Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Organic Anti Ageing Products


Organic collagen cream
So I touched on the topic of collagen cream last week. After doing some research on organic face cream, I came up with a list of brands offering organic collagen cream for lips and face that are worthy of trying.
1.       Burt’s Bee
Burt’s Bee has a wide range of products contain natural ingredients like carrot, aloe and ginger. There are no artificial dyes or color so don’t expect sweet smelling, artificial smells. Instead, products have a natural smell of the ingredients that are not too strong and just nice.
The products make use of the natural benefits of the ingredients to help soothe and pin down several problems commonly faced by people. So, expect to find carrot and aloe combined together to combat mature, sallow skin and also rejuvenate and boost skin elasticity. This carrot and aloe combination comes in a whole set of face cream, eye cream, lip cream and body lotions so you can have a variety to choose from. 

Prices for Burt’s Bee products are also reasonable so you don’t have to worry about spending a bomb on cheap collagen cream for face and body.
2.       Origins
Origins has long been a brand known to offer products with natural ingredients inside. Its new range of Origins Organics goes a step further by making the product that are at least 80% organic and totally eliminating any chemicals or preservatives that would introduce any toxic chemicals to our body and skin.
Its Origins Nourishing Face Lotion for example is certified 95% organic by USDA. Ingredients in this light smelling product include organic shea butter, organic sunflower oil and organic cocoa butter. What results is a smooth and light lotion that can lock in hydration levels and protects against free radicals. The two butters in particular have antioxidant properties that help to restore the shine and lift our skin. On top of all these, there is also Origins own blend of Organic Clove, Rose, Lavender, Patchouli and Red Thyme Essential Oils that protect the purity of this product
There is news that Origins would soon introduce a range of collagen cream for face, collagen cream for body and collagen cream for eyes that contain natural ingredients. 
3.       Khiel’s
Since it was founded in 1851, Khiel’s has been a champion of quality products with natural ingredients. its new organic range was launched recently and it contains the much acclaimed Acai berry to provide protection against skin damaging effects of the environment and other physical factors.
Kiehl’s Acai Damage-Repairing Skincare collection is comprised of Performance-Proven, 100% Natural Origin Super-Antioxidant Organic Açaí Berry. This power fruit has properties that help to restore the shine and elasticity of our skin that is lost in the grime and dirt of environmental oxidation, sun exposure and other external skin stressors.
The products under this range are 100% natural and cleanse and nourish our skin from within to bring out the inner glow. I find that the formula for this range is non-greasy and is applied on easily.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Collagen Creams - Do They Work

Well, many people always question how effective collagen creams are. To be honest, you would not be wrong if you say that the large beauty giants are better at fluffing up their product than giving us the best collagen creams in the market. These large companies splurge millions of dollars on glitzy celebrity campaigns and posters to attract and deceive consumers into believing that their product is the best and most effective collagen cream available. Hence, it would be virtually impossible to find cheap and affordable collagen cream in drugstores or any departmental stores as they would most likely be inflated with high marketing and promotion costs.

We must however, acknowledge that collagen cream are not ineffective altogether. These creams usually come with other components like vitamin A and vitmain e that will do other goodness to your skin. Reports have shown that vitamin A helps in the production of skin renewing compounds that helps to reduce wrinkles and other anti ageing effects. Vitamin E on the other hand serve to plump up the epidermal layer when absorbed by the skin. It also helps to repair skin structure and diminishes scars and brown spots. Finding the best collagen cream for face, for skin or any part of your body is a difficult task.

Finding out where to buy the best and most effective collagen cream would need some hard work. To ensure that we find collagen cream that works, we should pay closer attention to magazines or other sources that will carry thrid party information. This will ensure that we are not splurging our had earned money on something that is ineffective and will not work.