Ageless Elaine

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TO TIP?

Is it hard to relax during your facial, or massage, or mani-pedi,
because you’re worried about how much to tip?

Here’s some advice from Allure’s Daily Expert Blog:

“20% is a good rule of thumb for the person who performed the service.”
You can certainly add more if you were transported to paradise.
My own experience is you might want to add more to be remembered
favorably when it comes to fitting you in for a last minute appointment
on a busy day.

More than a million people underwent
laser hair removal last year.

According to Healthifle.net, people are spending the money now
to save money on disposable razors and waxing services in the future.

For men and women of all ages, laser hair removal is where it’s at.

Men who want a hairless back, women who do not want hair on their upper lip,
arms or bikini line and even teenagers who don’t want to deal with a razor
are turning to laser hair removal to remove hair permanently.

Think of the razors, shaving cream and waxing costs- 
It’ss no surprise that hundreds of men and women and even teenagers
are getting the treatment done to be rid of body hair forever.

Now, at my advanced age, I WISH laser hair removal had been around when i was young.
In my humble opinion, it’s THE perfect gift.
Unconventional, maybe, but perfect!

Ageless Elaine

Personally (and this is my  blog, after all) I used to avoid wearing make-up unless I felt it was absolutely necessary – for social or professional reasons.  All brands seemed to make me break out.  Even the  ”hypo-allergenic” ones. 

Now we have mineral make-up.  It’s a whole new world!  At Ageless Remedies we have GloMinerals, skin nurturing make-up for beauty with a higher purpose.  Mineral make-up does not contain the usual chemicals that can irritate or harm the skin. These mineral cosmetics are talc and dye free, and contain no fragrance, silicones, mica, rice powders, oils, wax and fillers.

You can, and should, feel good about looking your best.  GloMinerals products do not contain oils or talc, so you have a good reason not to worry about clogged skin pores.   They also have vitamins C,A,K, and E (cake, if you missed it).  We say you can have your cake and enjoy it, too!  Your skin is being nourished.

And green tea soothes your skin – so much so, we touch you up after peels and laser treatments.  And, naturally, there’s natural sun block. 

I encourage you to check out GloMinerals at http://www.agelessremediessouthpark.com/page/190?wcommit=522 as well as http://www.glominerals.com/about.aspx

Then, sign up for our GloMineral MakeUp Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 10 – 6.  Tami Hess, make-up artist extraordinaire, will share her knowledge and expertise with you, personally, for 30 minutes.  I always learn something new! 

Call 704.364.3332 before all the spaces are filled!

Hope to see you there!
Elaine

How much would teenagers pay to erase acne completely?

On average, $275 (U.S.), according to a study published in (August 2008) Archives of Dermatology; and their parents would pay almost as much.

It’s no secret that pimples are the bane of adolescent existence, but researchers at the University of California San Francisco set out to quantify just how much a clear visage is worth. They surveyed 266 high-school students aged 14 to 18, all with at least some acne, as well as their parents.

Questions included, “How much money would you be willing to pay today to have never had acne your whole life (erase all the acne you’ve ever had) and never have it again?”

Faced with that tantalizing prospect, the respondents said, on average, $275; the worse they rated their own acne, the more they were willing to pay.

Their parents’ responses were similar: $250 for their children to have never had acne.

Asked how much they’d pay to banish their current acne completely, teenagers offered $100. For 50% clearance of acne, they said they would only pay $10.

“Reducing the psychosocial impact of acne is considered one of the guiding principles for its clinical management,” writes lead study author Cynthia Chen, a doctor with the university’s dermatology department.

The researchers aimed to show dermatologists how teenagers really feel about acne treatments. A doctor may think clearing up acne by half is a pretty good deal, but to teenagers it’s only one-tenth as valuable as a fully zit-free face.

Not getting a huge pimple on your nose the first day of school? PRICELESS.

This article was sent to me by another Ageless person.

I’ll bet my own daughter would pay more.  And, I’m afraid we didn’t take her own acne angst seriously enough when she was younger.  (She’s now almost 34 !?!?!?!?)  She went through the whole accutane, anti-biotics, special cleansers thing.

But we know so much more now.  I wish we had owned Ageless Remedies SouthPark medspa then.

You can check out our many treatments on the website, www.AgelessRemediesSouthPark.com

Skin care problems, like sagging skin, wrinkles, brown spots, acne, rosacea, dry skin, or aging skin can affect your appearance and how others think about you. More importantly, it can affect how you think about yourself.

Lisa used to love going out on the town with friends every once in a while. It sure was a great stress reducer.
But, then, Lisa started to experience skin problems, like skin blemishes (possibly from all that sun exposure earlier in life) and some wrinkles around the eyes (you can’t stop aging you know) and elsewhere. It seemed like co-workers and others didn’t talk to Lisa the same anymore and they didn’t want to go out with her as much. What the heck was happening here?

What Happens to So Many People
Lisa’s confidence dropped quickly and so did her overall looks. She stopped dressing smartly and professionally. She stopped exercising and for some reason, didn’t care what she ate either. Within a few months, Lisa started to feel quite ill and started missing work, not to mention how much older she looked. What was she to do?

Skin Care Makeover and More
 Lisa began taking better care of her skin and dressing better. These steps just might do it.
After some effort and time, it worked. She got her life back, and like magic, people started noticing a new woman. A new Lisa with radiant, clear, smooth looking skin and wearing a new sharp outfit, emerged.

The Result
Success at work and in her whole life followed. It all started with improving the look on her face using advanced skin care products. Everything else amazingly flowed from that point onwards.

Conclusion
If you like the look of the person you look at every day in the mirror, it will affect your energy level and what
you’ll be able to accomplish in the rest of your life.

(Ken Black, Founder: Skin Care Product Reviews Editor: Skin Care News eLetter)

Elaine’s comment:  Perhaps this case study is a bit extreme.  But it is absolutely true that IF YOU KNOW YOU LOOK BETTER, YOU FEEL BETTER !!!