Serums vs other treatment lotions

Nick Morante, Cosmetic Authority:

"Serums for the face and body are used to treat specific skin conditions such as acne, wrinkles, skin redness or other skin problems. These serums are much more potent than conventional treatment creams or lotions (for these problems). Creams and lotions for the most part contain less than 10 percent, sometimes only 0.1% of the active ingredients to treat each specific skin condition. The major difference is that serums contain up to 70 percent or more active ingredients.

There are serums that contain extremely high concentrations of Retinol (a vitamin A derivative), vitamin C derivatives, vitamin E derivatives as well as other powerful antioxidants used to treat wrinkles and aging skin, and also act as super free radical scavengers. Serums can also contain high levels of extracts such as licorice, ginseng, grape seed extracts as well as many others all known to have specific healing and treatment functions and activity on the skin, without being listed as OTC drug ingredients.

The cost to formulate serums over conventional treatment creams and lotions is extremely high owing to the high concentration of active ingredients. This is obviously reflected in the retail cost of the product. Some serums are being marketed by private companies such as Bobbi Brown, Neutrogena or Almay."

Our very own Holistic Serums, contain active ingredients anywhere between 50-100%, which is why they are extremely potent and fast acting. The highest percentage of actives- 100% lies in our new, revved up Active Stretchmark Reducer, a highly effective combination even for the oldest of stretchmarks.

Serums provide maximum benefit- in terms of turning back the clock on the aging process, reducing hairloss & activating growth- which is natural, dehydration of body tissues, darkening and some like Tummy Tucker to counteract effects on gravity!

And unlike the OTC lotions, our products contain no water! So we have no dilution of product. And these arent products you slather on, but use just a few precious drops for optimum treatment. They will work on the body to activate its own collagen content and heal it from the inside out!

These Serums are not regular use products, you only use them to treat the body for whatever imbalance it is in, and you can forget about it for weeks and months at a time- until there are signs again- but this time, you can use them as preventatives.

Being preservative and chemical free, they not only do not deposit toxins on your face and body, many actively help to detoxify or clear face and body.
No alcohol, no parabens, no nothing.. except natural ingredients- now beat that.

Holistic Ingredients for Skincare vs the rest

This is a series of informative articles on the use of holistic and natural ingredients for beauty and health.


Holistic Ingredients
What are they?
They are extracts of the whole of a plant, a master creation with hundreds of chemical components. They are differentiated from a single component or natural derivative which are widely used in the beauty industry, viz. Bisabolol from Chamomile.

Holistic oils are extracted from plants- from fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, nuts, roots and gums.

They are like whole foods
They are whole, not broken down into components and contain the balanced nature of the essence of the plant it is extracted from. They are known to be better received by the human body as a whole than (the experiments with) separated chemical constituents.

It is said that is so because they carry complete, intelligent information to the human being. Their effects are therefore not superficial or just stimulating but are therapeutic and capable of making real changes in the body.

They are thus used on a holistic basis, the total property of the oil is studied and its efficacy evaluated before making it part of a synergy.

Every batch of oil may vary depending on climatic, soil and other conditions. While the chemical composition of these oils cannot be standardised unlike manmade chemicals, it has been proven over centuries of time that the potency of these oils to care for or cure innumerable diseases cannot be doubted. They are to be treated with respect and careful handling.

Other than working on the lymphatic system they also work to balance hormones, relax the nervous system, destress, and make a person feel emotionally strong.
I have tried to harness the healing properties of these potent oils to alleviate many physical symptoms, and discovered in them incredible properties to turn back the clock - more later