Posts Tagged ‘water’

Cleanser and Sunscreen in One!

Posted by Allykat on June 26th, 2008

Have you heard about St.Ives new cleanser that has SPF 10 built right into it?

Well, unfortunately this product will NOT do exactly what it fully claims. Sunscreen cannot be put on through a cleanser very efficiently. If you wash off the cleanser then there cannot be much sunscreen on your face or hands.

Plus I would think that cleansing ingredients would actually work against any sunscreen staying on your face. Not too mention that you are suppose to splash your face with water to remove this St.Ives cleanser. Water removes sunscreen. Apparently a little SPF will stay on your face. Also if you look at the ingredients in this St.Ives cleanser you will see that there is only titanium dioxide. There is no zinc oxide. So this sunscreen/cleanser would not protect you very well from UVA rays.


Plus there is always the small fact that many doctors say that an SPF 15 or 30 NOT 10 is recommended for everyday!

Some skincare products have high claims. People should not believe all the claims on products. This cleanser/sunscreen will not fully protect you from UVA and UVB rays. This sunscreen/cleanser will provide some UVB protection. I hope this post reaches some people! Use this in addition to your regular sunscreen.

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The Fountain of Youth: Water and Fat

Posted by Allykat on May 15th, 2008


Drink those 8 glasses of water a day!

Actually, it has been found that the number of glasses of water you drink a day has not been determine. It could be more than 8 or less than 8, it really depends on you and if your body is thirsty.

Drinking water does not affect the skin per se. Drinking water hydrates the inside of your body mostly. Yet, when someone does not drink enough water you can see it in their face. Not enough water in your diet can cause you to look older. However, it is actually you skin’s ability to retain water, not the amount of water that you drink. You could drink all the water in the world, but if your skin does not hold on to the water then it is pointless for your skin.
Aging is due mostly to the sun and fat loss. You must have enough fat under your skin for the skin to retain water. Many people with a low cholesterol diet often have dry skin because they do not have the necessary fat to hold onto water. In order for the skin to look younger longer the skin needs fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides. That is why botox injections are largely composed of injecting fat into the face. Fat makes the face look more healthy with a youthful appearance.

So up the walnuts, avocados, omega-3 fatty acids, olive oil, dark green leafy vegetables, whole grain foods, lean meats, and eggs.
Now is the time to eat that fat (essential fatty acid food) and drink that H20!

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The Key to Removing Toxins from the Body!

Posted by Allykat on May 15th, 2008

Toxins! Getting rid of toxins is very popular right now!

If you search on Goggle how to get rid of toxins, you will run across thousands of natural and holistic remedies to detoxify your body to get rid of all those evil toxins. Well, be careful what you believe, because our own bodies hold the key to getting rid of those toxins!

How do you get rid of toxins? By taking care of our kidneys and liver, which is our bodies natural way of cleansing toxins out of body. Everything we put into our bodies goes through our liver first and our liver metabolizes everything, both the good and the bad. The liver then distributes a lot of the good substances to our blood. Our kidneys then filters the blood and we urine out the toxins.
Now we do sweat a little bit of toxins, but hardly any, our liver and kidneys do the major work. In fact if we sweat excessively and do not drink enough water, we risk dehydration. This causing harm to the kidney, thus the kidney cannot get rid of toxins! Going in saunas for the sake of getting rid of toxins is not a good idea and can actually cause the opposite effect.

Using body wraps or those Kinoki foot pads, for example say they will pull the toxins right out of your body. Well, skin is impermeable, which is how those nicotine patches that seep into the skin work. However, toxins cannot be pull out of skin that way. Toxins leave the body through the most natural way of all, urination.

Taking care of our liver and kidneys is the key! So don’t smoke and try not to drink too much alcohol! Everything in moderation is the secret to living a long and happy life!

So don’t forget to drink up that wonderful water to help remove those toxins from your body!

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