tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45946944511484169922023-11-16T05:23:08.839-06:00Skin Perfection's & Beauty TipsRoxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-62835310520485969422010-08-25T16:54:00.004-05:002010-08-25T17:01:27.918-05:00Hair Waxing for Tweens: How Young Is Too Young?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfjs2_hF931axWMbQrHiKz1DnPx3xpDZOBr2_Jlp-eM_f25_wTfrGN6-nLiW4hIWhInRX0T-Qlj1U1SgXHc6dD-T6P7e3O_UAlzpOkCfS33vrTni_8CTPxhFhvkpDpcxqg7xPXUQ0Hw_g/s1600/waxing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509469726920331634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfjs2_hF931axWMbQrHiKz1DnPx3xpDZOBr2_Jlp-eM_f25_wTfrGN6-nLiW4hIWhInRX0T-Qlj1U1SgXHc6dD-T6P7e3O_UAlzpOkCfS33vrTni_8CTPxhFhvkpDpcxqg7xPXUQ0Hw_g/s400/waxing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#99ff99;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Hair Waxing for Tweens: How Young Is Too Young?<br /></span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;">by Monique El-Faizy<br />Aug 24th 2010</span><br /></span><a href="http://www.parentdish.com/2010/08/24/hair-waxing-for-tweens/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C166062"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>http://www.parentdish.com/2010/08/24/hair-waxing-for-tweens/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C166062</strong></span></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#99ff99;"><strong>Girls can be in such a hurry grow up fast -- they want to wear makeup, carry purses and get waxed. Wait ... waxed?<br /><br />Yep, teen and tweendom comes with more and more of the trappings of womanhood these days, and salon owners say they now see girls as young as 8 coming in to get unwanted body hair removed.<br /><br />The youngest waxers tend to want to get rid of the dark fuzz on their upper lips or shape up unibrows, and are often the children of clients, Diane Fisher, owner of Eclips Kids Salon in Ashburn, Va., tells ParentDish.<br /><br />"Where we live, there's a lot of Middle Easterners," she says. "Lots of the girls have dark hair for their age. They're self-conscious."<br /><br />Wanda Stawczyk, owner of Wanda's European Skin Care Center in New York, says girls who start waxing young, even before they have dark hair, will always have lighter, thinner hair.<br /><br />"It's a very big result," she tells ParentDish. "The hair is diminished almost 100 percent."<br /><br />She advocates for it even more strongly on her website.<br /><br />"I call it the 'Virgin' -- waxing for children 8 years old and up who have never shaved before," the website reads. "Virgin hair can be waxed so successfully that growth can be permanently stopped in just 2 to 6 sessions. Save your child a lifetime of waxing ... and put the money in the bank for her college education instead!"<br /><br />Stawczyk says the number of young girls she sees has increased by about 50 percent in the past year.<br /><br />Many of her littlest clients start coming to her when they are 8 or 9 years old and get a range of services from lip waxes to lower leg waxes, Stawczyk says.<br /><br />"Everything but bikini," she tells ParentDish. "We don't want to introduce them to that kind of service yet."<br /><br />Regular bikini waxing starts at 14 or 15 for her clients, Stawczyk says.<br /><br />And the ouch factor?<br /><br />"The children, they don't feel the pain," Stawczyk insists. "They have weaker hair. All of them, when they come the first time, they're afraid, but it doesn't hurt them. I would say it hurts less than a Band-Aid."<br /><br />Helps With Their Self Esteem<br /><br />But is all this OK, or is it harmful for girls to get waxed at such a tender age? For the most part, there isn't a problem, says Rebekah Williams, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Indiana University.<br /><br />"For some young women, it actually helps with their self esteem," she says of girls who are embarrassed about visible dark growth.<br /><br />But Williams does issue one caveat.<br /><br />"It's fine to wax any body hair," she tells ParentDish. "It's the pubic hair that's most concerning to me."<br /><br />Waxing pubic hair if a girl is too young can make it difficult for doctors to tell if a girl is maturing as she should, Williams says.<br /><br />"We use development of a certain type of hair and distribution of hair as a marker of normal puberty," she says.<br /><br />Doctors look primarily at breast and hair development to determine if puberty is progressing at a healthy rate. Facial hair and underarm hair are a part of that, but pubic hair is a key indicator -- and not only the presence of it, but its location, as well. One indication of the final stage of puberty is the pubic hair hitting the leg, Williams says. If that hair is waxed too soon, doctors lose an important marker.<br /><br />After puberty, though -- which can come very early for some girls -- Williams has no issues with waxing of any sort.<br /><br />"After puberty is complete and we know that it's progressed normally, there's nothing concerning about bikini waxing," she tells ParentDish.<br /><br />Others, however, think the message waxing sends girls is an unhealthy one.</strong></span></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-54950873832973217502010-08-22T07:32:00.004-05:002010-08-22T07:40:55.216-05:00How to Give Yourself a Black Lace Manicure<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjQr2DXABzA26HKOh3oM2Z-vOhmoX5ce0ieS9EKCBm0uID_jkjpcL9-6g5UQpH18uxgWz53yAs5be_J3kGk1MmfZyGydAFXcjII4Iq4VNw4anAcZM14VbwBtGdnKJ6VpSSOJg9p8Fsvc_/s1600/lace-nails1-sc420sc031510.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508211454821231314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjQr2DXABzA26HKOh3oM2Z-vOhmoX5ce0ieS9EKCBm0uID_jkjpcL9-6g5UQpH18uxgWz53yAs5be_J3kGk1MmfZyGydAFXcjII4Iq4VNw4anAcZM14VbwBtGdnKJ6VpSSOJg9p8Fsvc_/s400/lace-nails1-sc420sc031510.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcccc;">America's Most Stylish Blogger Trang Huyen shows off her lace nails. Photo: Trang HuyenI was inspired by the lace nails as seen on the spring runway at </span></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2009/09/13/fashion-week-backstage-beauty-at-reem-acra/"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Reem Acra</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong> and, most recently, the Fall 2010 runway at </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/02/15/tracy-reese-fall-2010-backstage-beauty-at-fashion-week/"><em><strong>Tracy Reese.</strong></em></a><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong>How to Give Yourself a Black Lace Manicure</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>by </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/trang-huyen/"><em><strong>Trang Huyen</strong></em></a></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/15/black-lace-manicure-lace-nails/"><em><strong>http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/15/black-lace-manicure-lace-nails/</strong></em></a><strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Here's how to give yourself fashionable fingertips in a matter of minutes! </span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Supplies you will need: Top coat (I used</span> </strong><a href="http://www.sallyhansen.com/"><em><strong>Sally Hansen</strong></em></a><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>), scissors, toothpick, and black lace! The top coat is designed to dry hard and protect your nails from scratches and chips. To ensure the lace adheres to the nails, make sure you use the top coat instead of clear polish. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 1: Measure and trim the lace to fit each finger nail. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 2: Polish a single layer of top coat. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 3: Apply the trimmed lace on top of the wet polish. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 4: Firmly press the outer corners of the lace with a toothpick. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 5: Let the polish and lace dry for a few minutes. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Step 6: Finish with two more applications of top coat. You're all set. </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>To complete the look, I styled the uber-fun nails with a </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/02/18/ralph-lauren-fashion-week-fall-2010-runway-review/"><strong>Ralph Lauren</strong></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcccc;">lace top with wing details and a reconstructed vintage lace skirt. </span></strong></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-29105234310815896292010-08-22T07:22:00.005-05:002010-08-22T07:41:46.522-05:00How To Get Christina Aguilera's Lush Lashes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXf9T1NaMxyYojDcgddaRi8lauLVI_CHnW6wnvB6uENZbMu_7VN1tmEWI1itnktfkSDYBEPH7CZtIUryrxjr6PlYLWok6XrFVQ4Wg2qqXO5TeYXGIf1o2k-f9EkVvnHTVamnNyDo16kD3/s1600/!!christina-aguilera-eye-lash-1274412105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508208632187128722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXf9T1NaMxyYojDcgddaRi8lauLVI_CHnW6wnvB6uENZbMu_7VN1tmEWI1itnktfkSDYBEPH7CZtIUryrxjr6PlYLWok6XrFVQ4Wg2qqXO5TeYXGIf1o2k-f9EkVvnHTVamnNyDo16kD3/s400/!!christina-aguilera-eye-lash-1274412105.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc99;"><strong>How To Get Christina Aguilera's Lush Lashes</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;"><strong>by </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/grace-gold/"><em><strong>Grace Gold</strong></em></a><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/21/how-to-get-christina-aguileras-lashes/"><em><strong>http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/21/how-to-get-christina-aguileras-lashes/</strong></em></a><strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Christina Aguilera's</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/01/the-scoop-on-christina-aguileras-glam-makeunder/"><em><strong>much discussed</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">soft look at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards was due in part to feathery false eye lashes. Photo: Getty ImagesHollywood is a town filled with smoke and mirrors, and often even the most natural of</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/category/celebrity-beauty"><em><strong>celebrity beauty</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">looks</span> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">is in reality enhanced with </span></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/11/celebrity-skin-hollywood-tips-for-faking-a-perfect-complexion/"><em><strong>secret tricks</strong></em></a><strong>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">While </span></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/Christina+Aguilera"><em><strong>Christina Aguilera</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">has never shied away from a bold red lip or dramatic look, it's</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2009/01/02/false-lashes-step-by-step/"><strong>false <em>lashes</em></strong></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">that she turns to in order to pull off gentler looks with the same amount of red carpet glamour.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">And we hear that not only does Aguilera apply strip lashes to her top lash line, but she also enhances her bottom rim with individual lashes for a feminine, feathery look.</span> </strong><a href="http://www.kreatbeauty.com/"><strong><em>Kre-At Beauty's</em> <em>Sweet Individuals</em></strong></a><strong>, <span style="color:#ffcc99;">to be exact.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">New York makeup artist</span> </strong><a href="http://dramafreemakeup.carbonmade.com/"><em><strong>Andrew Sotomayor</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">says the key to pulling off a look that makes people think, 'Is she, or isn't she?' is to go for lashes that have differing lengths and wispy ends that mimic the look of long, thick lashes that naturally grow at different rates. "Strips can look fake when all the lashes are the same length and thickness," says Sotomayor.Whether you're applying lashes to the top or bottom lash line, Sotomayor recommends you squeeze a drop of lash glue on to the back of the box and use a toothpick or brush handle tip to evenly spread the glue along the band. Give it a moment to get tacky, and repeat for extra adhesion. Then work from the outter corner inwards, either pushing down a strip at the band or applying individual sprigs."For the most natural and blended look, first apply eyeliner, curl your own lashes and apply mascara. Apply false lashes, curl and add another coat of mascara. A coat of liquid or gel liner hides the band and dresses up your look," advises Sotomayor.And when it comes time to remove, resist the urge to just peel the lashes off -- or else risk taking some of your own off with them. Instead, hold a cotton ball soaked with eye makeup remover over a closed eye for a moment, and then gently peel off the lashes after the glue has dissipated.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">If you handle lashes carefully and allow them to dry out after each use, you can often sneak up to three to five uses out of a single pair.Because while we may be able to get Christina Aguilera's lashes, we sure don't get her paycheck. </span></strong>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-73635757620461769972010-08-22T07:02:00.005-05:002010-08-22T07:42:18.193-05:00How to Wear Neon Nail Polish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNrjEodGw54KvZE5OvizPBCznuY_Ae-XJih2zPHfmVY6MkrVxzk32uZdHT40YDpgJmLjqwbADt3EA3N5Gnc1Mmuobfoqb0pa0ZskDGSLN43jLdwKK0yLPdWuw6PzW809TivBbMHBaoOMp/s1600/nails+neon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508203810940605410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNrjEodGw54KvZE5OvizPBCznuY_Ae-XJih2zPHfmVY6MkrVxzk32uZdHT40YDpgJmLjqwbADt3EA3N5Gnc1Mmuobfoqb0pa0ZskDGSLN43jLdwKK0yLPdWuw6PzW809TivBbMHBaoOMp/s400/nails+neon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">How</span><span style="color:#ffff66;"> to Wear Neon Nail Polish</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">by </span></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/dana-oliver/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Dana Oliver</strong></em></span></a><strong><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">Jun 25th 2010</span><br /></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/25/how-to-wear-neon-nail-polish/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/25/how-to-wear-neon-nail-polish/</strong></span></em></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/16/sally-hansen-launches-spring-nail-polish-collections/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>Neon nails</strong></span></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffff33;">are the it nail polish look for</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/summer2010"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>summer</strong></em></span></a><strong>.</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Eye-dilating digits ruled on the Spring/Summer 2010 runways of</span> </strong><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/details/zacposen/#"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Zac Posen</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, </strong></em></span><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/details/ragandbone/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Rag & Bone</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, </strong></em></span><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/europe/couturedetails/jeanpaulgaultier/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Jean Paul Gaultier</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, and </strong></em></span><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2010/spring/main/newyork/details/lamb/"><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em>L.A.M.B</em></span>.</strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;"> And hot young stars like</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/10/rihanna-red-hair/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Rihanna</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/06/kristen-stewart-elle-magazine/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Kristen Stewart</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, and </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/21/miley-cyrus-muchmusic/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Miley Cyrus</strong></em></span></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffff33;">have all gone neon with nails painted in</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/31/spring-nail-polish-shades-bright-lights-big-pretty/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>brightly colored shades</strong></span></em></a><strong> of <span style="color:#ff99ff;">pink</span>, <span style="color:#ffff00;">yellow</span><span style="color:#ffff33;">,</span> <span style="color:#ffff33;">and</span> <span style="color:#3366ff;">blue</span>. <span style="color:#ffff33;">"The greatest thing about neon nails is that they don't have to be matchy-matchy!" says celebrity manicurist</span> </strong><a href="http://www.kimmieknails.com/kimmieknails.com/Home.html"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>Kimmie Kyees</strong></span></em></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">, who lacquers up the nails of celebs including</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/09/rihanna-elle-july-2010/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>RiRi</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/17/katy-perry-california-gurls-shorts/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Katy Perry</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>, and </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/04/britney-spears-fashion-line-candies/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Britney Spears</strong></em></span></a><strong>. </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">"They make a statement all on their own."The boldness behind this</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/05/gel-nails-the-future-of-manicures/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>nail trend</strong></em></span></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffff33;">is a huge part of its popularity. "I personally like it when an outfit is void of other bright hues, like</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/10/katy-perry-maxim-hot-100-list/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Katy</strong></em></span></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em>'s</em></span> <span style="color:#ffff33;">dress on the red carpet of the</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/07/mtv-movie-awards-2010-sandra-bullock/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>MTV Movie Awards</strong></em></span></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>," says Kyees. "It was silver and the nails were bright yellow. She went a step further and had blue hair which looked rad with the nails!</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">"If you're</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/17/summer-2010-trend-all-white-ensembles/"><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em>keeping it cool in all</em> </span><span style="color:#ffffff;">white</span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>, you can add a pop of color to your ensemble with neon nail polish. And the vibrant shade is an instant conversation starter when paired with </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/08/cfda-awards-2010-no-makeup-makeup-and-summer-smoky-eyes/"><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>no makeup-makeup</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong> and </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/10/2010-cmt-music-awards-hair-trend-sleek-straight-ns-blonde-hair/"><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>sleek strands</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>.</strong></span></em></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Read on for Kyees' simple beauty tips on how to wear </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/25/13-new-things-to-do-to-your-nails/"><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>neon nails</strong></span></em></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Go "Squoval"</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">When wearing</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/21/sonia-kashuk-for-target-nail-collection-arrives/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>brightly colored polish</strong></em></span></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">,</span> <span style="color:#ffff33;">it's best to keep your nails short or in a "squoval" -- a little square, a little oval. But the shape is best determined by looking at the length of the nail bed, nail plate, and overall condition advises Kyees. </span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>"The pointy nail has become super popular. It's growing on me," she says, "and looks great in the neon shades as well!"</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>White Out</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">If there's one thing the beauty team at StyleList knows about nails, we know that a perfectly polished manicure begins with a base coat. After providing your digits with a good foundation for the polish to adhere to, Kyees recommends smoothing on a coat of white polish. "I like</span> </strong><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/manicure_miniatures.php?c=12&id=40"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>Orly White Out</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>, </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.opi.com/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>OPI Alpine Snow</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong> or </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.chinaglaze.com/index.shtml"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>China Glaze White on White</strong></span></em></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>. This will make your neon shade look more vibrant than ever before. I won't use a neon without a white coat of polish!"</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Embrace The Rainbow</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Before you make a mad dash to your nearest drug or beauty supply store to stock up on neon nail polish, take into consideration your complexion. For lighter skin tones, Kyees suggests green and purple shades. And for darker skin tones, orange and pink. "You have to be careful if you have more red or yellow tones in your skin as some shades don't look as good."</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">So what neon nail brands should you look out for? Kyees recommends China Glaze's latest neon line,</span><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"> </span></em></strong><a href="http://www.chinaglaze.com/seasonalcoll/poolside/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>Poolside</strong></span></em></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">, Orly's</span> </strong><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>Plastix</strong></em></span></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffff33;">collection for its shine twist on matte, and Zoya </span></strong><a href="http://www.zoya.com/content/category/Zoya_Sparkle_Nail_Polish_Collection.html"><em><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Sparkle</strong></span></em></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong> for girls who like glitter with its headache-free removal.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Are you ahead of the class when it comes to </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/nail+trends"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em><strong>the latest nail trends</strong></em></span></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">?</span> </strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Test your knowledge on the</span> </strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/04/nail-polish-names-2010/"><em><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>top 10 nail polish names of 2010</strong></span></em></a><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>!</strong></span></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-36559009504381411472010-08-22T06:43:00.007-05:002010-08-22T07:42:53.213-05:00Do Drinkable Beauty Potions Work?<span style="font-size:130%;color:#99ff99;"><strong>Do Drinkable Beauty Potions Work?</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#99ff99;">by</span> <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/courtney-dunlop/"><strong><em>Courtney Dunlop</em></strong></a><strong><em><br /></em></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/07/do-drinkable-beauty-potions-work/"><strong><em>http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/07/do-drinkable-beauty-potions-work/</em></strong></a><em><br /></em><br /><br /><p><a class="addthis_button_compact at300m" href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/07/do-drinkable-beauty-potions-work/#" ost="1"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508198630900923682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-04CA4whjPdOurked1ebXNtrparRG2vvGDmzSbPQ1w26qyCr2XlGfgUT_cNKoaWYZJVn86TQzgCbrnDwEGSON3tj4eVUTU9ympYjHJ31n_syNF4bS5O4lo4HgaykTs7XnjL335XX2u1Y/s400/!!.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong><span style="color:#99ff99;">Glisodin is part of a new class of drinkable potions that promise better skin. Courtesy Photo</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#99ff99;">Earlier this week StyleList reported about the </span></strong><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/04/collagen-enhanced-foods-drinks-japan/" target="_blank"><em><strong>collagen-enhanced beauty beverages</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#99ff99;">flying off the shelves in Japan and the scores of women hoping to plump and de-age their skin from the inside out.While beauty supplements -- in the form of pills, powders and infused beverages -- only make up a tiny share of the beauty market in the US it's a business that's rapidly growing.A recent report from market research firm Mintel, as reported by the </span></strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/fashion/07skin1.html?scp=1&sq=glisodin&st=cse" target="_blank"><em><strong>New York Times</strong></em></a><strong>: <span style="color:#99ff99;">"Global food and drink product launches with a 'beauty enhancing' claim increased by a staggering 306 percent from 2005 to 2008."The past few years have seen a boom of launches here in the US. -- from companies such as</span> </strong><a href="http://www.glowelle.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Glowelle</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="http://www.glisodin.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Glisodin</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="http://www.borba.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Borba</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#99ff99;">and many more -- and women looking to preserve the bloom of youth are gulping them down.</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#99ff99;"><strong>(We at StyleList have been known to chug a few ourselves!)But the problem with beauty supplements is that it's really difficult, if not impossible, to prove if they work and most of the evidence is purely anecdotal. That's not to say they don't work, it just means it's hard to figure out which ones will really do something and which ones are worthless.And as Manhattan dermatologist Francesca Fusco explained to the New York Times about a beauty drink with goji berry that supposedly helps beautify the skin, "You can also get all of the benefits of this through a healthy diet and a good multivitamin."Yes, you can adopt a mantra of "If it doesn't hurt me than what's the harm" and maybe you will prevent a wrinkle or two in the process, but it's an expensive gamble (60 </strong></span><a href="http://www.borba.com/aqua-less_crystalline_replenishing/product/381" target="_blank"><em><strong>Borba Replenishing packets</strong></em></a><strong> <span style="color:#99ff99;">will set you back $100).</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#99ff99;"><strong>Most medical and health experts would agree that the true fountain of youth, as boring as it sounds, is still a well balanced diet with lots of vegetables, exercise, sleep and sunscreen.We'll drink to that! </strong></span></p>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-65724990654022960102010-08-21T20:44:00.004-05:002010-08-21T20:55:10.017-05:00Alternative Treatments for Sinus Problems<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTADiFHIwtIMwOs_o1w3NgJppiLp_M1GAa2W9sV5l1aeoSjhayzPfJOP2OAPDMH8XB_rF7EOXKF1PnDfgAHYF7jlhoIv4OEsJ6Fx3DBL7rg36o1XROEMsUSNAVNIAmqYth3mnB5FfrerrA/s1600/sinus-pains-treatments-240kb082010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508045462230776242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTADiFHIwtIMwOs_o1w3NgJppiLp_M1GAa2W9sV5l1aeoSjhayzPfJOP2OAPDMH8XB_rF7EOXKF1PnDfgAHYF7jlhoIv4OEsJ6Fx3DBL7rg36o1XROEMsUSNAVNIAmqYth3mnB5FfrerrA/s400/sinus-pains-treatments-240kb082010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Alternative Treatments for Sinus Pain</span></strong><br />By</span> <a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/bloggers/cary-barbor"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Cary Barbor</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/sinuses/alternative-sinus-pain-treatment?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl3link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Fsinuses%2Falternative-sinus-pain-treatment"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/sinuses/alternative-sinus-pain-treatment?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl3link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Fsinuses%2Falternative-sinus-pain-treatment</span></a></div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Sinus pain can be excruciating, and if you suffer from it, you've probably tried every remedy in the drugstore to get some relief. AOL Health talked to the experts to find some pain management tactics you may not have considered.</span></div><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Horseradish</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">You love it on your pastrami sandwich -- now try it for sinus pain. The strong-flavored herb actually acts as an expectorant. In addition, it may have </span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/antibiotics" injectedlink=""><span style="color:#ffffcc;">antibiotic</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"> properties, which can help if you have a sinus infection. To try it, get some fresh horseradish root -- not the type in the jar. You can find it at Whole Foods or other specialty stores. Grate up ¼ teaspoon of it. Place it on your tongue and hold it in your mouth until the flavor fades. (Beware: It's hotter than the jarred kind.) You should start to feel mucus draining down the back of your throat and the pressure alleviating. Spit the mucus out along with the horseradish.</span> </div><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Fenugreek Tea</span></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/fenugreek" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Fenugreek</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"> is another herb that, like horseradish, acts as an expectorant. It may also help reduce </span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/inflammation" injectedlink=""><span style="color:#ffffcc;">inflammation</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;">, and it works well as a tea. You can find the leaves in Indian grocery stores or </span><a href="http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/spices/fenulvs.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">online</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;">. Boil 1 teaspoon of fenugreek leaves in 1 cup of water. Drink while it's still warm, like a tea. It may cause you to sweat. Don't use </span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/fenugreek" injectedlink=""><span style="color:#ffffcc;">fenugreek</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"> if you're pregnant or allergic to peanuts. Fruit EnzymesMurray Grossan, an otolaryngologist in Los Angeles and author of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yourself-Sinus-Allergy-Problems-Permanently/dp/057800156X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282326032&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">"Free Yourself From Sinus and Allergy Problems Permanently"</span></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"> recommends papaya and pineapple enzymes, both of which are available at health food stores. The papain in papaya and bromelain in pineapple help thin mucus and reduce inflammation, thereby clearing sinuses and airways.</span></div><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Reflexology</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that reflexology can clear sinuses. The points to focus on are on the underside of the four smaller toes, near the outermost joint, toward the lateral side of the toe. Work the area for about two minutes. Proceed gently though -- if you have inflamed sinuses, this area will be tender.</span><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Contrast Therapy</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Holistic physician Jade Teta recommends a very simple contrast therapy. Hold a washcloth dipped in hot water to the sinuses for three minutes, then a cloth dipped in cold water for 1 minute. Alternate between the two several times. Because hot opens blood vessels and cold shrinks them, the contrast creates a pumping action that brings blood to the area, helping to relieve congestion and speed healing.</span></div><br /><div></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">Humming</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">And if all else fails, says Teta, try humming. It increases vibration in the sinuses and therefore increases oxygen and blood flow to the area. "Headache," by Weezer, perhaps?<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff33;">More on Sinus Pain:</span><br /></div></strong><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508045457522546498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxo0RfFYag3-yzJzu8zGxlZLWRiHWft7BxbtmEKry5QA3QEr4LZowdkvbK4wzvMolIKFpE7sZXZWyxRxk1V3bp_qLziXLDFXs7QUxcZMbou9IYRp7bbnPV_fkzB5Mvein1HnzdAil0Ttj/s400/sinus+headache.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Illustration copyright 2000 by Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. </span><a href="http://www.nucleusinc.com/"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">http://www.nucleusinc.com/</span></a></div><div><strong><br /><span style="color:#ffff33;">Sinus headache: Areas of pain</span></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/tools/sinus-headache-areas-of-pain"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">http://www.aolhealth.com/tools/sinus-headache-areas-of-pain</span></a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;">A sinus headache can be caused by an infection (bacterial or viral) or from allergies. Signs that you have a sinus infection include:<br /><br />~ A fever.<br />~ Green or gray discharge from your nose that lasts more than 7 to 10 days.<br />~ A runny or stuffy nose.<br />~ A feeling of fullness in the ears, or plugged ears.<br />~ Swelling or puffiness in the face.</span><a name="credits"></a><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br /></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffff33;"><strong>Credits</strong> </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;">Primary Medical Reviewer<br />William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine<br />Specialist Medical Reviewer<br />H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine<br />Last Updated<br />July 9, 2008</span></div></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-64741332458268164172010-08-12T08:29:00.002-05:002010-08-12T12:01:47.343-05:00Menopause and Treatment<em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Soy </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Soy is the first natural ingredient that strikes most women when talking about menopause symptoms, says Moores. The reason soy can help reduce symptoms, such as hot flashes, is because of the high level of phytoestrogens, or plant-based estrogens. But soy supplements have become controversial. Some experts believe it can increase your breast cancer risk. "Soy is complicated," says Dr. Marcie Richardson, Director of the Harvard Vanguard Menopause Consultation Service and a member of the North American Menopause Society. Perimenopause might be the time to use soy, because the phtyoestrogens can have a modulating effect. But this hasn't really been proven, she says.<br />Exercise<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">"</span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Exercise</span><span style="color:#ccccff;"> is absolutely critical," says Susan Moores MSRD, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. Exercise can be a powerful sleep aid, combating the sleep disturbances many women complain about. It has been shown to improve the whole gamut of menopause symptoms from hot flashes to mood swings. She says not to just focus on aerobic exercise, but also try strength training and relaxation techniques, such as yoga.<br />Flaxseed<br /></span><br />"<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Flaxseed</span> <span style="color:#ccccff;">falls in the same camp as soy for the phytoestrogens," says Moores. One study by the Mayo Clinic found the incidence of hot flashes was reduced as much as 50 percent by consuming flaxseed. It is also thought to be very promising because, along with phytoestrogens, it also contains omega-3 fatty acids, which can aid in mood stabilization. According to A.D.A.M., an online health content provider, when compared to hormone replacement therapy, 40 grams of flaxseed was reported to be equally as effective in reducing hot flashes, vaginal dryness and mood disturbances.<br />Black Cohosh<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Two German studies have shown</span> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">black cohosh</span><span style="color:#ccccff;"> to be effective in reducing hot flashes, according to A.D.A.M. One study in particular showed 80 percent of women saw a decrease in hot flashes while using black cohosh. However, no long-term studies have been done and there have been reports of side-effects including upset stomach and low blood pressure, caution the experts at Harvard Medical School.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Natural Progesterone<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">This over-the-counter cure uses progesterone or progesterone-like compounds as the active ingredient. "Natural progesterone is a hormone and it works," says Dr. Richardson. "Skin creams that contain extracts of Mexican wild yams have been widely promoted for natural menopause relief for years," says Harvard Medical School. However, because of variation among products and the individual nature of skin's responsiveness, this method is not recommended by the North American Menopause Society, says Harvard. There's no safety data on this hormone, Dr. Richardson cautions. Learn more about the risks and benefits here.</span><br /></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Red Clover<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Red clover is often used to reduce vaginal dryness and decrease hot flashes. The effectiveness of red clover is thought to be due to a plant-chemical, isoflavones, which has an estrogen-like effect in the body. However, according to Harvard Medical School, research results have been disappointing. Two studies published in the journal 'Menopause' found that women fared no better with red clover than a placebo for both hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Learn more about red clover here.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Omega-3 Fatty Acids</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Fish isn't just delicious; it contains a valuable ingredient that may help stabilize your mood swings too -- omega-3 fatty acids. There have been some good studies to attest that omega-3 can help improve mood, says Dr. Richardson. There's also growing research that omega-3 fatty acids help fight heart disease. The best way to add this key ingredient to your diet is by eating fatty fish like salmon, tuna and trout.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Acupuncture<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">You wouldn't necessarily think that sticking needles in your body would be a helpful way to cure menopause symptoms, but when combined with other treatments, it can be helpful. Some controlled studies have shown some effectiveness in some woman for hot flashes, says Dr. Richardson. According to A.D.A.M., "both the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health recognize that acupuncture can be a helpful part of a treatment plan" for many illnesses, including menopausal symptoms.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Vitamin E</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">There has been a study, which showed a slight effect in decreasing hot flashes for women using vitamin E, says Dr. Richardson. Along with reducing hot flashes vitamin E may carry with it extra benefits, such as fending off macular degeneration, lowering blood pressure, and slowing the aging of cells and tissues according to A.D.A.M.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Cutting down on alcohol.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Who hasn't felt the negative effects of drinking too much alcohol, such as trouble sleeping or feeling flushed? This goes double for women during menopause. The thing about alcohol is: women metabolize it worse than men and we metabolize it worse as we age, says Dr. Richardson. According to Harvard Medical School, alcohol can act as a trigger for hot flashes. And if that wasn't enough to ward you off the bottle, studies show that consuming alcohol regularly ups your risk for other conditions like breast cancer and stroke.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Treatment options for menopause symptoms<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Hot flashes.</span> </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/meditative-breathing-exercises-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Meditative breathing exercises (paced respiration)</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> have been shown to reduce hot flashes.</span></strong></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/health-concern/menopause-and-perimenopause-special-1/treatment-overview#name-href="><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">9</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Medicines that can improve hot flashes include </span></strong></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/short-term-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">short-term, low-dose hormone therapy</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>, </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/antidepressants-for-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">antidepressants</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">, the high blood pressure medicine</span> </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/clonidine-for-treating-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">clonidine</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">, and the antiseizure medicine </span></strong></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/gabapentin-for-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">gabapentin</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> (<span style="color:#ccccff;">Neurontin).</span></strong></span></em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Heavy periods</span><span style="color:#ff99ff;">.</span> <span style="color:#ccccff;">The hormone </span></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/progestin-for-dysfunctional-uterine-bleeding"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">progestin</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">can help relieve </span></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/dysfunctional-uterine-bleeding-definition-4"><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">heavy menstrual</span> <span style="color:#33ccff;">bleeding</span></strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">caused by very low or very high progesterone levels (after you have an exam to rule out other possible causes). Other options include </span></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs-nsaids-drugdetail-2"><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs</span>)</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>, the </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/levonorgestrel-lng-iud"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">levonorgestrel (LNg) IUD</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>, <span style="color:#ccccff;">or birth control pills. For severe blood loss, some women choose permanent surgical treatment. These options include removing the uterus</span> (</strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/hysterectomy-definition-4"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">hysterectomy</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>) <span style="color:#ccccff;">or using heat energy to damage and scar the wall of the uterus</span> (</strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/endometrial-ablation-definition-4"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">endometrial ablation</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>). <span style="color:#ccccff;">For more information, see the topic </span></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/dysfunctional-uterine-bleeding-major-1"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>.<br /><br /></strong></span></em><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong></strong></span></em><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Vaginal dryness and irritation</span><span style="color:#ff99ff;">.</span> <span style="color:#ccccff;">A vaginal lubricant can help with dryness. </span></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/low-dose-vaginal-estrogen-for-dryness-and-atrophy"><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Low-dose vaginal estroge</span><span style="color:#33ccff;">n</span></strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">can help if your symptoms are thin skin, dryness, and/or irritation. Less estrogen is absorbed into your system with vaginal use, so the risks associated with ERT are less likely.</span><br /><br /></strong></span></em><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong></strong></span></em><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Multiple or severe symptoms</span><span style="color:#ff99ff;">.</span> </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/hormone-therapy-ht"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Hormone therapy</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">can relieve multiple or difficult menopause symptoms. For symptom relief before menopause,</span> </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/birth-control-pills-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">low-dose estrogen-progestin birth control pills</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> or </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">low-dose HRT (estrogen-progestin)</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">can reduce heavy menstrual bleeding and other symptoms. After menopause, low-dose HRT is an option. Also, for severe symptoms that don't improve with estrogen-progestin, there is an</span> </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/testosterone-for-women"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">estrogen-testosterone</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">therapy. But testosterone is not FDA-approved for women, because it is not yet well studied. Talk to your doctor about </span></strong></span></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/short-term-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">short-term HRT</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">along with checkups every 6 months.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/bioidentical-hormones"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Bioidentical hormone</span> replacement therapy (BHRT)</span></strong></em></a><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">is an alternative to HRT. But it has not been well studied. The hormones are made in a laboratory from wild yams or soy. BHRT is thought to be more similar to human-produced hormones than synthetic HRT is. (Well-designed studies have not yet proved this theory.</span></strong></span></em><span style="color:#ccccff;"><em><strong>) But bioidentical HRT may carry the same heart, stroke, blood clot, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and dementia risks that are linked to traditional HRT. Any form of hormone therapy, including BHRT, is best taken for as short a period as possible after menopause.</strong></em><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/decision-point/menopause-should-i-use-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Should I use hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/testosterone-for-women"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Testosterone</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> is sometimes used to increase sexual desire in postmenopausal women who have low testosterone. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved testosterone treatment for this purpose. There is no testosterone product that comes in doses that are right for women. Studies of testosterone in women have not lasted longer than 6 months.</span></strong></em><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/health-concern/menopause-and-perimenopause-special-1/treatment-overview#name-href="><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">13</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><em><strong> FDA experts want to know more about long-term risks before they approve testosterone for use by females.<br /></strong></em><br /><em><strong>If you have a problem with low sexual desire, consider that most sexual problems in women relate to such things as relationship troubles, depression, or medicine side effects. For more information, see the topic </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/sexual-problems-in-women"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Sexual Problems in Women</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong>.<br /></strong></em></span><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Other treatment options<br /></span><span style="color:#ccccff;">Women may also try alternative medicine to relieve menopause symptoms. These alternatives may include </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/black-cohosh-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">black cohosh (Remifemin)</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">or </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/soy-for-menopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">dietary soy</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong>.<br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Many doctors now suggest trying nonhormonal treatment for bothersome </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/perimenopause"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">menopause</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">symptoms before considering hormone therapy (birth control pills, estrogen alone [ERT], or estrogen-progestin [HRT]). There are several nonhormonal prescription treatments that can relieve or reduce hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. You can also try using </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/black-cohosh-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">black cohosh</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">or </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/soy-for-menopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">dietary soy</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">.</span><br /><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Medication Choices</span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Prescription medication without hormones</span><br /><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/antidepressants-for-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Antidepressant</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">medicines can lower the number and severity of hot flashes. Some women have side effects.</span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/health-concern/menopause-and-perimenopause-special-1/medications#name-href="><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">10</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> The safety of very long-term use has yet to be studied.<br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/clonidine-for-treating-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Clonidine</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong>, <span style="color:#ccccff;">a high blood pressure medicine, can reduce the number and severity of hot flashes.</span></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Some women have side effects related to low blood pressure.<br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/gabapentin-for-hot-flashes"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Gabapentin</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span><span style="color:#ccccff;">(Neurontin), an antiseizure medicine, can reduce the number and severity of hot flashes.</span></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Possible side effects include sleepiness, dizziness, and swelling.<br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Prescription medication with hormones</span><br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/birth-control-pills-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Birth control</span><span style="color:#33ccff;"> pills</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">(estrogen and progestin) regulate menstrual bleeding and can relieve symptoms until menopause. Birth control pills are not used after menopause. You should not use birth control pills if you smoke or have </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/diabetes-definition-4"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">diabetes</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">, untreated high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, or a history of breast cancer. Low-dose formulations are recommended for women older than 35. Some women have side effects.<br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/progestin-for-dysfunctional-uterine-bleeding"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Progestin</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">pills or the </span></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/levonorgestrel-lng-iud"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">levonorgestrel IUD</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;">, which releases a form of progesterone into the uterus, reduce heavy, irregular menstrual periods during perimenopause. Some women have side effects.</span><br /><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/low-dose-vaginal-estrogen-for-dryness-and-atrophy"><em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Low-dose vaginal estrogen</span> (cream, tablet, or ring)</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">reduces vaginal and urethral dryness and weakening without introducing high levels of estrogen into the body.<br /></span><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Hormone replacement</span> therapy</strong></span></em></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">(estrogen and progestin), in pill, patch, vaginal ring, gel, or cream form, can be used to treat menopause symptoms. Because studies have found that HRT increases some health risks for some women, doctors have changed the way HRT is used. For menopause symptom relief, experts now recommend that HRT only be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible period of time.</span></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong><br /><br /></strong></em></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/bioidentical-hormones"><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Bioidentical hormone</span><span style="color:#33ccff;"> replacement therapy</span></em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em> <span style="color:#ccccff;">is made from plants and is thought to be more similar to human-produced hormones than synthetic HRT. But bioidentical HRT is not well researched and may carry the same health risks that traditional HRT does.</span></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/health-concern/menopause-and-perimenopause-special-1/medications#name-href="><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">9</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Any form of hormone therapy is best taken for as short a period as possible.<br /></span><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">Because of concern about</span> </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/drugs/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">hormone replacement therapy (HRT)</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em> <span style="color:#ccccff;">health risks, many women have turned to alternative medicine for menopause symptom relief. As part of a stepwise treatment approach, you can consider using one or more of the following options for preventing or treating symptoms before trying prescription medicines or hormones.<br /></span><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">The </span><span style="color:#ff99ff;">meditative breathing</span> <span style="color:#ccccff;">exercise called </span></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/meditative-breathing-exercises-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">paced respiration</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em> <span style="color:#ccccff;">may reduce hot flashes and emotional symptoms. This approach has no known side effects, risks, or costs and can be safely combined with additional treatment, if needed.<br /><br /></span></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/black-cohosh-for-perimenopausal-symptoms"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Black cohosh</span> (Remifemin, 20 mg)</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> may prevent or relieve menopause symptoms. But the research on black cohosh has had mixed results. Some studies have shown that black cohosh can relieve hot flashes.</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> But other studies have shown that black cohosh does not relieve hot flashes.</span></em></strong><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> Also, the long-term safety is not yet known. (Risks similar to estrogen risks are a possibility.) Have regular checkups if you are using black cohosh, and make sure your doctor knows what you are taking.<br /></span><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/soy-for-menopausal-symptoms"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">Soy phytoestrogens (isoflavones)</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em> <span style="color:#ccccff;">are in more complete form when you eat them as food, rather than in a pill or powder. A high-soy diet has been linked to stronger bones, especially in the first 10 years after menopause, when estrogen levels drop and rapid bone loss happens.</span></em></strong></span><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em> Regularly eating and drinking soy may also help even out menopause symptoms. But studies have shown mixed results. They have not always shown that soy is effective for treating hot flashes.</em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;"><br /></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/yoga-frame-3"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">Yoga</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"> </span><span style="color:#ccccff;">(which often includes meditative breathing) and/or </span></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/biofeedback"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">biofeedback</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em> <span style="color:#ccccff;">give you tools you can use to reduce stress. High stress is likely to make your symptoms worse.<br /></span><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"></span></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Alternative treatments to avoid<br /></span><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">Based on the latest research, some therapies are not recommended for menopause symptoms, either because they are not effective or because they can cause dangerous effects. These include:<br /></span></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/ineffective-or-unsafe-alternative-treatments-for-perimenopause"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">Kava, evening primrose, dong quai, valerian, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and angelica</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em>. </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/wild-yam-and-natural-progesterone-creams"><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">Wild yam or natural progesterone creams</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em>.<br /><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Using alternative treatments</span><br /></span><span style="color:#ccccff;">These types of medicinals are not required to have the same testing or purity standards as prescription and other nonprescription medicines. The amount of a drug in herbal preparations varies widely. It is also possible for nonregulated products to be contaminated with metals or other dangerous substances. Before trying any treatment, look for scientific studies that support its beneficial claims as well as information on risks. When buying herbs or supplements:<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Find a reputable brand or supplier.<br /></span><span style="color:#ccccff;">Look for the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)-verified mark on product labels. This is one way of finding a product that has been tested for safety and quality. For more information, see www.usp.org/USPVerified/dietarySupplements.<br />If you are using an alternative medicine or herbal remedy, make sure your doctor knows. Tell him or her the type and amount you are taking, how long you have been taking it, and why.<br /></span><br /></strong></span></em><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong></strong></span></em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Organizations for help ..</span><br /></strong></span><br /><em><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">North American Menopause Society (NAMS)</span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">P.O. Box 94527<br />Cleveland, OH 44101-4527<br />Phone:<br />(440) 442-7550<br />Fax:<br />(440) 442-2660<br />E-mail:<br />info@menopause.org<br />Web Address:<br />www.menopause.org<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the understanding of menopause and thereby improves the health of women as they approach menopause and beyond. NAMS members include experts from medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, pharmacy, and education. The NAMS Web site has information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a variety of therapies.<br /></span></strong></span></em><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">American Botanical Council (ABC)</span><br /><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">P.O. Box 144345<br />Austin, TX 78714<br />Phone:<br />1-800-373-7105<br />Fax:<br />(512) 926-2345<br />E-mail:<br />abc@herbalgram.org<br />Web Address:<br />www.herbalgram.org<br /><br />The American Botanical Council's goals are to educate the public about beneficial herbs and plants and to promote the safe and effective use of medicinal plants.<br /></span></em><br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong></strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong></strong></span>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-57408507897576939422010-08-12T08:22:00.002-05:002010-08-12T08:26:29.058-05:00Menstrual Cramps Alter Your Brain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryBD9gKOBd5g2v500vVLfMq370E5DrT7y6UusFguQl_z336etjODM_SIQzXmqKXs_fGUKigY6hJXi2tKV4aMF0gTJOLcTIO6SVowROtJ0YWaTEZCcVHfX_Jfw_uXRasV1Avup7vaTjCj2/s1600/menstral-cramps-pain-stomach240wy081110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504513524071397250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryBD9gKOBd5g2v500vVLfMq370E5DrT7y6UusFguQl_z336etjODM_SIQzXmqKXs_fGUKigY6hJXi2tKV4aMF0gTJOLcTIO6SVowROtJ0YWaTEZCcVHfX_Jfw_uXRasV1Avup7vaTjCj2/s400/menstral-cramps-pain-stomach240wy081110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>By </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/bloggers/justine-van-der-leun"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff99ff;"><strong><em>Justine van der Leun</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ccccff;"><strong><em> Aug 11th 2010 4:00PM<br /></em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>Women have long argued that menstruation affects their bodies and minds, and a new study may prove they're right.Doctors and scientists understand that </em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/chronic-pain" injectedlink=""><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">chronic pain</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em> can cause functional and structural changes in the </em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/nervous-system" injectedlink=""><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">nervous system</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>. Now a study out of Taiwan shows that cyclical pain experienced during menstruation can have a similar effect. The study, which will be published in the September issue of Pain, reports that<span style="color:#ffccff;"> </span></em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/symptom/menstrual-cramps" injectedlink=""><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">menstrual cramps</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em> can alter the brain and<span style="color:#ffccff;"> </span></em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/nervous-system" injectedlink=""><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">nervous system</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>. Cramps accompany menstrual flow in about 50 percent of women -- only 5-15 percent of whom experience severe pain. Researchers wanted to see how the nervous system reacted to severe cramps and used MRI scans to investigate.Thirty-two women who experienced severe cramp-related pain enrolled in the study and were matched with a control group of 32 women who did not experience severe pain. The women, whose mean age was 24 and who had all experienced pain for a mean number of 10 years, were given MRI scans during the pain-free, periovulatory portion of the menstrual cycle.Researchers looked at the women's gray matter -- the main component of the central nervous system. They found multiple regional changes in the women with pain. Decreases in gray matter volume were spotted in areas of the brain involved in pain transmission and higher sensory processing. Meanwhile, volume increases were found in areas involved in pain modulation and endocrine function, reported </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/21621"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">Med Page Today</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>. These changes did not disappear when the menstrual cycle was over.For example, the women had increased volume in the hypothalamus, which helps regulate the menstrual cycle and responds to high </em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/estrogen" injectedlink=""><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">estrogen</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em> levels. Cramps are possibly caused by heightened production of prostaglandins, which may be accompanied by elevated levels of </em></strong></span><a class="inlinked" href="http://www.aolhealth.com/conditions/estrogen" injectedlink=""><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>estrogen</em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>. The researchers hypothesized that if the estrogen lambastes the hypothalamus, it may force the hypothalamus to react, resulting in structural changes to the area. "This shows that not only sustained pain but also cyclic occurring menstrual pain can result in longer-lasting central changes," says Dr. Jen-Chuen Hsieh, the study's lead scientist and a professor at the Institute of Brain Science at </em></strong></span><a href="http://ational%20yang-ming%20university/" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;">National Yang-Ming University</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#ccccff;"><strong><em>, in a press release.More studies have to be conducted to find out if these changes in the brain are reversible.</em></strong></span></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-80093643434622114552010-08-08T08:21:00.003-05:002010-08-08T08:58:36.494-05:00Younger Skin-and Lower Your Risk of Skin Cancer 5 Foods<div id="postSummary"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>*EatingWell**Protect your skin from the sun from the inside out by eating these foods that are healthy for your skin.</strong></span></div><div id="videoIntro" style="DISPLAY: none"></div><div id="videoTitleContainer"></div><div id="videoContainer" style="DISPLAY: none"></div><div id="videoTranscriptContainer"></div><div id="articleContainer" style="DISPLAY: block"><div id="articleLeft"><br /><div id="articleImage"><img alt="tomato, coffee, edamame, salmon, strawberry" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.kitchendaily.com/media/2010/08/foods-for-beautiful-skin-eating-well-456_240x180.jpg" /></div><br /><div id="articleImgCreditContainer"><span style="color:#ffffff;">EatingWell</span></div></div><div class="articleTextContainer" id="articleTextContainer"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>by Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D.</strong><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><em>Keep your skin looking younger-and lower your risk of skin cancer with these foods.</em><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">My husband, Andy, lives in a perpetual summer, chasing warmer weather, making a living racing sailboats-so, understandably, he's a sunscreen fanatic. And for good reason: more than a million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, which by the way is the most common type of cancer.<br /><br />Andy's sunscreen habits mean he's protecting his skin from the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays from the outside in. But, as a registered dietitian, I know that he can also protect his skin from the inside out. In fact, a study published in March (2010) in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology supports just that-certain vitamins do help to protect our skin. So I dug through the scientific literature to come up with a list of foods that Andy and I could eat to help us protect our skin.<br /><br />What I discovered is that many of the same foods that can boost his defenses against skin cancer will also help keep my skin looking younger and smoother and ward off wrinkles. And vice versa.</span><br /><h2><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Strawberries</span></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">Eating more vitamin C-rich foods may help to ward off wrinkles and age-related dryness, suggests research from 2007 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin C's skin-smoothing effects may be due to its ability to mop up free radicals produced from ultraviolet rays and also its role in collagen synthesis. Collagen is fibrous protein that keeps skin firm and vitamin C is essential for collagen production. Other research suggests that vitamin C may also protect skin cells by promoting the repair of DNA that's been damaged by UV rays. You can find vitamin C in a multitude of cosmetics (of which some have been shown to be effective in protecting skin), but why not go straight to the source for a tasty boost of vitamin C: strawberries, red bell peppers, papaya, broccoli and oranges are all excellent sources.</span><br /><h2><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Coffee</span></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">Andy and I are both coffee lovers, so it's good to know that drinking coffee may lower our risk of developing skin cancer. In one study of more than 93,000 women, published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, those who drank even a single daily cup of caffeinated coffee reduced their risk of developing nonmelanoma skin cancer by about 10 percent. And the more they drank-up to about 6 cups or so per day-the lower their risk. Decaf didn't seem to offer the same protection. These findings add to a body of research that suggests caffeine, in both coffee and tea, is the protective ingredient. In another study-where mice were exposed to harmful sunburn-causing ultraviolet B rays (see box, below)-caffeine inhibited the formation of skin tumors. Caffeine basically kills precancerous and ultraviolet-damaged skin cells by blocking a protein that they need to divide, explains Paul Nghiem, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of dermatology at the University of Washington Medical School. The effects of caffeine on skin are modest, so it's not a reason to start drinking coffee-it's just "one more reason to enjoy it if you already do," says Nghiem.<br /></span><h2><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Tomatoes</span></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">Consuming more lycopene-the carotenoid that makes tomatoes red, carrots orange and gives pink grapefruit and watermelon a pink-red hue-may keep your skin smooth and protect it from sunburn. In a study published in 2008 in the European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, researchers found that of the 20 individuals studied, those who had higher skin concentrations of lycopene had smoother skin. And in another study, participants who were exposed to UV light had almost 50 percent less skin reddening after they ate 2 1/2 tablespoons of tomato paste or drank about 1 2/3 cups of carrot juice daily, in addition to their regular diet, for 10 to 12 weeks. Supplements, however, weren't as effective: in the same study, those who received a lycopene supplement or synthetic lycopene weren't significantly protected against sunburn. And lycopene isn't the only carotenoid that shields your skin from UV damage; others, including lutein, found in corn, kale, spinach, summer squash and egg yolks, and beta carotene, found in pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach and carrots, appear to also have a protective effect.<br /></span><br /><h2><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Edamame</span></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">Soyfoods, including edamame, tofu and soymilk, may help to preserve skin-firming collagen-which begins to decline starting in our twenties-because they're rich in isoflavones. In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, mice fed isoflavones and exposed to UV radiation had fewer wrinkles and smoother skin than mice that were exposed to UV light but didn't get isoflavones. The researchers believe that isoflavones help prevent collagen breakdown. Like lycopene and vitamin C, isoflavones also act like antioxidants, scavenging for and mopping up free radicals caused by sun exposure.<br /></span><h2><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Salmon</span></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">The omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA (docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids, respectively) found in fatty fish (tuna, sardines, trout and salmon) may shield cell walls from free-radical damage caused by UV rays, according to a 2009 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Omega-3s also help to prevent skin cancer by reducing inflammatory compounds that can promote tumor growth, says Homer S. Black, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Those same fish may help keep your skin looking youthful, too, as EPA has been shown to preserve collagen. Aim to eat two servings of fatty fish each week: not only are the omega-3s good for your skin, they're good for your heart too.<br /><br />Still, nothing beats sunscreen-and, admittedly, I'm a sucker for a great skin-saving lotion, cream or serum-but Andy and I will also be adding more of these foods to our diet.</span><br /><br /><h2><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><br />Overexposed?</span></strong></h2><span style="color:#ffffff;">Spending hours exposed to the rays that give you a bronzy tan will increase your risk of developing skin cancer and accelerate your skin's aging process. Here's how: ultraviolet (UV) rays break the chemical bonds of skin cells, killing them and damaging their DNA, which may eventually cause cancerous growth. Both forms of UV light can lead to cancer. UVB is the type that helps your body synthesize vitamin D-but too much of it causes sunburn, and although it's the form of UV that we're most familiar with, it only makes up a small fraction of what we're exposed to. The vast majority of UV light we receive is actually UVA light. UVA penetrates deeper into the skin than UVB, creating damage before there's any visible sunburn. It's also a major contributor to premature skin aging.</span></div></div><br /><div id="galleryContainer"></div><div class="clear"></div><div id="stepbystep" style="DISPLAY: none" sizset="102" sizcache="0"></div><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>Read more:</strong></span> <a style="COLOR: #003399" href="http://www.kitchendaily.com/2010/08/04/5-foods-for-beautiful-skin/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl9link5http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitchendaily.com%2F2010%2F08%2F04%2F5-foods-for-beautiful-skin%2F#ixzz0w1JihzQ2"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffccff;"><strong>http://www.kitchendaily.com/2010/08/04/5-foods-for-beautiful-skin/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl9link5http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitchendaily.com%2F2010%2F08%2F04%2F5-foods-for-beautiful-skin%2F#ixzz0w1JihzQ2</strong></span></a>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-64905674247629692472010-04-27T00:20:00.009-05:002010-04-27T00:36:55.703-05:00"Water Therapy" for Beauty and Health<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0PFUS4J2WObiESMxZ4ZtbHcNiLEx3d-OZN7dXq2j2dBbmgmyvvVleE8uPZ2wWxKxaPjMr0DDg6J9X1_MIzFWOy9zB77jo3b-o-0SXqjPcUo2oPSFP_fWL1OGvan7nFiSzdCcobXrShUh/s1600/water4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685316950602498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0PFUS4J2WObiESMxZ4ZtbHcNiLEx3d-OZN7dXq2j2dBbmgmyvvVleE8uPZ2wWxKxaPjMr0DDg6J9X1_MIzFWOy9zB77jo3b-o-0SXqjPcUo2oPSFP_fWL1OGvan7nFiSzdCcobXrShUh/s400/water4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>I believe in the power of water for almost anything that effects our body. Water not only should be used to cleanse our outside but also our inside as well. GOD granted us an abundance of this miracle to life and it is my true belief that is IS the fountain to youth. As an Esthetician, I have pushed for my clients to drink water for their skin problems and as an added aid to their facial treatments. If you have been a client of mine then I have talked to you about consuming plenty of water. Alot of my clients tell me I should also be in the business of selling water HA I considered it .. believe me! =) </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Alot of the dark circles and lines that form under the eye are signs of dehydration. Alot of skin issues such as "breaking out" are a sign of dehydration and lack of exfoliation. Skin that looks dull/sluggish and doesn't have the "spring back" or elasticity that normal healthy skin has is also a sign of dehydration. Even oily skin has a lot to do with dehydration because its the bodies way of taking care of the outter and inner layers for lack of moisture. So people run out and buy products to deplete the oil making their skin even more dry. When all they really need to do is drink water!</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Your body tells you that you're thirsty but it doesn't know how to tell you that its water it needs. You have to show it! Your body will except anything liquid and interperate that as moisture it lacks. However, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol all have a drying effect on the skin and vital organs causing them to be more dehydrated. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>So in conclusion: Make water a part of your daily routine to youth and health. Be good to your body and it will take care of you in return. Below is an article I ran across that talks about possible cures to many of our ailments. I see some that I want to try out and I hope you will too.</strong></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Water Therapy</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">(Drink 1 1/2 litres of water each day)</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lwatertherapy.htm<br /></strong><br />"Water Therapy" e-mail and I was curious to know who wrote it. I did a search and found it just as it appears below, but the source was unknown. However, the Sanskrit name of the water treatment given in the article leads me to believe it has its source in Ayur-Veda, the traditional medical science of India. (The name given is "Usha (dawn or early morning) Paana (drink or in this case, water) Chikitsa (treatment).<br /><br />Interestingly, my internet search also revealed a somewhat similar modern water therapy put forth by Dr. F. Batmanghelidj who has conducted research and written two books on the subject. I will include some of the information about him, his books, and his research at the end of this e-mail. So read on and see what you think. ----- David<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464684969074651890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2ZlhKRlc1SHdLL4D-mWP53F1U-sdReWYD1MtBegHZERJcBQos4JrZFE6UinUyMHJxNl3w2AXokwBahpMd-4HZ5tp17y_xEfFVgie2V_Km614XXSn_CKzG3G3uG0OjrCC3RkZvndpmjvb/s400/water-and-energy-relief-international.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Filtered water</strong> - hands down, this is what you should go with. Get a filtration system installed in your home, or buy a simple filter pitcher. This way you don't spend a lot on water, and you are guaranteed the safety of it. Keep plenty of refillable bottles around so you can take them with you. You might want to keep a quart bottle in the fridge that you can take and carry around the house with you.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>WATER THERAPY<br /></strong><br />Amazing! But True !!<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>6 glasses of water (1.5 litres) - Astonishing Performance<br /></strong><br />God has given us plenty and free water. Without spending on medicine, tablets, injections, diagnosis, Doctor fees, etc., just by drinking pure water, the following diseases will be cured. You can never believe before practising. Let us see the list of diseases being cured by this therapy.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Diseases cured by Drinking water</span><br /></strong><br />1. Headache<br /><br />2. Blood Pressure/Hyper Tension<br /><br />3. Anemia<br /><br />4. Rheumatism<br /><br />5. General Paralysis<br /><br />6. Obesity<br /><br />7. Arthritis<br /><br />8. Sinusitis<br /><br />9. Tachycardia<br /><br />10. Giddiness<br /><br />11. Cough<br /><br />12. Asthma<br /><br />13. Bronchitis<br /><br />14. Pulmonary Tuberculosis (T.B.)<br /><br />15. Meningitis<br /><br />16. Kidney stones<br /><br />17. Urogenital diseases<br /><br />18. Hyper acidity<br /><br />19. Gastro-enteritis<br /><br />20. Dysentery<br /><br />21. Rectal Piodapse<br /><br />22. Constipation<br /><br />23. Hostorthobics<br /><br />24. Diabetes<br /><br />25. Eye diseases<br /><br />26. Ophthalmic Hemorrhage & Opthalmia (reddish eye)<br /><br />27. Irregular Menstruation<br /><br />28. Leukemia<br /><br />29. Uterine cancer<br /><br />30. Breast cancer<br /><br />31. Laryngitis<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464684530601604514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUhPZM2c3C8O48TO_X0nB8_sizTVejUYocohid63-9kv_188wmgmEYlgZsU78935Ylo0KZb6z6QgJDu_Bw0QT7ja_PSLB9qhcTwEmeuuA4J40rdgQLdDmLqrbyXlOn-tRLjeJbQP0AKsz/s400/water2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">How does pure water act?</span></strong><br /><br />Consuming ordinary drinking water by the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as Haematopaises. That the mucousal folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method, is an undisputed fact, just as the theory that new fresh blood is produced by the mucousal fold.<br /><br />If the colon is cleaned then the nutrients of the food taken several times a day will be absorbed and by the action of the mucousal folds they are turned into fresh blood.<br /><br />The blood is all important in curing ailments and restoring health, and for this water should be consumed in a regular pattern.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">How to do this water therapy?<br /></span></strong><br /><strong>1)</strong> Early morning after you get up from bed (without even brushing your teeth) drink 1.50 litres of water i.e., 5 to 6 glasses. Better to premeasure 1.50 litres of water. Let us all know that our ancestors termed this therapy as "Usha Paana Chikitsa".<br /><br /><strong>2)</strong> Here it is very essential to note that nothing else - neither drinks nor solid food of any sort - should be taken within 1 hour before and after drinking this 1.50 litres of water.<br /><br /><strong>3)</strong> It is also to be strictly observed that no Alcoholic drinks should be taken the previous night.<br /><br /><strong>4)</strong> If required, boiled and filtered water may be used for this purpose.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Is it possible to drink 1.50 litres of water at one time?<br /></strong><br /><strong>1)</strong> To begin with, one may find it difficult to drink 1.50 litres of water at one time, but one will get used to it gradually.<br /><br />Initially, while practising you may drink four glasses first and the balance two glasses after a gap of two minutes.<br /><br />Initially you may find the necessity to urinate 2 to 3 times within an hour, but it will become normal after sometime.<br /><br />By research and experience, the following diseases are observed to be cured with this therapy within the <strong>indicated days</strong> as below<br /><br /><strong>Constipation 1 day</strong><br /><br /><strong>Acidity 2 days</strong><br /><br /><strong>Diabetes 7 days</strong><br /><br /><strong>BP & Hypertension 4 weeks</strong><br /><br /><strong>Cancer 4 weeks</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Pulmonary TB 3 months<br /></strong><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>Note:</strong><br /><br />It is advised that persons suffering from Arthritis or Rheumatism should practise this therapy thrice a day, i.e., morning, midday and night, 1 hour before meals - for one week; and twice a day subsequently till the disease is cured.<br /><br /><strong>(End of "Water Therapy" article)</strong><br /><br />********************************************<br /><br /><strong>Modern Research</strong><br /><br />Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D. is a formally trained medical doctor who received his medical education and training at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School of London University. He has spent most of his scientific life researching the link between pain and disease and chronic dehydration.<br /><br />Dr. Batmanghelidj discovered the healing powers of water 17 years ago when he was serving time as a political prisoner in an Iranian jail. He successfully treated 3,000 fellow prisoners suffering from stress induced peptic ulcer disease with the only medication he possessed water. This is when he understood for the first time in medical history that the body indicates its water shortage by producing pain.<br /><br />Since his prison experience, he has focused his full time attention on dehydration produced health problems in the body. His discovery has helped hundreds of thousands of people suffering from a variety of pains and degenerative diseases regain their health.<br /><br />Dr. Batmanghelidj has presented his findings at several international and world conferences, and they have been published and peer reviewed in a number of scientific journals. His findings are now available to the public in an easy to understand form in his two books, Your Body's Many Cries for Water, and How to Deal with Back Pain and Rheumatoid Joint Pain, and his video on back pain and audio tape of his lectures. These health education materials have been peer and media reviewed and acclaimed both nationally and internationally.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464683888618072562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mPrzR00bxFjrLKRQO_QAacZNoJfz7FBxy918HpPep-vtw2QPTWyCGu7s2WxLi8fW-CJn9YMibK3yUSXpq0Y3fUbmBdLtcjL1c79B3LZJpt6jn1JJCUwb_y7yeP4sBdTyBH7IevU0WsxT/s400/waterdrinking_water.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong>"Your Body's Many Cries for Water"</strong><br />new book by Dr. F. Batmanghelidj<br /><br />Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, 66, was trained at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London. His extensive clinical and scientific research shows how the body naturally generates different thirst signals, but that these can be mistaken for symptoms and signs of illness. Recognizing them for what they are, he says, means that we can enjoy better health and avoid costly mistakes.<br /><br />"Since the water we drink provides for cell function and its volume requirements, the decrease in our daily water intake affects the efficiency of cell activity. (...) As a result, chronic dehydration causes symptoms that equal disease when the variety of emergency signals of dehydration are not understood." (p.14)<br /><br />"The human body has a major problem with its normal water regulation, caused by a gradual loss of thirst sensation. This problem is confronted often enough in clinical practice that it does not need explanation. However, The Lancet editorial of 3 November 1984 and the 20 September 1984 article by Paddy Phillips [should] remove any doubt on the issue." (p.140)<br /><br />"Humans seems to lose their thirst sensation and the critical perception of needing water. Not recognizing their need for water, they gradually become increasingly and chronically dehydrated with the progress of age. Further confusion lies in the idea that when we're thirsty, we can substitute tea, coffee, or alcohol containing beverages. This is a common error." (p.14)<br /><br />"Not recognizing the thirst signals of the body will undoubtedly produce complicated problems in the present way of treatment of these conditions. It is all too easy to assume these signals are complications of a serious disease process and begin to treat signal producing dehydration with complicated procedures. Although water by itself will alleviate the condition, medications or invasive diagnostic procedures may be forced on the person. It is the responsibility of both patients and their doctors to be aware of the damage that chronic dehydration can cause in the human body." (p.18)<br /><br />"These chronic pains include dyspeptic pain, rheumatoid arthritis pain, angina pain (heart pain on walking, or even at rest), migraine and hangover headaches, colitis pain and its associated constipation. The "view shift" dictates that all these pains should be treated with a regular adjustment to daily water intake. No less than two and a half quarts (two and one half litres) in 24 hours should be taken for a few days prior to the routine and regular use of analgesics or other pain relieving medications." (p.19)<br /><br />"If the problem has persisted for many years, those who wish to test the pain relieving property of water should make sure their kidneys can make sufficient urine so that they do not retain too much water in the body. Urine output should be measured against water intake. With an increase in water intake, the urine output should also increase." (p.19)<br /><br /><br /><strong>How much water?</strong><br />"Your body needs an absolute minimum of six 8 ounce glasses of water a day. [ 8 ounces is equivalent to app. 2,25 deciliter ] Alcohol, coffee, tea, and caffeine containing beverages don't count as water. The best times to drink water (clinically observed in peptic ulcer disease) are: one glass one half hour before taking food breakfast, lunch, and dinner and a similar amount two and one half hours after each meal. This is the very minimum amount of water your body needs. For the sake of not shortchanging your body, two more glasses of water should be taken around the heaviest meal or before going to bed. Thirst should be satisfied at all times. With increase in water intake, the thirst mechanism becomes more efficient. Your body might then ask you to drink more than the above minimum. Adjusting water intake to mealtimes prevents the blood from becoming concentrated as a result of food intake. When the blood becomes concentrated, it draws water from the cells around it. Water is the cheapest form of medicine to a dehydrated body. (...) There is more natural magic in a glass of water than any medication you are brainwashed to use for the treatment of the conditions<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464683563429256194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-4cnLf241bIgULbkAGNjQWF_59F7A2ob3tVIdsfKmysAbU8NXF7uDO-DVDX4ue8k8q7gWneXzAloC5s3ScGJzEexbBoyxRgfiPknv1NXr9q-1KUoHAwqMjaLlX9n9-ZzTmJh9m_XxEi9/s400/WATER_WAVE2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>AMAZING SECRETS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br /></strong><br /><strong>Cure # 1:</strong> Water prevents and cures heartburn. Heartburn is a signal of water shortage in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a major thirst signal of the human body. The use of antacids or tablet medications in the treatment of this pain does not correct dehydration, and the body continues to suffer as a result of its water shortage. Tragedy: Not recognizing heartburn as a sign of dehydration and treating it with antacids and pill medications will, in time, produce inflammation of the stomach, duodenum, hiatal hernia, ulceration, and eventually cancers in the gastrointestinal tract, including the liver and pancreas.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 2:</strong> Water prevents and cures arthritis. Rheumatoid Joint Pain Arthritis is a signal of water shortage in the painful joint. It can affect the young as well as the old. The use of painkillers does not cure the problem, but exposes the person to further damage from pain medications. Intake of water and small amounts of salt will cure this problem.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 3:</strong> Water prevents and cures back pain. Low Back Pain and Ankylosing Arthritis of the Spine are signs of water shortage in the spinal column and discs the water cushions that support the weight of the body. These conditions should be treated with increased water intake - not a commercial treatment, but a very effective one. Tragedy: Not recognizing arthritis and low back pain as signs of dehydration in the joint cavities and treating them with painkillers, manipulation, acupuncture, and eventually surgery will, in time, produce osteoarthritis when the cartilage cells in the joints have eventually all died. It will produce deformity of the spine. It will produce crippling deformities of the limbs. Pain medications have their own life threatening complications.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 4:</strong> Water prevents and cures angina. Heart Pain Angina is a sign of water shortage in the heart/lung axis. It should be treated with increased water intake until the patient is free of pain and independent of medications. Medical supervision is prudent. However, increased water intake is angina's cure.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 5:</strong> Water prevents and cures migraines. Migraine Headache is a sign of water need by the brain and the eyes. It will totally clear up by preventing dehydration from establishing in the body. This particular type of dehydration might eventually cause inflammation of the back of the eye and possibly loss of eye sight.<br /><br /><strong>Cure #6:</strong> Water prevents and cures colitis. Colitis Pain is a signal of water shortage in the large gut. It is associated with constipation because the large intestine constricts to squeeze the last drop of water from the excrements thus the lack of water lubrication. Tragedy: Not recognizing colitis pain as a sign of dehydration will cause persistent constipation. Later in life, it will cause fecal impacting: it can cause diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, polyps, and appreciably increases the possibility of developing cancers of the colon and rectum.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 7:</strong> Water and salt prevents and cures asthma. Asthma, which also affects 12,000,000 children and kills several thousand of them every year, is a complication of dehydration in the body. It is caused by the drought management programs of the body. Free passage of air is obstructed so that water does not leave the body in the form of vapor, the winter steam. Increased water intake will prevent asthma attacks. Asthmatics need also to take more salt to break the mucus plugs in the lungs which obstruct the free flow of air in and out of the air sacs. Tragedy: Not recognizing asthma as the indicator of dehydration in the body of a growing child not only will sentence many thousands of children to die every year, but will permit irreversible genetic damage to establish in the remaining 12,000,000 asthmatic children.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 8:</strong> Water prevents and cures high blood pressure. Hypertension is a state of adaptation of the body to a generalized drought, when there is not enough water to fill all the blood vessels which diffuse water into vital cells. As part of the mechanism of reverse osmosis, when water from the serum is filtered and injected into important cells through minute holes in their membranes, extra pressure is needed for the "injection process." Just as we inject I.V. "water" in hospitals, so the body injects water into tens of trillions of cells all at the same time. Water and some salt intake will bring blood pressure back to normal! Tragedy: Not recognizing hypertension as one of the major indicators of dehydration in the human body, and treating it with diuretics that further dehydrate the body will, in time, cause blockage by cholesterol of the heart arteries and the arteries that go to the brain. It will cause heart attacks, small and/or massive strokes that paralyze. It will eventually cause kidney diseases. It will cause brain damage and neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 9:</strong> Water prevents and cures early adult onset diabetes. Adult Onset Diabetes is another adaptive state to severe dehydration of the human body. To have adequate water in circulation and for the brain's priority water needs, the release of insulin is inhibited to prevent insulin from pushing water into all body cells. In diabetes only some cells get survival rations of water. Water and some salt will reverse adult onset diabetes in its early stages. Tragedy: Not recognizing adult onset diabetes as a complication of dehydration will, in time, cause massive damage to the blood vessels all over the body. It will cause eventual loss of the toes, feet and legs from gangrene. It will cause eye damage, even blindness.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 10:</strong> Water lowers blood cholesterol. High Cholesterol levels are an indicator of early drought management by the body. Cholesterol is a claylike material that is poured in the gaps of some cell membranes to safeguard them from losing their vital water content to the osmotically more powerful blood circulating in their vicinity. Cholesterol, apart from being used to manufacture nerve cell membranes and hormones, is also used as a "shield" against water taxation of other vital cells that would normally exchange water through their cell membranes.<br /><br /><strong>Cure # 11:</strong> Water Cures Depression, Loss of Libido, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy. These conditions are caused by prolonged chronic dehydration. They will clear up once the body becomes well and regularly hydrated. In these conditions, exercising one's muscles should be part of the treatment program .<br /><br />************************<br /><br /><strong>So here's to your health.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Cheers!!!</strong> </span></div></div></div></div></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-17592434395808359092010-04-25T02:26:00.005-05:002010-04-25T02:52:16.597-05:00Sleep Support For Your Breasts<div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.kushsupport.com/mm5/SFNT.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong>http://www.kushsupport.com/mm5/SFNT.html</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463978815032307746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVRogW-G3PUHSedeDFjOaEzYG_LwXdn3R5_V-Ldpr6LbPAvAIVONmaJBfRawdpVazqnrKwTLepk43RV3xdD1tY1Q06sRLdBSkPmk3gVxznHatUxLp9t_rJWPYC90IVu4UepRBndPjPl0M/s400/breaspillows1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><object height="285" width="380"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyBEC-Zq_uE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyBEC-Zq_uE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="285"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">"A few years ago, I began to notice the appearance of wrinkles in my cleavage area. No matter how much I used creams or exercised, the creases didn’t go away. So I began to research the cause and learned a lot. Because I sleep on my side – like millions of women do – I learned that gravity and the pressure of my breasts resting on top of each other while sleeping was the culprit. I consulted several physicians and found that there were no products available in the market that support a side-sleeping woman’s breasts, without the use of a bra, adhesives or restrictive clothing. My quest had begun.<br /><br />The more that I learned, the more I was inspired to develop a product that would not only offer beauty benefits, but support the needs of side-sleeping women. While health care professionals recommend side-sleeping for proper spine alignment, a woman’s breasts often make sleeping in this position uncomfortable. And women everywhere can benefit from a good night’s sleep!<br /><br />After researching, designing and carefully testing my product, I’m very pleased with the results – and I hope that you will be, too. Not only does Kush offer more natural rest for the breasts for a more comfortable sleep, it helps to prevent the appearance of cleavage lines and wrinkles. I sleep better at night and I feel better about my appearance during the day. Kush is a dream come true."<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sincerely,<br />Cathinka Chandler CEO Kush<br /></span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463978626221820914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2epxgnOW1Mh_o5na7kW1b53hC37w4dClJd5Tk8iRz6n8eoQR5iBGMQOGt9-A5aIhwH2lwt1VsdYmBAJvlIdS7J9PMn4R0bZzPF7NOlQWtkx9p-mNsmjIwypdnQzuseBSLTQMCr6dufqQ/s400/breastpillows2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;"></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;">Kush Becomes Part of Your Body</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">After comprehensive research and testing, Kush was developed as an anatomically contoured accessory offering both health and beauty benefits. Made from a lightweight plastic with a slip-resistant outer coating, Kush is uniquely designed to fit between the breasts to maintain a more natural shape while resting on your side. No straps, no underwires, no constraints, no adhesives and no garments needed - the slip-resistant surface and contoured shape help keep Kush in place as a woman rolls from one side to the other during sleep.<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;">Supports Like a Dream</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Providing millions of women with the opportunity for a more restful and natural sleep, Kush Supports Like A Dream.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Support For Sleepers</span></strong><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">While side-sleeping is recommended by healthcare professionals for proper spine alignment, the breasts rest on top of each other due to gravity and pressure forces. Kush comforts and supports and is so light you won't even feel it's there.<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Support For Beauty</span><br /></span></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">As women age, wrinkles and folds can form between the breasts. Kush gently supports the weight of breasts, relieving the pressure to help prevent wrinkles and creases in the cleavage area.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Support For Pregnancy/Nursing/Menstrual Cycles</strong><br /></span></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">Pregnancy, menstrual cycles and nursing can cause the size and shape of a woman's breasts to change and enlarge. By using Kush for support during those tender, sore and sensitive nights, you'll enjoy a more restful and comfortable sleep.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Support For Recovery</span></strong><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">During the post-operative recovery period, soreness and discomfort can prevent a comfortable, restful sleep necessary for healing. Patients of breast augmentations, implants, lifts, reductions, reconstructions and lumpectomies can benefit from the extra support Kush provides.<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcccc;">Support For Life</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">It's estimated that one-third of your life will be spent sleeping. Without additional support, many women will suffer from the impact of poor sleeping positions, restless nights and unsightly wrinkles in the cleavage area. Kush is a non-invasive accessory that provides a natural rest for the breasts.</span></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-38185318458899643442010-04-05T14:08:00.002-05:002010-04-05T14:16:01.462-05:00Skin Care Innovator Jan Marini On Aging, Rosacea & Her Biggest Business Blunder<div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Skin Care Innovator Jan Marini On Aging, Rosacea & Her Biggest Business Blunder</span><br /></strong>by <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/grace-gold/">Grace Gold</a><br /><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/all-posts/bloggers/grace-gold/rss.xml">(Subscribe to Grace Gold's posts)</a></div><div>Apr 4th 2010<br /><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/04/skin-care-innovator-jan-marini-on-aging-rosacea-and-her-biggest-b/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl5link6http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stylelist.com%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fskin-care-innovator-jan-marini-on-aging-rosacea-and-her-biggest-b%2F">http://www.stylelist.com/2010/04/04/skin-care-innovator-jan-marini-on-aging-rosacea-and-her-biggest-b/?icid=mainhtmlws-main-wdl5link6http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stylelist.com%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fskin-care-innovator-jan-marini-on-aging-rosacea-and-her-biggest-b%2F</a></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Jan Marini help</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47pang_qcmvsBpzmaYEqlN92QlaBpJbLsh6zJ57nSIDNb4pTSwoJ3gJNDEiZVWtS_msVgk-odT-OKJzgX-EYJ_djH_me0ZdaJ2DsFsSvZhGghN1Iv0TaeYVzei8BedKookb5o-9T23HTZ/s1600/janlowres.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456733148887932402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47pang_qcmvsBpzmaYEqlN92QlaBpJbLsh6zJ57nSIDNb4pTSwoJ3gJNDEiZVWtS_msVgk-odT-OKJzgX-EYJ_djH_me0ZdaJ2DsFsSvZhGghN1Iv0TaeYVzei8BedKookb5o-9T23HTZ/s400/janlowres.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">ed pioneer the use</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">of glycolic acid and stabilized Vitamin C in skincare products. Courtesy photo.With over 30 years of experience as a skincare product innovator,</span> <a href="http://www.janmarini.com/about_jan.html">Jan Marini</a> <span style="color:#ffffff;">knows a thing or two about looking good.As President and CEO of her</span> <a href="http://www.janmarini.com/index.html">own skin care line</a>, <span style="color:#ffffff;">Marini was among the first to use ingredients like glycolic acid to dramatically improve the skin's clarity and texture, as well as a stable form of Vitamin C to replenish and renew skin mottled by the sun. As the use of these kinds of advanced ingredients permeated the industry, skin care products evolved into a whole new league."Years ago, women were more concerned with covering their skin in order to hide imperfections. This was understandable because there were far fewer efficacious topical agents. Today, the emphasis is on showing beautiful, glowing skin - not hiding it under opaque makeup," Marini tells StyleList in an exclusive interview.When pressed to choose her one favorite skin-saving product amidst a shelf full of loves, Marini turns to her best-selling</span> <a href="http://www.janmarini.com/BioclearCreamandLotion.html">Bioclear</a> <span style="color:#ffffff;">lotion, which combines glycolic, salicylic and azaleic acids to polish and refine skin.<br /><br />Jan Marini's Bioclear is a best-seller and personal favorite. Courtesy photo.A lifetime treating women's biggest skincare concerns has given Marini a unique perspective, and one condition that affects over 14 million Americans stands out to her as the most mistreated of all."Rosacea is the least understood and often inappropriately treated skin disorder. It's a disease of unstable blood vessels and a chronic inflammatory disorder. Too often, rosacea is simply looked at as very sensitive skin. Individuals are urged to apply botanicals or so-called 'sensitive' skin ingredients. These are often the very topicals that c</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFHovmpkVkHF9rJlD_LsYV2Nn2ysSEja0julefNAMa2RuEQjwF0X5c5ZpJShQyO5Crthkm-SAD4928TAWUdwOjpx4SrwUoaqAVLmLyz6b5mtcRUVSwNIgOWsRL8wNI40o9D0qjMV0Lt7G/s1600/bioclearceam.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456733140280816562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFHovmpkVkHF9rJlD_LsYV2Nn2ysSEja0julefNAMa2RuEQjwF0X5c5ZpJShQyO5Crthkm-SAD4928TAWUdwOjpx4SrwUoaqAVLmLyz6b5mtcRUVSwNIgOWsRL8wNI40o9D0qjMV0Lt7G/s400/bioclearceam.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">an aggravate rosacea," says Marini.Instead, Marini looks at rosacea as a multi-dimensional disorder that should be treated on a number of levels - with a topical anti-inflammatory cream leading the charge.Marini has also had her share of business experiences, one of which included a controversial product that was pulled from shelves by the FDA. Age Intervention Eyelash contained the same bimatoprost growth ingredient that current maker Allergan uses in</span> <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/03/03/claire-danes-tapped-as-new-latisse-spokesmodel/">Latisse</a>, <span style="color:#ffffff;">though Jan Marini hadn't received FDA approval for the sale of the product, which the FDA deemed a drug."Nothing can prepare you for the media storm that occurred. The good news is we never did anything that was illegal, unethical or unsafe. It reinforced, for me, that it is always best to respond to adversity with grace and in a straight-forward, completely transparent manner," says Marini.Marini's lash discovery helped pave the way for an entirely new sector of lash growth products in the industry, with imitators still sprouting. Refusing to be beat, Marini came out with another version called</span> <a href="http://www.janmarini.com/MariniLash.html">Marini Lash</a>, <span style="color:#ffffff;">which didn't need FDA approval to launch because it doesn't contain any drug ingredients. Instead, the product is a blend of peptides that stimulates eyelash growth.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">The one battle Marini is happy to fight is the one against aging, for which she has some time-tested advice."Resurfacing is a term I use to describe a product or products which address the visible imperfections that we all obsess about such as acne, rosacea, wrinkles, large pores and discoloration. On a deeper level, topicals can boost collagen production, discourage the output of excess pigment and help the skin to repair damage and generally look and act much younger," says Marini.Now that's a prescription we're happy to cash in.</span><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">Filed under: </span><a id="catname" href="http://www.stylelist.com/category/beauty/">Beauty</a>, <a id="catname" href="http://www.stylelist.com/category/skin-and-body/">Skin & Body</a><span style="color:#ffffff;">Tags: </span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/Jan+Marini/">Jan Marini</a>, <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/JanMarini/">JanMarini</a>, <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/tag/rosacea/">rosacea</a><br /></div></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-47368694224948397862009-06-23T21:11:00.003-05:002009-06-23T21:22:27.230-05:00Skin, Makeup Tips ~ Home Remedies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q-8ynITWxZUwc_7EGUgbgFVdVAqR0tLZOgjr_Mf-UrCQIzr87OlP_3iVvr157y3DsNo3RxDsgD83mKgrkoob_CNQ8uMIJMCJIAmaUaT7IQ9XHKdOoEJkGnnsEeUoKDfH5dcQOrJKLPTk/s1600-h/Image3-3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350713324330588994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q-8ynITWxZUwc_7EGUgbgFVdVAqR0tLZOgjr_Mf-UrCQIzr87OlP_3iVvr157y3DsNo3RxDsgD83mKgrkoob_CNQ8uMIJMCJIAmaUaT7IQ9XHKdOoEJkGnnsEeUoKDfH5dcQOrJKLPTk/s400/Image3-3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Squalene is pure olive oil extract that echoes our skin's natural moisturizer, sebum. Thirsty skin soaks it in after a few minutes, leaving your face (and chest, and hands, and elbows) smoother and more even-toned. <span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong><em>I have added squalene to many of the facials I have done. It is a great "carrier" when you are needing deep penetration of products with immediate results. It was always wonderful during the facial, neck and shoulder massage as well. You can find Squalene where you find other essential oils and herbs.<br /></em></strong></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong><em>BELOW are some things I found on the net I found of interest and thought you might as well.</em><br /></strong></span><br /><strong>MAKE UP</strong><br /><br /><strong>Light Skin Undertones</strong></div><div>Light skin has either pink or yellow undertones. To determine yours, follow this guide: If you have a lot of redness or an allover pink tint to your skin, you have pink undertones. If your skin is fairly even and you tan easily, you have yellow undertones.<br /><br /><strong>Medium Skin Undertones</strong></div><div>Woman with medium skin usually have olive undertones.<br /><br /><strong>Dark Skin Undertones</strong></div><div>Women with darker skin tones tend to either be a little golden in undertone or more reddish, so keep that in mind when selecting foundation shades.<br /><br /><strong>Find Your Match</strong></div><div>At the cosmetics counter, choose three shades of foundation that are as close to your natural skin tone as possible. Apply a stripe of each shade near your jaw line, and whichever blends the easiest into your skin is the best match.<br /><br /><strong>Prime Your Canvas</strong></div><div>Once you find the perfect shade of foundation, prep skin with a luminizing face primer. "It just makes the skin nice and smooth so when you apply the foundation, it'll just glide right on. Also if you use a dual active powder foundation, this will extend the wear time and coverage.<br /><br /><strong>Application</strong></div><div>For the most even application, use a foundation sponge to lightly feather foundation across your skin. This will ensure you get even coverage.<br /><br />Tip:If you don't like an allover application, you can always spot-apply foundation only where you need it most.<br /><br />Tip:Many women with darker skin tones tend to have areas of their faces that are a little darker than the rest. If you still have any dark areas after you apply foundation, just even them out by pushing the foundation sponge into the skin. This just adds a slightly heavier layer of foundation on the darker areas so your whole face looks even.<br /><br /><strong>Conceal Flaws</strong></div><div>Apply your concealer after your foundation. If you put it on before, your foundation will just wipe it off. "Pick up the concealer with a fine-tipped concealer brush .. remember to use the smallest amount possible. Gently dab onto any flaws.<br /><br />Tip:To conceal a blemish .. mix foundation and concealer together on your wrist or the back of your hand.<br /><br />Tip, continued:To finish, lightly layer the mixture directly onto the blemish with a concealer brush until it's completely covered, then gently tap it with your finger to blend slightly and make the blemish disappear.<br /><br /><strong>Undereye Concealer</strong></div><div>Gently dab concealer to camouflage any darkness under eyes using your ring finger, which ensures you apply feather-light pressure.<br /><br /><strong>Final Step</strong></div><div>Applying powder on top of a liquid foundation gets rid of any shine and sets your foundation to last all day long. Use a fluffy brush to lightly dust powder across your face .. this helps set the look without smudging your makeup.<br /><br />Tip:Women who have oily skin should take note: You don't want to powder off and on all day because this will make your foundation heavy looking and uneven. Instead, if you see a little shine, use blotting papers to absorb the excess oil.<br /><br />**************************************************************************<br /><br />Home Hair Care~ Try using hand cream to seal split ends. It works as well as expensive deep conditioning treatments and split end mending products. Use on dry hair only. </div><br /><div>~ Instead of buying expensive spray on leave in conditioner, get a spray bottle and put water in it then add your favorite regular conditioner that you use when you wash your hair, swirl it around to mix. If it won't spray, add a little more water. You'll have to experiment a little since the amounts vary depending on the conditioner you use. It's much cheaper though!!! </div><br /><div>~ To get styling products build up out of your hair, add 1/2 tsp baking soda to shampoo and use 2 times a week.<br />******************************************************************<br /><br /><strong>Skin~</strong> You can fight skin blemishes with baking soda instead of acne creams. Add enough water to the baking soda to make a paste and apply to blemishes at bedtime to dry up pimples fast. ~ Use hair conditioner to shave your legs; it makes them softer than normal shaving cream and gives a close shave.~*</div><div></div><br /><div>~ <strong>Mayo Moisturising Mask</strong> ~*~ Ingredients:- 2 Tabls. Full Fat Mayo- 1 Tsp. Baby Oil*** Directions:~ Mix all ingredients well. Spread onto face and neck elbows knees wherever you need some extra moisture, and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse off thoroughly with tepid water. </div><div></div><br /><div>~ Cold Cream on eyelashes and brows keeps soap out of eyes while shampooing. ~ Soaking for a minute or two in cold soap suds makes it easier to remove rings from swollen fingers. </div><br /><div>~ If your hands are really greasy and grimey, use a little dishwashing soap with a little sugar in your hand to scrub them clean. </div><br /><div>~ 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil (pure, grade A) mixed in with a small amount of chemical-free lotion applied to sunburn will take away hot, burning pain. </div><br /><div>~ If you have rough dry, sometimes darker skin on your elbows ? Try the cheap stuff first. "Carmex" in the little white and yellow jar. Use it once in the morning and once at night. Rub it in good. Use it for about 3-4 days or longer and see what happens. </div><br /><div>~ Use Vaseline on bruises - it helps to make them heal faster! If applied as soon as you hit your self will probably stop them from showing at all. Carry small tube in purse to apply on a small child where ever you are </div><br /><div>~ Wash your hands with a little hand lotion and a little liquid soap. The results are soft hands with no residue from the hand lotion on them. ~ Use Talcum Powder when Shaving Dry. Results - No razor burn and Soft skin! </div><br /><div>~ Use Talcum Powder to get the sand off your skin at the beach or local playground. It takes sand off big and little bodies like magic!!! Simply rub powder all over and the sand falls off!! </div><br /><div>~ Use a little salt when washing your hands to remove strong odors. Make sure you don't have any cuts or scrapes first!~ Diaper rash Cream (such as Desitin) softens feet. Rub it into your feet real good then put cotton socks on </div><br /><div>~ Make your own Liquid Soap - Take that last sliver of your fragrant bar soap (at least the size of a silver dollar) and mix with one cup hot water and let disolve. Mix well! You will have your favorite fragrant liquid soap. Works in any liquid soap dispenser!Nails</div><br /><div>~ If you chip, break or snag a fingernail and you find yourself without a nail file handy, just grab a box or book of matches. Use the little rough part that you strike the matches on to file your nail. It works great! </div><br /><div>~ If you dont have a nail file when you chip or break a nail you can use a rock to smooth the jagged edges so you dont tear the nail any further until you get home.<br />Scent</div><br /><div>~ Want your perfume or body spray sent to last all day? Put on lotion of the same sent on first and then apply the perfume/body spray and it will last practically the whole day. </div></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-73165833054892774622009-06-23T20:38:00.004-05:002009-06-23T20:59:25.707-05:00NEWS ~ Well Known Over the Counter Products Not Performing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLBs1ATXT7sYpFXsAYT2CvditLELkqvFEdOXZZc7Atg6WCkXM8xtLakiGbOievIBF2esLFTrzUJR33aCJPvvbgPGd8y-Vv4Scs2xKIzW-04DlfOjh0D96Ns9nmndVU8Go_J-QyKgqh0Q4/s1600-h/Image10-11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350707862933600706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLBs1ATXT7sYpFXsAYT2CvditLELkqvFEdOXZZc7Atg6WCkXM8xtLakiGbOievIBF2esLFTrzUJR33aCJPvvbgPGd8y-Vv4Scs2xKIzW-04DlfOjh0D96Ns9nmndVU8Go_J-QyKgqh0Q4/s400/Image10-11.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><strong>My time as an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Esthetician</span> has taught me many things I did not know before. I use to be one of those people to watch a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">tv</span> ad on the latest new & improved products and run out to purchase in most cases. As you and others like me know, it was usually a vain attempt because rarely did these products do as they claimed. Which brings me to this NEWS post. Just remember, there is no other proven product like one that can be proven by experience. Doesn't matter if the "name" on the product is well known or has been around many yrs. All these over the counter manufacturers are confined by FDA in the amount of any controlled ingredient!!</strong><br /><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span> let me put it this way.... Say you want a product for exfoliation and you want it to continue to work throughout the day. You would want a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">salicylic</span> product. FYI .. the FDA only approves the use of this controlled ingredient in a small amount for over the counter sales!!! This would hardly be worth your hard earned money! Not only is it a waste of your money but its a waste of your time and effort. Not to mention disheartening when you do not see results you were promised. Below are some promises made by over the counter product lines that are now in court battles. So please remember, its best to get your products from well experienced professionals that use products on a daily basis with clients. Try going to your nearest spa or facialist for you answers and purchase products through them instead. Make good use of your money and your time and watch the results HAPPEN FOR REAL!!</strong><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Cosmetic scientists ask if cosmetics of the future could replace surgery</strong></span><br /><br /><br />By Katie Bird, 20-May-2009<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science">Formulation & Science</a><br /><br />In 30 years time will consumers be popping pills, applying creams or going under the knife in the fight for eternal youth?<br /><br />This question was put to a panel of speakers at the recent Cosmetic Science Conference organised by the UK Society of Cosmetic Chemists.<br />Prevention rather than cure<br /><br />Dr Tony <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chu</span> from Imperial College London, claimed the days of cosmetic <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=surgery">surgery</a> were numbered and would be increasingly replaced by non-invasive cosmetic procedures.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chu</span> said prevention of aging is taking over from treatment and this implies that consumers of the future will choose preventative skin care products over the knife.<br /><br />This view was echoed by fellow speaker Dr Stefanie Williams, a dermatologist from European Dermatology London, who said prevention could include the increased use of sunscreen and the improvement of sun protection products via the addition of antioxidants.<br />The panel discussion had been opened by key note speaker Dr Tony <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rawlings</span> from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">AVR</span> Consulting who discussed the efficacy of existing cosmetic products and what can be expected in the future.<br /><br />Not as effective as surgery<br />He maintained that <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=cosmetics">cosmetics</a> will never be as effective as surgery but they do have significant physiological effects.<br />“The bottom line is that we have no chance of matching surgical procedures. We can never be as effective as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">botox</span>, but cosmetics can and do have important physiological effects,” he said.<br />According to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rawlings</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">L'Oreal</span> has illustrated that even the simplest of products such as petroleum jelly has some effects on gene expression.<br />He went on to outline a number of products that have been shown to be as effective as non-invasive cosmetic procedures such as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">microdermabrasion</span>.<br />Clinical studies performed on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Neutrogena</span> Advanced Solutions showed that there was almost no difference in efficacy between the at home kit and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">microdermabrasion</span> offered by the clinic, he said.<br /><br />In addition, direct seller <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oriflame</span> has been investigating exfoliation without the associated stinging sensation on the skin using neutralised salicylic acid, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rawlings</span> added.<br />For <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rawlings</span> a realistic target for cosmetics formulators would be to match the efficacy of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">retinoic</span> acid.<br /><br />“We are still a long way off matching <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">retinoic</span> acid, but it is a more realistic target and holds value for the future,” he said.<br />The discussions of the morning also questioned the value of the term <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">cosmeceuticals</span>, with many delegates believing there is little difference between these products and those that fall under the term cosmetics.<br /><br />*****************************************************************************<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">In The News ~ Complaints of over the counter products</span><br /></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">L'Oreal</span> taken to court in Sweden for marketing claims<br /></strong></span><br />By Katie Bird, 18-Jun-2009<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing">Anti-ageing</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets">Products & Markets</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cosmeceuticals</span></a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care">Skin Care</a><br /><br />L’<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oreal</span> is being taken to the Market Court in Sweden for claims about anti-ageing products that the Consumer Ombudsman (KO) says it can’t substantiate.<br />The KO, a government body that can defend the interests of the consumer against companies in court, claims that <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=marketing">marketing</a> for L’<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oreal</span>’s <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lancome</span> High Resolution and Vichy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">LiftActiv</span> Pro are not backed up by scientific evidence.<br />According to KO, the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lancome</span> adverts claim the product can smooth out wrinkles by up to 70 per cent.<br /><br />In the case of Vichy, the KO said that L’<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oreal</span> claims the product is ‘the source of healthy skin’ and can reduce wrinkles by up to 43 per cent.<br />Such strong marketing claims, which border on those made for pharmaceutical products, should be backed up by strong evidence, according to the KO.<br /><br />It maintained this evidence has not been provided and is taking the matter to the Market Court (Swedish court solely dealing with cases relating to marketing) to stop the campaign.<br />In addition, the KO said it is calling on the Market Court to clarify the kinds of evidence required for this type of marketing claim.<br />Support from consumer association<br /><br />Consumers Stockholm (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">KFS</span>), the largest consumer association in Sweden, has welcomed the move, saying it is time the cosmetics market was held accountable to existing rules and regulations.<br /><br />In 2006 the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">KFS</span> called for cosmetics marketing to adhere to a number of requirements which it believes are as relevant today as they were three years ago.<br />These include making sure all claims on a cosmetic’s effect are double blind tested against a placebo or a control and not relying on in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">vitro</span> tests as a measure of product efficacy.<br />In addition, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">KSF</span> calls for the use of test subjects that are relevant to the target group and those featured in the advertisement.<br /><br />Furthermore, the consumer association has called on the Drug Administration and the Consumer Agency to allocate the necessary resources to review the advertising and marketing of cosmetics to make sure they are consistent with existing rules.<br /><br />*************************************************************************<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">Estee</span> Lauder in trouble over 'instant' wrinkle filler<br /></strong></span><br />By Katie Bird , 07-Jan-2009<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets">Products & Markets</a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error"></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Estée</span> Lauder is the latest company to run into trouble with the UK advertising standards agency (ASA) for making claims about its product that could not be supported.<br />The print advert claimed that by using the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aktiline</span> Instant Deep <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=wrinkle">Wrinkle</a> Filler consumers would “Start to see your wrinkles disappear INSTANTLY!”.<br /><br />Other claims appearing in the advert included: “After 4 weeks of continued use: 83 percent reported improvement in the appearance of lines. After 8 weeks of continued use: clinical studies measured a 45 percent visible reduction in wrinkle depth and length.”<br />According to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">Estée</span> Lauder the claim was based on a clinical test on 25 women using photo imaging techniques. The company explained that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aktiline</span> was formulated with polymers that act as fillers for the lines and wrinkles in the skin, hence the instantaneous effect.<br />Unsubstantiated claims<br /><br />The company submitted the study to the ASA. However, after seeking expert advice, the regulatory body concluded it was not sufficient to support the claim. Criticisms of the trial included the fact that it was non randomized, not blind and did not contain a control group.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">Estée</span> Lauder also conducted a consumer evaluation study on 50 women, concluding that ‘68% of participants reported that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aktiline</span> was either extremely, very, or somewhat effective in immediately filling-in fine lines or wrinkles.’<br /><br />According to the ASA, however, full method and results of the consumer study were not submitted so this cannot be taken as supporting evidence.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">Estée</span> Lauder has been asked by the <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=ASA">ASA</a> not to publish this advert again in its current form.<br />New guidelines should help<br />The case comes shortly after the publication of guidelines by the UK cosmetics trade association the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error">CTPA</span> with the aim of reducing the number of clashes between cosmetic companies and the regulatory authorities.<br /><br />The new guidelines, published in October 2008, were written with input and advice from the ASA and aim to clarify the properties of a cosmetic, the types of claims that can be made and what evidence is needed to back these up.<br />The guidelines are available to download for free on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error">CTPA</span> website.<br /><br />******************************************************************************<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Avon falls into advertising trouble for anti-ageing claims<br /></span></strong><br />By Guy Montague-Jones, 10-Oct-2008<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets">Products & Markets</a><br /><br /><br />Avon has fallen foul of advertising rules in the UK for failing to substantiate anti-ageing claims made in support of a new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error">exfoliant</span>.<br />In a TV advert for the Anew Clinical Advanced <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dermabrasion</span> System <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=Avon">Avon</a> had invited consumers to “dial up the intensity every two weeks” and watch “fine lines fade”.<br />Questionable claims<br /><br />The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) took issue with these claims and after consideration ordered Avon not to broadcast the advert again in its current form.<br />In defense Avon had presented evidence to the <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=ASA">ASA</a> but the watchdog ruled that it was not robust enough to justify the claims made.<br />The ASA said the ad implied that the product could remove lines and not just reduce the appearance of wrinkles and that a cumulative or persistent effect could be observed.<br />Inadequate evidence<br /><br />Two tests were submitted to the ASA but the expert consulted to evaluate the methodology and results judged them both to be inadequate.<br />The first was carried out on the arm skin which the expert did not believe was a good model for facial skin and the second, a home-use test, was neither double-blind nor controlled.<br />In addition to these concerns surrounding the design of the tests, the expert also said the actual reported change in the appearance of fine lines was in his view very slight.<br />As for the “dialing up” claim, the ASA noted that the product mix could be controlled by changing the aperture to make it more abrasive but felt that the advert gave the impression that the product had a cumulative and persistent effect on the skin. It found no scientific evidence to justify this impression.<br /><br />A number of large beauty companies have found themselves caught in the net of the ASA for making misleading beauty claims including Johnson & Johnson and Unilever in recent months.<br /><br />*****************************************************************************<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Stem cell cream gets into marketing trouble<br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong>By Guy Montague-Jones, 09-Jul-2008<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science">Formulation & Science</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Color-Cosmetics" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Color-Cosmetics">Color Cosmetics</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cosmeceuticals</span></a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care">Skin Care</a><br /><br /><br />The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against Basic Research for failing to substantiate anti-ageing claims attributed to its "stem cell" cream.<br />The Utah-based company came into conflict with the UK watchdog over a magazine advertising feature for its <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error">Amatokin</span> face cream, by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voss</span> Laboratories.<br />Elaborate product history<br /><br />The literature made strong claims about the product's efficacy and explained the rather unusual origins of its active ingredient, polypeptide #153.<br /><a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=Voss+Laboratories"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voss</span> Laboratories</a> claims the ingredient was "developed in Russia at the "super-secret" Research and Production Center for Medical Biotechnology (a high-security medical lab located 62 miles north of St. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error">Petersburg</span>, surrounded by razor wire and machine-gun-toting armed guards... no kidding)."<br /><br />Where the <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=ASA">ASA</a> challenged the company was in relation to unsubstantiated breakthrough claims.<br />Breakthrough claims questioned<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voss</span> Laboratories claimed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error">Amatokin</span> "rejuvenates the skin and makes you look younger … a lot younger" but failed to submit studies demonstrating the effectiveness of the cream.<br />It pointed to trials regarding the cosmetic role of its key ingredients but the ASA said these positive conclusions could not be extrapolated to apply to the cream.<br />The watchdog said it was impossible to determine whether the ingredients were tested in the concentrations and quantities in which they would be used in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error">Amatokin</span>.<br /><br />Besides unsubstantiated claims, the ASA said the advert was likely to cause confusion between competitors' products because it mentioned rival "stem cell" creams in a manner that suggested they were also marketed by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voss</span> Laboratories.<br />These products using stem cell technology are part of a new generation of cosmetics developed using so called "high science".<br />They have courted both controversy and excitement with the ASA warning in its 2007 compliance survey on cosmetic products that future breaches were likely to surround this new family of products.<br /><br />Cosmetics referring to cell regeneration, DNA stress and <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=stem+cells">stem cells</a> are all likely to have a hard time with the ASA.<br />The watchdog said it has seen more and more similar claims in adverts for new products since its latest survey was completed in September last year.<br /><br />*******************************************************************************<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Johnson and Johnson in trouble over anti-ageing advert<br /></span></strong><br />By Katie Bird, 17-Sep-2008<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing">Anti-ageing</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Products-Markets">Products & Markets</a><br /><br /><br />Johnson and Johnson is the latest cosmetics player to be criticised for its ‘unsubstantiated’ advertising claims.<br />The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has asked <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=Johnson+and+Johnson">Johnson and Johnson</a> (J&J) to discontinue its recent print media campaign for an anti-ageing formulation, as it was deemed to be misleading to the consumer.<br />Misleading statements<br />J&J’s advert for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error">RoC</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error">CompleteLift</span> face cream claimed the product provides ‘Measurable lift in just 8 weeks’.<br /><br />This statement was accompanied by a footnote stating that ‘<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error">CompleteLift</span> has been developed to make skin feel firmer and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. It has not been proven to have a physical lift effect.’<br />According to J&J, these two apparently contradictory statements were included in order to highlight the temporary, rather than permanent, lifting effect provided by the product.<br />However, the <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=ASA">ASA</a> disagreed, deciding that readers may misinterpret the statements and be confused by the seemingly opposing sentiments.<br />Unsubstantiated claims<br /><br />In addition, the agency decided that the claims made by the US-based giant about the efficacy of the product could not be substantiated.<br />The advert stated that the product was ‘clinically proven to work in just 8 weeks of use’, accompanied by a footnote referencing a clinical study.<br />At the request of the ASA, the company submitted details of the clinical study, which the ASA gave to an expert to consider.<br /><br />J&J’s clinical study was found to be lacking on a number of counts, according to the ASA, including a lack of information regarding the methodology.<br />For this reason the agency concluded that the advertisement’s claims could not be substantiated and stated that the advert must not appear again in its current form.<br />Skin creams are the worst offenders amongst the cosmetic products that breach the ASA’s code, according to figures released by the body earlier this summer.<br /><br />Out of a 455 beauty adverts that were examined by the ASA last year, overall compliance with the code was 93 per cent compared to only 81 per cent for skin formulations.<br />The agency described this as ‘somewhat disappointing’ however it said the figures were not so bad as to imply that the industry was not working responsibly.</div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-78262925292386849822009-06-23T01:37:00.002-05:002009-06-23T02:11:19.525-05:00NEWS ~ Herbal Compound Could Reduce Under Eye Bags 06/22/09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GBv7Q4qbNWxvKfYfve-XUuxb7gAr_Ow9JW6ryC9uHWcgYsOGs4vApHwU2gE88JLJoAnLJvJ3Bvj2Arqwz4zkYg6Z5lespHEr8LDrX1kdF0qK8hR2Mw0yzdfoJ_qluvc9kG6J4Gk5c-ko/s1600-h/Eyes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350417079109393554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GBv7Q4qbNWxvKfYfve-XUuxb7gAr_Ow9JW6ryC9uHWcgYsOGs4vApHwU2gE88JLJoAnLJvJ3Bvj2Arqwz4zkYg6Z5lespHEr8LDrX1kdF0qK8hR2Mw0yzdfoJ_qluvc9kG6J4Gk5c-ko/s400/Eyes.jpg" /></a> <div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Brazilian herbal compound could reduce under eye bags, says study</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div><strong>By Katie Bird, 04-Jun-2009<br />Related topics: </strong><a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science"><strong>Formulation & Science</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Skin-Care"><strong>Skin Care</strong></a><strong><br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>A mixture of herbs including Brazilian ginseng and white lily could improve dark circles and under eye puffiness, according to researchers in Brazil.<br />Although the exact mechanism behind the discoloration of the fragile skin is unknown, the study (in this month’s Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology) claims it is related to bad blood circulation in the under eye area.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>The scientists investigated herbal compound PPLAC, manufactured by Brazilian personal care ingredients supplier Chemyunion Quimica. A number of the study’s authors work for this company.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>A cosmetic product containing 5 percent PPLAC was applied to the face of 21 female volunteers and skin color and luminosity measurements were taken before and after the 28 day study period.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>There was no use of a placebo control and each subject’s initial measurements served as a control in order to measure improvement.<br />Tone and luminance<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>According to the authors, led by Mary Luci de Souza at the State University of Campinas, improvements in tone and luminance of the eye area were seen in about 90 percent of the volunteers.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>The researchers also investigated the effects of the compound on human keratinocytes in vitro, in order to understand the mechanism.<br />Incubating keratinocytes with PPLAC significantly decreased the synthesis of inflammatory mediators, according to the scientists.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>According to the authors, the inflammatory response dependent on the release of inflammatory mediators is an important trigger in the darkening of the under eye area.<br />In addition, PPLAC treatment significantly increased the superoxide dismutase activity (one of the body’s antioxidant enzymes).<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>This combination of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity is put forward by the researchers to explain the activity of the compound.<br /></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Although the scientists concluded this study encourages the use of PPLAC in under eye formulations, they highlighted limitations of the study, such as the lack of a placebo control group, and argued that more research be carried out on the compound. </strong></div>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-90909656955315844332009-06-23T01:27:00.006-05:002009-06-23T01:37:23.411-05:00NEWS ~ Topical Anti-Cancer Drug ~ Anti Aging Potential 06/22/09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcEVxD7hI1k_AD-3RYQVQIzLcaAfo1Ex-hRbrWFYot1pArFnxx7qW4uDvlkmrMoCfHvSUrBb2G4aZDAyWWJJ5MomH-CO45mvMEK1XfxtWDQCunJd36HHIiypvSQ1ccPdylYDgy7Oe_FFp/s1600-h/!!Skin3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350407336272541442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcEVxD7hI1k_AD-3RYQVQIzLcaAfo1Ex-hRbrWFYot1pArFnxx7qW4uDvlkmrMoCfHvSUrBb2G4aZDAyWWJJ5MomH-CO45mvMEK1XfxtWDQCunJd36HHIiypvSQ1ccPdylYDgy7Oe_FFp/s400/!!Skin3.jpg" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfwjPNyRCLpAYNLNjTc3H6v2cxT7plqh4SD42hykwvdXvrmbAG85S3LD5GY-QjRRJc9nP553QHhQb9fbcj2bgnfmOiD2W2g22miRBI4SRImZAtpro1d6zvhy8YuPVtlN8Duacqwyz5-9u/s1600-h/!!Skin3.jpg"></a></p><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Topical anti-cancer drug could have anti-aging potential</span></strong><br />By Katie Bird, 16-Jun-2009<br />Related topics: <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/On-your-radar/Anti-ageing">Anti-ageing</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science">Formulation & Science</a>, <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Product-Categories/Cosmeceuticals">Cosmeceuticals</a><br /><br />An anti-cancer drug could improve wrinkles and age spots by a mechanism similar to laser resurfacing, according to a study by American researchers.<br />Topical application of the drug fluorouracil is used to reduce potentially precancerous skin patches called actinic keratoses, according to the study published in the Archives of Dermatology.<br />After such treatment, improvements have been seen in photoaged skin, write the authors led by Dana Sachs at the University of Michigan, leading to the current study that attempts to characterise in more detail these potentially positive side effects.<br />In the course of the study, 19 patients applied 5 percent fluorouracil cream to the face twice daily for two weeks and changes to the skin were evaluated in the six months following the start of the treatment.<br /><br />According to the researchers, fine and coarse wrinkles, and age spots, were seen to improve from baseline levels, and at the end of the study all of the patients reported their skin texture to be improved.<br /><br />The study also investigated the biochemical changes in the skin during and after treatment and the scientists suggested that fluorouracil’s effect is the result of its potential to damage the skin and then illicit a wound healing response.<br /><br />Like many other treatments that rely on this mechanism, such as laser resurfacing or microdermabrasion, the cream is associated with significant inflammation of the skin before the healing process sets in.<br /><br />Twelve of the nineteen patients reported the treatment to be very or moderately uncomfortable, said the scientists. However, 17 said they would be willing to undergo the treatment again.<br />The authors conclude that for patients who have been prescribed a course of fluorouracil for the treatment of actinic keratoses, the positive <a title="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=" href="http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/content/search?SearchText=anti-aging">anti-aging</a> side effects might help motivate them to stick to the rigorous treatment.<br /><br />In addition they conclude that: “Undoubtedly, there will be patients who desire a therapy such as topical fluorouracil of cosmetic purposes given the relatively low cost of this therapy compared with ablative laser resurfacing.”<br /><br />Furthermore, the authors suggest that other topical agents such as diclofenac gel or imiquimod that have similar skin injuring properties in photodamaged skin may lead to similar improvements.Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594694451148416992.post-57956889633451799082009-06-10T11:24:00.004-05:002009-06-16T23:24:56.802-05:00Introducing Myself 6/10/09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHq_Z7rJA82kfwwqNHEvTqrxvXuJHJsIIxkTCWenpfPQrpz2Vp_J3XcXQxu0gzRbEkxo9rufAdwyQS5ILQ34lSTSiCeO6q4NUXf88k_jDVblv3-LruharZiiT60da9UpN65UkqXzrSrrY/s1600-h/!!Skin6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 231px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345863105492500834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHq_Z7rJA82kfwwqNHEvTqrxvXuJHJsIIxkTCWenpfPQrpz2Vp_J3XcXQxu0gzRbEkxo9rufAdwyQS5ILQ34lSTSiCeO6q4NUXf88k_jDVblv3-LruharZiiT60da9UpN65UkqXzrSrrY/s400/!!Skin6.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42INjjSxJvoHpasFv9twBZpdwDd0RdOPy9jADh133pmbKOKRot2QXyZmLrkr0E3D-GTu9-4-M2YfIFpq7XAIjPPjjOsAz3ozB67F8-8GP8wGAw1rtf5Bz393YQSEfpA97B2IOneFzRNuo/s1600-h/!!Skin8.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;">Welcome to my *NEW* Skin Care home! After loosing all the work I put into aol journal for skin care, it has taken some time and thought of retyping so much once again. But as passion would have it, how in the world could I refuse myself and my friends.<br />Truth is, I absolutely adore my career as an Esthetician! It is very true what they say about getting up in the morning with happiness to work! Although I never really looked at it much like "work".<br /><br />Skin Care has always been a deep interest of mine since the time I was young. However, when I was young there was no such career as "Esthetician". In fact, there were very few Dermatologists! If you had a skin problem, you mostly went to your family Doctor. Also back in the day (I have to lol on that) the solutions for acne or problematic skin did not work well and were very costly. Since I was a teen with acne, this was highly troublesome. I can remember my face looking as if it had a rash. Thankfully I did not have vulgaric acne except a couple that I did get on my back. Gosh those hurt! So I always felt compassion for those that had this form of acne on their face. Vulgaric acne is the condition that form scars and leave pitting on the surface of the skin.<br /><br />My parents as most parents did, took me to see our Doctor. He said, it was harmonal changes and I would eventually grow out of it once they settled. He gave me prescriptions at a high cost that did not work and I remember this so vividly because I was just crushed my skin was getting no better. My father was a very successful Barber in our community. So he sat me down one day and began discussing what he learned in Barber school about skin and his experiences with his clients. Which really was alot of help for me to understand more of what was happening to my own skin.</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;"><br />My dad talked to me about skin oil, how dirt clings to it and clogs the pores causing eruptions. How hot compresses would liquify and make extracting easier without hurting the skins surface. We discussed cleanliness and how important it is to not only prevent infection when extracting but clogging of pores as well. Then we discussed makeup usage and how that had a huge impact on those same clogs.<br /><br />Being a teenage girl and very into makeup. I tried to figure out how I could use makeup and still keep my skin clean. So I began a daily ritual of washing my face in the morning, at school after lunch, when I got home from school and right before I went to bed. My skin regime was wash wash wash!!! Then to my surprise Cover Girl came out with a product called Cover Girl 1, 2 and 3. The numbers stood for skin color type. Their product was not makeup, it was medication for acne skin. But it was tinted medication and could be worn as makeup. Halaluja!!! It was as if I stuck a gold mine!! I kept with my ritual of washing faithfully and each time I would re-apply my new "makeup" treatment! Wasn't too long, it seems less than 6 months. My problem with acne was solved! I could not have been more thankful as I was then! I always attributed my new found skin to my daddy and Cover Girl!<br /><br />I have not seen this Cover Girl makeup since my teen yrs and that is such a shame! I have thought about writing to them as an Esthetician and giving them my testimonial to their long lost product but just haven't done it yet. Maybe I will here soon because they really do need to bring that back! What with the environmental problems we all face with our skin these days. I feel its a product that needs to be re-introduced especially to teens!! Our teen yrs are so important to our confidence but you know, confidence is something adults need as well! There is nothing like being complimented on having beautiful skin for the very first time! Every single one of us deserve this and CAN ACHIEVE this goal with some time and effort along with good advice. </span></em></strong></div><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></em></strong></div><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></em></strong><br /><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;">I will be posting not only on skincare but also on full body care. Since full body care is all a part of feeling beautiful it also relaxes the facial muscles by relieving stress and tension. By doing this we fight lines and wrinkles. My best friend is a Licensed Nail tech so I will be gathering good info from her to share with you. Some of my best memories at work before striking out on my own, was working in the same day spa. It was one of the more "elite" day spas in our area.<br />I have worked in a few of them along the way but that one I still miss. I tried working for two different Drs. but it was just not the same for me. One Dr. was a Dermatologist and the other was a Cosmetic Surgeon. Neither medical field gave me as much joy. However, I truly believe if I could of figured out what I wanted to do long long ago. I probably would have chosen Dermatology for a career.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cccccc;">Which brings me to my intro conclusion as to why I am opening this blog! I want to help YOU! I will be sharing my knowlege and experiences with you here along with products that I know work! I will never guide you somewhere that lead you to feeling less satisfied with results. However, I cannot do it alone! YOU have to help me help you!! You have to be just as diligent with your skin care regime as I was when I was a teen! I can honestly promise you a day when someone says "your skin is so pretty, what do you use?" PROMISE YOU!!! How can I do this?? I can do this because I KNOW of skin care products that actually WORK!!<br /><br />So stay with me and ask all the questions you want or need to! I would love to help!!<br />Yours Sincerely,<br />~Roxy</span></em></strong></p>Roxy's Skin Carehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630208139488186592noreply@blogger.com0