Face Care
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What Does Vitamin E do for Skin
So, what does vitamin E do for skin and what makes it such a popular ingredient in skin care products? Well, vitamin E can help with a number of things but it is most well known in the skin care world for being a powerful antioxidant that can help repair and protect the skin against free radical damage making it an excellent ingredient that can help slow down the signs of aging. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in a variety of different forms but the most common one is alpha tocopherol. Vitamin E is an essential vitamin that can help to maintain a healthy immune…
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How to Get Rid of Sagging Jowls
If you’re trying to find out how to get rid of sagging jowls then much like myself, you’re probably starting to notice issues around your jawline area. Wrinkles and fine lines are bad enough but when your skin starts to migrate in a southerly direction, that’s a whole other issue that fills most of us with sheer horror and that’s when it’s time for some serious research into ways to improve the situation. Sagging jowls can completely change your appearance and make you look significantly older than you may actually be. Although there are plenty of procedures that can help improve the matter, most of us are either not willing…
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Benefits of Oil Pulling for Skin
There are a lot of reported benefits to oil pulling but what about the benefits of oil pulling for skin? I’ve read so much about all the different things it may supposedly help with and the oral health and skin benefits are what really peaked my interest. Believe it or not, it’s actually quite a debated subject so I’ll try to share as much as I’ve found so you can decide for yourself what to think about oil pulling. So before your imaginations start running wild and believe me, I know mine did, oil pulling does not resemble some strange workout involving large bottles of oil and a big long…
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What is a Jade Roller
So, what is a jade roller and what can this little gem do for your skin? I’m always looking for new and cool ideas when it comes to skincare and although this item is certainly not a new concept, it’s coolness more than grabbed my attention. It’s also extremely pretty and luxurious looking and being a self-confessed sufferer of shiny object syndrome, I just simply had to have one. I’ve recently become quite obsessed with dry brushing and it was while doing some research for this that I accidentally came across the jade roller and what a pleasant accidental discovery it was. It turns out that jade rolling has been…
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Algenist Retinol Firming Lifting Serum – Review
The Algenist retinol firming and lifting serum is becoming quite a popular choice when it comes to retinol products and with so many people singing its praises, I decided that I had to check it out in more detail. It’s not exactly the cheapest retinol product out there, in fact, it’s quite the opposite and at around $100.00 per 1 oz/30ml bottle, you’d certainly want to know that you were getting something that would actually work and make a substantial difference to your skin. Why Use Retinol Most of us are already familiar with retinol but just in case you not, retinol is one of the most popular anti-aging ingredients…
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What is Alcohol Free Skin Care – What it Really Means
So, what is alcohol-free skin care and what does it actually mean? I wrote a post recently about the different types of alcohols used in skin care products and a few people were shocked to discover that alcohol-free doesn’t always mean completely alcohol-free so I decided I needed to dedicate a whole post to the subject. Much like fragrance-free which may not be completely free of all fragrance, alcohol-free falls into that same category where the term is not completely accurate (at least not from the general public’s point of view) and some might even say slightly misleading. But most companies expect us, the consumers to understand the definition and…
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The Benefits of Aloe Vera for the Skin
The benefits of aloe vera for the skin are actually far more extensive than most people realise. As much as this plant has been used for easing sunburn, it has a lot more going for it than just that. Aloe vera is actually packed full of beneficial nutrients that include many amino acids, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins A, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, making it quite the powerhouse especially when it comes to skin care. Aloe vera is a cactus-like plant that is a member of the lily family and it can be found in many hot climates throughout the world. It has been used for centuries for…
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What is Fragrance-Free – Why it May Still be Irritating Your Skin
So, what is fragrance-free and what does it really mean? Many people opt for fragrance-free in the belief that it is free from all irritants but is that really the case? Well, the answer to that question is no, not necessarily because much like the case of alcohol-free which turns out to only refer to a certain type of alcohol, fragrance-free only means that no extra fragrance was added to the original formula for aroma purposes. So isn’t that just typical, just when you thought you had your skincare down to a fine art, you discover that not all is what it seems and your seemingly gentle fragrance-free product may…
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The Benefits of Hyaluronic Acid for the Skin
So, what are the benefits of hyaluronic acid for the skin and why is it considered one of the top anti-aging ingredients? Any time I’m researching the best skin best products or anti-aging ingredients, I’m coming across this one time and time again so I decided to dig in a little deeper to find out what this popular ingredient has to offer. Despite the fact that it has the scary word acid in its name, it’s not an ingredient that you need to fear, in fact, quite the opposite. It has a lot of benefits when used in skincare and has become an extremely popular ingredient for those very reasons.…
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What Does Niacinamide do for the Skin
So, what does Niacinamide do for the skin and why has it become such a popular addition to many skin care products? In my quest to find the best products for the skin, especially those for anti-aging purposes, I’m repeatedly seeing the same top anti-aging skin care ingredients coming up again and again and one of those ingredients is Niacinamide which to me sounds more like the kind of thing you’d expect to find in a chemical weapon. I’m not normally one for just following the masses and as such, I always like to know why I should be using certain things before jumping on the bandwagon. With that in…
