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As the partner in style to hair care professionals for 20 years, Design Essentials Salon System recently announced that it has welcomed the new year with the Colaura Elevation Series HI-LIFT Permanent Conditioning Color. This innovative series of products supports the popular trend of women with all textures of hair embracing permanent color and highlights by providing a safe way for stylists to lighten hair.
“The Elevation Series doesn’t compromise the integrity of hair and maintains healthy hair while getting colors that clients deserve,” says Nicola Martin, Colaura Artist Educator and owner of Salon Epiphany by Niki in West Hempstead, New York. “As the manager of stylists who have various levels of experience, I have found that Elevation is easy to use for the new colorist and a great addition for the experienced colorist.”
Elevation is ideal for women with various hair types and textures whether they are natural, chemically treated or texturized. Unlike other permanent color brands, Elevation contains hydrolyzed wheat protein to moisturize, condition and maintain the health of the hair and a low percentage of ammonia, which makes it a safe option for lightening hair one to three levels irrespective of hair type or texture. Elevation is available in an Elevation Series Clear and Elevate 20 Volume and 30 Volume Developers.
The Elevation brand provides the following key benefits:
- A simple solution for clients with relaxed, chemically treated or texturized hair who want richer more vibrant color
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein conditions, moisturizes and protects the hair structure for healthy hair maintenance
- No complicated formulas allowing for easy mixing and excellent working consistency delivering maximum performance
- Processes quickly to gently and safely lift hair 1 – 3 levels in 25 – 45 minutes
“This product allows for every client to become a color client,” explains Brownie Sims, Colaura Color Manager. “You can achieve beautiful high lift color, safely incorporating dimensional color trend. As a colorist this opens me up to a new level, especially when dealing with chemically treated hair. Elevation Series HI-LIFT Permanent Conditioning Color has the tone of complete professionalism. I’m able to take hair from nothing, to something, to great!”
As part of its ongoing efforts to provide information directly to professional stylists, Design Essentials experts answered questions about the Colaura Elevation Series HI-LIFT Permanent Conditioning Color during a live chat via the company’s page on Facebook. The chat took place on Monday, Feb. 22. Visit “Design Essentials: Your Partner in Style” Facebook Fan Page to view the discussion notes.
For more information on Design Essentials or to arrange an interview, contact Nneka Egwuatu at 678-884-4008 ext. 714. You may also visit ww.colaura.com.
ABOUT DESIGN ESSENTIALS:
Design Essentials Salon System was launched in 1990 by McBride Research Laboratory, Inc., which provides direct distribution of premium, quality hair care solutions engineered to infuse hair with a natural balance of organic ingredients, vitamins and proteins that promote healthy and manageable hair. Today, MRL offers more than 40 premium beautification products through e-commerce and direct-to-hair salons network of independent, exclusive distributors in the United States, Caribbean and the United Kingdom. To learn more, visit Design Essentials online at www.designessentials.com.
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Anyway I look at it, I have been eating too much sugar, albeit in the form of natural sugars. Women should eat no more than 6 teaspoons of sugars, and for men it’s 9 teaspoons. Lucky I don’t eat added sugars. At least that’s the way I saw it, since my sugars are mostly natural and hardly processed.
My latest revelation is based on information I read in CSPI’s Jan/Feb 2010 Nutrition Action Healthletter. The cover story is SUGAR OVERLOAD, Curbing America’s Sweet Tooth. Read it!
I was happy to see my favorite subject broached, but I thought to myself, ‘This doesn’t pertain to me anymore. I quit sugar over two years ago.’
What I read, however, turned my perfectly ordered world of natural sugars upside down.
I was not ready to have over two years of my work be thrown out the window by one statement. “[Added sugars] include high-fructose corn syrup, ordinary table sugar, honey, agave syrup, and all other sweeteners with calories.”
Then I discovered a list in the article that brought me to tears. The list titled, Sugar by Any Other Name, broke down what is considered an added sugar, which just made me grimace. Why? Because my beloved list of natural sweeteners that I held high and mighty and above all reproach found themselves in the same category as the horrible sugars that I have not touched in over two years. How in the world could my raw honey be rubbing elbows with corn syrup? Or table sugar even compare to grape juice? Were not my beloved natural sugars in an entirely different class because they’re, er, natural?
Apparently, folks, my head has been in the clouds. I thought I had found redemption in honey and juice concentrates and maple syrups. The sad news is that these are added sugars. That’s not an opinion. That’s a fact.
And that, my friends, breaks my heart.
An added sugar is an added sugar, no matter what the source of that sugar is. The verdict is in, the science is clear, and the AHA is bold enough to tell us that unless we keep all of our added sugars in the 6-9 teaspoon range (9 for males, 6 for females), we may be headed for medical troubles including increased risk of heart disease, high triglycerides, diabetes, visceral fat, gout, overeating, high blood pressure and obesity.
Added sugars do not include fruit, dried fruit, vegetables and other whole foods.
I’m angry for giving natural sugars an exception in my kitchen and in my diet. I thought I was free to eat as much “sweet” as I wanted, as long as my sweet was natural and barely processed. Now I see that I confused science and philosophy. Because I believe philosophically that honey is a better sweetener than sugar (raw, local, not processed, etc.), I made the mistake in believing that it is healthier, too. It may or may not be healthier, (honey has about 300 more calories per cup than white sugar) but as far as all those medical diseases are concerned, I have to limit honey as much as I have to limit white sugar because they are both added sugars.
I don’t want to play by the rules of the AHA (6 teaspoons, approximately 100 calories, is not very much sugar, especially if you drink sweetened beverages or alcohol), but I also don’t want to be suffering from heart disease or diabetes in the future, trying to convince myself that natural sugars are off the hook.
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I’m kind of a recluse.
I’m still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn’t feel like she belonged.
I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was.
I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
It’s interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge.
It’s true, I did a lot of great movies, and I’m happy. It was what it was, and now I think all of that has fed into where I am now, and I think it has taught me a lot.
My mother’s passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer’s daughter, was to shape my entire life.
You are an athlete when you’re onstage. You can’t get tired.
Well, softness and femininity… people don’t expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they’re surprised.
The whole era when I was busy being a big movie star was terribly disconcerting. I was cared for and cosseted, and yet I was totally dependent.
Years are not important, my dear.
- Faye Dunaway
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Simonson’s Salon and Spa has added a new HydroPeptide Facial to the company’s skin care services menu as of January 2010. The HydroPeptide spa facial uses the HydroPeptide skin care product line, which Simonson’s now offers at its four locations in Anoka, Maple Grove, Plymouth and Elk River.
“Simonson’s was inspired to offer the lauded HydroPeptide spa facial treatment after several members of our team sampling the products experienced dramatic improvements in their complexion,” said Kyle Simonson, Founder and CEO of Simonson’s Salon & Spa. “Regardless of age or skin type, everyone using the products began to see clearer, smoother, more luminous skin in a matter of a few short days. If anti-wrinkle, age-fighting results weren’t enough, the fact that the line is so simple to use makes it the perfect choice for real people searching for real results.”
HydroPeptide is the only product line to contain 19 peptides to elicit exceptional results. Peptides are a precise series of amino acids that increase collagen to provide a healthy, younger-looking complexion. In order to be effective, peptides must be introduced to the skin on a regular basis. Along with the HydroPeptide Facial, Simonson’s Salon and Spa now carries nearly every HydroPeptide product in the portfolio so guests can continue a daily HydroPeptide skin care regimen at home.
“HydroPeptide is a revolutionary new skin care line that identifies the six fundamental elements for achieving and maintaining truly youthful, healthy, vibrant skin: PURIFY, RELAX, NOURISH, STIMULATE, HYDRATE and PROTECT,” said Christine Turner, Advanced Aesthetics Educator for Simonson’s Salon and Spa. “Guests should schedule a complimentary skin consultation with a Simonson’s aesthetician to determine which HydroPeptide products are best suited for them.”
Beginning a regular skin care regimen early in life allows women and men to effectively combat the effects of aging on the skin. While it’s never too early to address skin care needs, it’s also never too late to take measures to mend the effects of aging. The appropriate regimen for every individual is unique to their skin care needs at various stages of life. For this reason, Simonson’s Salon and Spa aestheticians create a customized skin care regimen for each guest.
Simonson’s Salon and Spa has a comprehensive skin care services menu that includes other spa facial treatments, corrective skin care treatments, microdermabrasion, skin peels, paramedical skin treatments and more.
About Simonson’s Salon & Spa
Simonson’s Salon and Spa is an industry leader with a reputation for high quality services and products for both men and women. Simonson’s (www.simonsons.com) offers professional hair, face, body and nail services at its four locations in Plymouth, Maple Grove, Anoka and Elk River.
For additional information about Simonson’s Salon and Spa, please contact Casie Cook at 763.244.5765.
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Get a taste of the exotic with Pure Fiji’s newest launch of 2010 the Island Bliss range. The new range consists of several luxurious body treatments will help to restore the natural balance and calm and relieve you of the everyday stresses. Sit back relax and enjoy the sense of being in Fijis pristine tropical environment.
All products in the new Island Bliss range are infused with blends of exotic nut extracts, mandarin, lavender and patchouli oils. The fresh coconut ingredients nurture and nourish your skin whilst enhancing your skin’s own natural rejuvenation process for glowingly beautiful skin.
Coconuts are amongst one of the key ingredients in the Island Bliss range and are filled with properties that are great for the skin, including vitamin A, and C. The range also includes other skin softening properties such as Iron, Calcium and natural Proteins. These agents allow coconuts to have the ability to effectively cleanse and tone your skin.
The Island Bliss range comes in the form of luxurious body creams, body scrubs, exotic essential oils, soaps, sugar rubs and tropical bath soaks.
New to the range are the hydrating body mist, room spray and eye pillow. The body mist and the eye pillow feature the Dilo leaf a unique Fijian remedy and the room spray with the blends of mandarin, Lavender and Patchouli is perfect to give the room a gentle scent just before a soothing massage.
About Pure Fiji:
Pure Fiji’s 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corporate offices are located in Suva, capital of the Fiji Islands. Pure Fiji’s luxurious natural product line features a collection of skincare, bath and body products.
Pure Fiji is the only cosmetic manufacturing company in the South Pacific and passionately advocates pure natural products while respecting the people, culture and environment. Pure Fiji’s sustainable manufacturing practices help support seven villages and funds schools, health care, nutrition and basic infrastructure for hundreds of people in rural Fiji.
Pure Fiji exercises good conservation practices to maintain a minimal carbon footprint in the manufacturing and distribution of our products.
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Vertigo is also known as “hallucination of motion“.
If I am start to talk about Vertigo Signs then, want to say all Healthy Blog Readers that, immediately consult your doctor for proper advice if any of symptoms you feel which is also not described below please.
Vertigo is usually associated inner ear infection, which is also referred to as labyrinthitis.
Fluid-filled canals or labyrinths have very small hair cells that are responsible for sending impulses to the human brain. The brain then identifies the individual’s correct body orientation.
Once the small organs in the labyrinths gets irritated, then these cells may send incorrect messages to your brain. When this happens, you would feel a sudden drowsiness. Since the ear is responsible for the body’s balance, once your ears are malfunctioning you may often observe yourself getting dizzy and out of balance.
Balance disorders and inflamed vestibular nerves cause this disease. If you are physically injured in a part of your ear, chances are you would suffer from vertigo as well.
Vertigo may be a symptom to a more complicated illness like tumor and stroke.
The symptoms of vertigo usually go away on its own but comes back after a few weeks or so. If you experience any signs of vertigo, never tell yourself that’s it’s just a simple headache and would soon go away.
The common treatment for vertigo is meclizine.
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Graine de Vie LLC today announced the official launch of SEED, its natural body care products collection, at Whole Foods Market in the Pacific Northwest region. Company co-founders Rebecca and Benjamin Gournay developed SEED to market a powerful and 100% Natural body care line that showcases the beneficial skincare benefits of seeds and seed nutrients. The grape seed oil based collection features Nourishing Body Lotions, Moisturizing Body Soaps, and Lathering Hair Shampoo Bars. SEED is accessible to all, targeting women and men who seek products that feel great and lets them feel great about using them.
Graine de Vie rolled out a soft launch of the collection at the end of 2009 in Whole Foods Market Northeast region stores (NY Metro and NJ) and on Amazon.com. In addition to that continued and growing retail availability, SEED also expanded its online availability with newcomer Alice.com, a service that helps users manage their household essential needs online.
The SEED story began with Rebecca and Benjamin Gournay’s search for the most potent ingredients to enhance your daily body care ritual and their commitment to using ingredients that have real published science behind them. SEED’s launch team includes a microbiologist who researched and developed monographs on ingredients to formulate meaningful, scientifically supported products that really work. They found the answer inside a grape seed. Each tiny grape seed, a natural byproduct of the wine-making process, is rich in Vitamin E, a potent mix of antioxidants, and beneficial essential fatty acids, all known for healthy skin benefits.
“After getting married, my husband and I embarked on a journey to detoxify our lives and what we found was that there weren’t a lot of options that seemed approachable to me,” said SEED co-founder Rebecca Gournay. “I was looking for a brand that meant more than just natural. I wanted something that would deliver real benefits, feel great, and be a good value. So, we created SEED.”
SEED goes beyond nurturing your skin. Graine de Vie has signed the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics contract and is committed to never using ingredients that are known toxins. All SEED packaging is recyclable and /or biodegradable and all products and packaging in the collection are made in the United States to cut down on carbon footprint. By developing products like a 100% Natural hair shampoo bar, and launching its body-cleansing moisturizing bar, it also reduces water use and eliminates toxins (like petrochemicals frequently found in hair shampoo) entering the water table.
Co-Founder Benjamin Gournay adds, “We are committed to sustainability and will keep challenging ourselves to continuously offer the best sustainable products possible to consumers.”
“Very importantly,” Benjamin stresses,” we are also very committed to our customers, so much so that we are currently developing new products based on their feedback.” Rebecca reinforced the idea by adding, “We are gathering consumer feedback via social media and constant engagement to ensure our brand will always be relevant and responsive to consumers.”
SEED’s innovative product line includes:
Nourishing Body Lotion
Invigorating Citrus Blend/Restful Lavender Sage/Simply Unscented
Brimming with the power of grape seed oil, SEED body lotions are rich in natural Vitamin E, linoleic essential fatty acid, and phytosterols, offering anti-aging benefits, protection of skin, a natural anti-inflammatory, and plumping of skin. The lotion is boosted with antioxidant-rich green tea extract and shea butter to make skin suppler. Importantly, SEED body lotion absorbs quickly into the skin, is not greasy, and is long-lasting. Essential oils provide naturally sensual fragrance, or, unscented with just a touch of cedar essential oil provides a fresh, clean scent. It is available at select Whole Foods Market stores for a suggested retail price of $8.99.
Moisturizing Body Soap
All Vegetable Based Invigorating Citrus Thyme/Simply Unscented
SEED’s Body Cleansing Bar Soap is enriched with emollient grape seed oil and antioxidant rich grape seed extract. Red Clay draws out impurities, and refined pomegranate, apricot and strawberry seeds gently exfoliate. It is available in a natural citrus thyme blend and unscented. It is available at select Whole Foods Markets in the Pacific Northwest for a suggested retail price of $4.49, and at amazon.com in 6 packs for $19.85.
Lathering Hair Shampoo Bar
All Vegetable Based Invigorating Citrus Thyme/Unscented
This spectacular grape seed oil enriched shampoo bar, specially formulated for those with fine to normal hair, lathers rich with its unique formula and ergonomic design. SEED shampoo bars feature conditioning panthenol Pro-Vitamin B5 and a unique fruit seed oil blend from Brazil which are shown to thicken hair and leave it feeling thoroughly clean. It is available in both natural citrus thyme blend and unscented. The compact quality of this bar makes it easily portable for travel or the gym and lasts a long time. Inherently sustainable by eliminating plastic bottles and reducing water during manufacturing, it is also a tremendous value. It is available at select Whole Foods Markets in the Pacific Northwest and online at alice.com for a suggested retail price of $4.49.
Rebecca Gournay was previously the President of GEM Business Development, where she worked with start-ups in the natural sector, launching new products to market. Prior to GEM, Rebecca focused on sales and marketing at three Johnson & Johnson consumer product divisions. Rebecca also led the internal go-to-market strategies and planning at J&J Consumer Products division on numerous brands, driving growth on a $350 Million franchise by creating customized programs for retailers. She has managed customers as varied as Stop & Shop Markets to Target.
Benjamin Gournay was Sales Strategy Director at Mars Snackfood, where he led the development of a five-year roadmap for growth and redesigned the sales planning process. Prior to Mars Snackfood, Benjamin led business development for the Club Channel at Personal Products (a Division of Johnson & Johnson), where he identified new growth opportunities and led new product development initiatives managing cross-functional teams including project management, packaging, marketing, finance, and supply chain to capitalize on those opportunities.
About Graine de Vie LLC
Graine de Vie launched its first 100% Natural Personal Care brand SEED in November 2009. Company co-founders Rebecca and Benjamin Gournay, who met while working at Johnson & Johnson, are partners in business and in life. Combined they have approximately 30 years of consumer products experience, most of it focused on health and beauty care. During their time in the industry, they have grown and developed both small and large brands with mainstream and specialty retailers. Graine de Vie board members include Patrick Gournay, former CEO of The Body Shop; Marc Gobe, Marketing Consultant and author of “2.0 version of Emotional Branding”; Steve Felsher, former Vice Chair of Grey Advertising; and Olu Fajemirokun-Beck, former Vice President M&M/Mars. Graine de Vie is committed to using healthy ingredients, and seeks sustainable formulas and design in its line, and its business. Please visit www.seedpowerbodycare.com for the latest news and in-depth information about SEED products.
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