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Alternatives for Reducing Cellulite

Aside from changes to diet and exercise, which typically provide only limited benefits, there are two key ways to reduce cellulite: application of topical products that stimulate blood circulation, and medical treatment to break up fatty deposits...
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

How Skin Care Products Are Made

Creams and lotions that cleanse, tone or moisturize the skin are all prepared according to a similar formula. Most of the product consists of a base to which active ingredients, fragrance and preservatives are added.
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

How Facial Products Differ From Body Care Products

Many people erroneously believe that skin care products designed to be used on the face can also be used on the body, and vice versa. While such mixing and matching may not cause any harm, however, products won’t deliver their maximum benefit...
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Pegaga: The Best Kept Herbal Beauty Secret

Although more and more cosmetics companies are offering natural beauty products made from herbs and other organic ingredients, few have yet incorporated one of the most powerful beauty boosting herbs: pegaga (centilla aesthetica).Known throughout...
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Petrochemical Preservatives Still Used in Cosmetics

Containing water, oils, peptides and carbohydrates, cosmetics can easily become contaminated with bacteria, viruses and fungi that can spoil the product.
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Safer Ways to Fade Age Spots

Many women around the world regularly use skin lightening creams. Some want to fade the dark spots that often appear with age, while others seek a fairer complexion.
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Naturally Firming the Bust

Over the past few years, a wide array of products and equipment has been launched that claims to firm the skin. Equipment includes laser and radio frequency devices that physicians use to stimulate collagen production and increase firmness on the...
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Carcinogen Found in Popular Products

In early 2007, a cancer-causing petrochemical was found in dozens of children’s bath products and adults’ personal care products, in some cases at levels more than twice the U.S.
Paul PendersNovember 26, 2007

Living In The NOW

The Law of Attraction teaches that whatever we focus on increases and that the only really important thing in life is to be HAPPY and to continually change our focus to what we love rather than what may be causing us concern at the moment.
Toni LaMottaNovember 25, 2007

Microdermabrasion Skin Treatment

Microdermabrasion is the correct name for what is essentially a very deep clean and exfoliation of the superficial layers of the skin. The procedure uses a continuous blast of very fine chemical crystals to remove the uppermost skin layers.
Joshua BerkowitzNovember 19, 2007