The Bridge to Health, Hope and Healing
Welcome to the October Newsletter and we have a new look, I hope you like it. It has been designed
by a client of mine. Thank you Joanne x.
Well summer is well and truly behind us now as we welcome in a new
season. Party season will soon be upon us and I will be sending out mail
shots for all the special offers to get you looking glamorous for that special
party season event. (SEE END OF NEWSLETTER FOR WHAT TO EXPECT)
And don’t forget that all important Christmas present for the special people
in your life, I
sell gift vouchers that can be exchanged
for any treatment listed in my brochures and on
my website. I sell them in multiples of #5 and #10
GET #5 OFF YOUR NEXT TREATMENT!
I am also Introducing a Referral Program:
With the economy being what it is, I believe I have found a way to make it easier on those who are
interested in the services I provide. For every paying client you send, I will reward you #5.00 off on your
next purchase and #5.00 off for that client's session as well. Insurance paid sessions cannot qualify. Not
available for Fake Bake Tanning Treatments
This months’ newsletter will focus on
Paying for time of services and not the trends!
Skin Therapy AND Top Ingredients to avoid in skincare
Spa Treatment of the Month - Back Neck and
Shoulder Massage
NEW common cold
sale.
aromatherapy blend for
Pay for Time, Not Trends
This issue here is the way spas and some therapist’s bill for bodywork. They isolate modalities
and charge different prices for each one. Effective touch therapy is effective touch therapy. One
approach shouldn’t be any more expensive than another. Paying more for a person’s essence,
wisdom and experience can legitimately command a higher fee. However Craniosacral therapy,
Thai Massage, Reflexology, Ayurveda, deep tissue – these modalities, along with others, get
promoted as a higher category, a style, a trend. What about the qualifications of the
practitioner? Focus should be on what is the most appropriate things for the client. What about
the intention and essence of any given application and the inherent value of weaving, combining
and blending paradigms? Today’s prevailing professional touch domain is way out of balance.
It seems you pay according to what’s hot in the moment. Suddenly the name of some modality
carries more weight. SO CHARGE DOUBLE! Maybe even make the treatment a 3 hour
minimum. Make it exclusive. Give it and exotic medical sounding name. So much hype so
much discrimination, so much division and separation. Its sales and promotion, and its fake
and its self serving. How can we legitimately use price to determine the power and importance
of any particular style or technique. This is a money driven approach. Why not just charge for
the time and skill of the practitioner? Pay for the therapist; buy a package based on what she
can deliver. Whatever happened to honesty and the long term goals of healing and service?
Skin Therapy and Top
ingredients to avoid in Skin
Care
Winter lips feeling dry and cracked? No
amount of lip balm seems to help?
Ensure you regularly exfoliate the lips as no amount of
lip balm will help as this layer blocks the absorption.
Use an ointment based lip balm and not a wax based stick like Chapstick. Wax won’t hydrate
parched lips; drink plenty of water too, to hydrate from the inside out.
MAKE UP WITH BENEFITS
Think your make up is just for covering imperfections? Think again. There are many products
on the market that can do so much more, like fighting ACNE and helping reduce
HYPERPIGMENTATION.
For acne sufferers covering up blemishes with make up as you try to eliminate them can be a
vicious cycle. There are many products which contain powerful ingredients, but salicylic acid is
the one you should look for if you have acne. CLINIQUE is a medicine rich foundation and
perfect for concealing and treating blemishes due to its high concentration of SALICYLIC
ACID.
DID YOU KNOW?
Almost any make up that touts oil ingredients is likely to block pores which leads
to outbreaks if you are acne prone.
Proactive.com offer a medicated blemish stick with 2 percent SALICYLIC ACID.
Sensitive skin
An alternative for skin which is too sensitive for salicylic acid is mineral based
Alison Raffaele Face Forward Primer SPF 15: Acne Response. It helps fight acne
with AMINO ACID RICH OLIGOPEPTIDES it penetrates the pore and can kill acne
causing bacteria.
PIMPLE PICKING!
This is the worst thing you can do. You potentially can spread the infection, increase the
chances of scarring and slow the healing process.
EMERGENCY REMEDY, you can buy an over the counter cortisone cream, but next time, if
you must pick, use a comedone extractor. Another EMERGENCY FIX is to chop up a noncoated aspirin and mix with water to form paste, and then apply to the spot for 15-20 minutes.
The Salicylic acid in the aspirin helps kill the bacteria and to prevent it pigmenting use a SPF.
Green tinted make up is good at masking red discolouration, however the product
Cover FX, a highly pigmented opaque foundation offers the best coverage.
Ingredients that irritate. Skin care are marketed to look,
smell and feel good, but in formulating these products, manufacturers have added
unnecessary ingredients that may irritate skin according to Jesse E Smith MD,
Plastic surgeon. Common irritants include fragrance, alcohol, lanolin, dyes and
preservatives.
8 INGREDIENTS TO AVOID
Use this list and save it. From the experts at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
When it comes to choosing beauty products the best advice for consumers is that
simpler is better. Choose products with fewer synthetic fragrances and fewer
products overall advises Stacey Malkin, co founder of Campaign for Safe
Cosmetics. It is especially important to reduce chemical exposure whilst pregnant
or if you are planning to become pregnant.
1. Mercury listed as a possible carcinogen and found in mascara and skin
lightening creams.
2. Lead Acetate, toxic and banned in Europe, found in hair dyes and
cleansers in the US.
3. Phthalates, linked to birth defects and infertility, found in nail polishes,
fragrances and hairspray.
4. Fragrance, a mixture of chemicals that are not disclosed on labels, likely to
contain phthalates, can be sensitising and cause allergic reactions, found in
shampoos, body spray, perfumes and colognes.
5. Hydroquinone, toxic to brain and skin and possible carcinogen, can also
cause a skin disease called ochronosis that leaves irreversible black blue
lesions on skin. Found in skin lightening products and moisturisers.
6. Nanoparticles, largely untested and unlabelled in personal care products,
capable of being absorbed into the bloodstream. Found in eye shadows,
bronzers, sunscreens.
7. Placenta produces progesterone and oestrogen that interfere the body’s
normal hormone functions, increased risk of serious health problems when
used in cosmetics.
Found in hair relaxers, moisturisers and hair
conditioners.
8. Petrochemicals, a by product of crude oil (appears on label as petrolatum,
mineral oil, paraffin and petroleum distillation) may contain known or
suspected human carcinogens. Found in shampoos, anti-ageing creams,
mascaras, perfumes, foundations, lipstick and lip balms.
MOISTURISING
When the skin doesn’t produce oil, it can
look Dull or Dry because hydration is not
stemming from within...
Facial moisturisers allow the skin to retain moisture by improving
the barrier function of the skin “Hydration supports the barrier
function of the skin so it can function as it should” says
dermatologist Ava Shamban. Topical moisturisers don’t
technically add water since water is not physically being created.
Ingredients like ceramides, fatty acids, squalene and cholesterol
allow skin to retain hydration.
The ingredients to avoid in a facial moisturiser are shea butter, as its very thick it is better
used on the body rather than the face. Waxes as these can lead to a false sense of
moisturisation. Lanolin oil as it can aggravate acne and mineral oil; it is cheap and easily
accessible and doesn’t do much more than create a film on the skin. It can trick your skin into
thinking it’s actually hydrated. It’s also thick and can clog pores which may lead to breakouts.
NEXT NEWSLETTER I WILL OBSERVE THE PROS AND CONS OF MOISTURISING
AROMATHERAPY FACIAL ONLY #24
Treat yourself to an aromatherapy facial. Fragrant and beautiful, some of the most prevalent
flowers in nature offer more than good looks. Florals and their extracts have been used as a way
to heal common beauty ailments.
EVEN IN TODAYS COMPLEX AND SCIENTIFICALLY ADVANCED WORLD
WHERE IT WOULD SEEM FITTING TO USE ONLY MODERN INGREDIENTS, THE
SIMPLISTIC RESTORATIVE POWER OF FLOWERS REMAINS UNRIVALLED.
Supercharged Anti ageing Self Tan Lotion ONLY #25.00
Fake Bake Platinum Anti Ageing Lotion, this self tanner incorporates anti ageing
ingredients into the formula as do many other products out there, HOWEVER, this
one counts apple stem in the laundry list. It gives a natural looking glow and
actually promotes cell renewal!
Nutrition is the NEW spa
treatment!
I will be focussing more on this in the next issue, and as I am now an account
holder with Lambert Nutrition I will be offering supplements at very competitive
rates. You will have seen in the last newsletter how important nutrition is for the
skin; well I shall be recommending the best vitamins for maintaining healthy skin.
I will also be advising on some natural herbal remedies that you can use for
certain ailments such as irritable bowel syndrome, please email me if there is a
specific problem you wish to ask about.
TREATMENT OF THE MONTH – Equilibrium’s Signature Massage
BACK NECK AND SHOULDERS MASSAGE #17
Swedish style massage is the most common type in the western world.
There are other types of massage such as sports, but they all
incorporate the main techniques. Massage oils are used and the skin
is warmed with effleurage strokes. Petrissage is used for releasing
muscles tension.
The Benefits:
Most commonly this type of massage is incredibly calming and can
make you feel more relaxed and less stressed. It can also improve
circulation by increasing oxygen flow in the blood and help the body to
eliminate toxins. It can relax, tone and soothe muscles and relieve stiffness and sometimes pain.
I also use trigger point therapy.
This is when pressure is directly applied on a trigger point for a short period until the pain
lessens. Knots can arise from painful, irritated areas in muscles, caused by accidents, everyday
stress and tension of sport. Lactic acid builds up causing a decrease in circulation, inflammation
and pain. The pressure helps to break up the muscles fibres and release the toxins.
AND FINALLY.........
Winter is here! And with the cold weather comes the winter cold.
My Cold & Flu essential oil Blend is a therapeutic blend of Cypress, Marjoram Sweet,
Eucalyptus, Peppermint and Lemon essential oils. It is a unique combination of 100% pure and
natural, essential oils. It is blended to be more effective than any of its oils used independently
of one another.
The Cold and Flu essential oil therapy is well balanced, helps with congestion, and is highly antiseptic and calming.
The Cold and Flu Blend is straight from Mother Nature's medicine cabinet! Eucalyptus is powerful and effective for
congestion, and is aided by the clarifying properties of Peppermint to alleviate stuffiness and fatigue. Lemon and
Cypress are natural germ fighters, with anti-bacterial qualities to help arm you against infection.
You needn’t worry about buying Blends that have been adulterated: All of
my aromatherapy essential oils are purchased from reputable companies, such
as Essentially Oils, Quinessence and Eve Taylor where all essential oils have
undergone rigorous testing and analysis. The Blend is then made up
personally by me.
The Blend can be used for massage, tissue inhalation, vaporisers or added to
your bath.
PLEASE NOTE
This blend can be purchased as a therapeutic blend and will need to be used in a carrier
for use as a massage medium or bath blend.
10ml Therapy Blend #8.75
Therapy Blend in carrier of Grape seed oil 50ml #3.50
Should you require any further advice on the use of essential oils then please do not
hesitate to contact me.
These Blends are ONLY available to clients who have had a face to face consultation with
me and only intended for their personal use and are not available for resale.
Watch out for the December E Mail Shots which will include treatments for the PARTY SEASON
Spray and Lotion Tanning
The FABULOUS NEW Double Dip Tan! A Personal Favourite!
Spray Tan Parties – FREE TAN FOR HOSTESS (Terms Apply)
Pamper Parties – The New Girls Night In!
Holistic Pedicure for those TIRED shoppers Feet
Make Up
A Fabulous holistic treatment for dry chapped winter hands.
Wishing you all love light and blessings
Sharon xxx
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Bibliography
Spa Secrets, New Beauty, Massage Mag, organic Spa Skin care Guide.