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Tell me does this describe you? Does your skin have an uneven tone or darker pigmentation? Do you long for the healthy and young skin you experienced as a child?

It seems that many strive to have the warm glow of summer year round either by spending time at the beach or indoor tanning. From experience, we know that the sun causes our skin to age much faster than it would by protecting it from the environment. But not everyone feels that tanned skin is attractive.

In some cultures, such as the Asian and Middle Eastern communities, young pale skin has become so preferable that it’s caused a significant increase in the cosmetics industry for those who want to lighten their skin.

There are several products available on the market today which can provide you with young skin. However, it is important to be sure that you choose one that’s 100% natural and will not irritate or harm skin like most whitening products do.

There are many manufacturers that put ingredients such as parabens and oils into their products which can damage the skin. How? Parabens which are used to prolong shelf life are considered to be a carcinogen or possible cancer causing agent. Oils such as mineral oil only clog pores and do nothing to keep skin smooth or improve its texture.

One product I have been using to maintain young pale skin is from a company in New Zealand, which accomplishes whitening safely and gently. The key ingredient in their product is Extrapone Nutgrass which naturally inhibits the melanin in skin. Unlike many whitening products on the market, it gently lightens skin, reduces irritation but also makes it look smooth and healthy! In clinical trials it has been shown to reduce melanin up to 40%.

The other great thing about this natural product is that it reverses the visible signs of aging by 1) Stimulating collagen and elastin regrowth 2) Boosting hyaluronic acid and 3) Destroying free radicals. Why is this important?

Well as we age, the key factor in aging skin is the breakdown of collagen and elastin in our skin. These are both important proteins in keeping the young skin smooth, unwrinkled and elastic in nature. When we are young, our body produces these proteins in abundance but as we age, we make less and less of it.

The same product I use for young pale skin contains a little known cutting edge ingredient called Cynergy TK. This ingredient is proven in clinical trials to stimulate re-growth of collagen, elastin and even new skin cells. In studies on Cynergy TK, human volunteers showed “a sustained 14% improvement in skin moisture retention over 18 days. They also show a sustained improvement in skin elasticity of 42% over 18 days.” As your collagen and elastin increase the wrinkles slowly disappear and the glow of young skin returns!

Second, it also contains phytessence wakame, an extract from Japanese sea kelp which inhibits the harmful enzyme hyaluronidase, thereby breaking down hyaluronic acid in your skin and increasing it to the amounts generally found in young skin.

Third, it has a potent antioxidant called Nano-Lipobelle HEQ10 which is a special ‘nano-emulsion’ form of CoEnzyme Q10 which deeply penetrates the skin through several layers removing free radicals in your skin, resulting in a dramatic anti-wrinkle effect.

So there you have it…a natural skin whitening formula within reach that works in synergy with other quality ingredients to help maintain the young pale skin you currently have or help you reclaim the skin you had in your youth.

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By: Laurel Levine

If you are looking for a whitening skin care product you need to know what the best ingredients are to know if you are getting a product that works. You want one that contains Extrapone Nutgrass Root to naturally lighten your skin.

Nutgrass root has the ability to inhibit the formation of the skin pigment melanin. There are no harmful side effects. Another wonderful thing about it is the fact that it contains anti aging properties. What more could you ask for in a whitening cream.

I’ve had freckles ever since I was a little girl – I am now 53 years old. I used to think they were cute, and I still don’t mind them a lot, but there are a few of them that just stick out in the wrong places. I had a couple especially dark ones on my shoulder that always stuck out like a sore thumb whenever I wanted to wear certain tops. My husband likes to buy me really nice jewelry and when I’d put these certain tops on that revealed more of my shoulder, it seemed like all I saw was these huge freckles and my eye wouldn’t even go to the beautiful diamond my husband bought me.

I started using a whitening skin care cream with the right ingredients and the freckles are fading, so they don’t stick out as much. Now I actually see the diamond instead of the freckles.

Other ingredients in a good whitening skin care should be Cynergy TK, Phytessence Wakame, and Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10. These are all natural substances that you can find in Xtend-Life’s other products. They work together to solve the main three causes of aging skin which are:

· Lower levels of hyaluronic acid

· Oxidation by the action of free radicals

· Loss of elastin and collagen

When you add these three ingredients with the nutgrass root you have a great whitening cream and an anti aging skin care product all in one. They help moisturize the skin, they stimulate the skin to build more collagen and elastin, and they raise the level of hyaluronic acid. All this helps to remove wrinkles and fine lines. So along with lightening your skin you get great looking smoother skin.

Whitening cream should also contain natural vitamin E, maracuja, babassu, and grapeseed oil. These natural emollients help to nourish and revitalize your skin without leaving an oily feel. The maracuja helps to regulate the sebum production in your skin to prevent it from becoming too dry or too oily.

You’ll also find the best whitening skin care creams to be of benefit if you deal with dry itchy skin or inflamed skin. If your cream contains babassu it will help to soothe the skin while it moisturizes and creates an invisible barrier to keep grime and dirt out.

Now that you know what to look for go and get yourself some whitening skin care cream. You won’t find the best anywhere except from a company in New Zealand, and you can only find their products on line.



By: Elizabeth Ruby

People generally underestimate the effect that sun damaged skin has on the way that you look as you get older.  The more time that you spend exposed to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun, the more lines and wrinkles that will form on your skin.  These lines will typically form earlier than they would have had you not spent time soaking up rays, and are usually deeper.

Another thing that could result from this exposure is what is typically referred to as age spots.  These spots on your skin are formed by the same melanin hyperpigmentation that causes your skin to tan in the summertime.  Age spots, or sun spots, occur when cells in your skin become so badly damaged that the melanin hyperpigmentation becomes permanent.

The first thing that I want to tell you about treating the lines and wrinkles that result from sun damaged skin is to avoid the use of the typical collagen and elastin formulas on the market.  These products will not reduce the lines on your skin, because the two main ingredients cannot be absorbed.  They are simply too dense to be able to pass through your skin.

The most effective ingredient for alleviating these lines is a pair of proteins that are known together as Functional Keratin.  What Functional Keratin does for your skin is it causes an elevation in the production rate of your collagen and elastin.  As the amount of these connective tissues grows, the lines and wrinkles on your skin begin to disappear.

There are plenty of formulas out there that are designed to treat the age spots formed by sun damaged skin also.  These skin whitening formulas are ineffective due to the fact that there are chemical bleaching agents in them for removing the hyperpigmentation from your skin.  These bleaches will do a lot more harm to your skin than they will good.

These chemicals have a tendency to spread out beyond the borders of the area being treated.  When this happens your skin becomes mottled or blotchy in appearance, and your hyper-pigmented areas will still appear clearly.  There are far better ingredients that you could be using on your skin than these chemical agents, and these compounds are far more effective in treating your problem.

In order for you to be able to remove the brown spots caused by sun damaged skin, your product needs to contain an ingredient that is known as Extrapone nutgrass root extract.  This extract has been in use for thousands of years in India, where this nutgrass grows freely.  This compound is the most effective natural melanin inhibitor in the world.

Not only will Extrapone root extract lighten the affected areas and blend them back in with the rest of your skin, but it will also prevent new outbreaks of these spots from forming.  This ingredient in combination with a collagen and elastin enhancer such as Functional Keratin, is all that you will ever need in order to give your sun damaged skin its youthful appearance once again.



By: Elizabeth Ruby

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