of beneficial oils on your skin. These oils help retain precious moisture and form a barrier between the polluted environment and yourself. This drawback is easily neutralized by using a good moisturizer.
Two types of moisturizers are required:
*A lightweight thin moisturizer for use during the day and underneath makeup
*A heavier more nutritious cream for night-time care.
When applying, dab onto fingers and gently massage it in with a slow circular motion until absorbed.
ProtectionThe final step for good skin care is protecting ourselves from the environment. The sun emits dangerous ultra-violet rays, which can cause lasting damage to your skin and can cause health problems like skin cancer with continuous exposure.
Whenever outside, even on cloudy or overcast days, use a sunscreen with a minimum of SPF15. If you are unsure of the SPF number, check the container.
Treatments
At times of injury, burns, cuts, allergic skin reactions, eczema, etc. the skin needs extra care to cope with the demands placed on it.
At this time, specialized skin treatment creams and lotions might be needed.
In other cases, as in the rupture of connective tissue, leading to stretch marks you could look at a specialized gel.
For specific problems, like baggy puffy eyes, you could also look at a product like eye gel.
Should you however experience a medical problem, kindly contact a licensed medical practitioner.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
FOR DRY SKIN TYPE
DELIGHTFUL EXTREME PROTECTION CREAM with cereals and essential oil
Ref.248 1.69FL.oz 50ml
Ref.248 1.69FL.oz 50ml
Ingredients:
Oat Milk, Spent Barley, Sweetcorn, Angelica Essential Oil, Rose
Description:
1.) Deeply nourishes and helps repair the skin, to restore its lipid balance, Rehydrates the skin while maintaining its moisture levels.
2.) Preserves and protects the skin against harsh external factors.
3.) Helps restore the balance of vitamins and trace elements.
4.) A fragrance that smells both natural and delicious, and immediately draws your skin into a world of comfort and serenity.
How to use:
*All skin typesApply in the morning on cleaned face and neck, after two drops of AROMESSENCE ANGELIQUE for even greater effectiveness.
1.) Deeply nourishes and helps repair the skin, to restore its lipid balance, Rehydrates the skin while maintaining its moisture levels.
2.) Preserves and protects the skin against harsh external factors.
3.) Helps restore the balance of vitamins and trace elements.
4.) A fragrance that smells both natural and delicious, and immediately draws your skin into a world of comfort and serenity.
How to use:
*All skin typesApply in the morning on cleaned face and neck, after two drops of AROMESSENCE ANGELIQUE for even greater effectiveness.
完全滋養保護霜
Ref.248 1.69FL.oz 50ml
主要成份:
燕麥, 小麥, 甜玉米, 白芷精油, 玫瑰
特徵:
1.) 深層滋潤修護,回復油脂層的平衡.維持肌膚含水量,達到保濕效果.
2.) 防止惡劣氣侯對肌膚的刺激.
3.) 幫助回復維他命和微量元素的平衡.
4.) 配方獨特,香味天然怡人,能使肌膚瞬間舒適平静.
使用方法:
早上,潔面後,塗於面上和頸部,若使用前塗上兩滴白芷原聚素後更能增強滋養的效果.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Skin care type
There are three basic skin types, but you may find yours isn't exactly like any of those described here. Most skin is a mixture of these types and yours will be no exception. The basic skin types are dry, oily, and combination. Dark skins have a tendency towards greater extremes of dryness and oiliness than paler skins.
Oily skin
You can tell if your skin is oily because it usually has a shine to it. It may be prone to black heads and acne. Oily skin contains a lot of sebum which helps prevent the skin from drying out. However, oily skin tends to attract more dirt and dust than dry skin. It benefits from soap and water, so washing with a cleansing bar is an ideal way of caring for it. Use warm water to loosen the dirt, then use cold water to rinse. Use toners and astringents containing alcohol and always use a light, non-greasy liquid cleanser. Very oily skin needs no extra moisturizing at all while you are in your teens.
Dry skin
Dry skin looks dry, sometimes flakes, and often feels tight, especially if you have washed it with soap and water. Sometimes it is lacking some of the protective sebum and so it reacts to very hot and very cold weather by tightening up. One benefit of dry skin is that it is less likely to develop acne than oily skin, but it is easily chapped in a dry atmosphere. Always use mild, alcohol-free make up and toner, and a rich, creamy cleanser. Moisturize your face every day, including the throat and the skin around your eyes. When you wear makeup, use a moisturized foundation. You will need little or no powder. When you wash your face, use a liquid or a cleansing bar. Use warm water to lather and rinse it with cold.
Combination skin
Most of us have this kind of skin, with an oily center area or a T-zone across the forehead, nose, and chin, and areas of dryness on the cheeks, and around the eyes and neck. Ideally, you should have one product for the oily areas and one for the dry areas, but this is expensive and unnecessary unless the areas of dry and oily are very different. It's simpler to use a cleanser designed for combination skin. Use a skin cleanser for the central oily panel, diluted with water for the drier areas. The drier areas may or may not need moisturizing frequently. You may have to experiment a bit.
Oily skin
You can tell if your skin is oily because it usually has a shine to it. It may be prone to black heads and acne. Oily skin contains a lot of sebum which helps prevent the skin from drying out. However, oily skin tends to attract more dirt and dust than dry skin. It benefits from soap and water, so washing with a cleansing bar is an ideal way of caring for it. Use warm water to loosen the dirt, then use cold water to rinse. Use toners and astringents containing alcohol and always use a light, non-greasy liquid cleanser. Very oily skin needs no extra moisturizing at all while you are in your teens.
Dry skin
Dry skin looks dry, sometimes flakes, and often feels tight, especially if you have washed it with soap and water. Sometimes it is lacking some of the protective sebum and so it reacts to very hot and very cold weather by tightening up. One benefit of dry skin is that it is less likely to develop acne than oily skin, but it is easily chapped in a dry atmosphere. Always use mild, alcohol-free make up and toner, and a rich, creamy cleanser. Moisturize your face every day, including the throat and the skin around your eyes. When you wear makeup, use a moisturized foundation. You will need little or no powder. When you wash your face, use a liquid or a cleansing bar. Use warm water to lather and rinse it with cold.
Combination skin
Most of us have this kind of skin, with an oily center area or a T-zone across the forehead, nose, and chin, and areas of dryness on the cheeks, and around the eyes and neck. Ideally, you should have one product for the oily areas and one for the dry areas, but this is expensive and unnecessary unless the areas of dry and oily are very different. It's simpler to use a cleanser designed for combination skin. Use a skin cleanser for the central oily panel, diluted with water for the drier areas. The drier areas may or may not need moisturizing frequently. You may have to experiment a bit.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Top 10 skin care tips
Top 10 Skincare Tips
A lot of product lines have gotten way too complicated -- aside from being costly, they take up too much time. You can keep it simple, and just as effective. Many of us overindulge our skin anyway -- if we're dry, we tend to overmoisturize; if we're oily, we tend to overstrip.
Great skincare, like makeup, doesn't have to cost a lot. A $100 jar of moisturizer? Forget it! Not many of us could afford a daily routine in that price range. So don't get caught up in the marketing madness and don't pay for pseudo science. Your endorsement is the only one that counts.
Here, my top 10 skin tips:
1. Protect yourself from the sun -- use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.
2. Don't -- I repeat -- don't smoke. Your skin is a large organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs that dramatically. That's why smokers' skin looks dull and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood delivered to the surface of the skin, they're getting poisons and oxidants.
3. Get adequate rest and nutrition.
4. Protect yourself from stress -- both emotional and environmental stress.
5. Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper treatment product. I'm amazed when women tell me they don't wash their face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight -- dead skin cells, dirt, and dust!
6. Don't neglect certain areas of the skin. Elbows, heels, neck, and decolletage need moisturizing, and your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.
7. Touch your face less and wash your hands more! Don't get too surgical on yourself. It's very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater your risk of scarring. Apply treatment products and let them work.
8. Keep your makeup clean. Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss the whole works and start fresh -- the average shelf life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don't buy products so expensive that you'll be heartbroken if you have to throw them away.
9. Exercise moderation. More is not always better. Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product in America. We've been bamboozled by cosmetic companies into thinking every square inch of our body has to be slathered. And it's simply not true. Exfoliators are another thing to be careful with. Used too often, they overacidify and irritate your skin.
10.
Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you'd be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each morning -- putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 40 ingredients -- you're introducing 20 to 40 potential allergens to your face every time you try something new.
Sonia Kashuk's book, Real Beauty, is available at bookstores nationwide.
A lot of product lines have gotten way too complicated -- aside from being costly, they take up too much time. You can keep it simple, and just as effective. Many of us overindulge our skin anyway -- if we're dry, we tend to overmoisturize; if we're oily, we tend to overstrip.
Great skincare, like makeup, doesn't have to cost a lot. A $100 jar of moisturizer? Forget it! Not many of us could afford a daily routine in that price range. So don't get caught up in the marketing madness and don't pay for pseudo science. Your endorsement is the only one that counts.
Here, my top 10 skin tips:
1. Protect yourself from the sun -- use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.
2. Don't -- I repeat -- don't smoke. Your skin is a large organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs that dramatically. That's why smokers' skin looks dull and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood delivered to the surface of the skin, they're getting poisons and oxidants.
3. Get adequate rest and nutrition.
4. Protect yourself from stress -- both emotional and environmental stress.
5. Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper treatment product. I'm amazed when women tell me they don't wash their face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight -- dead skin cells, dirt, and dust!
6. Don't neglect certain areas of the skin. Elbows, heels, neck, and decolletage need moisturizing, and your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.
7. Touch your face less and wash your hands more! Don't get too surgical on yourself. It's very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater your risk of scarring. Apply treatment products and let them work.
8. Keep your makeup clean. Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss the whole works and start fresh -- the average shelf life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don't buy products so expensive that you'll be heartbroken if you have to throw them away.
9. Exercise moderation. More is not always better. Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product in America. We've been bamboozled by cosmetic companies into thinking every square inch of our body has to be slathered. And it's simply not true. Exfoliators are another thing to be careful with. Used too often, they overacidify and irritate your skin.
10.
Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you'd be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each morning -- putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 40 ingredients -- you're introducing 20 to 40 potential allergens to your face every time you try something new.
Sonia Kashuk's book, Real Beauty, is available at bookstores nationwide.
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