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Are you using the right anti aging skin care products? As a Beauty Therapist I give anti aging skin care advice and product recommendations that are suitable for your skin type. There are thousands of different anti aging skin care products available on the market today. Skin care products range from creams to serums, lotions and gels. Some are water based, others oil based and contain a variety of different ingredients. More or less, all of them promise to reverse aging and make wrinkles go away. Choosing The Right Products for Your Skin Type Anti aging skin care products contain active ingredients that will make your skin youthful. However it's the other ingredients and the consistency that are helping to maintain skins balance and health. To avoid skin problems my advice is to choose the right products for your skin type. This can be difficult, as most anti aging skin care products only state that they are "anti aging". Anti Aging Skin Care Advice for Your Skin Type Yo...

So how do we keep our skin healthy? The following factors that are contributing to a healthy and beautiful skin and prevent premature skin aging: Diet and Nutrition Feed your skin from within and give it all its nutrients and it will be glowing. A healthy balanced diet including lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, protein from fish and whole grains. I recommend to supplement your diet with quality nutritional supplements including multi vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and essential fatty acids to give your skin everything it needs. Learn more about Anti Aging Nutrition. Avoid the obvious age accelerators: excess alcohol, cigarette smoking, chemicals, drugs etc. Avoid anything white like sugar, white flour, refined products Exercise Regular aerobic exercise helps in the maintenance of a healthy skin. During a good workout, blood gets pumped throughout the body reaching even the tiniest vessels and skin capillaries. The blood carries oxygen and nutrients that the skin needs to stay heal...

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage. If you’ve been thinking you need to know more about it, here’s is an article covering the basics about this skin ailment. Besides a skin ailment that can vary from mild to severe, the acne damages our self-esteem, causes social isolation, loss of confidence, and often deep changes in the personality of the person suffering from this illness. Although we may find in books and specialized websites a number of physical and mental causes explaining this condition, the fact is that the diagnoses are not always accurate, and the real causes of acne are still quite diffuse. Moreover, there is still unknown why some people develop acne and others do not. We offer below a summary of the main causes and possible non-medical treatments to alleviate acne. However if the condition is severe with redness, marks on the skin, or the personal care do not work, you should consult with a dermatologist as soon as possible. Hormo...

Collagen is nature's skin support system… Your skin is 75% collagen - collagen is the reason your skin looked plump and fresh while you were young. With age - as the collagen in your skin starts to break down - your skin no longer has all its natural padding and sagging and wrinkles start to appear. Collagen fillers allow doctors to put back the collagen you lose over time in a radical anti-aging treatment. Injections of collagen under the skin smooth out wrinkles and fill sagging and sunken areas of skin. Where does the collagen come from? If you are thinking about having a collagen filler this is a very good question to ask. You need to know about the two types of collagen filler that you could be offered: ·         Those containing bovine collagen ·         Those containing human collagen Bovine collagen has been around the longest and is the least expensive option. This type of co...

Why injecting neurotoxins into your face is considered a 'normal' procedure nowadays… Knowing as we do that Botox is made from neurotoxins, you might think twice about having it injected into your face. In the early 1980's when the practice was first adopted by the rich and famous in exclusive US clinics, most of us feared the worst. Many people felt it was more evidence that the world had gone mad.  Some people still feel like that. Whatever your view - the injection of Botox as a cosmetic treatment is now the most common anti-aging procedure in the western world.   So - should you do it and what can you expect? What’s involved? Cosmetic Botox is simply an injection into an area of the face where wrinkles are present. After sterilizing and anesthetizing the injection site, a trained physician will inject Botox in order to paralyze the muscles around the wrinkle – this allows the skin to soften and the wrinkle to diminish or disappear. The...

Sun damage gets worse with age… While you might have spent most of your youth basking in the sun, your skin is probably paying for it now. Instead of giving up and letting sun spots take over, there is plenty that you can do to protect yourself.  Here’s what you need to know… The skin contains a certain amount of melanin that protects it naturally from the sun. Some people have more than others, and this is indicated (usually) by how dark the skin is. While this melanin can protect the skin for a time, as you continue to stay in the sun, you will be subjected to UVA and UVB rays that damage the skin – what we call sunburn or a tan.  Any sign of redness to the skin - however slight - is actually a first degree burn.  Brown skin is the result of the excess melanin produced by your body to protect itself at the site of the burn.  A tan actually isn’t a healthy glow – it’s the sign that you’ve damaged your skin. How can you protect yourself ? Be alert to the dangers of t...