Guest Skin Care Treatment Article: How to Make Body Mist Last Longer

How to Make Body Mist Last Longer

By Kathryn Hatter, eHow Contributor

Make body mist last longer after you apply it.

A common complaint among women is the speed with which body mists disappear on the skin after spraying them. Because of the chemical composition of body mists, they evaporate quickly on the skin, often leaving you without any remaining scent even a short time after application. Make body mist last longer on your skin by preparing your skin properly before you spray. When you make sure your skin is ready to receive and hold the spray, the scent of the body mist will last longer throughout the day.

Things You'll Need

• Unscented lotion (or a scent that matches the body mist)
• Brush
• Cotton ball

Instructions

1. Prepare to apply the body mist to yourself immediately after towel drying off after a bath or shower. When you apply body mist at this time, your pores are open and they will retain the scent for a longer time.
2. Slather either an unscented lotion or a lotion with the same scent as your body mist liberally over your body where you will apply the body spray. Pay special attention to pulse points (the throat, the wrists, inside the elbows, behind your knees and between the breasts).
3. Spray the body mist toward yourself from a distance of approximately 1 foot, directing it toward the areas of your body where you applied the lotion. After you spray the body mist, step into the mist in the air to allow the body mist to cover your skin completely. Repeat this spraying technique until you apply the body mist to all the desired areas of your body.
4. Allow the body mist to dry completely before you dress.
5. Spray the body mist lightly onto a brush and brush the body mist through your hair to infuse a light scent to your hair.
6. Saturate a cotton ball with body mist and tuck it into your bra. The cotton ball will stay filled with the scents of the body mist and will project the scent out from you throughout the day.

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FAT Trolley Reminder: Friday, March 29th!

Let's go to the Hop!

Explore the Clifton, Crescent Hill and Butchertown neighborhoods by way of a trolley ride! The FAT Friday Trolley Hop was launched in 2004 and has become a signature event on Frankfort Avenue. Held year-round on the final Friday of every month from 6:00pm-10:00pm, this event draws attracts thousands of people to enjoy free trolley rides to participating shops, restaurants and galleries along the Frankfort, Mellwood and Story Avenue corridor. Many of the businesses host live music and entertainment, complimentary refreshments and special sales on trolley hop nights.

NEW EXTENDED TROLLEY ROUTE! We are excited to announce the trolley route has been permanently extended and will now stretch from Mellwood and Story Avenue to Cannon's Lane.The Frankfort Avenue Business Association relies on the support of member businesses to cover the cost of the trolley service so that it can be available for free to the public.

More Info LINK: http://www.fatfridayhop.org/Home.aspx

Skin Care Ingredient Article: Aloe Vera & Skin Benefits

(Just FYI, our Aloe Vera Body Spray is infused with Aloe Vera and is on SALE this month.  Check out HERE!)

Aloe Vera & Skin Benefits

By Katie Regan

About Aloe Vera

Aloe vera comes from the aloe plant, a succulent native to Africa that has been used medicinally for centuries. Aloe leaves ooze a clear gel when broken off from the rest of the plant that can be applied topically to heal wounds and soothe skin, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The green part of the leaf that surrounds the gel can be used to produce a laxative juice called aloe latex, according to the NCCAM. Aloe plants are sub-tropical and can grow indoors or outdoors as long as they receive plenty of sunshine and have no chance of freezing.

Aloe Vera for Burns

Aloe vera is primarily used to soothe blistered, sunburned skin, according to Aloe-Vera-Studies.org. It has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and it supports skin cell regeneration. Aloe vera also contains active compounds that may decrease pain, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, and for this reason provides a cooling, refreshing feeling when applied to skin. Because aloe vera is largely made up of water, it evaporates quickly and can be re-applied as frequently as desired.

Aloe Vera for Skin Conditions

Aloe vera contains 19 of the 20 amino acids required by the body for good health, according to AloeVeraBenefits.com, and for this reason it is a powerful healing agent. In addition to treating burned skin, aloe is useful in moisturizing dry, flaky skin. It has also shown some promise in treating more serious and persistent conditions such as genital herpes, dandruff, psoriasis, canker sores, skin ulcers and others, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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Family Skin Care SALE: 20% OFF! Aloe Vera Body Sprays for the Month of March!

(Just FYI, our Face and Eye Toning Cream is on SALE this month.  Check out HERE!)

20% OFF! Aloe Vera Body Sprays for the Month of March! We do NOT Currently Refill this product at the store...

Our Lexie's of Louisville Family Skin Care body sprays are infused with Aloe! And as you know Aloe is an excellent skin moisturizer. You will experience a pleasant, light and refreshing mist that leaves your skin pleasantly fragranced and smooth for the whole day. So while your fragrance your bod for the day, your also helping to keep it smooth. Your are sure to experience a pleasant, light and refreshing mist that leaves your skin pleasantly fragranced for the whole day. Try Lexie's of Louisville's moisturizing all-over Body Sprays today.

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Guest Skin Care Treatment Article: How to Use Body Spray

How to Use Body Spray

By Laura Leiva, eHow Contributor

Using a body spray is an ideal way to add subtle fragrance to the body without going overboard. A body spray is lighter than a perfume or cologne, and it is often sprayed in various spots on the body after showering. Although body spray is applied more liberally than traditional perfume or cologne, it is still important to use in moderate amounts to prevent nasal irritation for others or overwhelming them with intense fragrances. Does this Spark an idea?

Things You'll Need

• Body spray
• Clean body

Instructions:

1. Use a body spray after taking a shower. Sprays are not meant to mask body odor caused by a lack of hygiene, so use once the body is clean and an anti-perspirant or deodorant is used.
2. Apply the body spray to pulse points in order to allow the fragrance to last longer. Points include the inside of wrists, knees and elbows, as well as neck, chest and behind the ears. Choose only a couple of these locations to prevent overdoing the fragrance.
3. Try using various sprays on different days of the week. Choose smells that are appealing from retail stores like Target or Bath and Body Works, where both men and women have an ample selection of sprays and scents.
4. Use a small amount of body spray, even if it does not seem like enough. As we apply the spray, our noses become accustomed to the scent, which causes over usage. In addition, the scent is never as strong to the individual wearing it as it is to those around her. Only use a few spritzes at a couple select locations on the body.
5. Never spray onto the face, since the ingredients can cause irritation or dry out the skin.

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Skin Care Ingredient Article: The Benefits of Aloe Vera: Skin Care, Digestion and More

(Just FYI, our Aloe Vera Body Spray is infused with Aloe Vera and is on SALE this month.  Check out HERE!)

The Benefits of Aloe Vera: Skin Care, Digestion and More

By Nancy Chute

Aloe Vera is a natural remedy used for burns, scrapes and digestive health. The herb can even be used as a natural cosmetic and easily grown in any home garden.

I grow my own treatment for minor, burns on a kitchen windowsill where it's always fresh and ready for emergencies. This living remedy, aloe vera, is also a great plant to have around for scrapes or rashes and, as it turns out, many other ailments too.

The benefits of aloe vera are not an old wives' fantasy. Its healing qualities are medically recognized and many creams, ointments, and cosmetics made from its juices are sold in this country and all over the world. Still, it's less expensive-and more effective-to grow your own!

The plant's secret is the clear jelly stored inside its thick succulent leaves — a juice which forms a protective coating over a cut, burn, or abrasion and so promotes healing. Best of all, this natural ointment needs no processing to be effective. Just break off a leaf, slit it open, and smear the gel liberally on an affliction. Then keep the area moist to draw out the pain.
Unused portions of the healing greenery will stay fresh wrapped in plastic and stored in the refrigerator, where it will remain ready for repeat applications or for the next crisis that comes along. In cold weather a severed leaf also keeps well on a bathroom windowsill while a rash or pimple is being doctored.

Aloe Vera and Burns

Our first "burn plant" quickly fascinated our children. They saw me use its juice to treat minor mishaps with hot saucepans and became anxious to make the thick jelly work its magic for them, too. Soon, a scraped leg from a bicycle accident gave them the opportunity. I felt like a witch doctor as I slit a leaf lengthwise and carefully patted the gel on the abrasion but the victim claimed that the treatment worked wonders.
We've since relieved the pain and redness of sunburn, cleared up a persistent diaper rash, and healed assorted skin blemishes in the same way. Sometimes I've even taped a slice of aloe vera directly to an affliction to keep the injury moist with its healing jelly.
Some experts say that such ailments should be treated with leaves at least one foot long, since only mature aloe vera foliage possesses healing qualities. I've used smaller shoots, however, with good, results but have noticed that larger, older spears do have a stronger odor and yellowish rather than clear jelly. No doubt these are signs of "bigger medicine."

Aloe Vera and Skin Benefits

Our few experiments with aloe vera have explored only its most common uses. I understand, though, that this remarkable plant (now under scientific investigation for its beneficial effects on X-ray and other radiation burns) has been known over the centuries for a variety of healing powers.

Along the Texas - Mexico border, for instance, old timers will clean quite a large wound with antiseptic and then bandage a cut aloe vera leaf to it, just as the Indians did. Another leaf is applied when the dressing is changed. Folks in those parts put the gel on the skin to protect against insect bites or to relieve itching, too.

I've also heard that Mexican women use the plant cosmetically by rubbing the leaves on their faces to prevent wrinkles and the men use it as a shampoo to prevent baldness and graying. The thick juice is massaged into the hair and scalp which absorb it within a few hours-and left on overnight. The next morning, when the dried gel is washed off (no soap is necessary) — lo, the hair is silky, manageable, and supposedly more luxuriant than before!

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Damn Straight! THANKS EVERYONE for Your Patronage at Lexie's Trading Post Gift Store and Lexie's of Louisville Family Skin Care! =0)

Damn Straight!  THANKS EVERYONE for Your Patronage at Lexie's Trading Post Gift Store and Lexie's of Louisville Family Skin Care!  =0)

Family Skin Care SALE: 20% OFF! Aloe Vera Body Sprays for the Month of March!

(Just FYI, our Face and Eye Toning Cream is on SALE this month.  Check out HERE!)

20% OFF! Aloe Vera Body Sprays for the Month of March! We do NOT Currently Refill this product at the store...

Our Lexie's of Louisville Family Skin Care body sprays are infused with Aloe! And as you know Aloe is an excellent skin moisturizer. You will experience a pleasant, light and refreshing mist that leaves your skin pleasantly fragranced and smooth for the whole day. So while your fragrance your bod for the day, your also helping to keep it smooth. Your are sure to experience a pleasant, light and refreshing mist that leaves your skin pleasantly fragranced for the whole day. Try Lexie's of Louisville's moisturizing all-over Body Sprays today.

Link: http://goo.gl/R9y2p

Guest Skin Care Treatment Article: Philosophy of Body Spray

Enjoying the aromatic delight of body sprays, perfumes, and sweetly scented body products is one of the true pleasures of being a woman. Incorporating one or more of the lightweight formulas of Philosophy Body Sprays into your beauty care routine is a simple way to add a bit of pleasurable olfactory delight into your life. 

The benefits of using pleasurable scents are many, including mood enhancement and sensual pleasure, along with an added touch of pampering bliss. The full line of Philosophy Body Spray can provide all of that with their delicate lightweight formulas that moisturize and protect the skin with ingredients known to offer antioxidant benefits. 

Body sprays provide an affordable way to enjoy a fragrant experience that encompasses your entire being. Whether or not you take advantage of the delicate pulse points within the curve of the elbow and the center of the wrist, Philosophy Body Spray can create a refreshing experience that lingers throughout the entire day.

Indulge in a bit of feminine pampering and try one of more of this fine collection of Philosophy Body Sprays.

Our Aloe Vera Based Body Sprays are on sale this month.  Check our selection out!

verbiage courtesy philosophy