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  • Why Does Your Neck Age Faster Than Your Face?

    Why Does Your Neck Age Faster Than Your Face?

    If you are 30 years or older, you have noticed you have more lines on your neck than on your face by now. Your observation is not a fluke; it is very real. Everybody’s neck looks older than their face. We do not have to spend much time establishing that fact. What we need to address is why your neck looks older than your face.

    The reasons why your neck looks older than your face fall into two categories: The medical reasons and the cosmetic ones

    Medical reasons

    The blood supply to the skin on your neck is not as rich as that to your facial skin. Why is that important? Blood carries oxygen round the body, and the more blood circulates to a particular organ, the more oxygen that organ receives. The more oxygen there is anywhere, the healthier the organ.

    You may have heard of oxidative stress. It not only affects your skin, but it is also often associated with cancers.

    The second reason is also related to blood flow.  If the flow of blood to a part of the body is less than enough, toxins will build up in that part. 

    So, you might find toxins build up faster on your neck skin than on your face.

    Cosmetic Reasons 

    We now come to the other class of reasons why your neck looks older than your face. While you may not be able to do much about the blood flow to your neck, the cosmetic reasons are those you can affect.

    The main cosmetic reason your neck looks older than your face is that you buy fancy, super-expensive, highly-advertised face creams. Guess who pays the cost of advertisements. That’s right. You. Or, in this case, your neck skin.

    If your facial cream is so expensive that you cannot afford to extend it to your neck, it is too expensive, period.

    The second reason is the presence of chemicals in your face cream. If you apply your face cream to your neck, because of its lower blood flow, the effect of your cream’s chemical contents on your neck is far worse. 

    In other words, you may be actively harming your neck skin. It is the reason those who love natural skin care products prefer them – no chemicals.

    Our friends at Lovelier Shea Butter not only produce 100% natural creams for your skin, but also have a reasonable price point. 

    In our view, it is a win-win situation. You get a natural and safe product that is not too expensive. That way, you can afford to use some of your Elifte Anti-Wrinkle Cream on your neck as well. 

    Don’t forget to give them a shout-out soon. 

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  • Why Body Butters Outperform Lotions

    Why Body Butters Outperform Lotions

    You love your scented, soft body lotion. What you may not know is that a high percentage of it is water. And, as a popular laundry detergent advertisement would say, you do not need to pay for water. Because when it comes to personal care products, body butters outperform lotions. The reason is that the less water, the better.

    Similarly, you do not need to pay for water when you choose a personal care product. Sadly, we have been schooled to believe that the softer a body cream is, the more luxurious it is. Yes, it may initially feel more luxurious than a body preparation that leaves out water from its formulation.

    The sad part is that by applying a water-based formulation to your skin or hair, you are diluting the wonderful effects of the base ingredient. It would take longer for you to see results unless it contains harsh chemicals, which tend to speed up results.

    Of course, you know the association between chemicals and illnesses such as cancers and immune disorders. That is why you are into vegan, all-natural personal care products. That is a given, but as you try to choose, you may go for the softer lotions, not realizing you are paying mostly for water. You see, the less water you have in your personal care products, the better for you.

    It should therefore not surprise you that body butters are trending. People are starting to realize that paying for the real stuff serves them better in the end. They are willing to forgo the feel of body lotion in favor of the extra benefits of body butters.

    But not all body butters are created equal. In our research, we have come across body butters that contain half a dozen ingredients. Ouch!. Remember, the simpler it is, the better. Our friends at Lovelier Shea Butter have an impressive formulation. If an ingredient is not necessary for the product’s effectiveness and enjoyment, leave it out.

    They are actually quite strict about this, with their pharmaceutical background. They have learned that taking a medication with several ingredients can be dangerous if something were to go wrong. Let us say you take a medication and develop allergic rashes; how would you go about isolating the offending component ingredient if there are 6 or more ingredients?

    You are more likely to succeed if there are only 3 ingredients, which is why the Lovelier Shea Butter team is so strict about keeping their body butter simple. Take their Shea Supple (for ladies) or Shea Allexan (for men), for instance. Not only is each vegan and 100% natural, but it has only 4 ingredients, shea butter being the most.

    In summary, go for body butters over body lotion. You get a greater bang for your buck by not paying for water. Secondly, look for a whipped shea butter so you still get the luxurious feel you are used to. If it is thrice-whipped, it is even better. Lastly, avoid body butters that have lots of ingredients. Go for the simple ones, with 4 or fewer components.

    Enjoy!

  • Where is the Value in Personal Care Products?

    Where is the Value in Personal Care Products?

    Personal care producers have two major methods to get beauty products into your hands. There are the large corporations and the small businesses. The large ones do not have the time or manpower to formulate and actually make a face cream. They approach a manufacturer and enter into a contract to be supplied by that manufacturer.

    That process frees them up to shop around for beautiful, mostly customized containers. You end up with eye-catching tubes or jars. I have a couple of those, I must confess. And my dresser is happy to have them. But I cannot now tell you how they improved my skin. Perhaps they did nothing for my skin, since all such beauty businesses get their fancy tubes filled from the same source.

    Where is the Value in Personal Care Products From Small Businesses?

    On the other hand, you have small businesses that focus on the product rather than the container. Their packaging will not be welcome at the White House. The media refers to them as product-based businesses. In other words, they are not selling you a hype or a hope. They put a real researched product in your hand. Such businesses choose to place value on the product you purchase rather than on its appearance.

    Think of the number of beautiful personal care products you have had to throw away because they proved useless. You are sorry to see them leave your dresser; they looked so lovely. But you probably want your product to make you – not your dresser – lovely. Then contrast that with the one you bought on the off chance that it might work. It is working wonders, and despite its plastic container, you love it. The question you then have to ask yourself is this: Where is the Value in Personal Care Products?

    Do you place greater value on the container or its effects on your skin? Our friends at Lovelier Shea Butter can easily answer that question for you. They even present their hand cream, Silky Super Hand Healing Balm, in a jar rather than in a tube. The logic is that products that come in tubes cause you to lose the last 20% of that product. No matter how hard you squeeze, that last 20% remains lost

    They also insist on using a PP jar for their anti-wrinkle cream. A glass or acrylic jar is more attractive, but they believe the goal is to make you – not your dresser – more attractive. Their Elite Anti-wrinkle Cream does that by creating collagen in the skin with its Shea butter base. What Elifte does not do is cost you an arm and a leg for a glass or acrylic container.

    Next time I go shopping for personal care products, I will be sure to place the value on its contents rather than on the container. How about you?

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