Beauty for Women Ages 30-40

I do agree eye cream is essential. A clean face NOT stripped of it's natural moisture barrier (look for a product that is PH CORRECT, not balanced). Items that DO NOT contain dyes & synthtic fragrances and most of all NO MINERAL OIL.

The biggest misconception I find in my business is both women & men think if they have oily skin that they need to exfoliate/scrub it. This actually increasing the production of oil. Why? because your sebaceous glands are being stimulated...as you scrub away the oil your skin say's "make more, make more." Hence it increases the oils making your skin worse off than before.

Night time IS the right time :). Your skin repairs itself at night, so make sure to get plenty of rest & wear a good anti-aging night cream (if you are in the normal to dry category). Find a good skin care consultant that can recommend products based on YOUR skin needs, not a general idea. Look & feel great naturally!

You're right, The majority of people are chronically dehydrated. This exacerbates inflammation which leads to chronic diseases. You should eat raw aloe vera as much as you can stand everyday. You should eat raw live foods everyday too, of course. And you should take advantage of emerging technologies that enhance wellness through the repair of cells at the DNA level. Since the Human Genome has been deciphered in 2003, our understanding of why we age has transformed. The leading scientists in this field of study have discovered that we have Youth Gene Clusters in our DNA that are suppressed by an overactive enzyme which impedes the radiance of youth in our cells. It is like a switch that just needs to be turned back on by simply cleansing these Age Related enzymes away with natural products applied with negative and positive micro-currents to the skin. It truly seems like a miracle of science even though the possibilities have been there for centuries in our cells.

This applies to women in their 50's & 60's as well... Most of us don't realize how important a good night's rest is! There's an "old wives tale" - the older we get, the less sleep we need...NOT TRUE!! If anything, we need more!
On the average, our bodies need at least 7-8 hrs of sleep ea night. This enables us to resist disease, maintain strength & endurance, increase vitality, improve our mood, AND slow down aging process. If we don't get that sleep, we look tired & worn out; therefore sabotaging everything else we are doing to improve the aging process!

Every woman should cleanse(twice daily), moisturize(even combo/oily skin needs a hydrator to keep skin from over-producing oil to compensate for lack of hydration from the inside..unless you drink the recommended 8 glasses a day, most don't)and don't forget that eye creme..first place that ages in under they eyes where there are no oil glands.
Also, don't forget the great benefits of green tea. Replacing one cup of coffee w/ green tea will give your skin a glow(and keep your immune system healthy), and it has ingredients that cleanse your skin from the inside out. If you really want to look young like the ladies from the orient you can steal one of thier beauty secrets....buy some powdered green tea(called matcha..it's japanese) mix it with water into a paste and apply it to your skin like a mask. Let it dry for about 10 min. then rinse. Japanese ladies swear by this secret and they look young and age very gracefully.

All these are great points but the most important thing is what are we really putting on our skin. The skin is our largest organ and whatever we put on our skin goes to our bloodstream in a matter of minutes. Consider safe products -- specifically not just organic bur paraben free. When it comes to skincare organic is just not good enough, more essential is paraben free. As an example there are personal products that offer the quality we deserve. Weleda is one of them. But remember back to basic is the key. What I do every day is use coconut oil. It's great for you skin. I actually gave up Shisido and use it allover my body. Someone mention the SPF is not really need it unless you will spend the whole day out under the sun. PRECISELY. We need the sun. It's the safest way for our body to produce vitamin D. More on how you can use the sun to your advantage can be found here http://bit.ly/Mc5Z1