Natural Skin Care Blog

Did you know that hundreds of women search “Japanese skin care” on the net every day?

Yes it’s true. The word “Japanese skin care” is very popular and searched regularly on the internet every day. And if you didn’t know why then you may be a little mystified about why so many women search this word.

After all, they don’t search “Finnish skin care” or “Scottish skin care” or skin care related to any other country.

So what is it about “Japanese skin care” that excites so many women? Lets find out.

The Japanese, or more specifically Japanese women, are known worldwide for their great skin right into old age. They have a lower incidence of wrinkles, for example, as they get older. And their skin just looks great.

Why? What is it about Japan that seems to result in Japanese women having such good skin?

Of course the Japanese have a good diet. They eat plenty of fish, which provides omega 3 oils, known to be good for your skin, they eat plenty of vegetables and rice and overall their diet is very healthy.

And as we have said here before, a good healthy diet is a great foundation for good skin, as healthy skin is found on a healthy body.

But is there more than just the Japanese diet to account for the great skin that seems so common to Japanese women? After all, there’s plenty of other countries where the people have great diets.

Yes there is another factor, and it’s only relatively recently that science has discovered one specific reason why Japanese women have such good skin. It’s related to one specific area of the Japanese diet.

What has been discovered is that there is a seaweed that is a big part of the Japanese diet that has all sorts of properties that contribute to healthy great looking skin. It’s a seaweed called Phytessence Wakame.

And the Japanese have eaten Phytessence Wakame for centuries, both fresh and dried. You’ve probably heard about how the Japanese eat seaweed, well this is it.

What is so good about Phytessence Wakame for the skin?

Phytessence Wakame is packed with such ingredients as calcium (15 times more than milk), a whole stack of minerals like sodium, iron, potassium, and a lot of the B group vitamins. It has antioxidants too, all important to the skin. And all of these are highly beneficial to the skin.

But there is one other thing about Phytessence Wakame that is very important to the skin. The most important benefit of eating seaweed to the Japanese skin.

You see there is an acid in the skin called hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is absolutely essential to the ability of the skin to retain it’s elasticity and suppleness. And if you’ve done any research into skin care you’ll know that maintaining suppleness and elasticity is one of the essential goals of good skin care.

And there is also an enzyme in the skin called hyaluronidase, which breaks down hyaluronic acid. So Hyaluronidase is reducing the effects of that good acid.

And Phytessence Wakame slows up the effects of hyaluronidase, thereby allowing your skin to retain more hyaluronic acid, more elasticity and more suppleness.

There’s the secret of Japanese skin care, only recently discovered.

The really good news is that there is a company at the cutting edge of skin care research that now makes a skin care line with the essential ingredients of Phytessence Wakame included. And studies have shown that these products work extremely well at reducing the incidence of wrinkles and fine lines on the skin.

Just like Japanese women find by eating it.

Now of course if you could find the right type of seaweed and eat lots of it you’d probably be able to get the same effects. But really, who wants to eat seaweed (apart from the Japanese)?

So if you’ve wondered about the secrets of Japanese skin care, and why so many Japanese women have such great skin, now you know why.

And now you too can benefit from the advantages of modern science which has allowed us too to benefit from the same seaweed that the Japanese eat, and get great skin care products that give you the benefits of eating Phytessence Wakame without actually eating it.

It’s probably pretty chewy anyway. Read the rest of this entry

Facial cleansing needs a good foaming facial cleanser with safe effective ingredients

If you’re interested in great skin care then you may be interested to find out more about facial cleansing. Because a good cleansing routine adds another dimension to a good skin care routine.

Facial cleansing involves removal, firstly, of anything that you may have applied to your face yourself, such as make up or mascara. Leaving these on your skin for any amount of time is not good for your skin.

Of course a simple soap will achieve this, however a good facial cleansing routine from a skin care point of view is more complex than that.

Your skin builds up subsurface grime over time, which can accumulate in the pores of your skin. Grime and dirt from daily life, dead skin cells, bacteria and more can build up in the pores of your skin.

One of the end results of this build up is a breakout, or maybe one or 2 pimples, neither is what you want.

And of course a good cleansing routine should add to moisture levels in your skin.

Unfortunately many of the commercial facial cleansers on the market don’t achieve any of these things. One of the reasons why is that many of these products, as we have explained elsewhere of our website, contain various chemical ingredients which can be potentially damaging to your health and your skin.

Fragrances are a fine example. Everyone assumes that a fragrance must be good. It must be oil of roses or something like that. Sadly, fragrances are just chemicals that smell good. They are produced in the laboratory, they are not usually disclosed on the label, except that the label may say “fragrance”, and fragrances are one of the more pernicious ingredients in many skin care products.

Just search the Cosmetic Safety Database to find out more, fragrances are some of the more dangerous ingredients in many products, and are even found, sometimes, on so-called “unscented” products. Just look on the label.

Many common facial cleansers including foaming facial cleansers can include other harmful ingredients, which may dry your skin or example by stripping out the natural oils. This does not benefit your skin and is counter-productive.

Sadly there is quite a number of natural ingredients which are well known for their qualities at improving your skin, however they are often not used in favour of the cheaper chemical alternatives.

Fortunately there is a new foaming facial cleanser available from Xtend Life. This product has been 2 years in the making and it is not use any of the harsh chemical ingredients.

Rather the ingredients are natural ingredients such as kiwi fruit and honey. It’s effective at cleansing your skin as well is balancing the pH of your skin. It also helps protect your skin against the ravages of free radicals, one of the major causes of skin degradation and wrinkles.

Of course what we like best about natural skin care products from Xtend Life is that you can try them risk free, courtesy of their six-month 100 percent money back guarantee. Any company that manufactures skin care products and sells them with a 100 percent money back guarantee has to either be crazy or to make great products. In our view they make great products.

So if you’re looking for a facial cleanser then try the foaming facial cleanser from Xtend Life, safe with a money back guarantee, and see how good facial cleansing can be.