New Article from Paula Begoun Now Available
Seattle, WA (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) November 30, 2005 -- Cosmeceuticals is a growing trend in the cosmetics industry, estimated to reach a staggering $7.2 billion in sales by 2008. More and more doctors are tacking their names on to products, lending the impression that their brands are somehow medical in nature or more effective. But do these products work? And what exactly are cosmeceuticals? Paula Begouns new article Cosmeceuticals: Science, Marketing, or a Little of Both? explores the phenomenon of the cosmeceutical craze, and gets beyond the hype to the truth about this expanding skin-care category. In her new 936-word article, Cosmetics Cop (www.cosmeticscop.com) and best-selling beauty author Paula Begoun answers the following questions:
-- Who is regulating this increasingly popular section of the cosmetics industry? -- What or who is driving this increased desire for products labeled as cosmeceutical ?
-- Which 5 ingredient categories really can impact skin and make it behave more normally? Article Available: -- Paula Begouns 936-word article is available for reprint/use. Please access it at http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/article.asp?PAGETYPE=ART&REFER=SKIN&ID=177.
About the AuthorPaula Begouns books, newsletters, and online publications are the leading source of valuable, straightforward hair-care, skin-care, and beauty information for women, helping them navigate around common misconceptions, outrageous hair-care and cosmetics companies claims, and exorbitant costs. Paula is an internationally-recognized consumer expert on the cosmetics industry and has made repeat appearances on CNN, The Today Show, 20/20, Dateline NBC, ABCs Primetime, Oprah, and The View. To schedule an interview, or for more information, please contact: Jen Provo, e-mail protected from spam bots, 425.988.6084.
Sun Protection
The skin has a defence mechanism against sun-damage, in the form of melanin. The production of melanin is accelerated on sun-exposure. However, we have seen that this defence is not enough. That is why protection of the skin, with ingredients that block the sun's radiation damage, is so essential. These sun-block agents are incorporated into 'sunscreens'.Avoidance of the sun, specially at midday and in the afternoon, when ultraviolet radiation is at its height, can help to reduce the harmful effects.
It is also essential to know that ultraviolet radiation is greater near water bodies, like the seaside and where there is snow. Snow, water and even sand reflect the ultraviolet reays and thus increase their rffect.Exposure to the sun also causes moisture depletion and dries out the skin. Therefore, it is essential to step-up moisturisation, when you have been out of doors for a long time. The use of rehydrant cleansers, which contains aloe vera, can also help to control moisture...
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Acne Skin Care Tips That Work
How should people go about acne skin care? This article enumerates some basic guidelines to go by. For example, you should clean your skin gently, avoid frequent handling of the skin, avoid sun tanning, and lastly, women should choose their cosmetics carefully and men must shave carefully for good acne skin care.People with acne may try to stop outbreaks and oil production by scrubbing their skin and using strong detergent soaps. However, scrubbing will not help acne skin care; in fact, it can make the problem worse. Most doctors recommend that people with acne gently wash their skin with a mild cleanser for acne skin care, once in the morning and once in the evening.Patients should ask their doctor or another health professional for advice on the best type of cleanser to use for acne skin care. Acne skin care also means washing your skin after heavy exercise.
Patients should wash their face from under the jaw to the hairline; rough scrubs or pads should not be used. It is important...
Acne Skin Care Tips That Work
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Mineral Cosmetics
Skin that is flawless and youthful looking is what most women desire. Unfortunately, these desires are often thwarted by the lure of advertisements for traditional cosmetics that are widespread. Mineral cosmetics offer benefits, but their acceptance is not overwhelming. Reason being, people associate mineral cosmetics with something that is substandard. In the case of cosmetics, it is the general thought that an individual doesn't obtain the coverage and "look" that they want.
In this article we will take a look at mineral cosmetics and what they have to offer.Mineral and natural cosmetics are often considered synonymous. Although there are similarities between the two, they actually refer to two different types of products for the skin. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a product that is "natural" contains ingredients that are derived from plants or animals. It also has determined that any products that contain stabilizers (additives) of color that are derivatives...
Mineral Cosmetics
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Why Switch To All Natural Cosmetics
The human skin wraps and protects our bodies. It constitutes a living, dynamic tissue system. It has the remarkable ability to absorb applied products, partially or completely, into the bloodstream. In fact, up to 60% of the products we use on our skin are absorbed and deposited into the circulatory system (Fairley, 2001). For instance, the average woman absorbs 30 pounds of the ingredients contained in moisturizers over sixty years (Dr.Hauschka).These new understandings of how the skin functions reveal concerns about the possible long term effects due to the combination of chemicals used in cosmetics, often termed the "chemical cocktail effect".
Several chemicals which are used in common, popular cosmetics are known irritants and carcinogens. Concern stems from the knowledge that most of these ingredients are derived synthetically or from petroleum. Avoiding these substances serve to decrease overall exposure to harmful or irritating cosmetic ingredients.In Canada, not all cosmetics...
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