Category: Awakening Spirit
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Don’t Just “Grow Old Gracefully”—Thrive With Intention
Aging is inevitable—but looking and feeling older doesn’t have to be. Thanks to today’s innovations in wellness, skincare, and lifestyle, you have more options than ever to slow the visible signs of aging and support your body from the inside out. Whether you choose advanced treatments, professional salons, or at-home remedies, the key is to…
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5 Minute Beauty Regime
Life today can get pretty hectic. Sometimes it seems like there is no way to look your best when you are on the go. Women today have so many roles to fill that it can be exhausting to keep up, much less take time out to apply make up. However, there are a few beauty tips that can significantly…
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Treating Methods for Psoriasis
Aetiology Other Treatments Attention should focus on diet and particularly: Several double blind clinical trials have demonstrated that supplementing the diet with 10 to 12 grams of EPA results in significant improvement. The improvement is largely due to the inhibition of the production of inflammatory compounds known as leukotrienes. Kathleen Flanagan, CEO and Founder of…
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Treating Migraine Headaches
Treating Methods for Migraine Headaches Clinical Features Migraine is a particular type of headache which occurs paroxysmally. Constriction of certain cerebral arteries takes place at the onset of the attack, but later these vessels dilate and cause characteristic headache. There are three characteristic groups of symptoms: Aetiology The cause is unknown. However a number of…
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Understanding How pH Works with Skin Care Products
A chemical peel actually takes your skin to an acidic level, where you are actually burning the skin to create the skin to sluff. A peel is anywhere from a pH1 to pH3. An esthetician may perform chemical peels from 1.5% to 3% depending upon the state regulations and they work on the epidermis. Dermatologists…
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pH Made Simple – Understanding How pH Works With Skin Care Products
The pH in our skin determines how products are going to respond. pH determines the acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 0 to 14. Anything below 7.0 is acidic and anything above 7.0 is alkaline. Therefore, 7.0 is neutral which actually extends from 6.5 to 7.5. The pH scale is on a logarithmic scale…
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Important and Active Ingredients for Proper Skin Health
Important Active Ingredients Allantoin: Biogenic skin softener which accelerates healing and improves skin hydration Arabinoglactan (Galactoarabinan): Immune stimulating, anti-aging polysaccharide with gentle stimulating properties Collagen Amplifier System: Peptide based, stimulates collagen production Beta Glucan: Enhances skin immunity and wound closing, protects against UV damage and hydrates skin CoQ10: Helps energize new skin cell growth Decyl Polyglucoside:…
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pH Balance and Skin Care
What is pH? Acidic and basic are two extremes that describe chemicals, just like hot and cold are two extremes that describe temperature. Mixing acids and bases can cancel out their extreme effects, much like mixing hot and cold water can even out water temperature. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.…
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Do You Know Your Skin Type?
People are born with their skin types. Genetics and ethnicity determine the type of skin they have. An individual’s skin type is primarily based on how much oil is produced in the follicles from the sebaceous glands and the amount of lipids found between the cells. The T-zone is the center area of the face…