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February 2, 2010
Posted by marta
IS Clinical sent me a sample of their brand new eye cream, Youth Eye Complex ($85) and I started using it in early January. Nothing much happened in the first week or so, but around ten days into my trial it kicked into action and I am really liking the results. This eye cream smoothes out fine lines, depuffs and does a nice lifting job. I’d happily buy a replacement of Youth Eye Complex.
One thing I have noticed is how hydrated the skin around my eyes is, despite harsh winter weather. This is surely due to the sodium hyaluronate and phospholipids, weird and wondrous things that hold on to moisture, and glycosaminoglycans. GAGs also promote the ability of the collagen and elastin fibers to retain moisture, therefore remaining soluble. Read more...
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February 1, 2010
Posted by marta
When I posted on a homemade face mask using parsley based on a recipe from Ildi my esthetician, there was a great response (rightly so, this is one face tightener). One of the readers who tried it was none other than the founder of Your Best Face, who wrote to me to tell me he enjoyed improvising by adding in the odd antiaging ingredient, such as spin trap. We got to chatting about how cool it would be to able to provide kits of pure ingredients, to which people could raid the refrigerator and add in their own papaya, or parsley, or whatever.
Our day jobs got in the way of us doing much about this, but now I am thrilled that Your Best Face is going to work with Truth In Aging to create do it yourself kits that will be available in our store and allow our community to unleash their inner mad scientist and make their own cosmetics. Read more...
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Gravity can wear your spirits down as you encounter the depressing sight of sagging skin and drooping jowls. I believe that the source of a lot of disappointment with skin creams is due to the fact that although, these days, many of them do iron out fine lines they don’t necessarily restore elasticity.
If your budget will stretch to it (pun intended), stump up for a Baby Quasar or some form of LED (light emitting diode) device. In October 2008, German researchers identified how the visible light works — by changing the molecular structure of a glue-like layer of water on elastin, the protein that provides elasticity in skin, blood vessels, heart and other body structures. The light strips away those water molecules that are involved in the immobilization of elastin, gradually restoring its elastic function and thus reducing facial wrinkles. It isn’t cheap ($439.29), but if you are a subscriber to our newsletters you are entitled to 10% off in the TIA store and it really works. Read more...
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Reviewed by Nikki
I want to thank you again for allowing me to sample Kronos Hydresse Conditioner. After a lengthy trial, with my hair in different states of disrepair I can definitely say that it was a total success. When I received the full bottle sample you sent my hair was quite damaged due to a bad dye job, and having to remove the color, using a color remover twice.
After the first trial my hair felt much better, but of course was still quite damaged. With regular use, leaving the conditioner on the recommended 1-5 minutes my hair actually recovered it’s health. After a few weeks I had to leave the conditioner on for shorter and shorter times to keep it from getting over conditioned, as I have soft, rather fine hair. Read more...
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January 31, 2010
Posted by marta
We had such good hair care finds last year (Osmotics FNS, Aubrey Organics and Nutra-Lift to name but a few) that I shouldn’t be surprised that the hair gods seem to have forsaken us. After foraging for many weeks now, there has been very little that was noteworthy. Then, when I found Sea-Chi, a natural range of hair care products, I thought my fortunes may be changing.
Sea-Chi majors on something called kombucha. This is tea that has been fermented with a culture that is often referred to as ‘mushroom’, although it isn’t a fungi at all but a colony of bacteria plus some yeast. Kombucha is one of those things that is attributed with almost supernatural health-giving powers, from boosting eyesight to increased energy, to curing gout and gall stones and, of course, boosting hair growth. Read more...
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