BEAUTY KLINIC

It would be reasonable to assume that we don’t need to ask the question, are our cosmetics safe? Safe cosmetics should be taken for granted shouldn’t they? After all, we have a government and corporations that look after our interests?

Sadly no. Neither the government or the major cosmetics companies take steps to ensure that our cosmetics are safe, and as a result there is a whole range of dangerous cosmetics and skin care products on the market which contain dangerous ingredients including lead, 1,4-dioxane and paraben.

The FDA doesn’t test the ingredients found in mainstream cosmetics, and so the big brand companies can, and do, put anything that they want in their products. The government doesn’t protect the women of America against corporations that are prepared to use unsafe ingredients to sell their products.

This is now such a problem that there are whole organizations set up to raise public awareness about the risks of dangerous cosmetics, and the need to find a source of safe cosmetics.

Sadly though the government isn’t listening to the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, and the cosmetics companies aren’t listening either. There is nothing being done to protect US women from dangerous ingredients found in mascaras, bronzers, eye shadows, lipsticks, blushes and more that women here are using daily not realizing they are taking a risk with their health.

There’s lots of examples, here’s 2.

The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics initiated laboratory testing of major brand name lipsticks in 2007. The report was astonishing. More than 50% of big brand name lipsticks, including some of the biggest names that you may well use now, contained lead. And you’re not even immune if you buy the most expensive brands, they were represented amongst the lipsticks that contained lead as well.

And in 2002 more tests found Phthalates in the majority of 72 major big brand beauty and personal and body care products and cosmetics, including products from Christian Dior, Revlon and Calvin Klein. Phathalates are a family of industrial chemicals that are linked to defects in male reproductive organs and birth defects.

And included common household use products like shampoos and toothpastes as well as beauty and cosmetic products.

Despite the fact that Phthalates weren’t listed on the labels they were found in 52 of 72 products tested.

Now is that scary or what?

So should you just swear off cosmetics? No not at all. There are excellent and safe cosmetics available but they aren’t made by the big brand names and aren’t found on the shelves of your local store. They are made by companies that are prepared to evidence their commitment to making safe cosmetics. They have signed a pledge on the website of the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics evidencing their commitment to making cosmetics using only ingredients known to be safe.

And the companies that make them aren’t household names, in fact chances are that you’ve never heard of them. But their products, including their safe cosmetics, are first class.

Visit my website to find out more about safe cosmetics.

Crash weight loss plans and fad diets are an unreasonable alternative to permanent healthy eating habits, according to the American Heart Association.

What is a fad diet? It’s a well marketed diet with some outrageous scheme to lose weight in an impossible manner, often by eating nothing but one food like a cabbage.

Quick-weight-loss diets generally put far too much emphasis on one particular food or type of food. They don′t include a variety of foods or a healthy balance, a violation of the first principle of good nutrition, eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods. If you are able to stay on such a diet for more than a few weeks, you may develop nutritional deficiencies, because no one type of food has all the elements a human being needs for good health. The Cabbage Soup Diet is a good example. This so-called fat-burning soup is eaten mostly with fruits and vegetables. The diet supposedly helps heart patients lose 10-17 pounds in seven days prior to surgery. Even if the weight loss claim were true, all the damage due to a lack of a host of important nutrients would far outweigh (pun intended) the benefits of losing the weight. Pixies, elves and fairies, or even cabbages, can′t provide magical weight loss. Moderation and consuming all the major food groups is the best bet.

These crazy diets also ignore a second important principle of good nutrition which is that eating should be enjoyable.. These diets are so monotonous and bland that it’s almost impossible to stay on them for long periods. Imagine eating cabbage soup, nothing but cabbage soup, for even a few days much less for a whole week. By mid week crawling bugs would look good. They’d carry you away in a straight jacket on Sunday.

Boredom isn′t the only reason fad diets aren′t good ones. Most don′t talk about exercise, such as aerobics for 30 minutes a day every day. Physical activity helps maintain weight loss, while physical inactivity is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When a diet includes no need for a workout, run the other way.

Quick weight loss is possible. But if a program sounds too good to be true, it is.

You know what it’s like. You wake up in the morning and look in the mirror to see new pimples on your face. Almost everyone has had acne, but few know how to really deal with it. Unfortunately, there is no easy, fool proof way of preventing acne, but I can share a few tips that I’ve learned about.

Keeping your skin very clean is the first key to acne prevention. Oil and dirt will cause acne by clogging up your pores. By using cleansers and astringents to wash away this oil and dirt.

One important thing to remember: never pop your pimples. This might seem like a way to sole your immediate problem, but it can lead to unslightly scarring later on.

Make sure that you keep your hands away from your face. If you touch your face, you transfer acne forming dirt and oils. If you must touch your face, be sure to wash your hands first.

What you choose for your diet can be an important step in the fight against acne. There is evidence to suggest that certain fatty foods can make acne worse. Ironically, there is some research to suggest that ingesting a good portion of healthy omega 3 fatty acids can lead to better skin. Omega 3 is commonly available in the form of fish oil supplements.

A dermatologist is an option if your acne is really flaring up. They have special medicines and treatments that might work better for you. Of course, these often have unwanted side affects, but it may be worth checking into if you have a really bad case.

There are also natural acne remedies to consider. Possible treatments involve different herbs and natural cleansers. It is very possible that these may work but I have not used them.

Unfortunately, there is no fool proof way of stopping acne. However, you can keep things from getting worse by following these instructions.

People spend thousands of dollars on treatments and products hoping to stay young forever and trying to prove that anti aging products do work.

The creation and study of anti aging treatments and supplements is a hot topic in medicine right now. And sure there are some products that will act against the aging process.

The question is how do they do to stop aging? First of all let take a close look at the two most popular ingredients in anti-aging creams and lotions: Vitamins and Natural Enzymes.

There are certain types of vitamins and certain compounds can be very effective at fighting the signs of aging like dryness, discoloration, wrinkles, frown lines and sagging when used on a regular basis, as the studies have shown over and over.

Antioxidants are sometimes know as the anti aging vitamin that fight free radicals, which are the product of the oxidation process.

Oxidation is a natural process that causes free radicals to build up in the body. Free radicals can break down your immune system and they can also make your skin look dull, saggy and discolored as they build up over time.

Antioxidants destroy free radicals in the body and fight the signs of aging on your skin, which is why they are a key ingredient of many anti-aging creams and lotions.

Using natural vitamins and enzymes to combat aging has been a large increase in the number of skin care companies in the past few years.

The natural vitamins and enzymes are more effective than unnatural chemicals. The manufacturers of anti aging vitamin know that the customers are looking for better and more natural products.

In the past, anti aging creams and lotions were made of chemical ingredients. But today?s consumers are more aware of the effect of chemical compounds on their bodies and on the environment and they are demanding natural vitamin and plant.

There are so many wrinkle creams out there that picking one can be a difficult task. Any drugstore or even grocery store is likely to have shelves full of creams to choose from. Add to that the ones that you can find in online stores. Then there’s the wrinkle cream that your friend swears by, that is only sold through network marketing. Finding the one that works for you can feel like a game of blind luck.

Wrinkle cream manufacturers all make similar claims about their products. It reduces fine lines, delays signs of aging, and makes you look younger, all within a relatively short period of time. Advertisersa marketing copy doesnat provide any helpful guidance.

The word-of-mouth approach is another possibility. The advantage of getting feedback from people who have actually tried the product would be ideal. However, they would have to be people whose judgment you trust so that you could have faith in their recommendation.

But realistically, how many friends and relatives can you ask? No one has tried every product out there, and there are probably plenty of products no one you know has tried. Also, the fact that a certain cream has worked for someone else is no guarantee that it will work for you everyoneas skin is different.

So where do you look for guidance? There are people and institutions that have done scientific testing on the effects on wrinkle cream, but you generally only hear about it in the form of marketing claims. The only studies that are likely to reach you are the one that show some product to be efficient and superior. But what about all the others? Is there any independent information out there?

Unlike prescription products, which must be compared to a similar moisturizer to test their efficacy over and above a standard product, over the counter creams are usually only tested in a before and after study that looks for some treatment effect.

Fortunately, there are some test results regarding the effectiveness of ingredients commonly used in anti-wrinkle creams. Manufacturers of drugstore creams have started including retinoids, a type of vitamin A found in some prescription products. Although retinoids can take up to a year for their maximum effect to be seen on skin, they do work for many people. Other ingredients that have been tested include hydroxy acids and antioxidants, though these may not hold quite as much promise.

Generally, most of the effect of wrinkle creams tends to come from their moisturizing and protecting effects on the skin. This doesn’t require fancy 200 dollar products. It could make economical sense to try the cheaper options first, in case they deliver the effect you are looking for. They very well may, as there have been tests that showed little difference between exclusive anti-aging products and less expensive drugstore moisturizing creams.