Dry skin care - My new beauty discovery

Happy New Year , 2013 !

I wish 2013 will be filled with love, good health and happiness for everyone in the world.

The area I live in the USA gets super dry especially winter season.

I had been trying many kinds of skin care for dry skin since I started living here.

Actually, even when I was in Japan, I was always looking for something good for curing my dry skin problem.

And a few days ago, I happened to find a Japanese discussion thread which talks about skin care cream.

Guess what ?

It’s Nivea.

Yes, original version of Nivea cream !

I suppose everyone knows that product.

I was using Nivea cream when I was a little girl until I became 18.

Little girls are often curious what their mother is doing.

In my case, it was my step-mother who was in her 20S at that time.

She was always doing her skin care with Shiseido-cosmetics with her make-up box with mirror after took a bath.

And I was copying what she was doing, but Shiseido cosmetics are not suit to a little girl so I was using Nivea cream, feeling like I’m already a lady.

I don’t know why I stopped using Nivea cream.

My skin was always clear and never got any problem while using Nivea including my body skin.

When I became 18, me and my friend were caught by one of famous cosmetics brand’s marketers in a shopping mall, and I bought all the set from cleansing wash cream to toner to night cream to beauty oil essence.

I spent about $400 for it and paid by credit card which they made it for me.

I was so excited to use it.

But… after using all those cosmetics set, my face skin was getting all red and got damaged , also had some rashes.

So I had to stop using all of them and gave them to my mother. My mother had a strong skin so she was fine using them.

My skin problem started since then.

I didn’t even imagine to use Nivea again, because at that time I thought Nivea cream is for little kids or mother’s cream which are not so cool to use for young ladies.

Cared for the image.

So I started trying many kind of famous brand cosmetics items.

I have a very sensitive skin so almost all of them didn’t work for my skin, some made my skin really bad.

Until most recently, I was using jo jo ba oil and Burt’s bee’s night cream ( with Royal Jelly ) they are pretty good products for super dry skin.

But in winter season, somehow I got red in some part of my facial skin and had some problem with pimples.

And Now, since using Nivea cream ( original version ) , I’m getting amazing result !

Not only my facial skin but my body skin and hands as well.

Also it looks like ice cream.

I love the feeling and the smell, too.

For hand cream, I was using some Vaseline ‘s products, but all of them soon get dry.

And my top part of fingers skin came off and got hurt.

Nivea Cream fixed this problem.

I’m a big fan of Nivea Creme now.

In the Japanese discussion thread, they all are having great experiences with Nivea Cream.

Seems like Nivea is a German company and it has been long time seller item for over 40 years.

And in Italy, leather coat shop sellers use Nivea cream for maintenance for leather.

For inside health,

Almond!

I started eating 20 almonds daily since a few days ago.

This also make my skin moistening all the time as well.

And when I checked the benefits of Almonds at the link below,

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-health-benefits-of-almonds-king-of-nuts.html

9 Health Benefits of Almonds:

1. They reduce heart attack risk.

Those who consume nuts five times a week have about a 50 percent reduction in risk of heart attack according to the Loma Linda School of Public Health.

2. They lower ‘bad’ cholesterol.

Almonds added to the diet have a favorable effect on blood cholesterol levels, according to a clinical study by Dr. Gene Spiller, Director of the Health Research and Studies Center, Inc.

3. They protects artery walls from damage.

It was found that the flavonoids in almond skins work in synergy with the vitamin E, thus reducing the risk of heart disease (Research at Tufts University).

4. Almonds help build strong bones and teeth.

The phosphorus in almonds helps make this possible.

5. They provide healthy fats and aid in weight loss:

* Although nuts are high in fat, frequent nut eaters are thinner on average than those who almost never consume nuts. (Data from the Nurses’ Health Study)

* Those who ate nuts at least two times per week were 31 percent less likely to gain weight than were those who never or seldom ate them in a study involving 8865 adults. (WHFood’s article on almonds)

6. Almonds lower the rise in blood sugar and insulin after meals.

7. They help provide good brain function.

Almonds contain riboflavin and L-carnitine, nutrients that boost brain activity and may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

8. They nourish the nervous system.

According to Ayurveda, almonds help increase high intellectual level and longevity.

9. They alkalize the body.

Almonds are the only nut and one of the few proteins that are alkaline forming. When your body is not alkaline enough, you risk osteoporosis, poor immune function, low energy and weight gain.

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Here is another interesting article about the benefits of Almond.

http://www.justalmonds.com/category_s/156.htm

I didn’t know almond is good for skin.

Too much is always not good for everything, and about 20 almonds a day seems the best.

Almond and Nivea cream makes my skin condition great recently!

If you are suffering from super dry skin, I recommend Nivea cream ( original version ) and almond.

It’s affordable and it works !

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