Anti-aging Skin Care Products from REVALÉSKIN™

REVALÉSKIN™ and the Butterfly Effect is now sold in Manila.

According to the Butterfly Effect, the most innocuous event affects everything no matter how distant. So when a harvester plucks a fruit from a coffee plant in South America, a hurricane of an anti-aging skin care product hits the Philippines.

Just like REVALÉSKIN™ - the first and only professional line of organiceutical anti-aging skin care products – which began from an Ethiopian lore about harvesters of the Coffea arabica’s fruit called CoffeeBerry®, noticing that their hands were becoming mysteriously youthful.

This myth sparked the interest of those in the medical field to explore the idea of using CoffeeBerry® in anti-aging skin care. One of the most notable is a clinical study done by David McDaniel M.D., Director for the Institute of Anti-Aging Research in Virginia and Zoe Diana Draelos M.D., Primary Investigator for the Dermatology Consulting Service in North Carolina.

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Holiday Gift Idea: Spa Treat

I like browsing through online shopping sites to get holiday gift ideas. I like the idea of how gifts are categorized by the recipient, occasion and gift type. Now, the best gift idea for someone like me , a prime time girl is a treat at the Spa. For only $32.50 (approx. PHP 1,397.50), one receives thai massage handed down through history, originally practiced only in Thai temples. This yoga-like body works focuses on gentle assisted stretching. (75-minute session)

After the stress of Christmas season, I deserve a relaxing treat.

The Elancyl Woman and Cellulite

I have always been a firm believer that one can’t lose fats by applying lotion, massage or any other methods without diet and exercise. When Elancyl launched its product on September 4, I just had to hear the testimonials of the four Elancyl Women who tried the product for 14 days. One of the endorsers claimed that her skin firmed up but admitted that she didn’t measure for any inches lost. I am still skeptical. Cellulite, those unsightly fatty deposits, is an ugly fact of life for 90 percent of women. Cellulite is not just ordinary fat but a specific combination of fat, waste, and water that forms a bumpy, rippled mass that gets trapped in the fibrous, connective tissue just below the skin’s surface. How can one lose those cellulite with a lotion or liquid application. One would still need proper diet and exercise.

There are mainly two kinds of cellulite creams offered in retail stores, namely short term cellulite reduction creams and the long term cellulite reduction creams. Short term creams are usually not very expensive and as the name suggests, they basically aim at achieving short term results, thus leading to fast removal of cellulite. However, in reality, it provides only a temporary relief by reducing the lumpiness of skin, but does not completely treat cellulite. The basic principle on which these creams work includes rehydrating and diminishing the tightening of the skin. Long term creams, on the other hand, ensure a permanent removal of cellulite. These creams penetrate into the skin and thus head their way towards the subcutaneous layer of fatty tissues. They cause the Cellulite to break down and also ensure smooth flushing of toxins from the body. To derive the benefit of the anti cellulite cream, it is of utmost importance to pay attention to the instructions mentioned in the manufacturer’s instruction booklet .

Elancyl is believed to be the long term cream. Unfortunately, I haven’t tested Elancyl yet so I will just have to rely on their press kit on how their creams work. One of these days, I will test it for myself and report back to you if indeed Elancyl can remove my cellulite.

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