Monthly Archives: May 2012

All About Skin Care Techniques

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Skincare is not about stripping your skin until it appears to be unnaturally smooth, but it is about nurturing and feeding your skin in the right way. Sun protection and moisture are critical for healthy skin. Skin care can encompass as many as 18 skin products a day, as long as they are appropriately used.

Photo facials and lasers have helped satisfy the demand for skin whitening. These treatments are commonly available in laser hair removal centres and beauty clinics. Balms to heal your skin and get rid of blemishes are great for soothing the skin post laser treatments. Laser hair removal clinics often recommend such creams to their clients.

Skin plumping masks are a great breakthrough in the beauty industry. These serums and masks are meant for topical application. They contain collagen which results in firmer looking skin. Skin plumping serums are a great wrinkle treatment as they fight fine lines and sagging skin.

Stem cell therapy is the most radical innovation in all of skin care. It uses your own cells to regenerate tissue. Stem cell therapy is a great way to take years off your face rather than indulging in the various synthetic products available.

Delay Ageing With Astaxanthin

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Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring pigment, which is a type of carotenoid. It has recently been receiving a lot of attention because of its super nutrient properties. Astaxanthin is an extremely potent antioxidant, working against free radicals and, protecting your body and organs from oxidative damage.

Astaxanthin is getting popular as a wrinkle treatment because it has a great capacity to reduce oxidative stress. Oxidative stress contributes immensely to ageing. Astaxanthin protects against UV rays, oxidation and irradiation. Studies on humans have shown the positive effects of this pigment on moisture and skin elasticity.

The mechanism of this action is from its sun block and antioxidant properties. Sun damage on the skin is known to cause age spots, wrinkles and a whole range of other issues that act as a catalyst to ageing. Most wrinkle treatments focus on protecting the skin from the effects of ageing by stimulating collagen production, for instance skin needling.

Astaxanthin is known to preserve your collagen layers, which eventually makes your skin appear firmer and smoother. Research cannot emphasize the important of antioxidants and the effect it has on anti-ageing. Astaxanthin reduces DNA damage and is also a natural anti-inflammatory. The ingredient has no side effects or adverse effects.

 

A Few Popular Secrets for Healthy Skin

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You’ve all heard enough about natural therapies like bee venom and placenta treatment for gorgeous skin. Non-invasive procedures involving dermal fillers, microdermabrasion and lasers are also extremely common. Here are some other skin therapies that are extremely effective and indulged in by celebrities especially as wrinkle treatments.

Modern day skin care products use Native American botanicals as they are rich in their skin healing properties. These ingredients blend vitamin C, amino acids and omegas to hydrate the skin and fight ageing. Blake Lively is a fan of these products.

Skin cleansing bars that are popular among celebrities are those which balance your skin’s pH levels. It helps solve a number of issues from wrinkles to acne. The result is smooth, toned and firmer skin.

Advanced skin care products now come with enzymes that preserve DNA. This enzyme known as telomerase even won a Nobel Prize. DNA repair enzymes with barley epidermal growth factors works to prevent skin damage and heal your skin in already damaged areas.

Age reversal treatments at popular spas include pomegranate and rose based cosmetics. These products combined with relaxing massages are a great way to de-stress and fight ageing at the same time.

Recent Developments in Scar Treatment

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Leading aesthetic medicine practitioners have recently announced the latest treatment for scars that get left behind by acne. This treatment is unique as compared to popular non-invasive treatments like microdermabrasion, skin needling and dermal fillers. The procedure is extremely effective in getting rid of wrinkles as well.

Acne scars occur when the inner layers of the skin get damaged. The damage results in tiny pot holes on the skin surface, giving an overall wavy appearance. Getting acne scars is very common in both men and women. The scars are usually shallow but wide. The new treatment is great in filling up these scars and giving an overall smooth appearance.

The treatment uses your own cells, known as autologous cells to help rejuvenate the skin. It enhances new collagen production and consequentially boosts the process of healing scars. The treatment completely eliminates the risk of allergies as there is no foreign substance introduced into your system. This new treatment is also known to give results that are more long lasting that other non-invasive procedures.

It is great for treating frown lines, crow’s feet, stretch marks and nose to mouth lines. Another potential use of the cell treatment is its injection into your nasolabial folds. Combining this treatment, with fractional skin resurfacing laser treatments help give significant improvements.


Stem Cell Therapy Creates Breakthroughs in the Beauty Industry

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The latest in treating burnt skin is a ‘skin gun’ that uses your own stem cells to aid tissue regeneration. Research at the University of Pittsburgh has resulted in the development of this ‘skin gun’ that will spray your own stem cells onto your damaged skin. Patients who the treatment was tried on experienced super-fast healing of burns that were severe, in just a few days.

The gun resembles an artist’s brush and the stem cell solution gets sprayed directly onto the patients’ skin. The solution consists of your own adult stem cells in water. There is a huge demand for stem cell treatment in the medical and beauty industry. This therapy is finding application in treating scarred livers and other ailments that require radiation therapy. An advantage of this therapy is that it has no side effects and is completely natural.

Stem cell therapy has already become popular as an anti-ageing skin treatment. Stems cells are a great wrinkle treatment as they trigger the production of fresh proteins and make the skin more radiant. Stem cell therapy used in addition to dermal fillers and procedures like skin needling help give enhanced results.