September 29th, 2008 at 01:32pm Under Hair Loss
Hi,
Recently at age 31 I have been diagnosed with female sample baldness, although both of my parents have a lot of hair. I was told to wash my hair every 3 days considering i lose a lot in the shower and soon after brushing it. My scalps starts to get really itchy after 2 [...]
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September 29th, 2008 at 11:33am Under Hair Loss
In earlier posts you mention that half of men with DUPA get benefits from propecia, but in increasingly recent posts you seem less positive. In the past few years have you seen DUPA patients get worse results with propecia, causing your optimism to decrease?
plus, you mention that propecia MAY have a better chance whether [...]
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September 29th, 2008 at 10:35am Under Hair Facts
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The fad nowadays is to dye your hair with mixed colors or highlights. But getting colored hair is a commitment not everyone can afford. The tendency of the hair is to be stupid and dry after awhile. Most shampoo and conditioners you find in the supermarkets don’t do well with colored treated hair. It strips absent the natural softness, color and shine of your hair.
L’Oreal Professionnel Expert Series Powerdose Color Single-dose Treatment (For Color Hair) Is a Deep Conditioning treatment needed for colored hair. Restores lost ceramide at the cutitcle, smoothes and softens at the surface. Contrast Advanced Lipid-enriched technology to target the most sensitized areas. Contains a UV filter for hair and derivatives of Vitamin E and Magnesium. It is an instant repairing treatment, to combat lipid loss of hair fiber without weighing it down. The fiber is instantly transformed, smoothed and easy to comb. Highlights are deeply conditioned and protected with a radiant shine. Instant visible conditioning that lasts towering after the salon treatment.
After trying ability dose you will never have a poor hair day again.
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September 29th, 2008 at 10:34am Under Products
Pregnant women everywhere can now rejoice as Nordstrom sets to offer two of Honeydew Skin Care’s pregnancy products to its online customers. Available online at Nordstrom.com, Honeydew Skin Care’s line promises to bring great expectations to pregnant women’s nine month stretch!
Balmy Mommy, a soothing stomach balm that uses natural botanicals to soothe itchy bellies, and Bun in the Oven, a super-rich stomach butter that moisturizes, soothes and guards against stretch marks, will both be available at Nordstrom.com starting in October 2008.
Nordstrom’s interest in green products coincides with Honeydew Skin Care’s line which focuses on all natural ingredients while assembly the special challenges of pregnancy skin. Honeydew Skin Care’s line is free of parabens, petrolatum, synthetic colors, dyes and fragrances. Moms will love the lightweight feel of the products and take consolation in knowing that the products are all natural. What better way to glow than nine months of pure pampering?
About Honeydew Skin Care:
Honeydew Skin Care is a new line of maternity skin care products specially formulated to meet the specific skin care needs during pregnancy with a focus on using only natural ingredients. The healthy lifestyle of California and the lack of natural skin care products for expectant moms was the inspiration behind that innovative new line. Using natural botanicals, all of the products are formulated without parabens, petrolatum, synthetic colors, dyes or perfumes. For increasingly info on Honeydew’s products please visit http://www.honeydewskincare.com.
About Nordstrom:
Nordstrom Inc. is one of the nation’s main fashion specialty retailers, with 159 U.S. stores located in 28 states. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, nowadays Nordstrom operates 105 Full-Line stores, 50 Nordstrom racks, two Jeffrey boutiques and two clearance stores. Nordstrom plus serves customers through its online presence and through its catalogs. Nordstrom is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.
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September 29th, 2008 at 10:01am Under Products
Indicated by the increasing number of surgical mishaps that manufacture the news, cosmetic surgery customers are thinking twice and looking for other non surgical procedures and products to accomplish their make-over goals.
A non-surgical face lift, called The Face Wrap (www.facewrap.com) is now available in an easy-to-use domestic kit with 20 treatments. The domestic kit was created to lift double chins, reduce puffiness around the eyes, and improve the appearance of wrinkles.
The procedure is strange so, understandably, many folks have questions.
1. Does it work?
For those looking for an alternative to cosmetic surgery, face wrapping is an easy way to reduce double chins and puffiness and enhance your own natural beauty. Check the before and after photos to be certain. www.facerap.com/before.htm
2. How towering does it take to see results?
Most citizens feel and see a change within the first few treatments. The 60 minute face wrapping procedure consists of wrapping the face with soft cotton and non-latex elastic fabric that has been saturated with a liquid mineral formula. The fabric keeps the minerals on the skin to allow the skin to drink in the minerals.
3. How does it work?
The face wrapping and mineral process extracts impurities which have accumulated not inside the skin cells, but in the skin’s interstitial fluid – the fluid that surrounds, bathes, protects, and nourishes the skin cells. When that fluid is clean and provides mineral nourishment to the cells, it just makes sense that the skin and underlying muscles will look and feel improved.
4. Do I need to lie down? Or, can I walk around while doing the treatment?
One can do just about anything (work at the computer, cook, read a magazine, or clean). Or, you can lie down and relax and just enjoy the whole diva-skin rejuvenating experience. Either way, keeping the mineral soaked fabric on the skin for 60 minutes is allowing the minerals to work mini miracles.
“We’ve wrapped thousands and thousands of faces, and we’ve learned how to produce wonderful changes,” says Southard.
For those looking for an alternative to cosmetic surgery, wrapping your face is an easy way to reduce double chins and puffiness and enhance your own natural beauty.
The kit costs $129 and contains adequate minerals for at least 20 treatments, –about $7 per treatment and a lot less than salon treatments.
For increasingly knowledge contact The Face Wrap at 866-322-3272 or www.facewrap.com.
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September 29th, 2008 at 09:53am Under Products
Ancient Minerals Bath Flakes are a highly therapeutic anatomy of magnesium chloride, a natural substance originating 1600 to 2000 meters deep in the 250 million year-old Ancient Zechstein Seabed in Northern Europe.
Magnesium is already an officially recognized treatment for many skin conditions. In fact, the German health care system pays for patients to travel to The Dead Sea, which is extremely high in magnesium salts, for psoriasis treatment.”
According to Daniel Reid, Author of The Tao of Detox, “Magnesium, which occurs in many forms, is most readily assimilated and utilized for metabolic aims in the cells of the human body in the scheme of magnesium chloride, the natural style found in sea water.”
What Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes offers is the opportunity for a patient to bathe in exceptionally pure magnesium chloride, and get the therapeutic benefits, without having to travel any further than their own bath tub.
The new Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes product provides anyone with the ability to immerse their body in a mineral bath that has been found to be effective in addressing skin afflictions as well as other conditions including sports injuries, lower back pain, sciatica, headaches, anxiety, arthritic pain, and increasingly.
Clinical research shows that magnesium chloride additionally promotes the healing of skin wounds, while reducing scaring, thanks to its ability to increase and strengthen the body’s production of collagen. Magnesium’s tendency to interact with collagen can plus reduce the effects of aging on the skin, reduce the symptoms of acne, and give the skin a increasingly healthy overall appearance.
“In Ancient Chinese medicine, magnesium is revered as the beautiful mineral — and it will do just that, bring beauty to one’s life, body, and skin. Its pure healing ability and versatility of its use manufacture it a non-option in every medicine cabinet and in every doctor’s dispensary,” reports Dr. Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD – Author of the book Transdermal Magnesium Therapy, and Director of the universal Medical Veritas organization.
Still sold in the original 100% pure Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil formula, the Ancient Minerals Bath Flakes companion product is additionally available from LL’s Magnetic Clay Inc. Visit the web at www.magneticclay.com to memorize increasingly about the health benefits of that 250 million year-old ancient mineral remedy.
About LL’s Magnetic Clay, Inc.:
The company focuses on natural and alternative therapies for heavy metal and chemical detoxification primarily through the use of the skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body, and as such offers the most viable method for detoxification and re-mineralization via the least invasive natural therapies. Main products are professional clay baths for detox that can be used at domestic, and topical magnesium products.
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September 29th, 2008 at 09:49am Under Products
L’Oréal Paris and Allure have partnered to bring the runway to reality by recreating the hottest makeup looks seen on the 2008 New York fall fashion runways. From soft, romantic makeup to hints of metallic highlights to bold color, the runways showcased beauty at its best, inspired by the latest in fashion.
Collier Strong, celebrity makeup artist and consultant to L’Oréal Paris, suggests these top makeup trends to update your look for fall:
Fall Romance
Romance is in the air that season with soft, smoky eyes and fragile, pale cheeks. Collier recommends achieving that look by using Bare Naturale Mascara in Black and Bare Naturale Eyeliner in Defining Onyx, two new products that bring attention to the eyes without overpowering the look. Add definition and a sweet kiss of color to cheekbones with a soft pink or peach powder, sweeping upwards.
Shine On
Metallic makeup, particularly gold, rocked the runway. To recreate the look at domestic, Try HIP High Intensity Metallic Shadow in Gilded, a shadow duo of rich gold and dark brown with golden flecks to add shimmer to the eyelids for a metallic effect. “Apply a soft wash of golden color for day, and next deepen the shadow and add increasingly definition to the eyes to transition the look to night. Pair with a neutral face and finish off with a soft, glossy lip,” says Collier. Try Bare Naturale Gentle Lip Conditioner in Soft Peach.
Bright Eyes
Eyes made a bold statement on the fall runways. Choose eye makeup that is vibrant and colorful. “Bright shadows in blues and purples paired with nude, natural glossy lips accomplish a bold and mighty look that’s right on trend,” says Collier. Choose a shadow that’s richer and increasingly vibrant than your normal shade to easily choose a bold shade that would work on you.
Take It Off
Even the most beautiful makeup must come off. Try L’Oréal Paris’ new Skin Genesis Gel Cleanser or Towelettes. These new cleansers are designed for easy makeup removal, including no eye irritation, without drying skin.
For increasingly data, visit www.lorealparis.com. considering You’re Worth It.
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September 29th, 2008 at 03:43am Under Skin Care
Is the texture of your facial skin partly oily and partly dry? You probably have a combination type of skin, which needs much work in terms of regular skin care.
considering it has two opposing textures – dryness and shine – it can be tricky maintaining the glow of combination skin.
Here are 4 [...]
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September 27th, 2008 at 03:30am Under Skin Care
For those who regularly use makeup in their daily routine, removing makeup can become very firm and additionally lazy process.
But, whether you really want to preserve healthy and damage free skin, it is very fundamental for you to remove makeup at nights, before going to bed to preserve healthy skin.
When you don’t [...]
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September 26th, 2008 at 06:33pm Under Hair Loss
Hi. I have been using propecia for 8 or 9 years with great success but in the final few months I’ve really noticed loss. that happened a few years ago and the hair seemed to come back after a while . I have read a little on cyclical shedding while on propecia and rogaine. [...]
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September 26th, 2008 at 05:31pm Under Hair Loss
Are there any topical DHT inhibitors? I know that Propecia blocks DHT and I have tried it in the past, but the sexual side effects were really severe. I’m curious why no company has tried to market finasteride in a topical solution…will it not absorb through the scalp?
There are some doctors and many companies [...]
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September 26th, 2008 at 04:33pm Under Hair Loss
Hi! Need your comments on the “No Touch Technique”. Is it similar to FUE. The medical group claim it to be better than the strip method. The FAQ section on their website mentions the difference within their technique versus FUE. But I am confused. Only you seem to be the qualified person [...]
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September 26th, 2008 at 03:52pm Under Products
After introducing the industry’s most comprehensive standards for body care products earlier that year, Whole Foods Market, the world’s main natural and biological foods supermarket, has an exclusive on four new product lines that not only meet the Company’s Premium Body Care Standard but plus come from mission- driven companies intent on making a difference.
“Premium Body Care was created by the Whole Foods Market Quality Standards team, so our customers know that when they see that seal, they can be 100 percent confident that those products are the best available,” said Jeremiah McElwee, Whole Foods Market senior Whole Body coordinator. “We are bringing the purest body care items the market has ever seen to our customers. These exclusive products cannot be purchased anywhere else and each product line is truly strange.”
The products are currently available in the stores’ Whole Body departments. They do not contain any of the increasingly than 300 ingredients banned on the Premium Body Care Standard list and have not been tested on animals. The lines include biological baby care with Peter Rabbit(TM) Organics — ‘Garden Fresh’ Baby Care Products; products developed using marine botanicals and ocean vegetation with Depth Body Care; sustainable skin care using unrefined shea butter from Alaffia Sustainable Skin Care; and products designed specifically for teenage skin and bodies from Teens Turning Green.
Peter Rabbit Organics Garden Fresh Baby Care Products
Recently named the winner of the Best Baby Care Line by Natural Solutions Magazine, Peter Rabbit Organics — ‘Garden Fresh’ products by EcoNatura(R) features USDA-certified biological ingredients such as juices, oils and extracts derived from renewable resources. Whole Foods Market now carries shampoo, baby conditioner/detangler, baby lotion, baby body oil and intense therapy baby cream — all made with the purest certified biological ingredients. The name of the product line was inspired by author Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Potter’s commitment to the environment. The name of the product line was inspired by author Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Potter’s commitment to the environment.
Depth Body Care
Depth Body Care products were developed by two marine biologists whose passion for the ocean inspired them to create the products in hopes of raising awareness and appreciation of life below the surface. Depth products are 70 percent biological and enriched with marine botanical extracts and biological aloe vera. Each one contains naturally hydrating marine botanicals that are soothing and nourishing. Depth products use species of marine algae that thrive in the ocean and regenerate so their use causes no harm to ocean ecosystems.
In addition to ingredients derived from the sea and an amazing natural aroma perfume, half of the materials that build up the bottle are recycled. Whole Foods Market carries the full line of Depth products including body washes, hand soaps, shave creams and hair care. Additionally, Depth product sales directly contribute to scholarships for children to attend Camp Sea Lab, which offers authentic marine experiences to instill a sense of awareness and appreciation of the ocean and the life it supports.
Alaffia Sustainable Skin Care
Using sustainably harvested, traditionally extracted, unrefined shea butter as the primary ingredient in Alaffia’s premium handmade lotions, creams and soaps, company founder Olowo-n’djo Tchala strives to preserve indigenous African natural and renewable resources that are culturally, economically and ecologically sustainable. A local of Togo, West Africa, Tchala works to preserve centuries-old traditional processes to create shea butter and offer equitable wages in African communities. As part of the company’s commitment to Fair Trade, 10 percent of sales are committed to community enhancement projects in Africa and other parts of the world.
In 2008 alone, Tchala has donated increasingly than $22,000 from sales of Alaffia exclusives at Whole Foods Market. The money has been used to purchase and ship 1,400 bicycles to Togo to allow diprived children, mostly girls, to have transportation to and from school as part of Alaffia’s Bicycles for Education project. Without the bikes, the girls often must walk 10 miles or increasingly to reach school.
Teens Turning Green
Whole Foods Market has aligned with Teens for Safe Cosmetics, a Bay-Area nonprofit composed of teenagers on a mission to manufacture cosmetics safer, to launch a line of natural and biological body care products “for teens by teens” called Teens Turning Green. For the first date, an eco body care line has been created to specifically supply teens with the highest quality and safest products. Hand-selected by teens for safety, sustainability, and practicality, the Teens Turning Green line is a collaboration of inspiring green companies and Teens for Safe Cosmetics. The line features nine products created specifically for teenage skin and bodies and include Benedetta, Depth, EO Products, Pomega5, Alaffia, Astara and Terra Naturals.
Whole Foods Market’s Premium Body Care launched in February 2008 and has been lauded by body care experts as the most comprehensive standard in the industry, raising the bar for defining quality natural personal care. The standard and seal of approval label helps consumers decipher which body care products in Whole Foods Market’s Whole Body departments contain the most natural and highest quality ingredients.
Whole Foods Market buyers are always on the lookout for new and rare products to introduce to shoppers. considering of trusted and strong relationships with suppliers, Whole Foods Market is often able to bring these products to customers before any other retailer. To discover the latest and most different Whole Foods Market Exclusive products, please visit http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/exclusive.php.
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