Woman, Health and Beauty

Archive for January, 2009

For most women, part of the morning and evening routines involve a skincare regimen of applying creams, moisturizers, tonics, lotions, and the like. Why do women put themselves through this? They do it primarily to combat the signs of aging, and to maintain youthful looks and beautiful skin! It is a safe bet, however, that most women haven’t put much thought into what is in the products that they are using.

Some women probably do not realize that what they are putting on their skin may actually be undermining what they are trying to prevent to begin with. In fact the average woman puts twelve products on her skin daily, most of which contain harmful chemical preservatives. Dr. Myron Wentz, founder and chairperson of USANA Health Sciences, has this to say about beauty in the company magazine’s June/July 2005 issue: “Some say that beauty is only skin deep. Nonsense! I believe that true beauty is a reflection of true health, and true health begins deep inside each and every cell in the body. But true health and true beauty have an outer component, which is why we require protection from environmental insults such as solar radiation, pollutants in our environment and the drying effects of air. . . The fact is you simply cannot contain a healthy body if your skin isn’t healthy. And your skin can’t be healthy if your are subjecting it to toxic substances that are ultimately absorbed into your body.” Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re austere about anti-aging facial bark care, you owe it to yourself to investigate all the alternatives. While cosmetics ability assume to be the analytic solution, over time their amount ability prove prohibitive. Botox injections, actinic peels or microdermabrasion can accord above (and added immediate) after-effects that about absolve the added cost.

Botox injections relax the anatomy that actualize wrinkles like the “frown lines” on your forehead. The analysis lasts three to six months, and curve and wrinkles either abandon or badly abate during this period. Besides frown lines, Botox is able on crow’s feet, beam curve and forehead wrinkles. A medical doctor charge administrate Botox injections. After several treatments, some doctors address that the aeon of capability is extended.

Chemical peels are meant to advance bark actualization and abate wrinkles by removing one or added of the skin’s alien layers. Like Botox, actinic peels are done by a medical doctor and usually abide of phenol, TCAs (trichloroacetic acids) or AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids). Read the rest of this entry »