Watkins Heritage Remedies - Skin Care Remedies.

Stop Smoking Skin Care

thacker@watkinsonline.com (Melody Thacker) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:18:57 -0700

Taking good care of your skin such as avoiding the sun, using sunscreen, washing your skin gently and applying moisturizer regularly can help delay the natural aging process and prevent many skin problems. These simple skin-care habits will help you protect your skin to keep it healthy and glowing for years to come.

Did you know that smoking can accelerate the normal aging process of your skin, contributing to wrinkles? Skin changes from smoking have been noticed in young adults who have been smoking for as few as 10 years. Smoking causes narrowing of the blood vessels including the vessels in the outermost layers of skin. This decreases blood flow, depleting the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health. All of these factors increase damage to the elastic fibers (elastin) and collagen which give your skin strength and elasticity.

The repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke may contribute to wrinkles as well. It's also possible that repeated exposure to the heat from burning cigarettes may damage your facial skin over time. Sounds like a good idea to stop smoking for skin care, another good reason to quit!

Natural Shea Butter For Dry Skin

thacker@watkinsonline.com (Melody Thacker) — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:39:31 -0700

Shea butter is becoming a popular remedy for dry skin and it n wonder, it absorbs quickly with out being greasy. Watkins Shea butters contain natural shea butter, cocoa butter and five oils; macadamia nut, avocado, apricot kernel, jojoba and coconut, which are whipped for a smooth, spreadable butter thats perfect after bathing or when ever your skin needs moisturizing. Great for at home manicures, pedicures and hand massages.

Pamper your dry skin with these wonderful botanical enriched butters. Choose from; Vanilla Shea Butter, Aloe & Green Tea Shea Butter Hand Repair Moisturizer, Lavender Shea Butter Hand Repair Moisturizer, Lemon Cream Shea Butter Hand Repair Moisturizer, or Lavender Shea Butter.

You'll find these wonderful shea butters at Watkins Online along with more dry skin remedies.

Aloe And Green Tea To Sooth A Sunburn

thacker@watkinsonline.com (Melody Thacker) — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:18:36 -0700

Oh no! You've got a nasty sunburn, you need the soothing relief of aloe vera and green tea. Your unprotected skin will start burning after a very short period of time in the sun so it's easy to get burned before you realize it.

Aloe vera has been prized for its cosmetic and therapeutic benefits for centuries. The Egyptians considered Aloe a sacred medicinal plant, and Cleopatra reportedly attributed her great beauty to the use of aloe on her skin.

Aloe vera gel contains a synergistic balance of some 200 biologically-active compounds that scientists believe are responsible for its legendary healing qualities. Watkins field-grown aloe vera is enhanced with other rejuvenating botanicals.

Green tea extract is high in polyphenols, a group of phytonutrients that may have powerful benefits for skin. Our therapeutic blend of six natural botanicals; calendula officinalis extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) extract, tilia cordata (linden) extract, centaurea cyanus (cornflower) extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, and hypericum perforatum extract provides a cornucopia of natural goodness for your total body care.

Watkins is the natural way to sooth your sunburn and for healthier, more beautiful skin. We've had excellent results with the following products.

Sooth your sunburn with Watkins Aloe and Green Tea Moisturizing Gel, a clear aloe vera-based gel that cools and refreshes. The corn-based emollient hydrates your skin while the unique blend of botanicals mentioned above and green tea help make it ideal for soothing, healing and moisturizing your sunburned skin.

For a really painful sunburn Watkins Aloe Vera Soothing Burn Cream heals, as it soothes. This aloe cream is medicated with lidocaine to help relieve your pain as well as itching from minor burns, sunburns, windburn, insect bites, and other minor skin irritations.

Prevent future sunburns with Watkins Aloe Vera Moisturizing Sunblock with SPF-30 for your face and body and Aloe Botanical Lip Balm with SPF-23. Reapply after swimming or every couple of hours for the best protection. Visit the Watkins Online Store to order your Aloe and Green Tea sunburn relief.