Using ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest methods of pain control. While heat is great for improving circulation, and relaxing muscles, it won’t reduce any pain or swelling. Ice is the safest, easiest, and effective way to reduce swelling, relieving pain and decreasing muscle spasms.

Ice Face Roller

A gift idea for anyone who is prone to injury, or just wants to cool their body down in general I recommend the Ice Face Roller.

This small product is travel size, lightweight, and easy to use. The size and design allows this little innovation to be a multi-purpose tool, because you can use it anywhere on your body. It also has a detachable ice barrel, so you don’t have to freeze the whole thing, and it makes it easier to clean.

Ice Face Roller

How can I use the ice face roller?

Beauty uses…

This Ice Face Roller is great for those who want to reduce any facial swelling, like puffy eyes. It can also be used to close the skin pores, either in the morning, or before applying make up. By closing up your pores you reduce the amount of dirt and toxins that gets inside your skin. This helps you maintain cleaner, healthier and younger looking skin.

Body uses…

For injuries, swelling, or pain the Ice Face Roller can easily maneuver around. The non-stick ice barrel glides around smoothly, and doesn’t cause a pool of water like a bag of ice would.

If you have other ideas on how this product can be used, please leave a comment below to share .

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A new beauty product from Korea and has now entered the North American market. This product has an easy detachable ice roller, and is easy to use. Here are my reviews for anyone considering of buying this product:

Ice Roller Background Review

This ice roller is said to be a multi-purpose beauty and health tool. It can be used before you apply your make up, and is great for cooling fevers, muscle sores, aches and pains.

After the summer heat wave I found it particularly delightful, but I really enjoy using it in the morning and before applying make up to tighten my pores. The cooling sensation is great for soothing puffy eyes, but can also be used on other parts of the body as well.

Ice Roller Benefits:
-         Easy to detach & reattach ice barrel
-         Comfortable handle & easy to maneuver
-         Durable & portable
-         Even when frozen the barrel won’t stick to your skin (like licking a bus pole in winter)
-         Cooling sensation (especially during the summer heat wave)
-         No batteries/cords needed
-         Environmentally sound (no need to refill with water/waste water)
-         Easy to clean

Ice Roller Con’s:
-         Barrel seems too big for a small face (like mine). It’s hard to get in smaller areas, such as between the nose & eyes, even when trying to get to those eye bags.
-         A little pricey for my liking, but maybe worth it for those who need/would use it often. Unless you get it at a special discount, then it maybe more worthwhile.

Ice Roller - Hand held body roller

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A new product that surfaced during a conversation I had with my friends of beauty advisors, at our last girly-gathering of tea and yummies.  DermaSilk Anti-Wrinkle Pills? While there are creams can it really be possible that we may have the alternative of consuming our way to beauty?

Has anyone tried this Derma Silk Anti-Wrinkle Product?

As skin ages, it naturally loses its flexibility and elasticity over time. Giving way to a less youthful appearance of sagging and wrinkles. Dermasilk Anti-Wrinkle product is considered to provide skin-specific antioxidants and anti-aging ingredients to combat these negative effects, and to help improve the look and feel of skin.

It’s considered to be a more dynamic and effective approach to healthier, more beautiful skin, safely and naturally. While other products tackle you from the outside, DermaSilk takes the opposite route, starting from the inside, out. A dietary supplement formulated with an effective blend of key nutrients for optimum health and beauty.

DermaSilk anti wrinkle pills are said to:

• Reduce wrinkles and fine lines
• Increase firmness and elasticity
• Promote collagen production
• Increase hydration and skin density
• Reduce age spots
• Deliver beneficial skin-specific antioxidants

Whatever happened to the days of graceful aging?

Dermasilk Anti-Wrinkle Pills

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Late in the 18^th century in Japan, a monk visited a sake brewery in Kobe. He noticed something very interesting about the brewery workers: they all had extraordinary soft and youthful hands. An old man, who would had wrinkles in the rest of his body, had hands like that of a 30 year old young man. The Monk became very intrigued and so he devised a series of experiments to figure out the secret to these smooth hands.

How To Get Smooth Skin

After his initial experiments, he decided it was a good idea to give his data to skincare scientists to put the findings through more rigorous scientific testing. After 5 years of intense research, the scientists were able to extract a highly pure form of the substance responsible for the smooth hands of the brewery workers. That substance is called pitera and is created during the fermentation process of sake. Pitera is a rich source of amino acids and proteins which help moisture to bind to the skin so that your skin will stay moist and plump.

The years of research resulted the company called SK-2, one of the best selling premier skincare brands in Japan.

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The Akaishi Facial Massager is another handy device to keep in your purse. It uses four extensions and eight rollers as you can see. It’s very effective in stimulating your facial skin and muscles. This stimulation is effective in preventing your skin from sagging and forming wrinkles. Apparently, just 10 minutes a day will do the trick. You simply have to roll the little rollers over your cheeks and chin and simply by doing this will relax your facial muscles. The model really seems to enjoy using the device.

My dear friends. I come to you today as a recent eczema victim that literally plagued me for an entire year – and then some. It started as a little dot on my calf, and soon began to grow and take over half of my lower leg. Naturally I was seeing the doctor during this whole charade that diagnosed it as a ringworm infection, and then went on to see a dermatologist that diagnosed it as eczema.

What is Eczema?

A type of disease that causes inflammation to the skin, and is usually characterized by: itchiness, dryness and recurring skin rashes (with symptoms that include redness, skin crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding).

Tips for Eczema Treatments:

I am one of those people that are unfortunately excluded from the general majority that can be cured by medication. I started doing research and conducting experimental eczema treatments in my secret laboratory – muhahaha! Seriously now, I did take matters into my own hands, and I managed to get rid of it in less than a few months! So here are my steps to getting rid of lingering eczema, but in no way holds any guarantees.

1) Seek professional help

I’ve been with my doctor longer than I can remember, she’s always been great the past, but this time she wasn’t able to diagnois my skin problem. Honestly not everyone knows everything, and every doctor will have a different opinion. At least they can connect you to specialists (i.e. dermatologists), or point you in another direction for help.

2) Lotion! Lotion! Lotion!

After my eczema epidemic, I’ve become a lotion monster. Why? To help your skin heal faster it needs to stay healthy. Lotion provides nutrients and keeps the skin hydrated so it can work better. Two symptoms of eczema are dry, itchy skin, and I remember that my eczema began BECAUSE my skin was itchy and I kept scratching it. So lotion up! Every time I have/had an itch I apply lotion. And you don’t even need the expensive stuff, some of the shelf brands are just as good. Avoid ones with lots of chemicals/perfumes so you won’t irritate your skin even more. Try going for either organic products, or trustworthy products with good reviews (like St. Ives).

Showering & 3 Minute Rule…When showering, or cleaning avoid using hot water on the area because it can really dry the skin and make it worse. Use luke warm to cool water, wash lightly and gently rather than scrubbing roughly.  After a shower, or any type of cleaning apply lotion within the 3 minutes of finishing. The skin’s absorbency is best during this time, so the lotion can take the best effect here.

3) Keep It Clean.

Can’t stress this enough, especially during the summer because it’s blazing hot! Sweat can irritate eczema, while the heat can also dehydrate the skin even more, making it more difficult to heal. So keep it clean. If you’re out, visit the washroom occasionally to clean the area with a damp paper towel and reapply lotion. Lotion up whenever you get a chance!

If you play sports bring a change of clothes – especially socks if your eczema is around the feet area. Remember: bacteria LOVES warm, moist environments. You don’t want to irritate the eczema with heat & sweat, but you also don’t want to invite other friends to play. During the summer time it’s great to cheat and wear sandals, this allows the skin to breathe, but you should still continue your cleaning responsibilitiesJ

4) Drink lots of water & eat lots of fruits and veggies.

Water keeps your body hydrated so it can work better, and consuming more fruits and veggies provide your body with essential nutrients needed to rebuild itself (I.e. Cabbage is #1 for providing essential nutrients for stronger, healthier skin).

If these steps worked for you then try keeping some of these tips into your daily routine (keep the skin clean, hydrated, and moisturized) to avoid future encounters.

Happy skin to you all!

Keep your skin hydrated & moisturized

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I am 32 years of age and am stating to feel the effects of gravity (god help me). A friend of mine actually advised me to start using the galvanic treatment on my face. Well her being an esthetician I took her advice, and surprisingly I started to see results quicker than I had imagined. The muscles on my face have started to get tighter and more youthful looking.

I have been using it about 3-4 times a week and have seen drastic results compared to pictures I took before I started. My skin looks brighter, vibrant and healthy not to mention youthful, especially around my eyes, where most of the sagging was starting to occur.

Believe it or not I was asked for my ID when purchasing lottery tickets a few weeks ago! I definitely urge people to start using this treatment regularly. It is effective, easy, comfortable and painless! If you don’t believe me then try it for yourself, you have nothing to lose.

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When I say sun damage I mean the negative impact too much unprotected exposure to sun light can have on the look, feel and health of our skin. This sun damage is caused by UV rays. Sun light consists of two different kinds of UV rays, UVA and UVB. UVB rays are the cause of sunburns. UVA rays however, are not only responsible for excessive skin aging, but can also lead to skin cancer.

Unfortunately, most people will not give up tanning, outdoors activities or go outside only with all their skin covered despite the risks involved. We love the sun.

Sunlight can have a damaging effect on your skin, but you can prevent it. There are several ways you can protect your skin from sun damage such as premature aging, wrinkles, sun blotches and changes in the pigmentation. Especially if you spend a lot of time exposed to sun light, like spending your days at the beach, running marathons or working outside you should heed the following advise.

• Always use a sunscreen, sun blocker or sun crème. Ask your pharmacist or dermatologist which UV protection your skin needs. A thumb rule is: the lighter the skin type, the higher the protection needed to prevent sun damage.

• Enrich your diet and use skincare products that have soy components in them. Soy can smooth and moisturize the skin and also helps against sun blotches by evening the overall skin tone.

• The sun can damage the skin by causing so called oxidative stress through free radicals. This can lead to wrinkles and sagging skin. After exposing your skin to sunlight you should use an after sun lotion or similar skincare product that contains the vitamins C and E. These vitamins counter oxidative stress and help the skin repair previous sun damage.

• Chemical Peels: skincare products that help the skin rejuvenate and regenerate itself by shedding its’ outer layer. The skin is noticeably smoother and softer after a peeling. However, you should not do a peeling after a long day in the sun as the skin is already stressed.

There are more invasive measures that can be taken in order to treat sun damage. These include non prescription and prescription medication and cosmetic treatments such as laser treatments as well as BoTox, collagen and fat injections. Personally, I am of the opinion that the less medication the better, no matter if it’s over the counter or not.  Enjoy the sun, but with care, and use natural, non-invasive ways to help your skin protect itself from sun damage. Prevention is always better than treatment.

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