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Question
What type of mask and further skin treatment that I could do for my skin
during this time. I have not developed severe wrinkling as of yet and
would like to PERK up my skin somewhat with further treatment. I am also
having problems with my makeup staying on during the day.
Thank You,
-Viki
(submitted by alias: )
Answer
Dear Viki,
Problem with makeup not staying on long enough during the day are due
to one or more of the following reasons:
1. Makeup is too oily.
2. Your skin sebaceous glands are more active during the day, thus
becoming more oily.
3. Your skin sebaceous glands are stimulated by some active ingredients
from the makeup, thus becoming
more oily.
4. Your skin is coarse due to flaking caused by dehydration or due to
clogged pores , or both.
Note that excessive oiliness and dehydration (which are exact opposites)
can both cause your makeup
not staying for long.
Frankly, even without any specific Masking you can still regain back
your baby-soft smooth and
silky skin. What you need are products that can clean your skin
effectively (including effective removal of your daily stale makeup)
yet not dehydrating it, products that do not deposit waxes to clog your
pores (unfortunately most products in the market use standard
formulations provided free by chemical companies which contain high
wax content), products that do not contain sensitizing
agents or stimulants that will promote excessive secretions.
It's hard for one to believe me until they try the whole set
of our products to see the difference for themselves. Our
products do all the actions I mentioned above. Competitors'
products do not.
Anyway, although you do need to cooperate by not mixing our
products with others in order to achieve fast positive results,
I'm not pressuring you to
buy the whole set of our products now.
That's because we do offer free samples by uniquely matching
a set for your skin. Infact, we encourage potential customers
to try our samples first, despite the fact that we have over
95% satisfied customers(incase someone happens to be
among that remaining <5%).
The sampleset comprises 5 to 7 items(depending on your
skin condition), to be used for your daily and nightly
routine. This is to provide you an opportunity to use
exclusively only our line of products, without mixing
with other competitive products, in order to achieve fast
positive results.
You need only pay US$10 for postage and handling. The sampleset
will be shipped via registered air parcel directly from Singapore.
However, you need first to provide us with info of your skin condition,
either online at: https://web62366.securesites.com/ss45b/matsamp.htm
OR
alternatively, by completing the text version sample request form I have
pasted here below.
Best Regards: Pierre
Question
What natural ingredients allow a formulator to not include
synthetic antimicrobials?
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Answer
Most antimicrobials used in cosmetics are synthetic. Natural
antimicrobials cannot preserve well. If the formulation
consists mostly of natural ingredients, then stronger
preservation is even needed. However, how well a product can
be preserved depends not only on what antimicrobial agent and
what concentration it is used. Other contributing factors
are:
1. How well are the raw materials being stored(eg. temperature,
hygiene, are they properly closed in air-tight containers?)
2. Freshness of raw materials(are they expired or close to
expiry?)
3. Processing method(how raw materials are decanted, hygienic
processing practices)
4. How processing equipment and utensils are cleansed,
sterylized, and maintained.
5. How finished products are stored before filling
6. Filling methods(what hygienic practices are enforced)
7. How containers are sterylized before filling.
8. How finished packaged products are stored before shipping.
9. How are the goods shipped(are they exposed to high humid
temperature?)
10.How are the goods stored at the distributor's store.
Good management of the above will help preserve the products
better without having to increase in the concentration of
antimicrobials.
Some natural ingredients used for cosmetics formulations
possess antimicrobial properties. One such ingredient is
Tee-tree oil. When such ingredient is used in a formulation,
whether the final product still requires any synthetic
antimicrobials or not would depend on the concentration of
that natural ingredient used(the higher concentration, the
better it contributes to self preservation)and all the factors
mentioned above. Before a product is released for marketing,
it has to go through a series of tests with various types and
concentrations of antimicrobial agents to determine if the
product is stable under various extreme temperatures, and over
a desired time span.
Regards: Pierre
Question
I have been fighting clogged pores all my life. But for the
past 3 months the problem seems to be getting worse, specially
my chin and nose. Therefore, for the past 6 weeks I have been
getting glycolic acid peels with extractions to try and clear
up my skin but no luck. I have also changed my skin care line
to a clinical skin care line called Peter Thomas Roth based
out of New York. Their products are specially formulated for
acne prone skin and clogged pores. My esthetician does not
understand how my pores can be so clogged after all the
extraction she performs. She also says that my skin care
routine is correct for my skin type. I go get these peels
every 2 weeks- I have completed 4 of them at the moment.
Also, all of my make-up is non-comedogenic and I do not touch
my face.
I have tried absolutely everything to try and clear up this
problem and I seem to be using all the correct products -
do you think Wondergel would be useful for me? If you think
that it might help would be possible to try a sample first.
Please respond as soon as possible.
Thank you for your help.
Alejandra
(submitted by alias: Alejandra)
Answer
Hi Alejandra,
Clogged-pores is a common skin flaw. The debris that clogged
the pores comprises the skin's surface dead cells,
environmental dirt, bacteria, salt from dried-up sweat, staled
sebum secretion, waxes dried-up from face creams, and colored
pigments(i.e. iron oxides) from dried-up makeup. These are
being deposited on the skin's surface daily. As such, if they
are not properly removed, the accumulations will seriously
clog-up the pores.
Glycolic Peeling will not help in your clog-pores. Infact it
will make it worse for your current situation. Glycolic Peeling
will shed your skin even more, thus producing more shedded dead
cells to clog your pores. From what you describe, the products
you are currently using aren't effective. Firstly, you must use
a cleanser that really cleans by effectively softening/
dissolving the accumulated debris now clogging your pores, as
well as removing your daily debris deposits. Next, your skin's
excessive secretion must be calmed/sedated by applying products
that contain soothing/calming active ingredients. Trying to rid
off oily secretions by excessive washing with soap or any
foam/soap base cleansers will only make it worse. When you wash
excessively with soap, your skin will dehydrate after each wash.
During the dehydration period, the skin will physiologically
react by trying to compensate the temporary loss of oil/moisture
by stimulating the oil glands to produce more oil. This
stimulation only causes more oil(which could not flow out due to
your clogged condition) to build up beneath your pores and, thus,
worsen the situation. You will find your skin getting coarser.
Makeup are colored products, which contain coloring substances,
colored pigment oxides(iron oxides), zinc oxides, titanium
oxides, talc, etc.. As such, the manufacturer should never claim
that they are non-comedogenic. To claim that a product is
non-comedogenic is to say that the product contains ingredients
that will not contribute to the building up of comedones.
Comedones is a medical term for blackheads. The debris that
clogged the pores are blackheads/comedones!!! And all the
pigments, oxides and talc are powdery grains which do contribute
to pore-cloggs. Unless you have a good and effective cleanser
and a good skincare routine, I'd advise that you stop using
makeup for one to two weeks.
If you are willing to accept my advice, I would prefer that
you stop all others and use the samples I will send you. It
will comprise 4 to 5 items. I am confident you will see quick
positive results, like many others have testified to us. However,
you will have to pay only for the postage which costs about
$10. You only pay upon receipt of the samples. One more request
is that you testify for our products efficacies when you see
remarkable improvements.
Please let me know if you want me to send the set of samples.
Regards: Pierre
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