So I came across this really interesting skin care tip that I wanted to share with you. Have you ever heard of using Crisco (a solid vegetable shortening, usually used in baking) as a way to combat dry skin?
I read this somewhere and did a quick check to see if others had heard of it- they had.
The way to use it is to shower as usual, apply your regular moisturizer, and then, over that, a thin layer of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) or vegetable shortening (Crisco).
Sounds weird, but it works. Apparently this is an ‘in-house’ secret for women who participate in beauty pageants.
If you’re troubled by severely dry skin, try using Vaseline or Crisco to seal in the moisture.
And let me know what you think.
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A one day conference was held in London in early November focusing on a new niche market, “skingestibles”, which is skin care you can eat.
Healthy foods which have skin care properties, and food companies are very interested.
Danone is planning to release a new line of cosmetic yogurts in 2007.
The idea is that eating this line of yogurt will detoxify your skin. The line will be called Essensis.
There is no more information currently available on the products or how they will work.
This new market of nutricosmetics is expected to be worth about $1billion globally.
More and more companies will be coming out with cosmetic foods, giving the consumer more options to eat for healthy skin.
A new study outlines the benefits of tea extracts on skin damage after radiation therapy for cancer.
In this study, researchers found that duration of skin toxicity following radiotherapy decreased by 5 to 10 days after treatment of the skin with tea extracts.
Tea extracts are thought to reduce inflammation. Green tea extracts were more effective than black tea extracts for some patients. Tea extracts reduce the release of inflammatory cytokines.
In humans, green tea extracts worked better than black tea to reduce inflammation.
Researchers believe it is the polyphenols in tea which are most responsible for tea’s anti-inflammatory properties.
This is good news for those undergoing radiation therapy, as treatment with tea extracts can reduce healing time by many days.
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