Start the New Year with Beautiful Skin

Hey guys,

It’s been a while. Happy New Year!! I wish you all the best, and as the New Year unfolds, I hope it brings new joys, new hopes, beautiful moments and a whole new beginning. I’m sure you’ve made tons of resolutions for 2011, but if you do anything this year for yourself, please resolve to take care of your skin. After all it’s what we ‘live’ in! We all want beautiful skin don’t we? The mere fact that beauty products continue to be on the rise today is a clear indication of that. But when it comes to skin care, two basic questions should always be at the forefront: What do I know about the ingredients in the products I use? And, how effective are these ingredients? I’m sure that you'll agree that trying to figure out what we read on those labels is a challenge of its own.

Ephraim Hunte points out a few of the well known skin care ingredients and terms for us, so that we can keep an eye out for them on the labels of the skin care products we use.

So, here goes - Ephraim Hunte says:

New technologies are revolutionizing the beauty industry and there are various cosmetic and medical options to improve the way your skin can look. But first and foremost, educating yourself about products and ingredients and knowing a little about remedies will help you make the right decisions in achieving the very best results for beautiful and healthy-looking skin. Here are a few ingredients available in over-the-counter and prescription products that deal with enhancing and protecting your skin.

AHAs are natural exfoliants derived primarily from citrus fruits, vegetables, cane sugar and milk. People with acne, pigmentary changes or ashy skin usually resort to AHAs for fresher, clearer looking complexion. AHAs exfoliate or slough off the top dead layers of the skin and dissolve grime that can clog pores.

BHAs (salicylic acid, the most common known) dissolves the material that binds dry, dead skin onto the skin’s surface...

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