Daily Skin Care

Archive for May, 2008

A good wax will make your skin feel smooth, fresh, and clean. If you make careful choices in your waxing regime, you can achieve radiant, pain-free results.

Waxing is a personal choice. Some prefer to shave, while some prefer to wax. The downside to shaving is that once you shave, hair becomes thicker and grows faster. You will need to shave more often to remove hair. On the other hand, waxing will remove hair up to four weeks, saving you time and money in the long run. When waxing, the hair is pulled out from the hair’s root. Hair will grow back slower and finer.

We suggest waiting two weeks and letting the hair grow out a little before waxing. This way, is efficient because it creates a stronger, more precise pull or strip, so we can get the hair pulled directly from the root, rather than just the hair on the skin. Our recommended waxing kits can remove even the shortest hairs. Like shaving, waxing can cause ingrown hairs, so we need to exfoliate before waxing to prevent that from happening. Just in case there are skin flare-ups or trapped hair, we have a solution to that too.

EXFOLIATE BEFORE WAXING

We recommend exfoliating with a brush over any other exfoliating method. This is because some skin care products have added ingredients that can irritate shaved or waxed skin, falling into the hair follicle or shaft while shaving. This happens when the exfoliating scrub isn’t rinsed off completely, leaving behind beads or other pumice-like particles. These particles get caught in the razor and have the potential to damage the razor or your skin. We highly recommend exfoliating a day before your waxing treatment and exfoliating in between shaving sessions to ensure a comfortable and safe shave.

WAXING KITS

Bliss Poetic Waxing Kit is one of our favorites because this wax can be used anywhere on the body or face. Most wax removal skin care products target a specific area for waxing such as facial, bikini, or legs. With this kit, you can apply it anywhere, eliminating the need to buy multiple waxing kits. Bliss Poetic Waxing Kit also has the ability to grab even the shortest hairs. This eliminates the need to grow you hair out long before doing a waxing treatment, unlike other waxing kits. The kit contains everything you need such as waxing lotion, wax, and several spatulas that fit your needs. We like the precision in this wax formula because it is colorful and you can easily see where the wax is being applied.

Since Bliss Poetic Waxing Kit is an all around kit, never needing anything else for waxing, why bother getting another kit? We recommended the Bliss Poetic Brow Shaping Sugar Wax for traveling or quick uses at the gym or spa. This kit comes with the cloth waxing strips for precision on waxing the brows. It also comes with calming balm to quickly heal and calm the treated area. It’s great to pack in your suitcase, gym bag, or tote.

WAX RECOVERY

The Art Of Shaving Women’s Ingrown Hair Night Cream is a great skin care product for those who are prone to ingrown hairs. If ingrown hairs are not treated, it may cause infection, irritation, and bacteria growth. Ingrown hair can be plucked or manipulated out of the skin, but some areas are hard to treat. For instance, if you have had a Brazilian wax, then it may be hard to pluck or maneuver the ingrown hair. Some places are harder to reach or see to remove the hair by hand or tweeze. This is why we recommend The Art of Shaving Women’s Ingrown Hair Night Cream. It unclogs pores, and moisturizes the area, eliminating the discomfort from itching and irritating symptoms. Extracts containing salicilin, releases trapped hair, and the botanicals in this cream help repair the irritated skin as the hair is released.

At DailySkinCare.net, we are committed to finding the best products available to keep your legs smooth and hair-free. We only recommend the best, so they can be delivered right to your door.

How do we determine the difference between natural and organic cosmetics? Natural products are made from plants and minerals that occur in nature and have not been produced in a laboratory. Organic products are also made from natural ingredients; they are grown without the use of chemicals or pesticides. Seaweed, for example can be classified as a natural product, but it’s not organic because it is not grown in natural conditions.

Truly organic products do not contain any genetically modified ingredients or petrochemicals. They do not undergo any animal testing, unless it is required by law, and are only subjected to minimal processing. If a product is purely organic, as read on a cosmetic label, it will be certified by an organic certification agency. Some cosmetic companies add natural ingredients in the form of fruit acids, vitamins, hemp, and borage to skincare products. Some products use ingredients that mimic skin’s natural functions, like Hyaluronic acid, a moisturizer that occurs naturally in the skin.

Some experts hold the theory that your skin absorbs 60% of everything you put on it. Your skin is a highly effective delivery system, so it would seem to be a better choice to use organic beauty products to ensure the highest level of nourishment to the skin.

You can still have an allergic reaction to a natural product. There is no 100% guarantee that any skin care product or cosmetic will not produce an allergic reaction, regardless if it is labeled hypoallergenic. For instance, if you where a fragrance and a body cream and both of them label the product as hypoallergenic, it doesn’t mean that using both of these products used together won’t cause an allergic reaction. If you have sensitive skin or have a known allergy, look at the products label to determine if the ingredients list contains your known allergy.

However, chemicals made in the laboratory for skin care products have been safe and effective as well. We may insure that organic is the safest by nature, but man-made chemicals and product have not only been good for us, but they can actually save lives.

It is quite difficult to make a skin care product or cosmetic that is 100% natural. This is because in order for the product to last or preserve vital nutrients, preservatives are needed. Take the example of a skin care product that contains apple extracts. Imagine your skin care product on your vanity or in your cosmetic bag. How long do you think an apple will last until it goes rotten? Probably not too long, and that is why preservatives are needed in your skin care products. They would go bad otherwise.

Natural products are naturally good for us, but as you can see, natural isn’t always the best choice when it comes to putting something on your skin. If you have political, health, or social views that prevent you from buying anything other than organic, then you will be happy that organic products are taking the market by storm. There are many to choose from. For those that do not have a specific need for natural or organic skin care products, we have a host of cosmetic companies with that have spent many hours in the laboratory to insure our safety and satisfaction with them.