Easeamine Skin Care Collection by the Teresian Carmelite Monks

Chairman and founder of Carmel Laboratories, Brother Dennis Wyrzykowski announced the official launch the Easeamine Skin Care Collection for women ages 35 to 65-plus.  With a skin care line of five complementary products, including day, night, and eye creams, as well as cleanser and toner, the new Easamine line boasts anything but a modest price tag.  Raging between $26 to $138, Easamine products are well worth their price.

The new collection has two centerpiece products, the Easeamine Day Crème and Easeamine Night Crème, both features adenosine, hydrators, and moisturizers enriched with antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E.  Easeamine Eye Crème concentrates on reducing puffiness, crow’s feet, diminishing the appearance of dark circles, and promotes the appearance of tighter skin.  The toner and cleanser are infused with aloe leaf juice, honeysuckle, marshmallow, and grapefruit extracts, all known to deep clean down to the skin’s pores without damaging or over-drying the skin.

Developed and patented by famed scientist, James G. Dobson Jr., Ph.D., while conducting cardiovascular research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Adenosine Skin Technology has been clinically proven to have a visible effect on skin repair.  The technology focuses on treating adenosine, which is a naturally occurring, anti-inflammatory biochemical compound, directly to the dermis.  Adenosine would increase the production of dermal fibroblast proteins collagen and elastin, increase blood flow to the outer layers of the skin, and increase cell size.  All work together to create an effect of fuller, smoother skin.

University of Massachusetts Medical School licenses Adenosine Skin Technology exclusively to Carmel Labs, providing for its charitable work benefitting the underprivileged through educational and outreach programs.  Deemed by Wyrzykowski and other at the monastery as “divine intervention for your skin” the new Easeamine line can “radically [transform] your skin, you are also providing opportunities to transform the lives of the less fortunate in a positive way.

Unsurprisingly, the natural Easeamine line is free of parabens, preservatives, mineral oils, artificial fragrances, artificial colors, and artificial dyes.  The new line is available on their website, www.easeamine.com.  Proceeds from Easeamine have been used by Teresian Carmelite carry out their mission to helping people help themselves through education and outreach programs in Nativity School, University Park Campus School, Worcester County Food Pantry and Dismas House in Worcester, Mass.; Boston Collegiate Charter School in Dorchester, Mass.; Clinton/Bush Haiti Relief Fund; and the Millbury, Mass. Police Department.

The Bluebeards Revenge

It’s a struggle for many men around the world.  Millions deal with a common problem – tough stubble.

Tough stubble can wreak havoc on even the best razor.  A popular label for men with jawlines of sand paper, tough stubble is “Blue-Beards.”

Well maybe hope if finally on the way for these Blue-Beards. There’s a new shaving solution might actually work!

The Bluebeards Revenge™ is possibly the world’s finest shaving solution, and launched after years of testing.

The Bluebeards Revenge features the secret ingredient, Decelerine™ and hopes to make every alpha-male’s shaving experience much easier.

Decelerine relieves and soothes the effects of shaving, particularly with those with skin that’s prone to irritation and dryness.  Decelerine provided both moisturisation and protection to facilitate its regeneration.

It’s been reported that the ingredient Decelerine is exclusive to this product, and has been scientifically proven to actually reduce the growth of hair.

So after every shave with The Bluebeards Revenge shaving cream, a man’s facial hair is delayed in its growth.

For example, after a 60-day period of time, his growth of facial stubble can be reduced up to 40% !

The Bluebeards Revenge also features a signature scent that was chosen by shaving enthusiasts. The aroma was based on a fresh and classic English barbershop scent with a modern twist.

For additional product information on The Bluebeards Revenge, please visit: www.bluebeards-revenge.co.uk

Ahhhh, the smoothness of my skin. What’s the secret to smooth skin? It’s Shea Butter.

Shea butter is one of those wonderful things that too few people know about but actually end up paying quite a bit for when it makes a guest appearance in their favourite moisturisers and conditioners. Consider this: a 300 gm of ‘pure’ shea butter from a premium brand like say L’Occitane costs around $40, which is definitely more pricey than your average Nivea or Vaseline lotion! You may well get the same amount of shea butter for a fraction of the price, however, at an organic or health store!

What makes shea butter an essential luxury is that it’s so necessary if soft, supple skin is your aim, but it’s so little known that it’s very hard to find in a place like India! For many people across sub-Saharan Africa it’s as common as, say, coconut oil; increasingly westerners have also woken up to its wonders and now look for it if not in its pure form, then at least as an ingredient in their winter creams and lip balms. Even then, it is still not that well known for it to become commonplace. And the very nature of the way it is made means that it can never become really cheap for the rest of the world.

Everything about shea (pronounced ‘shay’ not ‘she-ah’) is amazing. The thick, waxy trunk of the karite (or shea) tree is flame resistant and very resilient even in poor soil so it grows defiantly across some of the most inhospitable parts of Africa. The first fruits come when only when the tree is 20 years old (hence large scale commercial production has been unviable) but the tree is productive for the next 200 years! The incredibly tasty fruit is greenish yellow and looks rather like a cross between a litchi and an ‘amla’. The all-important butter comes from the kernel, so people simply eat the flesh and save up the pits for this byproduct.

The kernels then go through a complicated 9-stage metamorphosis from sun drying and cracking to crushing, roasting and curing till it attains its creamy dalda-like shea butter avatar, in shades of creme through palest green. The key element that sets shea butter apart from other ‘butters’ sourced from seed oils (and there’s everything from apricot kernel butter to coconut butter!) is the large healing content of the oil, which has Vitamins A and E and other crucial phytonutrients. The higher the healing content of shea butter, the better the quality.

Introduced to shea butter by my sister in law and college mate, I first found the smell not too pleasing; but it disappears so soon after application that it’s a minor discomfort to bear for the wonderful effect it eventually has! Marvellously soft skin, even on trouble spots like heels and hands, are worth the wait — and the Rs 200 tag! Now that may not sound like much, but try to find it in your local store (even ones that stock top of the line beauty brands like Vichy) and you’ll understand why it’s a luxury in my lexicon!

Incidentally, don’t get mislead into buying nice smelling shea butter because the chances are that it has then been altered in some way — which also means it would have shed some of its healing properties.

If the product is two years old or more, it may not be as effective: while the moisturising effect will be there, the healing quotient may have depleted. But once you’re hooked like I am, there’s no turning back. Luckily, shea butter is one of those essential luxuries that aren’t heavy on the pocket, only on your perseverance in finding an honest supplier!