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Cleanse your Skin with a Dry Body Brushing

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

This is the time for garden cleaning and getting ready for planting bew seeds or plants, spring house cleaning and getting rid of clutter. It seems that spring brings this in us. A desire to get rid of the old to make room for the new.

It is no different with our skin and body. Last week I introduce you to a very easy to do cleanse by Richard Forish a Health Practionner from California. I do not know if you took the challenge of doing a 2 weeks cleanse following his advice. I did. I am only on day 2 and really realized how much processed foods I have in my diet, even though I thought I do not eat  processed foods ….

Back  to today’s topic. Cleansing the skin with a a dry body brush.

It is a great  way to detoxify the skin. It removes dead cells, improve blood and lymph circulation. So when combine with a cleansing diet, it will help the body dispose of the internal toxins.

What do you need

  • Natural bristle brush, a loofah sponge or a hemp mit.

How to Proceed

  • On your dry skin, use long upward sweeping movements starting with your feet and working your way up your legs, accross your hips and bottom. Make sure that your strokes are always towards your heart.
  • Then in a clockwork motion go over your stomach, down your arms and towards your fingers.
  • Do  not go over your breast, face or throat. The skin is very thin and vulnerable in those areas.

Once you are done, you can gave a nice warm shower or a relaxing bath.

Add Dead Sea salts to your bath. Magnesium and other essentials minerals will  stimulate your lymphatic system which help with the removal of toxins through the pores on the skin. A 20 to 30 minutes soak is best for maximum results. Make sure you drink plenty of good quality water and do not be surprise if you feel tired afterwards.

Detoxification can be quite draining on the body and make sure to schedule at least 1 hour of relaxation time afterwards.

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Five Reasons for Dark Circles Under the Eyes

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

1. Pigmentation. Blame your parents for this. Increased pigmentation under the eyes is genetic. Fortunately, you can beat your gene pool with treatments we will talk about further in the article.

2. Bone structure. If you have eyes that are deep set you will be more likely to look as if you have circles under your eyes. This is often an optical illusion caused by shadowing from the way the light falls on your face.

3. Vascular Inflammation. The skin under your eyes is extremely fine and translucent. The tiny blood vessels, or capillaries, in this area are numerous, and they lie very close to the skin surface. An inadequate nutritional intake, allergies, late nights, and cigarette smoke will all cause these tiny blood vessels to dilate. Once these vessels dilate, blue circles will appear under your eyes.

4 Poor Digestive Systems A sluggish liver, tired kidneys will not performance the elimination process properly.More commonly, dark circles under the eyes can be a sign of to much toxins in the body.

5 Lack of Sleep

Not sleeping properly or not enough sleep can cause dark circles under the eyes.

How Can You Help Your Unsightly Eye Baggage

Concealer. If your dark circles are caused by your bone structure then the best solution is a good quality under eye concealer. Select one with yellow undertones to counteract the blue in the shadows.

Mineral Make up

Eye Cream. The skin around the eye is thin and very delicate. It is best to use a fragrance free cream. So close to the eye, fragrance could irritate the eye and cause inflammation. Dead Sea eye cream are rich in essential minerals and botanical ingredients.  the combination will keep the skin around the eye hydrated and soft bringing your natural beauty forth.

You also need vitamin C and K to protect your skin from daily dammage.

Eye Cream from the Dead Sea

Lightening Cream. This facial treatment product is perfect for assisting with increased pigmentation. Increased pigmentation under the eyes is the most treatable of all the causes for shadows under the eyes. it will aslo help reduces blemishes, spots form sun exposure.

Lightening Cream

Home Remedies. Cooled chamomile tea bags will help reduce puffiness and swelling around the eyes. The chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties and can help counter the effects of allergies and cigarette smoke.

Black, white or green tea bags are all excellent for reducing eye puffiness. The caffeine in the tea bags decreases the fluid in the cells surrounding the eyes. The tea bags also contain anti-oxidants which have many beneficial properties. Be sure to let the tea bag cool first and squeeze out the excess fluid.

Thinly sliced cucumber is an oldie but goodie for tired puffy eyes. The cucumber soothes, cools, and lightens skin if left on for 5-10 minutes.

Regular Detoxification of the body. A sluggish liver will show on the skin with eye puffiness, dark circles, dull skin, rashes, acne flares and other skin conditions. A good cleanse  liver is where you want to start before spending any money on high quality creams. Consult with a Naturopath or helath practionner to find the right cleanse for you.

You can find more in depth information about dark circles under the eyes at WikiHow

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Feeling Good In Your Skin Start with You

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Kate’s life was not going too well. A long-term relationship had just finished. The stress of the break up combined with career pressures was written all over her face. To make matters worse, some of her good friends were all going to a beauty spa at the Dead Sea for a little pampering. Kate was not able to attend due to a punishing work schedule.

Her friends had chosen the Movenpick resort in Amman Jordan as their vacation destination after much research., . “The Dead Sea is 730 m below sea level and has a 33% concentration of salts and minerals” said Kate’s friend Jane. “All these minerals are going to promote our blood circulation and remove all the toxins from our skin. My skin is going to be taut, tight and younger looking. ”

Jane went on to explain that the concentrated minerals would clean all the impurities from her skin, acting as a facial cleanser and help removing dark circles from under her eyes. Kate thought the claims sounded a little too good to be true. She was also a teensy bit envious that she was not able to accompanying her friends.

While Kate’s girlfriends were away, she resolved to get her love life back on track and decided to sign up for an online dating service. Kate was impressed with the site  and plentiful articles about re-entering the dating world. After reading about how not to repeat her romance mistakes, Kate felt she was almost ready to date again.

Kate was astonished at how fantastic her friends looked when she collected them from the airport. Her friends were positively glowing. Their skin looked so hydrated and plump with moisture that Kate felt old, tired and wrinkly standing next to them.

“I am never going to get a new man competing with the likes of you!” she exclaimed. Kate felt really disheartened. After dropping her friends off, Kate went home to her laptop. On her screen she had a message from an interested prospective date. After sending off an email Kate had her inspiration. “If I can’t go to the Dead Sea, maybe the Dead Sea can come to me!”

Kate hopped on line and started looking. Sure enough, there was an entire section dedicated to Dead Sea facial care. Once again, it was remarked upon how the minerals made a good facial cleanser and moisturizer. Kate quickly ordered the range of needed cosmetics and felt her spirits rise.

The products arrived and Kate started using them. In the meantime, the email correspondence with Steve was heating up. Finally, he suggested meeting in person. Kate glanced in the mirror and saw in the reflection a glowing, positive woman smiling back at her. A date was arranged.

Upon meeting Steve, Kate was pleasantly surprised when he said that her photo didn’t do her justice and that he had been expecting someone a little older. At that moment, Kate made two resolutions, to continue using Dead Sea products, and to encourage all her single friends to join a dating site.

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Beauty is Subjective but We all Want to be Beautiful

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

 Each of us wants to see someone we think is attractive looking back at us in the mirror. But the keyword here is “we think is attractive”. This is so subjective to media pressure, fashion and society in general. In the name of beauty we are willing to take the risk to put stuff on our skin that we do not even know what they are. Just because an ad made some promises it does not mean it is the right cream or cleanser for you and your skin. The same way we choose our food, it is time we choose our cosmetics and do not buy into peer pressure.

However who wants to see reflection with wrinkles, dull skin, rashes or pimples? No one! Unfortunatly not everyone is blessed with healthy, vibrant skin. And at some point we are all aging.

May be it is true that beauty is from within and this were we have to look for it. How about looking in a mirror and seing the reflection of someone you like for her kindness, loving, generosity, enthousiasm …. is that what is beauty about?

You tell me what you think.

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