For a long time in Northern americas, the concept of bathing in mineral waters for health and beauty was held on as much appeal as belts and electrical vibration in the exercise of corsets. The 1994 film The Road to Wellville, Parodi breakfast cereal magnate Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's attempts to introduce early-20th-century American culture to the spa, almost summed up the general feeling Protestant correction that govern our abluciones. With the growing number of skin care products made exclusively with mineral waters, claiming to soften gently calm and severely irritated skin, cosmetics companies are hoping to change all that.
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The mineral waters as the rain started. When runoff seeps below the earth's surface, can remain there for a maximum of 40 years, reaping the beneficial trace elements of ancient layers of rock before traveling back to the surface at temperatures as high as 45 ° C. Most cosmetics are made with demineralized water, thermal water, but for products collected directly at the source - without being prosecuted artificially - maintaining their original beneficial properties. The waters from different regions may be so complex and varied as the wines, their mineral compositions that directly reflect the composition of the geological site. For example, in Vichy, France, the waters are particularly high in sodium bicarbonate, while the docks in La Roche-Posay - more than 300 miles away - are rich in selenium.
What your skin says about you
"Our skin tends to get irritable, losing their ability to protect itself and maintain moisture for a number of reasons," says Nella Arangio, a spa consultant and specialist Civello and Aveda Salon-Spa. Stress, diet, lifestyle and all weather conditions play an important role. "The body is in constant use of water for cell metabolism, maturation and function, but that the rate decreases if you're very stressed," Arangio said. "Besides, if you're eating high-sodium foods, your body is dehydrated further, as well as excess caffeine and alcohol consumption. And when you look at the lifestyles of people today - which is in his car with the heat, and then in the office - the extremes of hot and cold go home and keep working and dehydrate the skin. "While Europeans have been using mineral water for healing the skin for centuries, many Canadians remain skeptical of its benefits. "I still find that a lot of Americans do not believe in the waters because they like to see quick results," said Faouzi Berradia, physician relations and national training manager for the Vichy Laboratoires in Canada. "In France, people who suffer from skin irritation and sensitivity can spend several weeks at a time when the Vichy springs." Donna Cook, marketing coordinator for the Canadian Rockies in Banff Hot Springs, Alta., Agrees. "I occasionally calls from Europeans asking to book an appointment with the medical spa, but we do not have one," he says. "They still subscribe to the therapeutic benefits of soaking in mineral waters - not only for the muscles but also for skin, too. European resorts also cater to a wider range of health concerns. I suppose it comes down to cultural differences in how to view the health and welfare. "
It lifted
The mineral waters as the rain started. When runoff seeps below the earth's surface, can remain there for a maximum of 40 years, reaping the beneficial trace elements of ancient layers of rock before traveling back to the surface at temperatures as high as 45 ° C. Most cosmetics are made with demineralized water, thermal water, but for products collected directly at the source - without being prosecuted artificially - maintaining their original beneficial properties. The waters from different regions may be so complex and varied as the wines, their mineral compositions that directly reflect the composition of the geological site. For example, in Vichy, France, the waters are particularly high in sodium bicarbonate, while the docks in La Roche-Posay - more than 300 miles away - are rich in selenium.
What your skin says about you
"Our skin tends to get irritable, losing their ability to protect itself and maintain moisture for a number of reasons," says Nella Arangio, a spa consultant and specialist Civello and Aveda Salon-Spa. Stress, diet, lifestyle and all weather conditions play an important role. "The body is in constant use of water for cell metabolism, maturation and function, but that the rate decreases if you're very stressed," Arangio said. "Besides, if you're eating high-sodium foods, your body is dehydrated further, as well as excess caffeine and alcohol consumption. And when you look at the lifestyles of people today - which is in his car with the heat, and then in the office - the extremes of hot and cold go home and keep working and dehydrate the skin. "While Europeans have been using mineral water for healing the skin for centuries, many Canadians remain skeptical of its benefits. "I still find that a lot of Americans do not believe in the waters because they like to see quick results," said Faouzi Berradia, physician relations and national training manager for the Vichy Laboratoires in Canada. "In France, people who suffer from skin irritation and sensitivity can spend several weeks at a time when the Vichy springs." Donna Cook, marketing coordinator for the Canadian Rockies in Banff Hot Springs, Alta., Agrees. "I occasionally calls from Europeans asking to book an appointment with the medical spa, but we do not have one," he says. "They still subscribe to the therapeutic benefits of soaking in mineral waters - not only for the muscles but also for skin, too. European resorts also cater to a wider range of health concerns. I suppose it comes down to cultural differences in how to view the health and welfare. "
