Archive for the 'Beauty Care' Category

Time to Change Your Cosmetics?

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

We pile products onto our skin to combat problems such as dryness, flaky patches, oilyness and spots, however it may in fact be these very products which are causing the problems. In recent years attention has been drawn to the food we eat; preservatives, chemicals, additives, where the food is sourced, how it is farmed, how it is packaged etc. There has been a sudden outcry regarding what we feed our children and a never-before-seen interest into exactly what we’re eating. Alongside this interest has arisen (although not to such an extent) about what we’re putting onto our bodies. Cosmetic products and their ingredients are coming under more and more scrupulous examination and as a result natural and organic skincare products have become more popular.

Essentially we are natural organisms so it’s probably for the best to stick to natural products! If you wouldn’t ingest chemicals and toxins then it’s a bit of a contradiction to rub them into your skin, hair, teeth and nails! The benefits of organic skincare goes beyond the obvious positives of natural ingredients; there have been scientific investigations showing the dubious effects of certain cosmetic chemicals, some which have even been linked with tumours and cancer. Parabens are chemicals used as preservatives and have been linked with breast cancer. They are commonly used in cosmetics such as shampoos, moisturisers, shaving gels, cleansing gels, spray tan and toothpaste.

It is important to be wary of products which dazzle you with natural sounding scents and ingredients. Just becomes it smells like a flower or fruit doesn’t mean it contains anything natural! You should always check the ingredients of a product that claims to smell like a natural substance; there are more than 4,000 chemicals which can be used in fragrances, many of which are waste products from the petroleum industry. Nature provides us with a huge variety of ingredients with different properties and cosmetic benefits, which are beneficial to us in loads of ways; ranging from essential oils which provide natural scents, to natural emollients, emulsifiers, oils and preservatives, moisturisers such as Cocoa Butter and antiseptics like Tee Tree Oil. Certified organic products not only contain only natural ingredients but it also means that the ingredients have never come into contact with chemicals whilst they were grown or collected, the containers are often environmentally friendly and there is absolutely no chance your product was tested on animals.

If you think you need to sort out your skincare, Scinboutique offers a great range of natural and organic skincare cosmetics which can leave your skin, and conscience feeling great! If you think your cosmetic cabinet needs a purge and wish to replace old chemical skincare products with natural and organic ones then Scinboutique has a huge variety of delicious products (with their ingredients listed) which get great results, making you a natural beauty!

How to Work Your Subconscious Mind in Your Advantage of Happy Success

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Have you ever had the experience that you always seem to notice
the things around you that make you unhappy or fail?
Is it so that you don’t notice the possibilities to succeed in your goals?
Or even worse… are you convinced it is not possible at all?

Why is it that some people seem to have the luck of
finding nearly all they would like to get?

Well, here is the answer!

Did it occur to you that you really felt enthusiastic about something
you totally had the feeling you already had it?

E.g. you were going to buy a car.
You had the drive to get it…
You knew exactly what you wanted…
You went for window shopping…
You did a test drive…
You felt and smelt the car just as it was your own…
You loved the colour and the shape of it…
You totally had the vision of you with this car…

What did you notice from that moment on in the streets?
What has changed in the way you look to cars?

All of a sudden you see cars that resemble to your choice everywhere, right?
It seems that many people bought such a car that day, isn’t it?

How come you didn’t notice these cars before?
They must have been there all the time!
That is what your conscious rational thinking says!
But your unconscious had never paid attention to them,
so you didn’t see them!

How does that work?

Well, your unconscious mind can process about
400,000,000 bits of information per second.
It regulates your breathing, heartbeat, movements, hormones, digestion,
blood pressure, réflexes, automatic responses, feelings, perception,…
It can give attention to millions of events at the same time!

Your conscious mind can process only about
1,000 bits of information per second.
It can give attention to only 2 or 3 events at the same time.
E.g. when you are writing something down,
you might be able to talk to someone at the same time,
but when then the phone rings you probably
will have to choose where to give your attention to!

What filters which of this enormous amount of
bits of information is consciously noticed?

That is the job of the R.A.S. in our brain,
the Reticular Activation System.
This system has a kind of ‘priority list’
to what is important to us to notice.
And you can change that unconscious ‘priority list’
by your conscious free will!

The R.A.S. is susceptible to what you pay most attention to
by your thinking, feeling and action,
and will make you repeat that again.

In the example of the car above
You were thinking about the car all the time…
You felt wonderful enthusiastic about it all the time…
You took actions to it all the time…
(looking in brochures, window shopping, test driving,…)

So your R.A.S. got the message:
“This is important! Give me more of it!”
And so it did…
You got more of it and saw it everywhere!

So take action now!
Whatever you want more in your life…

THINK about it as though you already have it!
FEEL about it as though you already have it!
ACT upon it as though you already have it!

And your R.A.S. will make you see lots of opportunities
to make it a tangible experience!
ACT upon these possibilities
and HAVE what you want!

To your Happy Success!

Bart Wils (http://www.QuantumMind.biz) has more than 20 years’ experience in Communication Skills and People Management at group and individual levels.
He works with managers and high-skilled technicians to build Self-Management Competencies to accomplish organizational and personal objectives.

He has Degrees of Industrial Engineer, Master Degree in Adult Learning and qualified in MBTI, NLP, Psycho-Energetics and is a Certified Trainer.

Indoor Tanning Tips And Trends

Friday, June 6th, 2008

The process where skin pigmentation is darkened due to exposure to the ultraviolet light rays is known as “Tanning”. The tanning process of skin is generally of two types. One is immediate tanning and the other is delayed tanning. The immediate tanning is caused by the Ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation of sunlight which appears just a short time after the sunbathing and usually lasts only a few hours or days. The delayed tanning is the response to the Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation of sunlight and usually appears 2-3 days after the sunbathing and lasts longer with the natural renewal of skin. The intensity of the tanning varies as it depends upon the type of skin.

Indoor Tanning Process and Devices

Indoor tanning has become very popular and just like regular tanning should include indoor tanning lotion. A clamshell like tanning bed is used as the tanning salon equipment in most of the tanning bed salons. Customers have to lie down on a plexiglass surface where the tanning bed lamps from above and below reach the customers body. The latest high tech tanning beds are called stand up tanning beds and don’t require a person to lay down on plexiglass.

Most of the older tanning devices used the light sources that emitted short wave Ultraviolet B rays. These UVB radiation actually caused a burning sensation, hence the need for tanning bed lotions. The salon owners began using the tanning beds that emit mostly long wave Ultraviolet A rays from the light sources as the UVB radiation has many harmful effects. The UVA rays cause less burning than the UVB rays.

The harmful side effects of Tanning

The indoor tanning is very much responsible for the damages of our skin because of the emitting of ultraviolet rays. When the skin produces an additional pigment to protect against burning from ultraviolet rays at that time the tanning occurs. Eye injury, skin rashes and even skin cancer might develop due to the overexposure to the UV rays.

The ultra violet radiations from the sun and tanning bed lamps are most widely known to be responsible for skin cancer. UV rays have been known to even damage the immune system causing premature aging or wrinkling of the skin.

Now a day’s public health experts and medical teams are warning people from the dangers of the ultraviolet rays of the sun and tanning bed lamps. The UVB ray is associated with sunburn and is considered a deeper penetrating ray. According to some scientists there may be an association between the UVA radiation and the malignant melanoma which is a very serious type of skin cancer of which case a health care provider may be needed.

Indoor tanning lotion sales have been skyrocketing but with continual warnings from government health officials we could begin to see a trend to the more natural skin color look. The advancement of tanning bed lotions and tanning salon equipment in recent years has made indoor tanning a regular activity for many. You might want to consider the long term effects compared to the short term gains before attempting continual tanning for yourself.

Many people use indoor tanning to better prepare their body for a vacation to a favorite hot spot. This is actually quite smart as it better prepares your body for the increased exposure and can avoid a sun burn that may ruin a perfectly good holiday.

Submitted by Chad McDonald for people who want to try a tanning bed or have tanned way too much and now need a health care provider within their city.