Beauty Exposé
S U MMER E D IT ION
Look a little closer…
More people are search-
ing for healthier skin care
products and opting to
use brands that claim to
be natural or promote the
inclusion of specific natu-
ral elements. Unfortu-
nately all may not be as it
seems as many brands
that include some natural
ingredients (usually mini-
mal amounts) also have a
wide variety of chemicals
still as part of the formula.
It is important to read the
ingredients list to ascer-
tain just what is actually
contained in the product
and this will also give you
an idea of just how much
is included. The higher an
ingredient is on the list the
greater the quantity in-
cluded.
There are some ingredi-
ents quite commonly used
in skin care products that
are not good for you or
your skin and products
containing such ingredi-
ents should be avoided.
We are going to look at 3
of these ingredients in this
edition of The Beauty Ex-
posé:
The Natural Guru 2010
Mineral Oil/Petrolatum/
Petroleum jelly/Liquidum
Pariffinum
A Hydrocarbon derived
from petroleum. It is ex-
tremely occlusive, remain-
ing on the skins surface. It
is used in cosmetics
mainly because it is cheap
and it's use justified by
having the benefit of being
able to prevent moisture
loss from the skin. It is
akin to covering your skin
with cling wrap but with
much more dire results; it
blocks pores and causes
formation of blackheads,
leaches required vitamins
and minerals from the
skin, interferes with cell
development and the
skins ability to eliminate
toxins and may also con-
tain contaminants
(polycyclic aromatic hydro-
carbons) that are carcino-
genic. It also interferes
with the skins natural lubri-
cating function and with
continued use exacer-
bates dryness of the skin.
V OL U ME 1, I SSU E 1
2010 /2011
Inside this issue:
Beauty Tips 2
Make up—Preparing the
‘canvas’
3
Propylene Glycol Medical Science 4
This is widely used in cos- and Alternative Therapies
metics as a moisture vehi-
cle, to hydrate the skin, Aromatherapy 5
Part 1
plumping it up and dimin-
ishing fine lines and wrin-
About D&M 6
kles. It is used as anti-
freeze and in hydraulic and
brake fluids. Propylene
glycol is a strong skin irri-
tant and can cause prob-
lems in both liver
(abnormalities) and kid-
neys (damage).
Parabens (Butyl, Ethyl,
Special points of interest:
 Not all ‘Natural’ products are so
natural.
Methyl and Propyl)
These are preservatives  A promoted natural ingredient
doesn’t make the product All
that are widely used in
Natural.
cosmetics. They destroy
 Chemical concoctions in skin care
enzyme activity and thus
can cause health issues.
inhibit microbial activity.
 Read the ingredients list of all
These preservatives can
products before purchasing them.
get into the blood stream
and, as such, the organs of
the body where the pre-
servative activity contin-
ues, limiting the body‟s
enzyme activities. Cancer-
ous tumors dissected in
laboratories showed para-
ben residues and their sus-
pected carcinogenic poten-
tial led to the banning of
parabens in Japan
 Beauty Tips.
Summer Essentials – Manicured Feet
- Sacred Sage 2010
Book yourself in for a cle softening product, Cooling Foot Balm for a
do-it-yourself pedi apply to your cuticles real feet treat! Tip: Put
and get your tootsies and leave for a couple some bed socks on and
of minutes. Wrap a tiny go to sleep and wake
beautifully groomed
piece of damp cotton up with rejuvenated,
for the summer sea- wool around an orange/ soft and energized feet.
son: bamboo stick and gen-
tly push your cuticles
Paint your toes nails
Cut & File nails to back. Tip: Add a few
the next day and you
shape prior to soaking drops of essential oil to
have summer ready
your feet. Tip: Keep a the water prior to soak-
feet! Ensure you use a
little bit of length on ing to stimulate tired
good base and top coat
your nails to elongate feet- try Rosemary or
to prevent staining and
the look of your toes Peppermint essential
chipping!
and feet. oils.

Remove calluses and To keep your feet in tip

dead skin build up using top condition through-
a variety of tools- a cal- out summer:
lus shaver (only use on Applying cuticle oil and
calluses), a rasp and a foot balm daily. Have
pedi paddle. Ensure them next to your bed
your feet are damp and so you can just pop it
gently use the callus on before you go to
shaver over calluses, sleep.
Brighten stained nails then work the rasp
Are your feet ready for by squeezing lemon briskly back and forth
juice onto cotton pads/ over the dead skin build Exfoliate your feet
exposure during the weekly with a scrub,
balls and rubbing all up and finish with the
summer season? over your nails. Tip: pedi paddle to smooth pumice stone or pedi
Leave the soaked cot- the soles of your feet. paddle in the shower.
ton pads/balls on top of Tip: Apply some foot/ Remove chipped polish
your nails for 3-5 min- body lotion to your feet and apply new polish
utes for extra stain re- prior to callus and dead as soon as chipping
moval power. skin removal for a soft occurs.
finish and to reduce the
chances of removing Give yourself a full pedi
Remove ridges by
too much skin.
lightly buffing your nail every 3-4 weeks.
plates (top of your
nails) using a block Massage a couple of
buffer or a gentle nail drops of cuticle oil into
file. Tip: Only buff on each cuticle and nail.
the nails with ridges Try D&M‟s strengthen-
and only until a pow- ing and nourishing cuti-
dery coating appears cle oil. Tip: Buff your
on the nail plate- Do nails with a 3 way buffer
Not over buff! for that professional fin-
ish.
Soak your feet in warm
water for 5 mins to sof- Lather some foot balm
ten your cuticles and onto your feet and mas-
skin. If you have a cuti- sage it in- try D&M‟s

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 Make yourself over Part 1 – Skin Prep
- Sacred Sage 2010
It‟s very easy to get
caught up in the daily
grind and apply the
same make-up every
single day. But every
now and then we all
look in the mirror and
think I‟m really sick of
what I look like! Well
with summer and 2011
fast approaching now
is the perfect time to
refresh your look using
easy tips and tech-
niques to suit your skin
and features. We are
stripping it all back and
starting with skin
preparation. We‟ve all
Problems and Solutions
Does your skin look dull
even after you have ap-
plied your make-up?
Your skin is probably a little
lifeless and in need of a boost.
Try these quick solutions and
see which one/s work for you:
Apply a light, hydrating mois-
turizer underneath your foun-
dation if you don‟t already do
so.
Use an illuminating product
underneath or on top of your
foundation to give your face a
healthy glow. Apply most
prominently to the top of your
cheek bones, bridge of your
nose, centre of your chin and
forehead and dust the excess
over your chest.
Think about when the last time
was that you exfoliated and if
it‟s been a while aim to exfoli-
ate twice a week.
Apply a night treatment product
before you go to bed for a
vibrant and well rested com-
plexion ready for morning
make-up application.
Beauty Exposé
heard the saying “you
need the perfect can-
vas to start with” so
let‟s invest a couple of
minutes into skin prep
to give you just that- a
perfect canvas!
Does your make-up wear
off quickly or just disap-
pear?
This generally occurs on oily
skin types and if:
The make-up formulation has a
high oil content which is unsuit-
able for your skin.
Your skin requires more pre
make-up preparation or the use
of a primer.
You are using poor quality
make up with minimal lasting
power.
The chances are that your skin
is quite oily and the best skin
preparation for you involves the
following quick steps:
Cleanse your skin in the morn-
ing and if you like to moisturize
in the morning only apply a tiny
amount of a suitable and a light
moisturizer (free from mineral
oils) to your skin.
Allow your moisturizer to be
absorbed for a few minutes
and then apply a primer. A
primer will give your skin a
good base to work with and will
enhance the staying power of
your make-up.
NOTE: If you don‟t apply mois-
turizer in the morning, then just
“Try these quick
solutions and see
which one/s work for
you:”
cleanse and prime your skin.
Apply your foundation and
concealer and allow it to set for
a couple of minutes.
Sweep and gently press some
translucent powder over the
top to seal.
Apply powder and/or bronzer
and blush.
Continue with further make-up
applications.
Do you experience cak-
ing or blotchy make-up?
There is nothing more irritating
than realizing your make up is
blotchy once you have finished
applying it all! Normally this
occurs when you don't leave
enough time between applying
your liquids (moisturizer/
foundation etc) and your pow-
ders causing the powder parti-
cles to group together and set
on the moist areas of your skin.
The other cause of caking and
blotchiness can be due to the
application of cream based
products on top of powder
based products- ie a cream
blush on top of your bronzer or
powder. Always stick to using
products with the same base to
ensure your make up applica-
tion is even and always allow a
few minutes between applying
your liquids and your powders
with extra time if you have
applied a moisturizer and/or a
sunscreen as well.
Does your make-up
crack?
Usually this occurs on skins
that tend to be dry and/or de-
hydrated and by using founda-
tion and concealer products
that are unsuitable for your
skin. People with a tendency to
dryness and or dehydration
should be applying a light but
hydrating moisturizer under-
neath their make-up and
should be using a foundation
with a high oil content to pro-
tect against further dryness
and cracking.
With the above make -up
issues exposed and the
inclusion of a good skin
prep rout ine you should
now be able to turn your
face into the perfect can-
vas every day!
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 Medical Science and Alternative Therapies.
- The Natural Guru 2010
Many people have not
heard of the term
'Iatrogenic Disease', not
surprisingly, as it is a term
Physicians would prefer
you did not learn. The term
is a reference to disease
caused by medical inter-
vention of a health problem
by a physician and/or medi-
cation prescribed. Most
people would recognize the
term more if I said 'adverse
reactions' or 'side effects'.
If we look at iatrogenic dis-
ease caused by medication
we are describing illness or
ill health in varying degrees
as a direct result of taking
medicine prescribed for a
specific complaint. An ex-
ample would be the devel-
opment of thrush in a per-
son as a result of ingesting
anti-biotics.
A recent television pro-
gramme that compared
alternative therapies/
medicine to scientific drugs
caused me to be alarmed
A Doctor’s Hippocratic by the bias and the fact that
the host, a professor at a
oath states “First do no prestigious university, and a
scientist himself, concluded
harm” that people should trust the
scientific drugs created by
scientists as it proved it's
worth through having to
undergo double blind test-
ing to ensure it's safety and
viability. No-where in the
programme did the host
mention that many deaths
and many more suffer ill
health, caused by these
scientific drugs and their
'iatrogenic disease'. Neither
was it mentioned that many
drugs that have undergone
the double blind testing are
removed from use due to
the dangers of serious dis-
ease or death after having
been on the market for a
period of time.
Medical science has indeed
come a long way in terms
of developing medication
which can provide relief
from health problems, how-
ever, it is not the only form
of relief to be found for
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health issues nor the only
proven means of sustaining
health and addressing
health related problems.
Alternative therapies and
medication developed from
natures bountiful array of
supplies have been used
since the beginning of man-
kind and, indeed, many
formulated scientific drugs
are based on elements
from natures medicine
chest.
Why medical scientists feel
threatened or alarmed
enough to produce such a
programme proclaiming
their drugs are better and
should be trusted more is
beyond my comprehension.
I feel that scientists and
medical professionals
should be more open with
regards to alternative thera-
pies and their benefits for
some people. Perhaps
learning to work along with
rather than against natural
therapies should be prac-
ticed.
The host of the television
show did try some alterna-
tive therapies but made it
quite clear from his com-
ments that he believed it
was all hocus pocus non-
sense. It was quite obvious
that his intention was not to
be open minded to the al-
ternative treatments but
rather to find fault with them
due to his lack of faith or
belief in them.
In my opinion faith or belief
in any form of help for
health related issues will
have a bearing on the out-
come of results. This is
quite clear when you take
the fact that during double
blind testing of scientific
drugs patients given noth-
ing more than a „sugar pill‟
find cure or relief from their
illness being 'treated'. Their
belief that they are actually
being given the real drug
enables the power of the
mind to procure the healing
intent and result. If there is
no faith in the drug, regard-
less of where it came from,
the power of the mind
based on the belief that it
will not work procures a
result equal to the power of
the lack of belief.
In conclusion;
Why should it matter if
someone has more faith in
and thus gravitates towards
natural (alternative) thera-
pies for their health issues?
If they find relief or cure for
their problem through these
forms of help it should be of
no consequence to anyone
else.
I believe it is time for sci-
ence, and those practicing
in this field, to realize that
they are not alone in their
ability to provide relief, help
or cure for health issues.
Science is not perfect and
its belief in how you must
prove everything before it is
viable or true needs to be
reconsidered. It cannot
prove how we homosapians
came into being yet here
we are! Scientists and or-
thodox medical practitio-
ners also need to allow
other people to believe in
what they wish without
prejudice and trying to
change their ideas and ide-
als to be the same as
theirs. We are all different
and, as such, what is right
for one may not be so for
another. Let us learn to live
with that rather than trying
to make everyone conform
to one ideal.
Volume 1, Issue 1
 Aromatherapy— using essential oils around the home. Part 1
- The Natural Guru 2010
Essential oils are the life force of the
plant from which they come and are
highly concentrated so care needs to
be taken when using them. There are
many essential oils available on the
market with each having its own varia-
tion of properties that can be employed
to aid the mind and body during times
of stress, dis-ease or injury and these
beautiful oils can be used at any time to
create an atmosphere or simply create
a wonderful aroma around the home.
There are several ways in which the
aromatic oils can be delivered to the
mind and body; through massage in a
massage medium, through evaporation
in an oil burner, room sprays, bath, or a
medium such as body lotions or creams
and shower soaps etc. Once the oils
have been dispersed onto the body or
inhaled through breathing the evapo-
rated oil/s they deliver results according
to their properties. Some oils can be
ingested but should never be adminis-
tered in this manner unless advised by
a qualified aromatherapist.
Oils that have been administered
through a medium (shower gel/soap, a
lotion or cream or in a carrier oil) begin
to be absorbed through the skin and
eventually find their way into the blood
where they can circulate through the
internal body and deliver their proper-
ties as required. The essential oil/s or
components unused in procuring a re-
sult are simply eliminated from the body
via exhalation, sweat, urination or defe-
cation.
Oils inhaled are taken into the brain,
where they can initiate hormonal re-
lease responses and into the nasal pas-
sages, sinuses, throat and lungs, where
they can immediately procure result;
from here they also find passage into
the blood stream and initiate responses
as they circulate throughout the entire
body. This form of administration works
well for sinus and lung congestion as
well as for things such as depression
and fatigue and is the perfect way to
create a specific atmosphere within the
home. Certain memories can be in-
voked when specific aromas are
smelled, e.g. when a woman wears a
particular perfume for a period of time
Beauty Exposé
others in and around her life will re-
call her when that aroma is smelled
even if she is not in their presence.
With this in mind you can burn a spe-
cific oil or oil blend at special occa-
sions Christmas, Mothers day, Birth-
days, etc.) and begin the process of
creating memories for those who at-
tend the occasions.
Fragrant oils or Essential oils?
Essential oils and fragrant oils are
two entirely different things. Fragrant
oils are synthetic smells created to
mimic pleasant smells from nature.
They are uniformly cheap and readily
available from many stores ($2 stores
right through to high class depart-
ment stores) but they have no thera-
peutic values, they simply smell nice.
These synthetic fragrances can
cause sensitivity to the nasal pas-
sages and sinuses and some people
experience headaches when they are
used as well as develop skin sensitiv-
ity or rashing if used in a medium and
delivered to the skin.
Essential oils on the other hand vary
in price from oil to oil but even at the
lower end of their price range are
more expensive than fragrant oils.
They also smell differently from their
synthetic nemesis (try smelling a syn-
thetic fragrance and the real thing,
the difference will be notable) and are
available through chemists, health
stores and shops/stores that sell al-
ternative therapy items. All essential
oils should have a use by date on the
bottle, the Latin and common name
of the oil, storage instructions and the
term '100% pure essential oil'.
Just to confuse things a little more,
there are essential oils that are of
B.P. Standard. These oils are still
100% pure but can be made from
different species and harvests of the
plant and may have undergone fur-
ther processing so that a specific
standard (set by the British Pharma-
copeia) is obtained. In such oils there
is no variation as it conforms to the
standard and thus remains constant,
whereas in essential oils that are not
of B.P. Standard there can be varia-
tions depending on that year‟s har-
vest, where the plant was grown and
how and when it was harvested. B.P.
Standard oils are fine to use for the
therapeutic value but are to be
seen as of a lesser quality than the
purest oils not set to any standard
other than what Mother Nature de-
livered.
Please note: It is vitally important
you purchase your essential oils
from a reputable supplier as there
are some unscrupulous people who
adulterate their oils simply to make
more money. Ask questions about
the supplier's oils, where they come
from and their process for purity
assurance. If they are not forthcom-
ing with their answers or cannot
give you assurances then look for
another supplier.
Storage of your essential oils
Essential oils have a shelf life and
should be used before this date.
This shelf life can be lessened if the
essential oils are not stored cor-
rectly as light, heat and oxidation
can destroy their properties. The
correct storage conditions are:
 In a coloured (amber or cobalt
blue) glass bottle
 Away from direct sunlight
 Away from a direct heat source
 Below 30 degrees centigrade
(optimum temperature is 16 de-
grees centigrade)
 Do not refrigerate
 Ensure caps are screwed on
correctly after using
Use of a storage box for essential
oils is recommended as it will help
to keep light out and maintain a
cooler temperature.
If you follow the correct storage
conditions for these precious oils
they will remain viable for use until
their expiry date arrives.
In our next Beauty Exposé we will
look at choosing and blending es-
sential oils.
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