Facial Skin Care Products

Written by Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, Ph.D, ND, DACBN


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Eye Creams: Eye creams are specifically made to pamperrepparttar delicate skin under and aroundrepparttar 135071 eyes. They help to plump and tighten under eye skin and they can reduce fine lines and wrinkles (like crows feet) that develop aroundrepparttar 135072 eyes. I recommend “Parfait Visage”

Moisturizers: Moisturizers help to hydrate skin and reducerepparttar 135073 effects of aging over time.

Sunscreen: Sunscreen isrepparttar 135074 most important facial skin care product forrepparttar 135075 health and protection of your skin. The sun’s rays, even in small amounts can be very damaging torepparttar 135076 skin on your face. Protect it with a natural sunscreen of at least an SPF 15 everyday.

Facial Cleansers: The fragile skin on your face needs a gentle cleanser that is designed for facial skin. Facial cleansers may come in liquid, foam, gel, towelette, or bar form.

AHAs: Alpah Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) work wonders at smoothing outrepparttar 135077 texture of skin and reducingrepparttar 135078 visibility of fine lines. These products work by sloughing off dead skin cells to unblock and cleanse pores, to improve oily skin or acne, and to improve skin condition in general. The extent of exfoliation that a facial skin care product is capable of depends onrepparttar 135079 type and concentration ofrepparttar 135080 AHA, its pH (acidity), and other ingredients inrepparttar 135081 product.

Exfoliators: These facial skin care products utilize a variety of ingredients such as nuts, alpha hydroxy acids, and microcrystals to gently remove dead skin cells and revealrepparttar 135082 healthy, radiant skin underneath. They are best used occasionally to restore luster to dull or dry skin.

Sunless Tanners: As their name implies, sunless tanners are used to tanrepparttar 135083 skin without exposure torepparttar 135084 sun. These products vary greatly in quality, time requirements, and ease of application. They should be used with caution. A poor quality or poorly applied sunless tanner will produce unnatural results. These sunless tanners also contain harmful chemicals which can be absorbed by your skin.

For more information on natural cosmetics and skin care go to: http://www.skin-care-support.org or http://www.make-up-cosmetics.com.

Dr. Group, the founder/CEO and clinical director for the Global Healing Center, heads a research and development team producing advanced, new, natural health protocols and products. To learn more visit http://www.ghchealth.com.


Acne Skin Care

Written by Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, Ph.D, ND, DACBN


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DON'T

•Over wash your skin. Excessive scrubbing will aggravate acne and more causes blemishes to open up and spread. •Pick your skin. Never pick, squeeze or abrade your acne blemishes. Squeezing a pimple or other blemish can cause permanent scarring. And breakingrepparttar scar can allow a secondary bacterial infection to take hold. •Smoke. Cigarette smoke is a toxin that is destructive torepparttar 135070 organs both inside and outsiderepparttar 135071 body. •Use skin toners. Skin toners provide extra cleansing to skin, but they are made of very drying ingredients such as alcohol and acetone that could be damaging to skin. •Expose your skin to sun. Many people think that sunlight will improve acne. And while it's true that some sun exposure may help dry up surface acne blemishes, prolonged sun exposure can damage skin and make acne worse inrepparttar 135072 long run.

Acne Skin Care: The Cover Up No matter how well you care for your acne prone skin, there will still be times when stress, climate changes, or pollution cause you to breakout with unsightly blemishes. When this happens, you can reducerepparttar 135073 appearance by concealingrepparttar 135074 irritated skin with make up. However, special care is necessary when choosing cover up products and techniques to avoid calling more attention torepparttar 135075 area. Here'srepparttar 135076 best way to conceal acne:

1.Wash and moisturize your face with a gentle facial cleanser. Start with a clean and fresh slate before applying any cosmetic products. 2.Look for a natural cover up product that has a high level of pigment. The more pigmentrepparttar 135077 product has,repparttar 135078 less of it you can put on while still getting good coverage. And do a swatch test withrepparttar 135079 product to ensure that it matches your skin tone exactly. Take a drop ofrepparttar 135080 product and rub it on your skin. It should match your skin tone but you should not be able to see your skin underneath. This will providerepparttar 135081 right amount of coverage to conceal a blemish. 3.Apply concealer in natural light. It is very important for your concealer to blend seamlessly with your face.

For more information on acne remedies go to http://www.acne-answers.org.

Dr. Group, the founder/CEO and clinical director for the Global Healing Center, heads a research and development team producing advanced, new, natural health protocols and products. To learn more visit http://www.ghchealth.com.


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