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Tighten Sagging Skin

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Do nothing about your appearance because critics claim “nothing works”, or do something to reverse sagging skin, excess body fat build up and cellulite dimpling?health

Sagging skin happens when the skin loses elasticity when the fibers of collagen are not enough or are damaged and therefore the outer layer of the skin shows wrinkles and sagging skin that contracts.

In order to find products that are absolutely free of synthetic ingredients, shop online. You’ll find that most of the products sold at your local drugstore or department store are not going to offer any help for sagging skin. They contain ingredients like collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, but they aren’t going to do anything for your sagging skin and here’s why.

Exercise will help you a lot because it tighten the skin to some degree and also tone the muscles under the skin. So if after 8 to 12 months of eating well and exercising you still have a lot of sagging skin, you may consider a surgery.

Some people get confused on this collagen issue, because many cosmetic companies include collagen as an ingredient in their creams. You must understand collagen itself does not stimulate collagen to re-grow under your skin; you need another type of stimulant ingredient to grow it. Also collagen molecules cannot penetrate through your skin layer because they are too large.

Not all skin creams are created equal and most simply don’t work. A skin cream to be effective must have, as mentioned above, antioxidants we find in our food. If it does, then tightening of skin can improved up to 42% in a matter of 3 weeks or less.

You should always remove your make up before sleeping in order to prevent your covering from chemicals. Wrinkles and crow’s feet are caused due to excess sunlight, which contains UV rays. You should wear sunglasses and apply sunscreen lotions to get a wrinkle free skin.

Aloe Vera Skin Care

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

1. Silky Aloe Vera Skin Care Body Lotion
1 cup Aloe Vera gel 1-teaspoon lanolin 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil 1/3-cup coconut oil 1/2 to 3/4 ounce beeswax 3/4 cup almond oil 1 ½ teaspoons essential oil Use a blender (or food processor) to mix the Aloe Vera gel, lanolin, & vitamin E oil. Microwave coconut oil & beeswax in a glass container on high 30 seconds, and stir. Repeat heating in 10-second blocks until fully melted. Stir in almond oil, reheating if necessary.health2

2. Oats & Aloe Vera Exfoliant for your skin
1 tablespoon finely ground oats 1 tablespoon finely ground almonds 1-teaspoon honey 1-tablespoon Aloe Vera gel Combine ingredients in a bowl and stir until well mixed. Apply to face and neck skin after cleansing and before toner is applied, using gentle circular motions. Rinse well with warm water and gently pat excess moisture from face. Follow with facial mask.

3. Aloe Vera Face Mask for Healing and Soothing
(Great for sensitive and dry skin, especially after sun bathing) Ingredients: -3 TBS pure and certified organic aloe Vera juice -1 drop Helycrisum essential oil -1 drop Rose essential oil Combine all ingredients and apply mixture evenly on face and neck. Leave it on for at least 7 minutes and rinse with warm water. Pat dry, and apply the following “healing and soothing” aromatic blend, prepared in advance in a 10-ml bottle filled with vegetable oil: -1 drop Neroli essential oil -3 drops Lavender essential oil

4. Aloe Vera Skin Toner
Soak a cotton pad with pure aloe Vera gel and use it to freshen your skin and remove excess oil. Use daily, following with moisturizer. This is especially good for normal and oily skin and is a great overall toner. Dilute the gel 50/50 with spring water if you have sensitive skin. You can also use the juice of a leaf from your aloe plant. Cut off the amount you are going to use, and put the remainder of the leaf in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. The leaf will keep for about 3 days.

6. Exfoliating Foot Mask
1/2-cup oatmeal 1/2-cup cornmeal 1/2-cup coarse salt 1/2 cup unscented body lotion 4 tablespoons Aloe Vera gel in a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Slide feet into mixture and rub, beginning at toes, working up to heel and ankle. Do one foot at a time, rinsing in a separate bowl of warm water.