Skin Care 101

Japanese Perfection

Jason — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:23:28 +0000

It has always been a widely accepted fact that the Japanese is a culture deeply steeped in tradition and honor. From the way they prepare food to the way they present it, there always seems to be a traditional way to do it even in today’s quickly paced world of business and of course dining.
The Japanese have been using monosodium glutamate for a long time, soon after it was released commercially sometime during the early 1900’s. Using traveling physicians, pharmacies and traditional media in print, Ajinomoto established itself with pioneering marketing strategies such as free samples for potential customers to try out before they buy the real thing. It allows the best food to taste exceptional and the not so best cuts to taste just the same as their more expensive counterpart.
Thanks to this humble Japanese product, we get flavorful meals in shorter cooking times, lessening the amount of lost nutrients naturally occurring in food from being cooked away through long and tedious cooking practices. MSG actually makes food more nutritious for it allows less cooking time while retaining that well cooked taste attained using the humble additive we all know as MSG.

Proper hydration

Jason — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:49:26 +0000

There are many things that you can do to help care for your skin so it will remain supple and smooth. Some of these things may be the use of commercial skincare products that are designed to moisturize the skin and replenish the moisture and essential elements that make the skin elastic and smooth.
But there are also some things that you can take to make your skin look beautiful. First and foremost is water. By keeping yourself properly hydrated, your skin will maintain its moisture levels and will keep your skin moisturized and looking good. You can also take some vitamins and minerals that are known to have a good effect on the skin. One of these is Vitamin E. As for minerals, take Zinc to make your skin look youthful.

Winter Skin Protection

Jason — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:14:05 +0000

Winter is not only cold but harsh and brutal to your skin. Add up wind, cold weather and UV rays that reflects off the white snow back onto your face it is quite a challenge to maintain the glow of your skin in the winter months. Sun block on most unprotected parts of your body (which should be a small area for you are likely to be a bundle of warm clothing) ensure that the sun�s rays that do get through are not causing any damage. A hot shower might be appealing but take them for short periods only for they tend to take away the natural oils and lipids from the skin�s surface leaving it dry as bone. See the dermatologist at once if dry skin, irritation and other skin problems arise to prevent it from spreading and to alleviate the discomfort.

Skin Tanning the Natural Way – Risky

Jason — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:01:51 +0000

Celebrities have glorified the skin tone which is product of exposure to the sun making it more a fashion statement rather than a measure of their skin's health. There are tanning lotions which get your skin to a specific color that may be desired but unknown to many, these products have to be used in conjunction with sunscreens for they do not have active UV protection and can be compared to dyes for your clothes allowing equal skin tone to where ever the product is applied. Skin tanning without tanning lotions is becoming dangerous that not many skin care professionals recommend it.

Abusive Use of Exfoliating Scrubs and Peels

editor — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:19:09 +0000

Everyone wants a young and soft skin that doesn’t need to be too expensive; reason why most people use a lot of creams and beauty products that can be purchased from drug stores. These purchased beauty products sometimes require to be used everyday or at a certain kind of regime; maybe for some skin care products, but not for exfoliating scrubs and peels. Using exfoliating products twice a week can aggravate the skin and speed up the signs of aging. It may sound sort of harsh but frequent irritation from too much exfoliation can create a chain reaction that breaks down your skin’s dermis, where the collagen and elastin fibers are located, so it ages much more rapidly.

Sun and Your Skin

Jason — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:00:42 +0000

The sun is vital for the body�s production of certain vitamins and minerals that are vital to our survival. The only problem, man has altered the atmosphere to such extent with pollution to the extent that that atmosphere has been damaged beyond repair. A hole in the ozone layer, which is the layer of our atmosphere that screens harmful UV rays (invisible Light) and reflects it back out into space has developed a hole thanks to CFC�s or the products that makes the standard home refrigerator work. These invisible gasses when released into the atmosphere is converted by chemical reactions making it form acids and other nasty stuff that eats away the naturally occurring ozone which as said protects us from harmful radiation. This results in irregular heat patterns thus resulting in more incidence of skin problems. So be responsible and be earth friendly for our very survival depends on it.

Lotion, Spray or other form? Which is Best?

Jason — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:00:44 +0000

Skin experts recommend that sunscreen be applied about 30 minutes before exposure to the sun to allow the products time to dry and reach their optimum protection levels. Another skin care product that has become more and more popular, sunscreen wipes which are not a new product but the ease of application has made it more appealing for consumers. The wipes are easier to use which would simply be wiping your neck, face and other exposed skin while the product leaves a protective layer of sunscreen in the process. Those products in lotion form are the best for they are not only loaded with the necessary active sunscreen ingredients but they are also more moisturizing preventing skin from drying out too much which works best. Another nifty innovation from Coppertone is the Quickcover spray which minimizes the chasing especially with kids when you have to apply and reapply sunscreen. You simply tell them to stand still and spray away like painting a piece of wood.

Compatibility

editor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:53:47 +0000

Be sure to take good care of your skin by using the right kind of beauty products under the correct type of skin regimen. For instance, if you have oily skin, then it is best that you use products that are water base. If you have dry skin, then it is best that you use the opposite, those which has an oil base. Mixed skin types, a combination of oily and dry skin needs a special product administered by the dermatologist. Nowadays though, over the counter drug will always do the job. Just make sure that the origin of the drug or the beauty product is legit so as to prevent any allergic reactions from occurring. It is a must that you test it on your body first before you try it on your face to see if you will have any bad reactions to it.

Other New Skin Products from Tested Brands

Jason — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:56:02 +0000

From Lancome comes UV Expert 20 sunscreen which contains Mexoryl as the active ingredient while Neutrogena has Heiloplex in its products. The other new skin protection compounds are Avobenzone and Oxybenzone along with the more traditional Titanium dioxide and Zinc oxide (which is seen as the white stuff on the noses of lifeguards and cricket players) which have been in use for a long time to combat these harmful ultraviolet rays that have the potential to damage skin. Most of the older products have a pre-soaking time for they have to given enough time to sink into the skin's pores for them to offer the best level of protection.

Stay Away From Windows

editor — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:05:23 +0000

Being safe from the sun by being under a roof is still not that safe for your skin. Overexposure to sunlight can still occur while you are indoors. The lights indoors can imitate the unnecessary effects of prolonged contact to sun. In addition to this, the harsh UV rays can also infiltrate through thick glass. The tint on your car windows won’t protect your skin either. The window tints may not be able to completely sift the harmful rays of the sun. Applying some SPF 15 or sunscreen on your skin everyday can come in handy to protect you from those nasty UV rays.