| Facial Mask Recipes | |
Apple Facial Mask
Take 1/4 of a nicely ripe apple and mash it with a fork. Add 1 teaspoon oatmeal and 1 teaspoon honey and mix well. Apply it to your face and leave it on til the mixture dries thoroughly. Rinse it off with water. This is especially good for all types of skin in the autumn.
Oatmeal mask.
Take 2 tablespoons oatmeal, mix it with one egg white, until foam or lather consistency. Apply on face for 15-20 min. Remove with wet cotton pad, wash your face first with hot water, then cold. It is great cleansing mask and gives an immediate glow to the skin.
|
 |
| Special Buy 30% off |  |
|
Hyaluronic Acid Serum 100%
Nature's best all natural skin moisturizer. 100% Vegan. This greaseless product doesn't have any fillers like glycerin to add viscosity or any harsh preservatives like parabens. It provides structure, texture and tone, keeps collagen hydrated & healthy, and functions as an antioxidant. Can be used for aged, sun damaged, dry or sensitive skin, and oily skin as well. Can be added to any of your favorite creams or used alone after thoroughly cleaning and or scrubbing your face, follow with Squalane oil or any moisturizer.
NEW! Stem Cell Serum has the highest concentration of the active ingredient PhytoCellTec, which won the 2008 innovation prize for best active ingredient in Europe. It is 100% Vegan, made from extract of cultured Swiss Apple Stem Cells and it was found to significantly reduce wrinkles in the crow's feet area. It is formulated for deep wrinkles. It activates your own skin stem cells to combat chronological aging. Visible results in just a few weeks. This formulation has also Hyaluronic acid and Vitamins C &E.
New! Multi Vitamin+Retinol Serum
It is packed with all the essential nutrients that you need to fight back against the march of time. Active ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, DMAE, vitamin A, B, C and E, CoQ10 and Alpha Lipoic acid along with multifruits and the wonder oil meadowfoam. Only organic extracts are used, and this product doesn't contain any parabens. Can be used on Dry, Mature, and Combination skin
And my all time favorite -
Squalane Oil 100% natural. Our best seller
Not one filler. Not one chemical. Not one irritating toxin. Produces stunning, natural-looking visible results. Squalane can be produced from deep sea shark liver oil or there's a vegan alternative made from olive oil. We carry both! Since squalane's composition is very similar to human sebum, it can penetrate our skin very quickly to help our skin fight dryness. Squalane will clear up difficult skin problems (eczema, dermatitis, rashes, etc.) when nothing else helps. A few drops of Squalane applied to the skin will keep the skin moist and wrinkle free. It also can be added to your favorite moisturizer..
|
|
|  | |
|
|
|
Greetings!
I love the changing seasons. The trees have erupted into amazing colors, the days are growing shorter, the weather is becoming colder. It's a perfect time to curl up with a great book and a hot cup of tea. It's always fun to celebrate this harvest season by trying a new recipe. Visit your local farmer's market to see what is in peak season now.
I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. Here's a little history:
During the winter of 1621, half of the 102 Mayflower passengers who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, died. The following spring a Pawtuxet Indian named Squanto helped those who survived plant corn and barley. Their fall harvest was a success, and the colony held a Thanksgiving celebration inviting Massasoit, the chief of the Wampanoag tribe, to join their feast of turkey, venison, duck, goose, lobsters, clam, corn, vegetables, and dried berries. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving an annual national holiday.
I hope you make some excellent memories with your family and friends this Thanksgiving.
|
|
Happy Thanksgiving Season!
| 
Thanksgiving baby here. Lovely Clementine just turned 2 yrs old.
Happy Birthday! Mom Christine and Dad Gary run Liberation Yoga on La Brea. Take a yoga class and meet this beautiful family.
|
|
Skin Deep Q & A
| Q: What are some ingredients to be avoided in skin care products?
A: Petroleum Products do not penetrate skin: they are not even absorbed by it. Many active substances are less absorbed when a petroleum base is used. Petroleum inhibits the secretion of perspiration by 40-60%. When larger areas are covered with products containing petroleum or mineral oils, heat build up might result. Hair follicles and sweat gland orifices could become obstructed. They often lead to the formation of comedones and other symptoms of irritation.
Mineral oils, petroleum, paraffins, ozokerite, ceresin - all are derived form crude petroleum, and are alien to the body and therefore incapable of replacing skin fat. On the contrary, application and rubbing off may lead to a degreasing of the skin.
Perfumes and essential oils cause allergic reactions in many people, reactions such as skin irritations, rashes and acne. When perfumes and essential oils are added to eye creams, puffiness and irritation around the eyes may occur. Alcohol in facial creams can dry the skin. It also may cause rashes or a burning sensation on the skin surface. Dyes and coloring agents can also produce allergic reaction in sensitive people.
Unscented products may contain chemicals to mask the unpleasant odors of some of the ingredients used.
More to follow in next newsletter.
Q: Is coconut oil good for my skin?
A: It may be natural, but it clogs pores, causing blemishes. Dioxane is derived from coconuts and widely used in skincare products. The most serious problem is that it can contain high concentrations of 1,4-dioxane, considered a chemical "known to the State of California to cause cancer."
Q: What are natural emulsifiers?
Natural emulsifiers and emollients can be traced back to the original methods of making cosmetics. Those are beeswax and 100% vegetable and animal oils. Most cosmetics companies have stopped formulating cosmetic products in this way many decades ago, with the arrival of petroleum products and ammonia based emulsifier such as trethanolamine (T.E.A.). It is harsh on skin and may possibly be carcinogenic if it combines with other chemical agents to form nitrosamines. DEA (diethanolamine ) is a thickener and emulsifier used in shampoos. Glycerin and propylene glycol are common moisturizers, but both dry out the skin.
I do carry a special line of cosmetic products which uses only natural emulsifiers and emollients. To request more info, please email me.
Remember: even one bad ingredient in the product's formula can cause a negative reaction.
to be continued in the next newsletter...
|
|
Acne and Food
|  Milk & Acne At least 3 major studies reported in the American Journal of Dermatology have found a link between drinking milk and acne. Most of the studies were conducted on teenagers. But anecdotal evidence from thousands of adults suggests that milk also affects adult acne. As many adult acne victims report their skin gets better after quitting milk and dairy products. But how can a glass of good old fashioned milk create such problems with your skin? Apparently in several ways... Research suggests that acne may be linked to blood sugar metabolism and inflammation. Swings in your blood sugar levels can lead to hormonal reactions that increase sebum production and skin cell turnover. Chronic inflammation then allows acne causing bacteria to colonize the blocked skin pores. Drinking milk (and other dairy products) may lead to a similar hormonal reaction. Furthermore, milk may increase inflammation throughout the body. 1. Milk makes you produce more sebum? Nearly all commercial milk comes from pregnant cows and therefore contain hormones that are close to hormones that signal the skin cells to produce more sebum. Milk contains dihydrotestosterone (DHT) precursors. For acne sufferers, more DHT means bad news. DHT signals the skin glands to produce more sebum. That`s one reason that most researchers agree: DHT is a prime acnegen. 2. Milk, insulin and acne Insulin is another link between milk and acne. Higher insulin levels usually mean higher rates of acne. Drinking milk significantly increases insulin levels, as dairy industry`s own studies confirm. "The blood glucose and plasma insulin responses to test milk samples were studied in healthy normal volunteers. After an overnight fast the subjects were given 500 ml of either regular fat free milk (about 25 g lactose) or 500 ml of new low-lactose fat free milk (3.75 g lactose and 4.25 g fructose). Blood glucose levels were not significantly altered after either milk sample, but plasma insulin responses were significantly elevated after milk consumption." Zeitschrift fÃr ErnÃhrungswissenschaft Volume 26, Number 1 / March, 1987 3. Milk and inflammation Most milk has measurable quantities of herbicides, pesticides, dioxins (up to 200 times the safe levels), up to 52 powerful antibiotics, blood, pus, feces, bacteria and viruses. Most dairy cows live in miserable conditions and are riddled with infections. The cow's immune system produces white blood cells to fight off bacteria and virus. Both white blood cells, commonly referred as pus cells, and bacteria end up into milk. The dairy industry calls pus cells somatic cells and refers to their presence as the somatic cell count (SCC). In a study of milk sold in New York State the average SCC was 363,000 cells/ml. These white blood cells were produced by the cow to fight off the 24,400 bacteria/ml found in this milk. If you think pasteurization kills these bacteria, think again. The milk in the study was already pasteurized. As you drink milk the bacteria, pus, herbicides and other chemicals enter your bloodstream. The immune system has to clear them out, which leads to more inflammation and potentially more acne. Allergies are another inflammatory reaction. So anything that causes an allergic reaction may also cause acne. In milk, whey and casein protein are the main allergens. Homogenization of milk puts more of these allergens into your body. Sources: Seppo Puusa. http://www.naturalnews.com
|
|
|
Friends,
Here are my November specials:
What can be better present for holiday season than
$50 value Gift Certificate for a Holistic Facial. Just one word - steal!
Still offering
Teen Facials for $50.
And
First time clients $65 for one hour facial.
And more:
If you are committed to taking regular care of your skin, I am committed to keeping it affordable: ask me how. Email me for more info.
Peace and Love,
Karina Kara
|
|
|
