Posts Tagged ‘anti aging skin care’
Ingredient Showcase: Thyme, the Natural Solution for Acne and Skin Irritations
Monday, October 1st, 2012Perhaps made famous by Simon & Garfunkel’s rendition of “Scarborough Fair,” thyme is a delicate herb that has long been used as a cooking spice and for its medicinal properties. It’s also steeped in folklore, having been used by the Romans to help cure depressed people of their melancholy, and by warriors in their baths [...]
Ingredient Showcase: French Rose Clay, the Gentle Exfoliator & Polisher
Monday, September 10th, 2012I posted about dead sea clay earlier in 2012, and told you about how the high concentration of minerals helps renew, refresh, and purify skin. Now, I want to tell you about another clay that I included in my Purifying Mud Mask: French Rose Clay. This luxurious clay adds some gentle exfoliating and polishing properties [...]
Ingredient Showcase: Buddleja Davidii, the Natural Protector Against Photo-Aging
Monday, August 20th, 2012Pronounced BUD-lee-uh duh-VID-ee-eye, this ornamental shrub native to China is great for hedges and other borders, as the beautiful flowers of lavender, lilac, purple, white, pink or yellow come out from summer to fall. The plant is also called the “butterfly bush” because the delicate fragrance is known to attract butterflies. The skin care industry [...]
Ingredient Showcase: Carrot Seed Oil, a Moisturizing Skin-Rejuvenator
Monday, August 6th, 2012Did your mother tell you to eat your carrots because they were good for your eyesight? If she did, she was right, as carrots are a good source of vitamin A, which is key for eye health. More recent research has identified carrots as protective against cardiovascular disease, as well. In skin care, however, we’re [...]
Ingredient Showcase: Red Raspberry Seed Oil, Another Super Food with Super Anti-Aging Properties
Monday, July 30th, 2012Have you heard the latest buzz? A recent Dr. Oz show highlighted a new dietary supplement that contains compounds from red raspberries. America’s most popular doctor proclaimed the supplement a fat-buster and a “miracle in a bottle.” The excitement was apparently over raspberry “ketones,” the compounds that give raspberries their aroma and flavor. Lisa Lynn, [...]
