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Stress, stress and more stress! We all need to slow down…take a deep breath…worry less, right? Well, that’s easy to say, but very hard to do. Unfortunately stress takes a toll on our bodies, but did you realize the havoc it can cause to our skin?

If you’ve had the pleasure of going to a spa and being pampered, then you know the feeling it brings. Not only the feeling of being relaxed, we also have the youthful glow back in our skin and feel rejuvenated and ready to face the hustle and bustle of everyday life once again.

We walk out thinking how great it would be if we could feel that everyday. Unfortunately, most of us cannot afford that luxury. However, spa treatments are important now more than ever.

There is a way to have that luxury and all the benefits that come with it, right in the comfort of your home. No need to make appointments, spend time traveling, and worrying about the expense.

The Galvanic Spa System can afford you the spa treatments right at home, that will smooth away wrinkles and fine lines on your face, neck chest and hands, give your skin a radiant glow, rejuvenate your scalp for thinning hair or hair loss issues, and reduce the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite. Using only state of the art, highly patent pending technology, your body will be amazed!

Did you realize that for over 50 years, spa professionals have been using galvanic current in their treatment to rejuvenate, revitalize, and improve the look and feel of skin?

By using pre-treatment, and treatment gels, working on negative and positive energy, it allows the gels to get to the dermis of the skin, which can only be effective using some kind of current. With a gentle massaging, circular motion, it brings cellular energy in, which will improve circulation. Glowing, youthful skin will be the end result.

Now you can create a spa experience whenever you feel like it, right in your own home. In just minutes a day this little hand held gem that uses a low level of self- adjusting current, will improve circulation, hydrate and cleanse your skin.

The spa comes with four interchangeable attachments. One for the face, the scalp, the body, and one for spot treatments. Studies have shown that a galvanic treatment can enhance delivery of the active ingredient 70% or more for up to 24 hours after treatment is done.

Only if you are truly serious about your skin care should you consider using this hidden treasure. By investing in yourself one time you can finally be rid of those unwanted wrinkles and improve the look and feel of your skin. Many celebrities are raving about the amazing results from the galvanic spa system.

Want to find out more about,serious skin care then visit Kim Hartley’s site HaveYoungerSkin.com/haveyoungerskinblog on how to choose the best serious skincare products

Discover the three ways in which essential oil products are absorbed by our bodies.

The Amazing Parts of Essential Oil Absorption

The Passage of Aromatic Essential Oils Though the Nasal Cavity

Essential oils are the lipophilic steam distillates of plants, meaning they are “fat friendly” and easily pass through cell walls. This means they get into nooks and crannies of the body fairly readily, and get into our bodies fairly readily too! But many folks who use essential oils only by inhalation often don’t consider how they’re absorbed, the actual physiology, or what happens after they’re absorbed. It’s good stuff…

The essential oil compounds (made up of molecules of essential oils), are first breathed in by the nasal cavity. Inside the nasal cavity there are fine hairs or cilia that sort the medicinal molecules and filter them down into the pharynx. From here the inhaled compounds reach the trachea, into the branched tubes known as bronchi, down into smaller tubes known as bronchioles and finally arrive at microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. Each alveolus is lined with thin epithelial cells that enable gas exchange to take place with capillaries of the pulmonary vein. Once in the pulmonary vein, the compounds are taken to the heart and then distributed to parts of the body that are receptive to their medicinal support.

The details of this process are actually quite fascinating. Once the gaseous compounds of the essential oil is breathed in through the nose, this essential oil-bearing air is filtered and warmed by the cilia (or little hairs) and mucous membranes that line the nasal cavity. They then travel though the pharynx, down the larynx (the upper portion of the respiratory tract), move through the trachea (or windpipe), and finds their way into the two bronchi ? each leading to a lung. Once in the lungs, the molecules move through finer tubes called bronchioles and then dead end at the alveoli which are microscopic in size. The air passes through the epithelium of the alveoli through diffusion and picked up by capillaries of the pulmonary vein which lead to the heart. Once deposited into the heart chambers, the essential oil-rich air is distributed to various parts of the body that have an affinity for its compounds.

The essential oil compounds are able to reach organs and various body systems and thus aid in restoring wellness as well as altering one?s sense of stress or fatigue. When the essential oil compounds reach the brain (via olfactory epithelium which stimulate olfactory nerves to send messages to the brain), they stimulate the limbic system component of the brain. The limbic system is largely responsible for emotion and memory. Thus, it is possible to alter one?s emotions by breathing in rejuvenating compounds of essential oils. Essential oils can serve the body as an antiviral, antiseptic, antispasmatic, antitussive (helps in coughing), balsamic (softens phlegm) and as an expectorant.

Entering Through the Skin

Although the skin in not the primary way in which essential oils can reach the blood stream, research has shown that select, highly potent essential oils can penetrate the skin membranes and permeate into the body. The penetration potential of essential oils can be enhanced through heat, such as through the action of massage or through hot water, such as in a bath. And, as will be concluded from above, portions of the essential oil compounds will also evaporate and find its way into the nasal cavity and into the lungs.

Absorption of potent compounds found in essential oils can be delayed or greatly inhibited if they are diluted in a carrier oil verses undiluted. Some carrier mediums or bases for applying essential oils may also affect their active ingredient effectiveness. Aside from penetrating the skin membranes and into the blood stream, specified essential oils are excellent at assisting the skin in healing from abrasions, infections and bruises.

Eating Essential Oils

Taking essential oils by mouth is generally discouraged in the States, likely due to the lack of education on the subject more than anything else. In Europe, one can go to a professional Aromatherapist for their treatment plan, and get their oils at a dispensary. The treatment, when oral ingestion is the therapy, only 1-3 drops is ever taken at one time, and only for the course of the treatment. Most oils are completely safe in this manner, though some may be ‘too hot’ for the mouth (Cinnamon and Oregano are a couple). Sometimes these are taken with warm water. So! Essential oils are very rapidly absorbed this way. When taken “neat”, they’re more than likely absorbed by the tongue, and at the furthest the esophagus. With water, they’re also absorbed in the gut. All these lead to rapid distribution throughout the body by the blood, and to all organs and tissues.

The author is the owner of Ananda Aromatherapy, a source for world-class sandalwood and other essential oils, therapeutic essential oil blends and aromatherapy supplies.

What You Should Look for (and What You Shouldn’t Find) in the Best Moisturizer.

Can your moisturizer be dangerous? What a silly question. Moisturizers are intended to benefit our skin aren’t they. How could a moisturizer possibly be dangerous?

Sad to say but there are many chemical as well as petrochemical ingredients which are used in so many of the big brand-name skin care products, including moisturizers, which we all take for granted. 2 examples of these chemical ingredients are sodium lauryl sulphate and mineral oil, a petrochemical.

Many of these ingredients are manufactured in laboratories and they are used in personal products and skin care products such as moisturizers because they are particularly cheap. Mineral oil, for example, is cheaper to buy than to dispose of.

If you visit the website of the Environmental Working Group you will see that they maintain a database of information about all of the chemical and petrochemical ingredients used in our personal products such as moisturizers. This database is called the Cosmetic Safety Database and it’s perfectly possible for you to search it to discover many of the health risks of so many of the chemical ingredients used in moisturizers and other skin care products and others.

If you search sodium lauryl sulphate at the Cosmetic Safety Database you’ll see that it is linked to cancer, organ system toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity skin irritation and more. You’ll see similar concerns if you search mineral oil.

There are many studies that show that these chemical and petrochemical ingredients so commonly found in our skin care and anti aging products such as moisturizers can have health implications. There was a study published recently in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology which was called “Tumorigenic Effect of Some Commonly Used Moisturizing Creams when Applied Topically to UVB-Pretreated High-Risk Mice”. In this study it was demonstrated that, when applied 5 times per day for 17 weeks to mice moisturizers containing mineral oil and sodium lauryl sulphate “increased significantly the rate of formation of tumors and the rate of increase in tumor size per mouse”.

The researchers were extremely surprised from this result because this was not what they were studying. They were actually studying to see if caffeine could cause skin cancer in mice. When confronted with this result the researchers requested that the manufacturer of the moisturizer in question manufacture another moisturizer without any mineral oil or sodium lauryl sulphate in it and when tested they discovered that using this moisturizer produced no effect at all on the growth of tumors in the mice.

If you search at the Cosmetic Safety Database you can find, and read, many of the studies which are relied on by the database to produce the results.

Although it may never have occurred to you there is a wide range of health risks that you may be exposed to because of the use of chemicals and petrochemical ingredients in modern moisturizers and other anti aging skin care products, it is clear that the health risks exist.

So should you decide never again to moisturize? Should you decide to avoid all anti aging skin care products because they contain dangerous chemical ingredients? No. There are alternatives.

There are small but high quality niche skin care companies, one in particular, which see this as an opportunity to get a toehold in the market by manufacturing high quality natural skin care products such as natural moisturizers using ingredients which are known to be safe and which are also more effective than the chemical alternatives. Ingredients used in these products include such natural ingredients as the oils from nuts and fruits.

Of course it is extremely difficult for a small niche skin care company to compete with massive multinational companies in the skin care market, where billions of dollars are at stake. However these companies, one in particular, manufacture high quality skin care lines that are extremely effective and are comprised only of known safe and natural ingredients such as the oils from fruits and nuts. The big name companies don’t use these ingredients because they are more expensive than the chemical alternatives.

It may take longer to find but if you manage to track down some of these natural skin care products, one range in particular, and try them you will be very pleasantly surprised at the results you get. Firstly you won’t be risking your health because they use only known safe ingredients and secondly you will find that the products are extremely effective. But it can sometimes be difficult to find these products because the small niche companies that manufacture them cannot compete with the big brands on television advertising and so do not advertise on television at all.

So although it may come as a shock to you the bad news is that modern big brand in care products such as moisturizers may well contain dangerous ingredients but the good news is that there are excellent natural alternatives available. There are natural skin care products which use only known safe and highly effective ingredients and these work well without risking your health.

I write a website where I seek to expose these issues to my readers and to demonstrate to them that there are safer, more natural and more effective alternatives available. To find these natural anti aging products that produce the results you want without the risks visit my website.

Want to learn more about the best Natural Skin Care Products? Or more about the Best Moisturizer? Visit Peter’s Website Natural Health-Natural Skin Care.

1. Before applying foundation, do a little mixology: Add 2 drops of water (normal), witch hazel (oily), toner (dry) to your founation and apply with a sponge.

2. Perfect skin coming right up: Apply foundation first, then mix a little concealer into your foundation. Apply this mixture into areas that need more coverage. Lightly powder. By mixing your concealer and foundation together, you get the perfect color and perfect coverage every time.

3. Stick foundations are super easy to use, but sometimes too heavy. Make yours lighter by mixing a little foundation with a light moisturizer. This will give you a fresh look. Use it as a spot coverage and put it just where you need it most. Set with a touch of loose powder.

4. Summer in October? Stay bronzed and beautiful easily. An easy way is to take your favorite bronzer stick or liquid, and run a bit over your your fingertips. Add a bit of moisturizer on top. Blend and apply on your face. The result is a softer version of your bronzer that works for the fall and winter months.

5. Have your tried mixing foundation with powder for a super oil sopping blend? Plus it makes a nice matte coverage that lasts.

6. If you’re super oily, try this trick: Dust your face with powder before you put on your foundation. The powder will help your foundation not turn into an oil slick on your face and it will last longer.

7. Ready for your close-up? Try this great photography makeup trick. Create perfect-looking skin that has great coverage, but with a real skin look. Apply your liquid foundation as normal, but about twice as much as you need. Then, take a folded tissue and lightly press it into the skin. The tissue will grab excess oils from the foundation while leaving pure pigment on the skin. This is perfect for creating a flawless complexion.

Mineral makeup are beauty products, such as foundations, blushes, eye liners, lipsticks, mascara and other cosmetics which are made from 100% finely ground minerals from the Earth and does not contain the usual chemicals that can irritate or harm the skin. These mineral cosmetics are talc and dye free, and contain no fragrance, silicones, mica, rice powders, oils, wax and fillers. It is because of this that mineral makeup is gaining a widespread popularity from the makeup industry; especially with the fact that they have been shown to improve skin health and contains no ingredients that are harsh to the skin.

The more well-known and reputable companies in the makeup industry are Bare Essentials and Bare Minerals, which are with the company Bare Escentuals. They have a considerable share in advertisement airtime on many television and home shopping stations. The cosmetic products they offer in the market contain no binders or fillers and appear incredibly weightless. Makeup products coming from these reputable companies offer quality products and stay loyal to their concept of giving women safe and natural cosmetics.

Mineral cosmetics are compatible for a wide range of skin types; from dry to oily skin, flaky and hypersensitive skins. These cosmetic products are created from authentic Earth minerals like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, including heat-absorbing iron and go through sterilization and finely ground until powdery.

The components of mineral makeup lend this beauty product superb protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays, and are capable of soothing and calming the skin, as well as preventing it from inflammation or irritation. It also keeps the natural moisture in your skin as it protects it from harmful contaminants and impurities.

These beauty products are excellent tools for concealing dark and red spots in the skin, including acne or pimple scars and damaged capillaries. They also have the capability to cloak unsightly marks in the skin and discoloration while covering red spots and balancing skin tone. Should you have an oily skin, it is an ideal makeup for you since the oil is easily collected by the minerals. And because these beauty products do not contain oils or talc, you have a good reason not to worry about clogged skin pores.

Many skin experts actually believe that mineral makeup can be safely used for those who have recently undergone major skin treatments like skin peeling and plastic surgery while canceling the risk of getting any allergic reaction or inflammation. But one must remember that there is slim line dividing makeup as a healthy beauty product and as a cosmetic that can be used even as you sleep. This is the reason why there is no absolute “safe” choice when it comes to makeup.

Dermatologists particularly recommend mineral cosmetics for individuals afflicted with serious cases of acne, eczema and other skin allergies since the mineral ingredients contained in it are capable of nourishing and healing the skin with surprising results. They also work well for adult skins by concealing fine lines and wrinkles in the face because the makeup works well in reflecting light.

One must also take note that not all mineral cosmetics are manufactured identically; they can be classified into two types. The first type is the ones which are not having any artificial colors, talc or other harsh substances capable of irritating the skin just as discussed previously.

The second type includes makeup that, although labeled as mineral makeup, still has traces and some amounts of talc, fillers, oil and other harsh ingredients that it is not supposed to have. So one must be careful when buying and using mineral cosmetics; read labels to make sure that you are getting makeup that is suitable to your skin type and do some research for a better understanding on how to properly use them.

There’s lots of women out there looking for great looking skin. And although they often don’t realize it what they are looking for is healthy skin. Here’s 3 healthy skin tips.

What you need to look and feel great is healthy skin, because healthy skin resists lines and wrinkles and other skin blemishes much more than unhealthy skin.

You just feel great about your looks, and yourself, when your skin glows with health.

But so many women try so many different skin care products and other skin solutions without making the link. They never think that really what they are looking for is healthy skin. Because no matter how good your skin care products are you can’t have great looking unhealthy skin.

So heres my 3 healthy skin tips.

1. Get yourself healthy.

Obvious though it sounds if you’re healthy your skin is healthy, you can’t have healthy looking skin if you’re unhealthy yourself.

So do you know what you have to do? I think you do.

Improve your diet, drink plenty of water.

And it may sound a little silly but more exercise translates to better skin. Why? Because exercise improves blood circulation and your skin relies on good blood circulation.

2. Avoid 2 of the worst things you can ever do for your skin.

What are the 2 worst things you can do for your skin? Smoking and sunburn. Both are just terrible for skin health and you cant have healthy looking skin if its burned to a crisp and you smoke.

3. Seek out the right vitamins for healthy skin and for general health.

Without making a list here there are various vitamins and other nutrients that are very good for skin health. For example were sure you know all about omega 3 oils, who doesnt. But did you know that omega 3 oils are extremely good for your skin too?

Although it’s difficult to get all the nutrients that are important for healthy skin there is a way to do it.

Use the best all natural skin care products.

So why would you need to be using great all natural skin care products? Because many mainstream skin care products can actually contain ingredients that may damage your skin believe it or not.

The best all natural skin care products actually contain many of the vitamins and minerals essential for great skin health. The very best scientists have researched skin health and know what nutrients the skin needs, and can now ensure that the best products do contain the right skin nutrients.

And the worlds best natural skin care products, as well as providing a wide range of essential skin nutrients, don’t contain suspect ingredients.

There’s is no magic formula to having great looking healthy skin. Follow these simple rules and you’ll have great looking skin right into old age, and you’ll feel great and look great.

If you’re healthy and do the right things for your skin it will show.

As we age, our skins age, too. One of the problems with aging skin is that wrinkles, crow’s feet and more begin to appear.

There are a multitude of treatments but these treatments often involve various problems like costly treatments or painful injections.

Luckily there is a new product on the market that does not involve injections and can be used in your home today.

SP Beauty Lift can provide you the wrinkle reducing serum that you desire to make your skin look great.

The unique oil-free serum is often used as an alternative to painful and costly anti-aging injections like Restylane and Botox.

SP Beauty Lift has the most potent ingredients to help your skin reduce wrinkles and fine lines.

SP Beauty Lift has been proven to reduce fine lines and wrinkles by up to 50% through the use of many ingredients including leuphasyl, argirilene, octapeptide, matrixly 3000, tripeptide and more.

At this time, there is no other anti-wrinkle product on the market that features this many ingredients for your skin. As a result, SP Beauty Lift is the best product for reducing wrinkles and fine lines.

So, if you want the best for your skin and want to reduce your wrinkles and fine lines by up to 50% today, give SP Beauty Lift a try. At the time of writing, SP Beauty Lift is being offered as a free trial so you can see its results for yourself before even putting any money down. Go take a look for yourself.