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Food For Skin – Protein

August 13th, 2009

We all know that eating right can have major benefits on the body, especially your skin! Find out which foods are most worthwhile in building collagen and elastin, keeping your skin firmer, tighter and wrinkle free for longer. Eating well is the best kind of skin care - Skin care from the inside out!

The dermis layer of your skin in composed of elastin and collagen which are responsible for the elasticity and resilience of your skin. As you get older your collagen fibers stiffen and the elastin in your skin becomes thicker and loses elasticity.

Eating quality protein food daily like fish, sardines, skinless chicken, eggs, salmon, trout, nuts, seeds and beans can help fight extensive skin wrinkling as these foods contain a lot of the amino acid glycine which makes up more than 1/3 of collagen.

Keep in mind that iron, zinc, vitamin C and manganese are also needed for collagen formation so please stock up and eat as many bright colored fruit and vegetables as you can.

Eat lots of protein rich food like eggs, salmon and legumes for tighter and firmer skin.

The Foods You Eat and the Effects on Skin – Fats

August 12th, 2009

While it is true that genetics plays a fundamental role in the beauty of our skin the fabulous news is that what you put inside your body, the food that you eat plays a very important part in your overall health and on the way your skin looks. Eating right can not only help you to radiate beauty from the inside but it can also make you feel better too!

Research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition states that the number of wrinkles caused by sun damaged can be minimized by certain diets. This research revealed that better skin quality (taking into account smoking and age) which is more resilient to ordinary sun exposure correlates with a diet that is rich in olive oil, antioxidant veggies, beans, lentils and fish. On the other hand severe wrinkling is more evident in people who consume refined sugary foods like ice cream and soft drinks, margarine, butter, full fat milk (not skim milk, cheese or yogurt) and processed red meats.

Not only is a healthier diet great for preventing wrinkling and for a better quality skin all round it can also help with skin conditions like acne, psoriasis, eczema.

The fats found in fish and linseed are great for skin smoothness and hydration. The body converts these fats into a chemical called prostaglandins which helps control the smoothness and hydration of skin cells as well as blood clotting, blood vessels. There are 3 main types of fats: Omega-3, Omega-6, saturated.

Skin care that starts from within is better than any skin care product although skin products can assist with the beauty that comes from within.

Good Stuff For Healthy Skin - Omega 6:

Omega 6 is an essential fatty acid that comes from vegetable seeds and oils. It can help improve eczema, improve circulation and lower blood pressure.

Vegetable Oil is a great source of Omega-6 Fatty acids

The Best Stuff For Healthy Skin - Omega 3:

Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid found in linseed bread, walnuts, fish, flaxseed oil and breads that contain linseed. Skin roughness and skin scaling can be dramatically reduced through the intake of flaxseed oil over a period of 12 weeks or longer.

Walnuts are a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids

Foods like ginger, garlic onions, brightly colored vegetables, sardine, salmon and trout are great for improving the moisture of the skin and reducing skin inflammation. The more moisture you have in your skin the less prone to wrinkling it will be.

Homemade Facial Moisturiser for Oily Skin

August 11th, 2009

Home made Facial Moisturizer that is great for oily complexions.

This moisturixer is great for balancing out oily skin and can also be used as a very light night cream. With this moisturizer do not massage it onto the skin, just apply gently to the face and neck.

You will need:

4 1/2 tbsp of almond oil
canola or safflower oil
1 oz (30g) of cocoa butter
1 drop of camphor
3 tbsp of basil tea or rosemary
3 drops of lavender essential oil
2 drops of bergamot

Directions:

Melt the cocoa butter in a saucepan and add the almond oil and safflower/canola oil.
Remove mixture from the heat and with a dropper add the basil tea or rosemary one drop at a time while stirring very slowly.
Let the mixture cool off before applying the essential oils.

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Tags: moisturiser oily skin skin

Homemade Facial Cleansers

August 11th, 2009

Making your own natural home made facial cleansers is quite easy and all you need is a few ingredients which can be sourced cheaply from your local supermarket. This is a great natural alternative to expensive store bought facial cleansers.

With all these facial cleansers mix all of the ingredients into a thick and smooth paste. Apply the paste onto your entire face and slowly massage with slow circular motions then leave to dry naturally before rinsing it off.

Oily skin:

1 tsp lemon peel
1/2 tsp milk powder
1 tsp barley meal
2 tsp of warm water.

Use lemon peel in a home made facial cleanser

Dry Skin:

1/2 tsp milk powder
1/4 tsp of sugar
1 tsp almond meal
1 tsp of warm water

Almond Meal is a great ingrediant in home made facial cleansers

Sensitive Skin:

1/2 tsp of ground orange peel
1 tsp almond meal
1/2 tsp milk powder
1 tsp rose water