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Damaged Hair
Olive oil conditions your hair and adds shine. The monounsaturated fatty acids help to protect your hair and make it softer and more manageable.

Massage olive oil into hair and cover with a shower cap. Leave for 10 minutes, rinse clean and get ready to shine!

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Summer Skin Help from the Sea

by Courtney Dunlop

               

Algae, sea kelp, seaweed: Just as we’ve gotten used to eating this stuff—wrapped around rice, or nicely spiced in a salad—now we’re being told to rub it on our skin and bathe in it. Have we gone off the deep end?
With over 20 edible varieties to choose from, this green, slippery stuff has been a staple in Asian diets for thousands of years. And for good reason: It’s loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, trace elements, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese and zinc.
But how does all this green (brown and red) goodness translate to skincare, which isn’t ingested, but applied topically?
The use of seaweed as a source for healing dates back to 12,000 BC. Ancient Greeks used it for wound recovery and Pliny the Elder describes using seaweed to treat joint disease.
Turns out this nutritionally-dense item has anti-inflammatory properties. “For that reason alone, seaweed extracts are used for a variety of skin conditions, including acne and rosacea,” explains Dr. Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research at New York City’s Mount Sinai Medical Center’s department of dermatology.
Yet not all seaweeds are created equal. Kombu, for instance, is a great source of nutritional iodine. Nori (the wrapping on your spicy tuna roll), is high in protein. And for skincare, it’s hard to beat Undaria algae (commonly known as Wakame) to stimulate the production of collagen and dermal fibroblasts.
Whether these aquatic anti-agers can take on more studied, wrinkle-busters like retinol is unlikely, but there’s more than adequate proof that seaweeds are great hydrators—especially when it comes to reactive, blemish-prone skin. And it’s natural and fully sustainable. Time for a sea change.

Source: Dr. Oz's Blog

Anti Aging: Why Retinols Work

Out of all of the “anti-aging” ingredients available on the market today, retinoids are the only ones scientifically shown to work on a molecular level.

Retinoids refer to prescription-strength ingredients like tretinoin or tazarotene. These have 25 years of scientific evidence to support their effects. Retinol is the gentler “cousin” of retinoids, and this is what is found in over-the-counter products. These are not as strong and therefore don’t deliver the results of a prescription-strength cream, but they also have scientific evidence to show they work.

Retinoids are still the most highly recommended by dermatologists since it’s the only ingredient proven without a doubt to improve the cellular function of aged and photodamaged skin. It helps to improve skin texture, wrinkles, and diminish brown spots. Overall, it gives the skin a healthy glow. In my office, when I see a new patient in consultation, I can always tell if they’ve been using retinoid for years; their skin has a certain luminosity that only comes from the long-term use of a retinoid.

Retinoids work on a molecular level because skin cells contain retinoid receptors that help regulate certain functions. With age and sun damage, these functions deteriorate. The regular use of a retinoid helps to normalize these functions. Retinoids improve skin texture and reduce dark spots by speeding up skin cell turnover that slows down as we age. They reduce blackheads and minimize pores, both of which worsen with too much sun exposure. But the most powerful effects of retinoids are on collagen, the building blocks of the skin. Retinoids have a dual effect here: They not only help to decrease the amount of collagen breakdown from sun exposure by preventing the rise of an enzyme called collagenase, but they also help to stimulate the production of new collagen.

Since retinoids are the most powerful anti-aging ingredient available, they are recommended for almost every skin type. However, they can be very irritating. Therefore, it’s best to start slowly with a non-prescription retinol containing cream.

Source: Dr. Oz Show