Dye-ing in the name of beauty

Women who dye their hair more than 9 times a year, have a 60% greater risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, says Dr Yawei Zhang of Yale School of Public Health in USA.

Those that use dark hair dyes are 50-70% more likely to develop folicular lymphoma, a non-aggressive blood cancer, according to the study reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

While most women (and some men too) cannot stop dye-ing, but if you plan to continue exposing yourself to toxins, then do make sure you take some powerful antioxidants which will lower your cancer risk.

Some powerful anti-oxidants you can consider are Phytopath, Daily Produce24 and Native Legend Tea.

Looking good is one thing, but feeling good and living well is more important. So remember, feeling better and being cancer free, will certainly make you look better!.

Kissable lips

Some people keep asking me why their lips are dry, sore, chaffed and cracked.

Well there are a few reasons for this, but more importantly is what can you do about it, if you suffer constantly from dry, sore, chaffed and cracked lips or would like to prevent it from happening to you.

Well here's what I usually recommend to everyone.

1) Drink at least 2 litres of purified water everyday, as you lose moisture in the sun and also in an air-conditioned environment. To learn more about purified water, you can read more at this blog - http://naturepure.blogspot.com

2) Use a good lip block - not a lip gloss. A lip block protects your lips from being sun burned. Yes you may use a sunblock for your skin, but not on your lips. A lip block with a minimu of SPF20, does 2 things - 1. keeps the lips from losing moisture and 2. keep s the lips from burning. The best lip block that meets all these criteria is the E-International Lip Block which retails in Malaysia for RM 37 (USD12)

3) Enhance the elasticity of your skin by boosting up the collagen. The simplest way is to use a good Vitamin C supplement. But make sure it is time-released, has at least 4 different types of vitamin Cs (not just ascorbic acid) and has bio-flavonoids. The best that I recommend is Bio-C from Unicity, USA. This Bio-C retails in Malaysia RM 77, Singapore S$ 37 & USA $21.

If you can do all these 3 simple things, you can heal and prevent dry, sore, chaffed and cracked lips and enjoy lip smacking again!.

Is men's skincare different from ladies?

Men's skin and women's skin is the exactly the same, so don't be fooled by niche marketing.

When men hear skincare, the first thought that comes to mind is women. So if there was a skincare specially targeted for men, then only will men feel comfortable buying and using it.

So is there any difference in how the skin works and what a good skincare is to do?. Yes certainly - skincare depends very much on the condition of your skin - whether dehydrated or oily. And both men and ladies have the same issues.

Depending on your age, hormones and food you eat, your skin represents what is happening inside your body.

So what kind of skincare do men like?. Ask me - I've been using skincare for the last 9 years!.

Men like a fruity smelling men's cleanser like Be Foaming cleanser - that doubles up as a shaving creme too - to save time. This cleanser is highly recommended for teenagers and men who want to balance their oily skin.

Other than a good cleanser, a men's toner is vital to close up the pores after cleansing, and the Be Hydrating Toner is perfect for men. Just spary on and you are ready to go!.

And finally, to cut out all moisturiser and serum steps, men like the Green Tea Oil as a night moisturiser and as an anti-aging wrinkle, pigmentation treatment.

Just 3 steps to have the metrosexual boyish (or manly if you prefer) look of Brad Pitt.

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Vitamins A, E & B for your skin

Vitamins are essential to maintaining the skin's proper functioning and healthy appearance, and are also utilized within the complexion to prevent damage and aging.

Yet experts say that after the age of 30, our bodies become less efficient at delivering ingested vitamins to the skin. In addition, many Americans do not receive the appropriate amount of vitamins from their diet, and this deficiency affects not only internal health, but also your skin [American Academy of Dermatology].

Fortunately, dermatologists now believe that applying potent, stabilized vitamins to the skin, can make a difference in the health of the complexion, and there is a skin care system that does just that.

Unicity's Be Skin Care System combines over 100 precious botanicals with exclusive Nanomins to provide softer, smoother, healthier, more radiant skin. Nanomins is a combination of the words nanometer and vitamins .

Nanomins are highly stable, microscopic vesicles containing vitamins A, E, and B-collectively known as the nutrients that are most essential to the skin's health.

Since Nanomins measure an astounding 35 nanometers on average-one-sixth the size of conventional liposomes - they are easily absorbed through the skin’s pores measuring 50 nanometers, enabling delivery of potent vitamins to targeted areas deep within the skin.

This cutting edge patented technology, is clinically proven to give you softer, smoother and healthy-looking skin, within 4 weeks.

Nanomins A contains retinyl palmitate, a vitamin A derivative with anti-wrinkle and cellular-renewal benefits. Along with improving the skin's elasticity, this vitamin increases moisture content, making the skin appear suppler and younger.

Nanomins E contains tocopheryl acetate, a vitamin E derivative with proven anti-oxidant benefits. This vitamin protects skin cells and membranes, promotes skin healing, moisturises and relieves dry skin.

Nanomins B contains panthenol (provitamin B5) from the B-vitamin family, which is proven to soothe and provide anti-inflammatory benefits. In addition, this vitamin encourages cell regeneration and stimulates the healing process while conditioning the skin.

All Be Skin Care products from cleansers, toners, moisturizers and serums use this exclusive patented nanomins technology.

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Permanently scarred by pimple treatment

The Star Tuesday March 25, 2008

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/25/nation/20738839&sec=nation

Imagine paying RM1,400 for some pimple treatment, and landing up with a permanently scared face. What went wrong?.

Well, understanding more about pimples will certainly help, at the same time, won't cost you the physical, mental and financial pain and suffering, trying to have a smooth, clear and problem free skin from puberty till post menopause.

One of the easiest and cheapest way to keep your skin pimple free, is to just do 2 things daily-

1. drink Superchlorophyll everyday to cleanse your blood and keep your body alkaline and 2. use a good facial cleanser like Be Creamy Cleanser that does not contain colours, fragrances, mineral oils, preservatives, chemicals or animal fats.

Does it work?. Well you can see how well it works for my 3 girls aged 13, 17 and 22.

How to contour your face & body using Green Tea Oil

The first in the world Green Tea Oil has over the last 3 years, been proven effective to shape, trim and contour your face, neck and body.



Why does it work so well?. Simply put, with technology, Unicity Japan was able to formulate Green Tea in an oil base that was so small - just 3 nanometers small, it could penetrate the skin layers to melt the fat and cellulite.


To see how small is a nanometer, here is a comparison chart.





So if you are still troubled with cellulite, or excess fat around your chin, arms, thighs, stomach or hips, you should try out Green Tea Oil for the next 30 days and see the results yourself.

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Botox & Myobloc warning from FDA

Some people link youth to beauty, and to stay beautiful, some opt for Botox (or Myobloc) injections.

FDA's neurology chief Russel Katz recently reported that these injections have so far caused 16 deaths. Read the CNN report here - http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/08/botox.warning.ap/index.html

There is no easy way to stop skin ageing, but you can slow the ageing process, by doing these simple things consistently.

1. Get a restful sleep every night
2. Minimise your stress levels
3. Hydrate your skin by drinking purified / mineral water - http://nanomins.blogspot.com
4. Use a good UVA sunblock as UVA rays cause premature ageing - E-Intl UVA/UVB sunblock
5. Eat 24 servings of colourful fresh fruits and vegetables every week(Daily Produce24) - http://theglobalgroup.blogspot.com
6. Take a quality Vitamin C supplement, that helps boost up skin collagen levels ( Bio-C )
7. Use a daily skincare that uses plant botanicals and does not contain alcohol, harsh chemicals, fragrances, colours, animal fats, mineral oils and preservatives. ( Be Skincare )

I can't help you with items 1 and 2, but I do have a safe and effective solution for items 3 to 7, so you can maintain your youth, without dangerous surgery or fatal botox injectins.

You are going to spend the money anyway, and its always cheaper doing prevention and maintenance, rather than a curative overhaul after the damage is already done.Makes sense doesn't it?.

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