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If you want to prevent wrinkles, then be sure to get your daily allowance of protein in your diet. Women should consume about 54g (1.9oz) per day. Collagen and elastin, which give skin it’s firmness, ability to bounce back, and helps skin repair itself, is made up of protein for the most part. Collagen is basically what holds your body together. Protein is not stored in the body, so a daily dietary intake is necessary. When collagen and elastin stores are diminished, as with age, the skin sags and wrinkles. Maintaining a good dietary intake of protein will help these diminishing stores and is a sure-fire approach that prevents wrinkle.

High protein foods that prevents wrinkles are listed below, to give you an idea of what you should include in your diet, for your quest to remain wrinkle-free.

High Protein Foods That Prevents Wrinkles

• Lean Beef
• Fish, such as Salmon, Cod and Halibut
• Chicken
• Turkey
• Eggs
• Cheese
• Roast Beef
• Pork Tenderloin
• Milk
• Most Beans
• Tofu
• Split Peas
• Soybeans
• Peanut Butter
• Peanuts
• Almonds
• Cashews
• Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds
• Flax Seeds

The above foods are good sources for protein, which prevents wrinkles by keeping your body supplied with it’s daily source of needed protein, since it can not place any proteins in reserve for use later. Protein is your body and skin’s building-block for healing and rejuvenation and very important in wrinkle prevention.

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Legislators cannot seem to agree on how tough standards should be for products that people don’t eat. But, when it comes to something like body creams, there should be no disagreement. While an ingredient might not make you sick out-right, it might cause allergic reactions, break-outs, scarring or damage on a molecular level that cannot be immediately seen.

Researchers have shown over and over again that chemicals can be absorbed through the skin. So, if a compound in your body lotion and creams causes cancer when ingested, you should not allow your skin to absorb it. Body creams that claim to be organic often contain petroleum-based ingredients, like petrolatum, mineral oil and paraffin wax.

These meet the technical definition of “organic”, but they are still not safe. They clog the pores and destroy the natural pH level on the skin’s surface. Some of the by-products of the manufacturing process cause cancer.

That’s just one example. Many body lotion and creams contain parabens, which are preservatives that have also been linked to cancer. One of the so-called “organic” body creams contains a sunscreen that has recently been listed as possibly carcinogenic. It is a naturally occurring substance, but that doesn’t mean that it’s safe. Botox is a naturally occurring substance.

It is the most poisonous natural compound on the planet. So, the best advice is to get a little education and read the label carefully, before you buy. The ingredients to look for in body lotion and creams include honey, avocado extract, jojoba wax, olive oil, grape seed oil, vitamins B-5 and E, as well as, co-enzyme Q10.

Finally, some manufacturers have learned that caring for the skin is a health issue, not strictly a cosmetic issue. In order to look better and feel better, your skin needs nourishment and body creams should provide that nourishment. If properly manufactured, they don’t need artificial preservatives.

If the ingredients are safe, they don’t need added perfumes and fragrances. You probably won’t find any of these ingredients in department store or designer label body lotion and creams. You certainly won’t find all of them in body creams on the shelves at your local drug store.

Only one manufacturer that I know of includes all of these ingredients and many other reparative compounds in their skincare products. They don’t advertise on TV or in glossy magazine ads.

They sell their products directly to the customers, so that they can give them a better value for their money. In my option, they make the best body creams in the world. And they guarantee your satisfaction. What more can you ask for?

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Anyone have suggestions on the ideal hair length for waxing armpits, legs, chest, pubic region, and beard?(I’m guessing this is mostly women so not expecting much on the beard thing )
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J Cosmet Sci. 2006 Jul-Aug; 57(4): 261-77
Carlotti ME, Ugazio E, Sapino S, Peira E, Gallarate M

Two commercial anti-aging products, RETI C and RETI C concentrate emulsions, containing retinol and vitamin C, were studied. The concentration of vitamin A was determined over time, subjecting the creams to an accelerated stability test. Both emulsions, when stored at 25 degrees C, showed a moderate decrease over time in retinol concentration, while after storage at 40 degrees C the percentage of retinol degraded increased over time. Under UVA irradiation, the retinol degraded to a greater extent than under UVB irradiation, both in RETI C and RETI C concentrate emulsions. In order to verify the anti-aging effectiveness of the emulsions, an in vivo test on some female volunteers was carried out, evaluating the visible results of the application of the creams on the skin surface. The creams were rather unstable after storage at 40 degrees C, but they were effective in treating the signs of aging and in reducing facial wrinkles.
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BMC Genet. 2009; 10: 47
Fontanesi L, Beretti F, Riggio V, Dall’Olio S, González EG, Finocchiaro R, Davoli R, Russo V, Portolano B

BACKGROUND: Agouti and Extension loci control the relative amount of eumelanin and pheomelanin production in melanocytes that, in turn, affects pigmentation of skin and hair. The Extension locus encodes the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) whose permanent activation, caused by functional mutations, results in black coat colour, whereas other inactivating mutations cause red coat colour in different mammals. RESULTS: The whole coding region of the MC1R gene was sequenced in goats of six different breeds showing different coat colours (Girgentana, white cream with usually small red spots in the face; Maltese, white with black cheeks and ears; Derivata di Siria, solid red; Murciano-Granadina, solid black or solid brown; Camosciata delle Alpi, brown with black stripes; Saanen, white; F1 goats and the parental animals). Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified: one nonsense mutation (p.Q225X), three missense mutations (p.A81V, p.F250V, and p.C267W), and one silent mutation. The stop codon at position 225 should cause the production of a shorter MC1R protein whose functionality may be altered. These SNPs were investigated in a larger sample of animals belonging to the six breeds. The Girgentana breed was almost fixed for the p.225X allele. However, there was not complete association between the presence of red spots in the face and the presence of this allele in homozygous condition. The same allele was identified in the Derivata di Siria breed. However, its frequency was only 33%, despite the fact that these animals are completely red. The p.267W allele was present in all Murciano-Granadina black goats, whereas it was never identified in the brown ones. Moreover, the same substitution was present in almost all Maltese goats providing evidence of association between this mutation and black coat colour. CONCLUSION: According to the results obtained in the investigated goat breeds, MC1R mutations may determine eumelanic and pheomelanic phenotypes. However, they are probably not the only factors. In particular, the surprising not complete association of the nonsense mutation (p.Q225X) with red coat colour raises a few hypotheses on the determination of pheomelanic phenotypes in goats that should be further investigated.
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