Posts Tagged ‘skin care ingredients’

What Are Peptides And How Can They Create Firmer, Younger Looking Skin?

Everyone wants their skin to stay firm, smooth and youthful looking for as long as possible.  But, skin sagging is a challenge that all of us will face eventually.

As we age, our skin is depleted of collagen and elastin resulting in wrinkled and loose skin. Non-surgical options are limited to skin care procedures and products, but, what really works?

Studies show that one secret possibility is a newer family of ingredients known as “peptides.”

Which brings us to our first question – What are peptides?

Basically, peptides are chains of amino acids that are less than 50 acids long.  Amino acid chains more than 50 are considered to be proteins. So basically, peptides are portions of proteins.

There are 20 peptides known to be already present in the human body. All of these direct body cells in specific manners depending on the specific type of peptide it is….which brings us to our second question  – How can Peptides create firmer, younger looking skin?

When peptides are used in skin care products like Sevani, the ones selected direct skin cells to behave certain ways such as producing more collagen for example – which will then serve to thicken, firm and tighten skin.

When peptide skin care products are used they should be applied on the neck, jowls and nasal labial folds where most of the sagging on our faces occurs.  Peptides can be helpful around the eyes and forehead as well to help prevent and reduce lines and wrinkles.

Another reason peptides are so effective when incorporated into skin care products is that our body already produces peptides naturally.  However, as we age our body produces less and less until its unable to produce peptides itself at all.

Also, peptides have a small molecule which makes them able to penetrate skin cells more easily for even better results.

One additional piece of important info: When selecting skin care products for their use of peptides be sure to remember one very important thing – These ingredients are very expensive resulting in more costly (yet often incredibly effective) facial products. If you come across inexpensive peptide skin care products -  you may not be getting high enough percentages for the ingredients to have enough power to be truly effective.

 

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Is Your Anti Aging Cream Actually Making Your Skin Age Faster? Find Out!

Why use Wax Free Skin Care bottleMany companies today make all kinds of anti aging creams and formulas that they claim are going to reverse time and make you look years younger.  Yet, when you flip over the bottle, there are ingredients listed that could actually do the opposite!

These beauty products use ingredients like waxes to bind oil and water together to create the base for the skin care product.  Unfortunately, many of these types of ingredients utilized actually dry out skin and clog pores; some can even cause your skin to become inflamed especially if you suffer from a skin sensitivity such as rosacea or acne.

Simply put,  our skin needs to “breathe”, it is a living breathing organ and when it is suffocated with such heavy ingredients the aging process is actually accelerated

Luckily, you won’t find any of these ingredients in Sevani’s wax free skin care products!

Instead, we use  Liquified Crystal to bind our ingredients.  This olive derived natural alternative to synthetic waxes offers many beneficial properties for your skin including anti inflammatory, hydration and anti aging among others.  All the while allowing us to formulate our skin care line without using these other types of ingredients that actually can cause skin issues!

Plus when we add our own signature blend of Organic Ayurveda Botanicals to the mix, the results of this product are magnified dramatically creating skin care formulations that work  naturally to support healthy, youthful looking skin.

It’s a win win as far as we see it and we’re so happy to be able to provide our customers with this 100% non toxic and totally natural option so that they can know for sure their anti aging products are actually helping to hydrate, sooth, and protect their skin – just as we say they will.

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“Fragrances” In Skin Care Ingredients Can Be Frightening

Sevani natural beauty image of fragrancesOne of the many reasons I’m all for the development of honest labeling practices for all personal care products, including skin care products, is the issue “Fragrances” present when included in beauty formulations.

You see, “Fragrances” can mean nearly anything when listed on personal care products.  The FDA offers up this one word to manufacturers as a catch all for many kinds of different chemicals supposedly because they’re required to make the “scent” you smell when using the item.  Unfortunately, some of the synthetic ingredients that can be included under this one single word are known to be very toxic to humans and the ecosystem while the effects of still others are as of yet unknown.

Now, think about the way many of the beauty products you use smell.  Go read the list of ingredients.  I bet you find “fragrances” on the list.  Its often near the bottom, and might even be labeled as “natural fragrances”, but, don’t let it fool you – there are likely added ingredients in that product that makes it actually something that’s not so natural after all.

And, consider how you use these products.  Usually you rub them into your skin and or hair all the while inhaling the “scents” we all used to think only served to make us smell so wonderful!

It doesn’t have to be that way though.  Beauty products can be effective and we can all smell fabulous without the use of toxic chemical ingredients.

If you want to avoid these chemicals, be sure to read ingredient lists carefully and look for beauty products without “Fragrances” in them.  That doesn’t mean they won’t have a scent.  For example Sevani natural skin care products do NOT contain fragrances of any kind but many of our products will have a light citrusy smell because of our natural fruit acids and/or the essential oils used; but all of our ingredients are on the label.  We don’t hide behind “fragrances” because we know they can include frightening ingredients – and Sevani is ONLY and ever will be 100% Natural and Pure.

Now you know to run from beauty products that include “fragrances” on their ingredient lists but, if knowing this makes you as mad as it does me, you can do something about it!  You can lend your voice to the fight for truth in labeling of all personal care products.  You can also help by Supporting companies that DON’T use toxic ingredients and that are honest with their customers about what really is in their skin care products.

It’s time we all know what’s in the personal care products we’re using!  No More Frightening Fragrances!  We can all look and smell beautiful naturally.

 

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