The days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming and the temperature is rising. Looks like spring has sprung and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I have spent all winter in long pants and sweaters and am ready to show some skin. What I need now is a little sunshine and a heavy duty home spa treatment before I get exposed. The best way I know to pamper my skin is with a good body scrub. Exfoliating gives me the chance to shed the winter flakes and start the season with a new layer of beautiful skin. Step one, Pursue Sunset Body Scrub in the shower. It has a light coconut scent (which makes me dream of being on the beach at sunset) and includes lavender, rosemary, spearmint and peppermint essential oils. A little scrub here, a little scrub there and I come out of the shower refreshed and smelling so delicious!

The other day I got into the shower and decided it was time to shave my legs. Now, I have done this at least four times a week since I was 13 years old and should have by now perfected it without causing any cuts or bleeding. But there it was… a nice little nick at my left ankle. I have been searching for the perfect razor and shaving lubricant for years. After many failed attempts, I have at last found the perfect shaving recipe. I use a warm water shower, a 4 blade razor built for women (not men) and the Pursue Super K Shaving Cream. It has worked wonders! No more cuts, only beautiful, sexy, soft, smooth, beach ready legs. Look out summer, here I come!

Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Carolyn Kiek, NewBeauty Regional Sales Manager

One night, I decided to use a facial mask that was supposed to be a calming mask. But before the 10 minutes were up, my face started to feel like my skin was burning. I immediately ran to my sink and washed the product off of my face. My skin looked awful and felt worse!

I then remembered that I had Pursue Organic Aloe Vera Gel in my medicine cabinet. As soon as I washed off the mask, I applied the gel which is said to help with cell regeneration and encourage healing—and I’m so glad I did.

The moment that I put it on, my skin felt so much better! Best of all, after just a few applications, its vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes calmed down the irritation caused by that mask—which will go nameless!

Colostrum has been used by Ayurvedic physicians in India for thousands of years. Pursue’s Colostrum is from grass fed cows collected only from milkings within hours after birth.  Other brands generally have less nutrients because they continue collecting colostrums for many days after birthing. Pursues Colostrum is  hormone, pesticide and antibiotic free and is flash pasteurized to protect its beneficial components. It is natural food for the skin and contains many elements that will promote a healthy, vibrant appearance.

Colostrum provides essential nutrients that are delivered in a very concentrated form to the skin.  The variety of colostrum we use has a unique delivery system that insures bioavailability.   Pursue’s colostrum is processed to protect its bioactivity and is perfectly balanced, richly preserving significant levels of at least 200 beneficial components found naturally in Colostrum.

Used topically this ingredient has a composition that contains:

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin B12
• Many other vitamins
• Minerals
• Immunoglobulin’s
• Growth factors
• Protein peptides and
• Amino acids

This mask offers an enormous number of nutrients bundled into a single ingredient designed by mother nature to nourish the skin following a peel or during a facial. It will help to minimize inflammation and provides a particular benefit to dry or damaged tissue. To further enhance its effect the powdered Colostrum can be mixed for use as a soothing mask by hydrating it using Pursue’s Purifier, a product made with nutrient rich sea kelp.

I was working in a Wound and Burn Care specialty in the early 80’s when it was commonly thought that skin care topical products would not be absorbed past the skins barrier, the epidermal layer of tissue. To some degree this is still true today. In those early days products were developed for open wounds, but those designed for intact skin were considered to have primarily marketing, not therapeutic, value. However, with passing time and ongoing research, we now know that although the skin provides a remarkable barrier, there are some ingredients that can permeate it. Well designed skin care products using ingredients of small molecular sizes and precise delivery agents can transport significant beneficial substances to all levels of the skin. This results in both strengthening and rejuvenating the bodies’ largest organ system, and restoring a youthful glow, vigor and vitality to your appearance.

The key to doing this effectively is the formulating chemist’s skill in understanding the skin’s barrier system and the interaction between the skin, the ingredients, and the pathways for penetration into and through the skin. Effective anti-aging skin care regimes require a layering process to approach both the water based portions of the cell and the lipid based cellular membrane. Restorative ingredients are often best received by the body in a water based products such as a serum or hydrogel. The body is in its reparative mode when you sleep so it is particularly important to use restorative serums as part of your evening skin care rituals, although they can generally be used also during the day.

Moisturization from a separate product, should be layered on top of the serum, as it benefits the lipid membranes of tissue. A final layer during the day should be a barrier product providing protection from the sun’s UVA rays (the rays that cause UVAging damage) and UVB rays (the rays that cause UVBurns, sun burns). Dr. Perricone in his book The Perricone Promise states

“in essence, a wrinkle can be considered a wound”

and when we approach skin care thoughtfully using pro-dermal synchronization, as Pursue has, to minimize the wrinkle wound, the use of cutting edge high performance products can begin to accelerate the skins own repair mechanisms and significantly restore our appearance.

You will find many tips, news, and solutions to your and your family’s skin care problems. Subscribe to our email list on the side to keep in touch.

Radiant, healthy skin begins with cleansing. Dreaming of soft, supple, fresh and vibrant skin? Look no further. Our luxurious facial and neck cleanser is designed to eliminate impurities without stripping the skin’s essential oils. It is made from a natural anti-bacterial agent and astringent found in the White Oak Amid Bark. Contains no soap or other caustics that may leave damaging residues – this cleanser flushes out embedded impurities to help keep pores clean and tight. Great for all skin types. Skin feels fresh and clean without the residue other cleansers leave behind