Skin MD Natural

Many of us are quick to forget that the skin is the body’s largest external organ. And because your skin is on the outside of your body it is exposed to and constantly being attacked by toxins and chemical irritants. What you may not be aware of is that many skin care products even those claiming to be natural often contain harsh synthetic chemicals essentially unregulated by the FDA that could be damaging your skin at this very moment.

Unregulated FDA skin care products that damage your skin
The average women absorbs up to five pounds of toxic chemicals from her skin care and other personal care products making it more important than ever to be aware of what you are putting on your skin. How much do you know about the ingredients contained in your favorite skin care products? If you aren’t familiar with the ingredients in your skin care products take the time to educate yourself about them. Chances are they contain fragrances, parabens, dyes, or other irritating chemicals that are very harmful to your skin.

The cost-saving cuts by big companies that hurt you – and damage your skin
Large skin care companies use a number of tactics to distract consumers from the most important aspect of their product the ingredients list. These big skin care companies want you to buy their products with out questioning what they contain and spend millions on advertising in order to get you to do just that. Many of the skin care products produced by major corporations contain money saving synthetic chemicals that damage and irritate your skin’s barrier. Your skin’s barrier is your skin’s natural defense against toxins and irritants. Its job of your outer skin layer is to keep the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. When your skin barrier becomes damaged dry skin and other skin problems can become a daily occurrence.

Shielding Lotions: The new discovery that will save and protect your skin
Finding relief from dry skin and other skin conditions can become a frustrating battle when the products you are using contain ingredients that are damaging your skin. Shielding lotions work to strengthen the your skin’s natural barrier so that your skin can heal itself and true relief can be found.  Dr. Brain Zogg a board certified dermatologist, explains how shielding lotions differ from your conventional lotions: “Shielding lotions are lotions that form a protective shield with the outer layer of your skin and help keep out irritants and chemicals. They also allow the natural oils and moisture to remain in your skin so it can heal better. It is a big advantage that shielding lotions are light and go on without a greasy mess. Your skin needs help to keep out these moisture-robbing irritants. A fundamental difference between Shielding Lotions and traditional lotions are that shielding lotions enhance the skin’s own natural protective abilities by turning the outer layer of skin into what could be described as a hydrating invisible shield making them many times more effective than mere protective lotions and moisturizing creams.”

Skin MD Natural: the worlds top selling shielding lotion
The innovative scientist and skin care experts at 21st Century Formulations spent thousands of hours researching and studying how the you skin’s barrier works to keep your skin healthy and hydrated. It took them over three years and hundreds of test formulations before finding the perfect blend of natural botanicals and cosmetic ingredients that can strengthen your skin’s own natural barrier, giving you a fighting chance of curing your dry skin. 21st Century Formulations is one of the few skin care companies that believes in full disclosure of product information and offers a full ingredient list including definitions of each ingredient on their company website www.skinmdatural where they also feature countless real life success stories from every day people like yourself. Skin MD Natural is manufactured in the United States using solar power and does not participate in animal testing. The product is free of gluten, animal ingredients, harmful dyes, parabens, perfumes, and other dangerous substances.

Nothing can put a stop to the joy of  working in your garden faster than the painful sting of a sunburn or the uncomfortable itch of a skin irritation. The point is, learning about how shielding lotion the latest technology in gardening tips can help protect the health of your skin and allows you to enjoy what you love most – your garden.

It’s easy to lose track of time as you admire your latest blooms or attack that stubborn patch of weeds. But without using sun protection your skin could be paying the high price with the red glow of a sunburn. It’s been found that just one sunburn over the course of a persons life can increase their risk for developing skin cancer. It’s therefore very important to shield your skin from the suns damaging rays with a shielding lotion containing a sunscreen. Daily use of a sunscreen before doing outdoor activities such as gardening can help prevent premature aging and skin cancer. Other gardening tips that can help you avoid a sunburn include wearing a wide brimmed hat and then waiting until after peak sun hours to work outside.

The sun isn’t the only thing you need to watch out for while you garden as there are many things that can irritate your skin. Poison oak and poison sumac both contain urushiol a poisonous sap that can lead to a severe itching, inflammation, and blistering of the skin. Applying a shielding lotion prior to gardening in areas where there are poison oak or sumac will provide skin with an invisible hydrating shield that will prevent the urushiol from causing any irritation.

Even professionals are following top gardening tips and using shielding lotion for their employees working outdoors in vegetation, “In north Texas, our guys work in brush and vegetation. We were taking the guys in to the doc frequently for rashes and skin problems that turned out to be poison ivy and oak,” says Neil Renton, Health Safety & Environmental Assistant for Dawson Geophysical, Inc., a seismic mapping company for the oil and gas industry. “Then we learned about shielding lotions, so I ordered a case and started handing it out to the guys in the field. So far this year, we’ve not had any cases of poison ivy or oak, and shielding lotions have really helped reduce our medical expenses and doctor visits.”

Skin care is part of the booming multi-billion dollar a year beauty industry. Products line the shelves of drugstores, department stores, and there are thousands available online that all promise amazing results, overwhelming consumers with choices. How do you pick the best skin care product and in today’s economy how do you do it without breaking the bank?

The answer to selecting the best skin care product doesn’t lie in celebrity endorsements, flashy commercials, or an over the top price tag. The key to buying the absolute best in skin care is in the ingredients list. Both the bargain drugstore finds and pricey designer department store brands often list harsh synthetic chemicals on their ingredients list. Your skin is the bodies largest organ and absorbs almost everything that you put onto it using lotions and other skin care products that contain harsh ingredients can dry and damage skin, even causing premature aging.

One ingredient that should be making an appearance on the ingredients list of your favorite skin care products is vitamin E. Vitamin E is powerful antioxidant that can help improve the health of skin by fighting skin damaging free radicals that come from pollution and UV rays. Vitamin E has been shown to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles making it a must have in any anti-aging lotion.

Vitamin E has also been shown to be beneficial for those with skin conditions such as psoriasis. Psoriasis symptoms are different for everyone and vary depending upon the type of psoriasis, but  he most common symptoms include patches of red skin covered with thick white to silver scales.

If your skin is marked by scars or stretch marks, Vitamin E could help fade their appearance. You can use a lotion or cream that contains the Vitamin E or you could apply a natural gel from of the vitamin directly to the affected area.

Make sure that any skin care product you purchase contains the healing benefits of Vitamin E along with other natural ingredients. You should avoid any products that have a long list of hard to pronounce ingredients. If you come across any ingredients you aren’t familiar with on a label use the internet to research if it is safe or not. Ingredients you should strongly consider avoiding include artificial fragrances, dyes, and parabens. Don’t be afraid to invest money into a good natural skin care product but you shouldn’t need to spend more than $20-$25 for a quality lotion.

Each year millions of Americans head to the dermatologist or hit the drug store aisle in search for a cure for their dry, cracked skin. What many don’t know is that before you can heal dry, cracked skin you need to fully understand what causes dry skin and  learn the basics of healthy skin. Normal, healthy skin has an intact skin barrier that protects the thin layer of natural lipids and keeps in moisture.  Once the skin barrier becomes damaged the skin begins to lose it’s own natural moisture leading to dry skin or skin irritation. If your wondering what damages your skin barrier the answer is just about everything. There are chemicals and irritants now that didn’t exist over one hundred years ago that are used in everything from household cleaners to personal care products.

Almost every one’s first instinct when it comes to handling dry skin is to apply any conventional lotion. What you may not know and might be quite surprised about is that the misuse of moisturizers is one of the leading causes of dry skin. Using a conventional moisturizer only offers a quick fix over using your regular old fashioned lotions and  can confuse your skin. Basically what happens is that your own skin then produce less of its own natural oils causing your dry skin to become worse not better over time. Dr. Lisa Benest, a board certified dermatologist, further explains why conventional lotions don’t really work, “Regular moisturizers are designed to add moisture onto the skin. However it does nothing to repair the barrier so it’s an endless cycle of constant moisture application onto the skin without healing and curing the dry skin. Many traditional moisturizers restore the moisture to the skin on a temporary basis, but after continued use actually send a message back to the skin saying it doesn’t need any further moisture to be produced by the skin, and so we can end up with the opposite condition where the skin is less hydrated than prior to using the moisturizers.”

The real answer to healing dry skin lies within the skin’s barrier. That is why Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion was formulated to strengthen the skin’s own natural barrier keeping the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. Skin MD Natural really works to cure dry skin and these users want you to know how it worked for their dry skin.

“There is nothing that kills my skin more then the dry, harsh condition of a New York winter. I carry gobs of different types of lotions in my purse in order to ward off that rough feeling that makes me feel so “untouchable”.

“Nothing really ever works well. Most conventional lotions feel greasy and very soon after applying, seem to wear off and stop working. I had just about given up and accepted the fact that in the winters especially my skin would feel dry and itchy…

“And then I tried Skin MD Natural…

“Skin MD Natural is not only a moisturizer, it is a shielding lotion. And that is what makes this product so different then others in the same category.”

Wendy Wallach
It’s Really Only a Purple World Blog

“I had dry, itchy skin, due in part to moving from the warm south to the cold north. I also suffer from thyroid problems which makes my skin dry. My kids also had dry skin because of eczema. Notice how I said ‘HAD’. The reason my skin is feeling much better is because of a new lotion I have tried from Skin MD Natural.”

Brodie Spivey
1 Prince and 3 Princesses Blog

Skin MD Natural Stops Dry Skin for Gardeners

Spring is about to be in the air and I know all of you gardener’s out there are getting excited for the first bloom of the season. If you enjoy planting, potting, growing, trimming and, everything else to do with gardening chances are you’ve experienced dry possibly even cracked skin on your hands. As a gardener your hands can become exposed to some pretty tough stuff like pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemical compounds. These things can dry and damage your skin causing it to become cracked and as a result create the need for a good dry skin treatment.

Many gardener’s are recommending Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion to protect hands while gardening and heal dry skin. Not only does Skin MD Natural heal and protect it also makes clean up a snap. Soil can easily become ground into the skin of your hands and fingers making it hard to wash off. Skin MD Natural provides skin with a natural barrier that helps keep the dirt from absorbing into hands making it easier to wash away after digging and planting.

Read why these real gardener’s love to use Skin MD Natural:

“One of my spring chores is to winkle out the shoots of tansy that constantly try to invade the irises in the garden.

“Now, I hate and despise wearing gloves when I work outside. (Which explains why I was so keen to try out a sample of Skin MD Natural, doesn’t it? My hands show every day of my age, and then some!) But there’s something in tansy that irritates my skin and sets up a prickling rash. By the time I finish taming the tansy patch, the tender skin on the inside of my forearms looks like it has a wicked case of carpet burn!

“Would Skin MD Natural shield my skin from tansy irritation?

“I’m delighted to report that it did. No lotion can make me enjoy the tansy-weeding chore, mind you – but at least I didn’t come out of the garden looking like I’d lost an arm-wrestling match with a roll of sandpaper! And I like that.

“Bottom line?

“It surprises me to have to admit this, but Skin MD Natural does indeed seem to be ‘new and different’ compared to other lotions I’ve tried over the years. Yes, it’s a bit pricey, perhaps. But, as they say, ‘a little goes a long way’ – that claim is true, too!”

Jen
Domestik Goddess Blog

“Being a stay at home wife, and working in the garden can really wreak havoc my skin. Cleaning chemicals, dirt, fertilizers, dusting; all these things can really dry out your skin. Skin MD Natural works to shield your skin from harmful everyday conditions while helping your body restore it’s natural moisture from underneath. ”

Rebecca
Bliss Tree Blog

“In north Texas, our guys work in brush and vegetation. We were taking the guys in to the doc frequently for rashes and skin problems that turned out to be poison ivy and oak. Then we learned about shielding lotions, so I ordered a case and started handing it out to the guys in the field. So far this year, we’ve not had any cases of poison ivy or oak, and shielding lotions have really helped reduce our medical expenses and doctor visits.”

-Neil Renton,
Health Safety & Environmental Assistant for Dawson Geophysical, Inc., a seismic mapping company for the oil and gas industry.

Summer is quickly approaching and before you know it, your local supermarket shelves will be bursting full of fresh fruits and berries.  You should have your eyes open for one especially powerful type of berry – blueberries. Although small in size, blueberries pack a large punch of antioxidants and skin benefiting nutrients.

Blueberries receive their dark blue color from a plant pigment Anthocyanin. Anthocyanin is a powerful antioxidant that’s helps give blueberries a higher antioxidant count than green tea. Antioxidants are beneficial for the health of your skin because they fight and neutralize free radicals that cause skin damage, aging, and cancer.

Blueberries also have vaso-protective abilities which is a fancy way of saying that they help promote the health of your small blood vessels. This can minimize the appearance of redness commonly associated with the skin condition called rosacea. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that often causes the face to appear flushed with pimples or bumps around the cheeks, nose, and forehead that can last for days.  Another symptom of rosacea is small red spider-web like veins that can also appear on the face.

You can get all the benefits blueberries have to offer by adding them to your diet and using them in your own homemade skin care products. If you don’t want to wait for blueberry season you can always purchase frozen unsweetened berries. Frozen blueberries work great for making yummy smoothies and your own skin care products.

For a tasty breakfast treat try blending together one-half cup of plain low-fat yogurt with  one half cup of blueberries and add one fourth teaspoon of honey for added flavor.

For a quick and easy at home facial blend together one half cup of blueberries with 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of plain, unsweetened yogurt. Apply the mixture to your face and allow to sit for 15-20 minutes before rinsing with warm water.

Having a well balanced diet full of healthy fruits and vegetables is an important step to having beautiful skin. Research has shown that there is more to having healthy skin then using the right products and having the perfect routine. For that reason, make sure these top 10 foods for healthy skin are making an appearance on your plate.

1.  Avocados – Packed full of essential oils and B-complex vitamins needed for healthy skin. Grab a bag of tortilla chips and snack on some home made guacamole or try making your own avocado facial mask.

2. Tomatoes – Nature’s natural sun screen. The antioxidants in tomatoes can help block out the sun’s harmful UV rays preventing sun damage and premature ageing. Make a simple snack with healthy for your skin ingredients by combining chopped cherry tomatoes with chopped avocado, a splash of olive oil, and a dash of garlic salt.

3. Salmon – Swimming with Omega-3 fatty acids this fish keeps skin healthy and hydrated while reducing inflammation. Try the Honey Glazed Salmon recipe in our Eat Salmon for naturally healthy skin post.

4.  Dark Chocolate -  There’s nothing that can make a woman happier than hearing she should eat more chocolate. Dark chocolate is rich in flavonols -  a powerful antioxidant  – so enjoy a bar of chocolate every now and then.

5. Blueberries – Bursting with natural antioxidants these berries help prevent cell damage by fighting free radicals. For an extra burst of flavor to your morning cereal or oatmeal try adding a handful of blueberries.

6. Green Tea  – This ancient Chinese secret contains antioxidants that reduce inflammation and improve skin health. Try swapping out your soda or juice for a glass of green tea instead.

7. Eggs – Don’t let your skin look yellowish and possibly prevent dark under eye circles by eating this iron rich breakfast food. People who suffer from an iron deficiency tend to have sallow looking yellow skin with under eye circles.

8. Carrots – These aren’t just for rabbits. Carrots are rich in vitamin A which aids in the development and maintenance of skin cells. Try carrot sticks and low fat ranch for a fast and easy snack.

9. Oranges – Vitamin C isn’t just good for fighting colds it also promotes collagen production landing it a spot on the list of top 10 foods for healthy skin. Add a glass of orange juice to your morning breakfast for a dose of vitamin C.

10. Almonds – These tasty nuts contain over 100% of the daily percentage of vitamin E that keeps skin moisturized.