Saturday, April 19, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Spoon Me!
Created with thousands of certified-organic black cumin, red grape, red raspberry, pumpkin and cranberry seeds, Intellimune Antioxidant Super Seed Powder Complex is a beauty nutraceutical that works where beauty and aging starts – in the body and the cells.
Daily, stressors like – UV rays, pollution, internal turmoil and other environmental assaults – can wear down you body’s defenses, leading to inflammation and premature aging. Fortify your fortress with NEW Intellimune Antioxidant Super Seed Powder Complex – an anti-oxidant packed powder that helps protect the inner cell and:
* Helps prevents free radical oxidation
• Supports healthy cell growth
• Helps slow premature aging
• Fills dietary gaps
Combine with Intellimune Antioxidant Super Seed Oil. The perfect yin to the powder’s yang, it works to protect fragile cell membranes for a daily dose of beauty, inside and out.
INGREDIENTS: BLACK CUMIN SEED FLOUR (NIGELLA SATIVA)1, CRANBERRY SEED FLOUR (VACCINIUM MACROCAPRON) 1, RED RUBY GRAPE SEED FLOUR(VITIS VINIFERA) 1, RED RASPBERRY SEED FLOUR (RUBUS IDEAUS) 1, PUMPKIN SEED FLOUR (CURCUBITO PEPO) 1 OTHER INGREDIENTS: RICE HULL POWDER 1, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT (STEVIA REBAUDIANA)1 (E960) 1 CERTIFIED ORGANIC
DIRECTIONS:
Add 1 scoop to 8-12 oz of water, smoothie or any beverage of your choice once daily. Do not cook or heat to maintain potency.
MULTI-USE: Sprinkle on salads, fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. Mix with oils or cleansers and use as a hydrating antioxidant facial mask.
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: Keep in a cool, dry, dark place for optimum shelf life. Keep sealed when not in use.
NOTICE: Packed by weight, not by volume. Settling of product occurs after filling which may cause variations in fill levels from jar to jar.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
PUCCI, HAMMS and the Kentucky Derby, Oh My!
The HAMMS Event is happening May 3rd! Everyone knows that!
But did you know that HAMMS, in celebration of the 140th Kentucky Derby, will be holding a Derby hat contest, or more aptly dubbed a "Derby Fashion Hat-off"
where the first 25 attendees wearing their fiercest head extravaganzas get their tickets upgraded to VIP status...AND...
one lucky winner receives a fashionably fierce PUCCI scarf from the fashion vault of STYLEDLIFE!
Yes, THAT STYLEDLIFE, the Mecca of fashion accessories brought to you by fashion royalty Kevin Quinn and Tim Creagan.
And the best part of all? Mr. Creagan and Mr. Quinn will be the judges du jour of the "Derby Fashion Hat-off"!
Could you just die? We thought so!
Crack out that bedazzler now and get glue gun-in' on a new hat or fascinator!
This contest is open to EVERYONE!
Doors open at 10 AM sharp!
The HAMMS Event
Located at the former Hamm's Brewery Shipping Docks (top floor of the Everest Building)
713 East Minnehaha Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Berry Delish
excerpt from American Spa
How these bite-sized, nutrient-rich fruits can deliver results-oriented treatments.
For objects thought to be sweet and simple, berries can be rather complex. Some consider any small, fleshy fruit a berry, especially if it is edible. However, there is some confusion as to what actually constitutes a berry. Fortunately, there is no mistaking the benefits these popular fruits have to offer. When it comes to skincare, what is agreed upon, with overwhelming enthus-iasm, is a personal and professional love of berries, from common sweets like blueberries to rare exceptions, such as Arctic berries, lingonberries, and more. “Berries are wonderful nutrient sources,” says Szilvia Hickman, senior vice president of Szép Élet, distributor of Ilike Organic Skin Care, which features berries in several anti-aging lines. “They are food for our skin, and that makes them very appealing in spa treatments.”
Berries (All IN products are infused with raspberry and cranberry seed oil)are abundant in skincare products and spa treatments, thanks to their antioxidant and anti-aging properties. “In addition to being very gentle, botanically based ingredients, they contribute high levels of antioxidants,” says April Zangl, CEO and co-formulator of HydroPeptide. “Skincare products are incomplete without antioxidants, as they help maintain a young and radiant complexion by fighting cell-damaging free radicals that harm and age the skin.”
The darker the berry, the more bioflavonoids, or antioxidants, present in the fruit, according to Boldijarre Koronczay, president of Éminence Organic Skin Care. “Bioflavonoids slow down the aging process and any kind of degenerative process in the body, as well,” he says. “Blackberries, blueberries, or black currants have a high bioflavonoid content.” Bioflavonoids also have an anti-inflammatory effect on skin. “They can strengthen blood vessel walls to prevent dilated capillaries and soothe aggravated skin,” says Heather Hickman, senior director of U.S. education at Dermalogica and The International Dermal Institute.
Berry Unique
Often found on the latest list of superfoods, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries are popular in skincare. However, delve into the lesser known varieties to discover even more antioxidant and skin-saving power. “Blackthorn berries are rich in iron, which helps with pale, tired, and anemic skin, a typical condition common towards the end of winter for people living in big cities and caused by pollution, pregnancy, and smoking,” says Szilvia Hickman.
Another superhero in Koronczay’s book is the seabuckthorn berry. “It helps to regenerate and heal wounds, increase immunity, and treat fatigue,” he says. Also notable is the Arctic berry, a more recent debut in the skincare arena. This small amber-red berry comes from a resilient Arctic plant with a well-known hardiness to frost and cold weather conditions. “It is capable of healing itself and surviving in a harsh environment due to its strong self-defense mechanism,” says Koronczay. “It is amazing for sensitive skin. The Arctic berry repairs, soothes, and nurtures.”
Many berries offer serious healing benefits thanks to ellagic and gallic acids, quercetin, and vitamin C, which have proven anti-carcinogenic effects in colon, esophageal, liver, lung, tongue, and skin cancers, according to the Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission and research conducted at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. “Elderberries have anti-inflammatory properties that work wonderfully on the skin and are even used for cancer treatments,” says Szilvia Hickman. “The most nutrient-rich of the currant family, black currants provide strong antioxidants—anthocyanins—that are proven to reduce inflammation, a huge contributor to aging. The same anthocyanins that have more antioxidant capacity than vitamins C or E are found in sour cherries, as well.”
Sunny Side Effects
Many skincare lines include berries in sunscreen formulas as an additional and direct defense against the free radicals, inflammation, and oxidative stress produced by exposure to harmful UV rays. “We formulated our facial sunscreen with a built-in antioxidant treatment that includes açaí berry,” says Zangl. “We chose açaí because it has a higher antioxidant content than blackberry, cranberry, raspberry, or strawberry. Many people don’t wear sunscreen as often as they should for fear that their skin will break out, and açaí has natural anti-inflammatory properties, making it useful in preventing blemishes. It has also been shown to help lighten hyperpigmentation that can result from sun overexposure.” Coola, known for its gentle, yet effective, sunscreen products, also uses berries in its formulations. “In addition to their reparative and restorative properties, many berries also innately contain SPF-boosting characteristics, which allow for a reduction of mineral and chemical active ingredients to achieve high SPF values in sunscreen products,” says Lu Costigan, global sales manager at Coola. But the protective power of fruit doesn’t stop there. “Sunburned skin can benefit from an application of strawberries and red raspberry oil,” adds Costigan. “Both are highly emollient and filled with antioxidants to condition while fighting free radicals and soothing the skin.”
There are few clients who can’t benefit from these nutrient-rich fruits, such as those with specific berry allergies, which are rare among food allergies. According to a report conducted by the National Institutes of Health, fewer than 4 percent of adults have allergic reactions to foods and only a small fraction of those are caused by berries.
Jack of All Treatments
Along with other benefits, berries also contain acids that are effective in healing blemish-prone skin, making them an ideal ingredient in facials. “As a whole, the biggest point I find incredible is the ellagic acid the berries produce, one of the most powerful and strongest antioxidants,” says Rachel Wilkerson, spa director at Spa at Sanderling (Duck, NC). “Berries are very good for healing acne, because the acids in them help to disintegrate bacteria causing the infections.”
Hands and feet get a dose of berries at The Biltmore Spa (Coral Gables, FL) in the Watermelon Basil Vodkatini Mani-Pedi featuring FarmHouse Fresh Strawberry Smash Double Moisturizer ($70, 50 minutes), which envelops them in a hydrating citrus soak, followed by a sugar scrub, and topped off with a vitamin-rich shea butter massage featuring strawberry fruit cells. “Berries are full of nutrient-rich building blocks such as antioxidants, carotenoids, flavonoids, minerals, phytochemicals, polyphenols, and vitamins,” says Shannon McLinden, CEO and founder of FarmHouse Fresh. “Because we like to focus on the vitamins and antioxidants in berries, we really prefer to use these in moisturizers and wraps, as they have ample time to be absorbed into the skin.”
Indeed, the little fruits are also popular in body treatments. The Contouring Wrap ($120, 50 minutes) at The Sagestone Spa & Salon at Red Mountain Resort (Ivins, UT) is a detoxifying wrap using Clarins products that contain cranberries, raspberries, rice powders, and white clay to shape, refine, and clarify the skin. Spa director Myrna Beardshear notes that berries provide the most benefits in masks, scrubs, and wraps. “Blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, elderberries, goji berries, raspberries, and strawberries contain vitamin C, a strong antioxidant that protects skin from free radicals,” she says. “It hydrates the skin and increases collagen and elastin levels.”
How these bite-sized, nutrient-rich fruits can deliver results-oriented treatments.
For objects thought to be sweet and simple, berries can be rather complex. Some consider any small, fleshy fruit a berry, especially if it is edible. However, there is some confusion as to what actually constitutes a berry. Fortunately, there is no mistaking the benefits these popular fruits have to offer. When it comes to skincare, what is agreed upon, with overwhelming enthus-iasm, is a personal and professional love of berries, from common sweets like blueberries to rare exceptions, such as Arctic berries, lingonberries, and more. “Berries are wonderful nutrient sources,” says Szilvia Hickman, senior vice president of Szép Élet, distributor of Ilike Organic Skin Care, which features berries in several anti-aging lines. “They are food for our skin, and that makes them very appealing in spa treatments.”
Berries (All IN products are infused with raspberry and cranberry seed oil)are abundant in skincare products and spa treatments, thanks to their antioxidant and anti-aging properties. “In addition to being very gentle, botanically based ingredients, they contribute high levels of antioxidants,” says April Zangl, CEO and co-formulator of HydroPeptide. “Skincare products are incomplete without antioxidants, as they help maintain a young and radiant complexion by fighting cell-damaging free radicals that harm and age the skin.”
The darker the berry, the more bioflavonoids, or antioxidants, present in the fruit, according to Boldijarre Koronczay, president of Éminence Organic Skin Care. “Bioflavonoids slow down the aging process and any kind of degenerative process in the body, as well,” he says. “Blackberries, blueberries, or black currants have a high bioflavonoid content.” Bioflavonoids also have an anti-inflammatory effect on skin. “They can strengthen blood vessel walls to prevent dilated capillaries and soothe aggravated skin,” says Heather Hickman, senior director of U.S. education at Dermalogica and The International Dermal Institute.
Berry Unique
Often found on the latest list of superfoods, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries are popular in skincare. However, delve into the lesser known varieties to discover even more antioxidant and skin-saving power. “Blackthorn berries are rich in iron, which helps with pale, tired, and anemic skin, a typical condition common towards the end of winter for people living in big cities and caused by pollution, pregnancy, and smoking,” says Szilvia Hickman.
Another superhero in Koronczay’s book is the seabuckthorn berry. “It helps to regenerate and heal wounds, increase immunity, and treat fatigue,” he says. Also notable is the Arctic berry, a more recent debut in the skincare arena. This small amber-red berry comes from a resilient Arctic plant with a well-known hardiness to frost and cold weather conditions. “It is capable of healing itself and surviving in a harsh environment due to its strong self-defense mechanism,” says Koronczay. “It is amazing for sensitive skin. The Arctic berry repairs, soothes, and nurtures.”
Many berries offer serious healing benefits thanks to ellagic and gallic acids, quercetin, and vitamin C, which have proven anti-carcinogenic effects in colon, esophageal, liver, lung, tongue, and skin cancers, according to the Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission and research conducted at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. “Elderberries have anti-inflammatory properties that work wonderfully on the skin and are even used for cancer treatments,” says Szilvia Hickman. “The most nutrient-rich of the currant family, black currants provide strong antioxidants—anthocyanins—that are proven to reduce inflammation, a huge contributor to aging. The same anthocyanins that have more antioxidant capacity than vitamins C or E are found in sour cherries, as well.”
Sunny Side Effects
Many skincare lines include berries in sunscreen formulas as an additional and direct defense against the free radicals, inflammation, and oxidative stress produced by exposure to harmful UV rays. “We formulated our facial sunscreen with a built-in antioxidant treatment that includes açaí berry,” says Zangl. “We chose açaí because it has a higher antioxidant content than blackberry, cranberry, raspberry, or strawberry. Many people don’t wear sunscreen as often as they should for fear that their skin will break out, and açaí has natural anti-inflammatory properties, making it useful in preventing blemishes. It has also been shown to help lighten hyperpigmentation that can result from sun overexposure.” Coola, known for its gentle, yet effective, sunscreen products, also uses berries in its formulations. “In addition to their reparative and restorative properties, many berries also innately contain SPF-boosting characteristics, which allow for a reduction of mineral and chemical active ingredients to achieve high SPF values in sunscreen products,” says Lu Costigan, global sales manager at Coola. But the protective power of fruit doesn’t stop there. “Sunburned skin can benefit from an application of strawberries and red raspberry oil,” adds Costigan. “Both are highly emollient and filled with antioxidants to condition while fighting free radicals and soothing the skin.”
There are few clients who can’t benefit from these nutrient-rich fruits, such as those with specific berry allergies, which are rare among food allergies. According to a report conducted by the National Institutes of Health, fewer than 4 percent of adults have allergic reactions to foods and only a small fraction of those are caused by berries.
Jack of All Treatments
Along with other benefits, berries also contain acids that are effective in healing blemish-prone skin, making them an ideal ingredient in facials. “As a whole, the biggest point I find incredible is the ellagic acid the berries produce, one of the most powerful and strongest antioxidants,” says Rachel Wilkerson, spa director at Spa at Sanderling (Duck, NC). “Berries are very good for healing acne, because the acids in them help to disintegrate bacteria causing the infections.”
Hands and feet get a dose of berries at The Biltmore Spa (Coral Gables, FL) in the Watermelon Basil Vodkatini Mani-Pedi featuring FarmHouse Fresh Strawberry Smash Double Moisturizer ($70, 50 minutes), which envelops them in a hydrating citrus soak, followed by a sugar scrub, and topped off with a vitamin-rich shea butter massage featuring strawberry fruit cells. “Berries are full of nutrient-rich building blocks such as antioxidants, carotenoids, flavonoids, minerals, phytochemicals, polyphenols, and vitamins,” says Shannon McLinden, CEO and founder of FarmHouse Fresh. “Because we like to focus on the vitamins and antioxidants in berries, we really prefer to use these in moisturizers and wraps, as they have ample time to be absorbed into the skin.”
Indeed, the little fruits are also popular in body treatments. The Contouring Wrap ($120, 50 minutes) at The Sagestone Spa & Salon at Red Mountain Resort (Ivins, UT) is a detoxifying wrap using Clarins products that contain cranberries, raspberries, rice powders, and white clay to shape, refine, and clarify the skin. Spa director Myrna Beardshear notes that berries provide the most benefits in masks, scrubs, and wraps. “Blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, elderberries, goji berries, raspberries, and strawberries contain vitamin C, a strong antioxidant that protects skin from free radicals,” she says. “It hydrates the skin and increases collagen and elastin levels.”
Monday, April 7, 2014
A New Bar
Our new sensual blend has been so popular, we added it to our famous shampoo, shower and shave bar!
Now available at 3waybeauty.
Hair Aging Too Quickly?
Is your hair aging too quickly? There is a lot of scientific data suggesting a deficiency in B Complex vitamins may be contributing to graying or lackluster hair. So speak with your doc about incorporating a B Complex supplement, as well as improving your diet. B vitamins are also notorious in helping to manage stress (and who doesn’t need that)!
More tips at the link above.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Phytoceane BOGO
or
BUY A CLEANSER GET A TONER FREE!
Spring is a great time to upgrade your skincare - After that winter - your skin could use it.
Phytoceane OceaBasic Cleansing Moisturizing Milk
This creamy milk cleanser will completely remove make-up and any other impurities on the skin without drying. The cleansing, moisturizing milk should be used morning and evening, and it is recommend for all skin types - especially the dehydrated.
Phytoceane OceaBasic Invigorating Cleansing Lotion Toner for all skin types
This alcohol-free marine toner refreshes and tones the epidermis. Thanks to Hydroléa, the skin is completely clean and moisturized. Gently removes eye make-up.
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