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February 9, 2010
Posted by marta
Folligen is a copper peptide treatment for helping hair grow – whether thinning or aging hair on the head, sparse eyelashes or moth-eaten eyebrows. The great thing is that it works and it comes at a great price ($18.69). The bad news is that it is a rather alarming turquoise color and Skin Biology (the maker of it) doesn’t provide any instructions (or even list of ingredients on the bottle).
I get letters all the time from readers who have bought it at the TIA store, essentially saying now what? So, this is your Folligen go to post. Using Folligen for head hair is fairly straightforward. Just rub it in to the scalp – either all over or just where needed. No it does not stain your hair or make your skin turquoise. It does, however, rub in much more easily if the skin is damp so the best time to use it is after washing and before drying the hair. Skin Biology recommends using it every three or four days at first to ensure it doesn’t irritate. As you build up a tolerance, you can increase it to every other day and then every day over a period of, say, 10 days. I didn’t have any problems with it and was able to use it every other day from the get go. Read more...
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February 8, 2010
Posted by marta
A new study has found that exposure to phthalates, chemicals used in perfumes, nail varnish and plastics, at the prenatal stage can affect development and behavior in children.
Phthalates are part of a group of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors, that interfere with the body’s endocrine, or hormone system. They are a family of compounds found in a wide range of consumer products such as nail polishes, to increase their durability and reduce chips, and in cosmetics, perfumes, lotions and shampoos, to carry fragrance. Other phthalates are used to increase the flexibility and durability of plastics such as PVC, or included as coatings on medications or nutritional supplements to make them timed-release. Read more...
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Dear Reader,
If your upcoming Valentine’s weekend doesn’t include the man (or woman) of your dreams and a candlelit dinner, how does this alternate scenario sound? You prepare a warm bubble bath, let your worries melt away, and do something special for yourself – like start a new beauty regime. We’d like to make that fantasy come true with a couple of products made to pamper you. Leave a comment under this post and the following two treats could be yours:
Aroma-Sothys Energizing Bath Essences Tablets
Transform a boring bath into a revitalizing at-home spa with Sothys Energizing Bath Essences Tablets ($26). Made of 100% natural essential oils, these effervescent pebbles play tricks with your senses. As their tonic powers infuse the bath water, your skin, smell, and overall well-being will soak in the benefits. Afterward, emerge from your bath energized and invigorated. If bath time is a refuge reserved for relaxation and you want a downer instead of an upper, see our Valentine’s gift guide for a more calming option. Read more...
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Posted by Sal
I have been using Olive’s Organic Botanicals Pomegranate Facial Replenisher Cleanser (available at the TIA store for $57.49)for the last month and I love it! The cleanser is housed in an old fashioned amber apothecary bottle with a dropper to dispense. The smell of the product is innocuous but hints of an oil of some sort are evident.
The ingredients of the cleanser are: organic saponified olive oil, organic coconut oil, organic jojoba oil, organic aloe vera, organic rosemary extract, and 100% pure, organic cold pressed/unrefined oil from certified organic pomegranate seeds. I like this wash because my face feels and looks “really” clean after I use it.
The instructions on the charming bottle read that you should first massage a small amount of product all over. I used it on my face, neck, and chest, then allowed it to sit for one minute. I then lathered, washed with warm water, and rinsed the creamy solution away. Read more...
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February 7, 2010
Posted by marta
Code.ai is the latest eyelash and brow growth stimulator on the block. The eyelash growth business is increasingly crowded and every week I seem to hear about a new that needs to be added to our 2010 roundup of whether they work and are safe. Code.ai seems to have brought a couple of unique approaches to help it stand out. One is that Code.ai has not one, but three products that combined come to $230. Those lashes better be worth batting afterwards.
The second is that Code.ai does not include the potentially harmful active, prostaglandin, that you’ll find in Latisse or Lilash, for example. Instead, it claims that there is a proprietary combination of peptides that, in the Lash Extend Serum ($115) are at a 30% concentration. The peptides are also in the Brow Boosting Shaper Gel ($75), although the concentration is not mentioned. They are not in the Lash Extend Primer ($40), which is not a growth product as such but is supposed to protect the lashes from damage from mascara and other onslaughts with botanical extracts and heavy duty moisturizers. Read more...
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