Fashion + Beauty
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Are There Benefits to Using Food On Your Face?
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“USDA approved” food-based
ingredients seem to be the new big thing in skincare. Are there
benefits to using food on my face, or is just a gimmicky offshoot
of going au naturel?
I haven’t seen any evidence that food
ingredients will provide nourishment when applied topically to the
skin. In my opinion, caviar and caviar extracts are just a
gimmick—and an expensive one at that—and other ingredients will do
nothing more than provide mild surface hydration. Our skin likes to
receive its sustenance from the foods that we eat (particularly
natural, fresh foods and plain water), and slapping them on your
face is just not an acceptable or viable substitute. There are some
things that may work, though. For example, applying lemon slices
(which are a source of alpha hydroxy acids) may help exfoliate your
skin.
A board-certified member of the American
Board of Dermatology and a leading expert in skin health
restoration and rejuvenation,
Dr. Zein Obagi is an internationally renowned dermatologist and
educator who is known for his ability to successfully correct a
wide range of skin conditions—often after other traditional
treatments have failed. He is also the founder of the Obagi Medical
Product line, the number one brand of physician-dispensed antiaging
skincare products in the world, as well as the Obagi Skin Health Institute in
Beverly Hills , where he currently practices.
Photo: David Murray and Jules
Selmes/Getty Images
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Posted by CarolB, Complete Skin Care Therapy Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:21pm PDT
I disagree, green tea, lemon, fruit facials, etc offer more benefits to the skin than a jar full of synthetic toxic chemicals - in which there are a whole list of warnings. Also, skin care recipes are alot more eco friendly. www. completeskincaretherapy.com
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Posted by KarenK Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:04pm PDT
I DEFFENTLY SAY YES! THERE ARE FOODS I USE REGULARY AND THEY HELP VERY MUCH-CUMMBERS,CARROTS AND LEMONS SQUEZED ON YOUR FACE IS GREAT FOR CLEANING UP ACNE, I KNOW I HAVE A CLEAN FACE NOW!!!!
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Posted by Lizbeth Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:07pm PDT
I've been a fan of the home-spa since high school. I've covered my face in mashed bananas, yogurt, honey, eggs, cucumbers, milk, lemons, sugar, apple cider vinegar, papaya, mango, oatmeal, green tea, black tea, chamomile tea, strawberries, and even seaweed.
It was all in my kitchen and thus 'free'. I have great skin and none of it was ever tested on animals! Also, if some drips off my face, then i could multi-task and have lunch and a facial at the same time.
Inner and outer beauty harmonizing. :)
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Posted by HONEY Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:25am PDT
i never knew fruits have the solution to my skin problems;but now that i know i'll try them out.
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Posted by MrsKlingonPasadena Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:27am PDT
I think this article was written from a narrow minded view. Now that we have all this technology and science all of a sudden the things beautiful women have done all through time have no relevence? I think that's a crock. Maybe we need to go back to the natural beauty treatment that are dismissed as old wives tale and check out how our grandmothers and great grandmother stayed so beautiful.
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Posted by JeanneA Mon May 4, 2009 7:49pm PDT
If you believe this article, then you've never used extra virgin olive oil on your face. No oily of greasy film. The skin drinks it right in and provides not only an incredible amount of sustaining moisture, but helps dark areas disappear from sun damage and aging. Add some grape seed oil and you have a powerful age fighting serum. Lines soon vanish and your skin looks healthy, young and glowing. If you read the ingredients of some of those high priced creams and lotions, you will find there main ingredients are found right in your kitchen cabinet. I say, try the evoo for a week and you will never spend another penny on skincare. Experiment with blending oils like grape seed, tea tree and almond. Pure coconut oil is another miracle for natural beauty. Save your precious dollars ladies and break free of the addictive and expensive skincare industry.
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Posted by MARIA LUZ Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:02pm PDT
please advise me how to get rid of whiteheads&and blackheadsin my face please help me
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