Comments on: What’s In My Cupboard? http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/ Your Guide to Getting (and Staying!) Naturally Beautiful Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Proactive Skin Care , Gerovital http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-6338 Proactive Skin Care , Gerovital Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:14:46 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-6338 I just couldnt leave your website before saying that I genuinely loved the quality facts you offer for your visitors. Will be back usually to check up on new information in you article!... I just couldnt leave your website before saying that I genuinely loved the quality facts you offer for your visitors. Will be back usually to check up on new information in you article!…

]]> By: Audrey http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Audrey Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:26:42 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-290 Thanks for the reply, Stephanie. It seems the same person has written another review of Jason's Pure Vitamin E Oil here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DMMQACYXAU57/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2DMMQACYXAU57" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DMMQACYXAU57/ref=c...</a>. Hope to hear the company's response soon. In the meantime, I don't know what to do with the bottle I've just bought, lol. Thanks for the reply, Stephanie. It seems the same person has written another review of Jason’s Pure Vitamin E Oil here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DMMQACYXAU57/ref=c…. Hope to hear the company’s response soon. In the meantime, I don’t know what to do with the bottle I’ve just bought, lol.

]]> By: epicbeautyguide http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-262 epicbeautyguide Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:04:47 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-262 Hi Audrey! Thank you for the comment, and thank you for bringing the vitamin E oil to my attention. Jason's vitamin E oil contains tocopheryl acetate, which does not specify if it's "d" (natural) or "dl" (synthetic), and since they say it's natural ingredients, then it would have to be d-tocopheryl acetate, otherwise that could mean serious legal implications for them. I have contacted the company and will see what they say about this oil, because I've been using it for several years now and would be pretty ticked if it turned out to be synthetic. I prefer to use tocopheryl acetate since it's more stable and you wouldn't be putting a useless, expired product on your skin. This form of vitamin E is also slowly absorbed and utilized by the skin, so you will not be getting the 32,000 IU, similar to how your body will not absorb all the vitamins you give it when you take a multivitamin tablet. So far there are no toxicity reports on vitamin E. It's also very good that vitamin E is fat soluble, since it can effect and repair the internal mechanisms of the cell, making it a very effective antioxidant (plus, we use up antioxidants like crazy, so more is better — unless you live in some remote forest with not too much exposure to sunlight and the perfect nutrient-rich diet). I will let you know what Jason says, and if I can find a better, pure vitamin E liquid, I will switch and let everyone know what it is. ~Steph xx Hi Audrey! Thank you for the comment, and thank you for bringing the vitamin E oil to my attention. Jason’s vitamin E oil contains tocopheryl acetate, which does not specify if it’s “d” (natural) or “dl” (synthetic), and since they say it’s natural ingredients, then it would have to be d-tocopheryl acetate, otherwise that could mean serious legal implications for them. I have contacted the company and will see what they say about this oil, because I’ve been using it for several years now and would be pretty ticked if it turned out to be synthetic. I prefer to use tocopheryl acetate since it’s more stable and you wouldn’t be putting a useless, expired product on your skin. This form of vitamin E is also slowly absorbed and utilized by the skin, so you will not be getting the 32,000 IU, similar to how your body will not absorb all the vitamins you give it when you take a multivitamin tablet. So far there are no toxicity reports on vitamin E. It’s also very good that vitamin E is fat soluble, since it can effect and repair the internal mechanisms of the cell, making it a very effective antioxidant (plus, we use up antioxidants like crazy, so more is better — unless you live in some remote forest with not too much exposure to sunlight and the perfect nutrient-rich diet).

I will let you know what Jason says, and if I can find a better, pure vitamin E liquid, I will switch and let everyone know what it is.

~Steph xx

]]> By: Audrey http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Audrey Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:37 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-260 Hi Stephanie. I enjoy reading your blog and have learned about so many organic alternatives to target specific concerns. I do have a question regarding the dosage and ingredients of the Jason Natural Cosmetics Pure Vit­a­min E Oil though. 32,000 I.U. is above the recommended dosage and seems rather high as vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that accumulates in the body (not "flushed out" in the urine like water-soluble vitamin C). <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Vitamin-Wand-Ounce-Bottles/product-reviews/B001FB5HAQ/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending" rel="nofollow">This Amazon.com review</a> of the product also had me a bit worried. Thank you for taking the time to read this, Stephanie. I look forward to reading your opinions. :) Hi Stephanie. I enjoy reading your blog and have learned about so many organic alternatives to target specific concerns. I do have a question regarding the dosage and ingredients of the Jason Natural Cosmetics Pure Vit­a­min E Oil though. 32,000 I.U. is above the recommended dosage and seems rather high as vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that accumulates in the body (not “flushed out” in the urine like water-soluble vitamin C). This Amazon.com review of the product also had me a bit worried.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, Stephanie. I look forward to reading your opinions. :)

]]> By: epicbeautyguide http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-259 epicbeautyguide Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:39:59 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-259 Okay then, I would leave your face alone as much as possible - don't exfoliate, don't use a yogurt or milk mask, don't wash with anything that contains acids (salicylic acid, for instance). For now, try a soothing oatmeal mask: make a paste from oatmeal, honey, and a little water (if needed). You can also try an oatmeal washcloth soak: add organic oats to water and let them soak for 5 minutes, strain out the oats (keep the water), then soak your clean washcloth in the oat water and apply the cloth to your face for 10 minutes. You can rinse off the oat water or not, it's up to you. While your skin is still damp, moisturize with a preservative-free, fragrance-free moisturizer. Simple coconut oil or shea butter will also work wonders as a moisturizer. You can moisturize throughout the day if needed. You also want to eat a lot of leafy greens, fish, and fruit right now to help heal your skin faster. Eat steamed broccoli, spinach, kale, etc. with your meals. Drink a lot of water. No sugar, bread, cakes, muffins, etc. since they will slow down your healing and bring a further burden to your skin. If you can, purchase a good food-based supplement (non-synthetic) that contains Vitamins A, C, D, and E which will help your skin heal. Let me know how you're doing! ~Steph xx Okay then, I would leave your face alone as much as possible — don’t exfoliate, don’t use a yogurt or milk mask, don’t wash with anything that contains acids (salicylic acid, for instance). For now, try a soothing oatmeal mask: make a paste from oatmeal, honey, and a little water (if needed). You can also try an oatmeal washcloth soak: add organic oats to water and let them soak for 5 minutes, strain out the oats (keep the water), then soak your clean washcloth in the oat water and apply the cloth to your face for 10 minutes. You can rinse off the oat water or not, it’s up to you. While your skin is still damp, moisturize with a preservative-free, fragrance-free moisturizer. Simple coconut oil or shea butter will also work wonders as a moisturizer. You can moisturize throughout the day if needed.

You also want to eat a lot of leafy greens, fish, and fruit right now to help heal your skin faster. Eat steamed broccoli, spinach, kale, etc. with your meals. Drink a lot of water. No sugar, bread, cakes, muffins, etc. since they will slow down your healing and bring a further burden to your skin.

If you can, purchase a good food-based supplement (non-synthetic) that contains Vitamins A, C, D, and E which will help your skin heal.

Let me know how you’re doing!

~Steph xx

]]> By: teddynia http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-258 teddynia Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:56:24 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-258 well the case is that i went to the hair salon and asked for a face wash also. because the cleanser they used here is like .5$ so i asked to wash by lemon instead. And it turn out that my face burns and ........ red full with red spots which look like zits and stuff. It is now too dry and peeling. AWww well the case is that i went to the hair salon and asked for a face wash also. because the cleanser they used here is like .5$ so i asked to wash by lemon instead.

And it turn out that my face burns and .….… red full with red spots which look like zits and stuff. It is now too dry and peeling.

AWww

]]> By: epicbeautyguide http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-257 epicbeautyguide Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:45:55 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-257 Hi Nia, it's hard to say since I don't know what product(s) you used and how your face reacted (pimples, redness, rash, etc.)...let me know some details and I'll see if I can help out. :) ~Steph xx Hi Nia, it’s hard to say since I don’t know what product(s) you used and how your face reacted (pimples, redness, rash, etc.)…let me know some details and I’ll see if I can help out. :)

~Steph
xx

]]> By: teddynia http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-256 teddynia Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:55:44 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-256 badly need advice for product irritation treatment ! Hope to see your advice soon Nia badly need advice for product irritation treatment !

Hope to see your advice soon

Nia

]]> By: Anora http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Anora Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:04 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-254 Thank you for the post! I got the vitamin E oil too and love it. Thank you for the post! I got the vitamin E oil too and love it.

]]> By: Tonia http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/2010/03/whats-in-my-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Tonia Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:06:56 +0000 http://www.epicbeautyguide.com/?p=737#comment-253 Great post! So helpful. I totally need to purge my medicine cab of all the old and useless products in there! I tried your pure coconut oil suggestion (replaced cream moisturizer with it) and i LOVE it! I haven't broken out once since I started using your methods and product suggestions, and that is a huge deal for me!! :) I know it will happen sooner or later, though, so I am trying to find the Derma Rx Blemish spot stuff, but can't find anywhere to buy it online. Do you know where? Great post! So helpful. I totally need to purge my medicine cab of all the old and useless products in there! I tried your pure coconut oil suggestion (replaced cream moisturizer with it) and i LOVE it!

I haven’t broken out once since I started using your methods and product suggestions, and that is a huge deal for me!! :) I know it will happen sooner or later, though, so I am trying to find the Derma Rx Blemish spot stuff, but can’t find anywhere to buy it online. Do you know where?

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