The buzz about Microskin!!

Australian makeup artist Linda Lowndes created this phenomenal product to help people with various skin conditions. People living with Vitiligo, Lupus, Burns, Keloids, Birthmarks & Ecezma can all benefit from this new skincare technology! Linda Lowndes was touched by a young boy who is living with a skin condition that confines him indoors.For a complete list of skin conditions Microskin covers go to www.microskin.com.

Mrs. Lowndes has many accomplishments under her belt as a makeup artist in the film industry. She has done makeup for movies such as Peter Pan & Lord of the Rings, but she stated in an interview that working with that young boy was her most rewarding work.She started out focusing on birthmarks and then began to realize that she can cover up other skin conditions with Microskin. It is not makeup, it is simulated skin. Microskin stays on your skin for days without washing off or wiping off on clothes. It has sun protection built in and it can be used on any part of the body. You can swim in Microskin and work out in it.

This is so exciting for people who are uncomfortable with their current skin condition. They no longer have to worry about peoples strange looks and/or comments.You know people can be mean!Currently there is one clinic in the United States. It is in New York. The address is 317 East 34th Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016. Their phone number is (212)779-4000

This is such great work on the part of Mrs. Lowndes, She is brilliant!

Until next time...

Love the skin you're in! Skinchick'-)

Where did skin care come from?

The history of skincare and beauty began as far back as prehistoric times. The need for skin care arouse as a necessity. Prehistoric people did not have the modern conveniences we do. Their skin was exposed to extremely rough weather conditions. Skin care for prehistoric people was closely associated with exposure to the sun, weather conditions and pain relief.

The development of skin care products was from the need to protect the skin, while working out in the elements. Farmers and fishermen exposed their skin to rough equipment and bad weather conditions causing them to need skin care products. Fast forward to today and we see that the need still exist, as many of our friends and neighbors have jobs that are hard on the skin.

It is believed by many, that Egyptians developed skin treatments for a variety of skin conditions. Some of the treatments had olive oil, dough,resin, whipped ostrich eggs, bullock's bile mixed with milk. No I'm not making this up. The Egyptians were the first to develop methods for extracting herbal & flower essences through distillation. This method is still being used today to make essential oils.

The Egyptians also developed elaborate systems for bathing.Romans & Greeks later adapted the Egyptians bathing methods. Cleopatra queen of Egypt bathed in bath oils, milk baths and fragrances.She also used clay from the Nile River mixed with herbs and essential oils for facial treatments.Around 200 AD a Greek doctor named Galen created the first cold cream. He mixed rose water, beeswax and olive oil to create his cold cream.Cold cream has being around a long time.

In the Middle Ages bathing was not a daily ritual, but fragrance oils were used by those who could afford them.Only the wealthy could afford the cost of firewood to heat their bath water. The rest of society would have to walk around dirty most of the time.Imagine the germs they lived with! You can clearly see here where skin care was sourly needed for the ones that could not bath frequently.

No one has to tell you how bathing and good hygiene promotes health and prevents disease. Now a days basic hygiene is a virtual event. We have so many options to fit any mood we are in. We sometimes forget that we are meeting an important need, because of how versatile and plentiful the products are now. From our prehistoric ancestors developing skin care products to meet a need to 2010 where we pay people to exfoliate our skin with a Microderm Machine or Chemical Peel.We've come a long way baby!!

Until next time... Love the skin you're in!

Skinchick '-)