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DameBruschetta -> RE: Are dead sea mineral soaps really all the sales people chalk them up to be? (10/20/2010 5:22:40 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom
A lady today wanted to sell me a soap bar and a dead sea mud mask, she told me it'd be good for treating the seborrhic dermatitis and black heads on my face, and I told her I'd come back later.
I'm not canceling out the idea of buying it not completely, but I am doing my research first. I have called my Dr, and I have a telephone dr appointment to talk to her tomorrow and ask her about it, and I am asking you all.
Also have you heard of this stuff called` secret*tm* Minerals from the dead sea manicure set? it claims that this efficient compound of 21 minerals and compounds are easily absorbed by the skin and enable it to create new cells that can resist the damage inflicted by age and environment.
You have a hand lotion a buffer stick and a cutical oil, and you buff your nails then drop the cuticle oil on, and it is supposed to leave your nails all beautiful and shiny looking, like a trip from the salon for 2 weeks, because supposedly it takes all the oils under the nail and brings it tot he top of the nail.
They normally sell for a couple hundred, but today they were selling it for 69, but she was willing to give me another set free, instead of half off, OR if you buy the buffer for the 35 dollars I'd get the kit for free.
I bought the buffer cause I was curious about the kit, and I admit I do need to take care of my hands, I have been extremely dis satisfied with how dry, rough and torn and generally shitty my cuticles and nail beds were looking. I just wish I could of afforded to buy it at 69 and gotten a kit free, but maybe next time I go in she'd be willing to still give me the deal.
This sounds like a manicure set full of marketing fluff. Your body is constantly making new cells, skin cells especially (which is why rough dry skin develops if the older cells are not naturally exfoliated away.) Really, all things considered if you really want better cell rejuvenation you'd be better off paying more attention to what you put in your body, then what you put on it - since it really happens from the inside out. You can save yourself a whole lot of money by just picking up a run of the mill cuticle oil, and a normal nice manicure set. You could even be fancy and pick up a bottle of Solaroil for about $10. Good cuticle health is really just about keeping them moisturized and off the nail bed. Simple and much cheaper then $69. (Ever consider why its so marked down? Most likely because no one is buying it - and its so cheap to produce they can make such a drastic cut it doesn't effect their bottom line.)
As far as the mask goes - clay masks have been proved to help purify the skin. I've never seen any real proof it would make a difference on dermatitis - and while I do not have seborreheic dermatitis, I do struggle with another type. I use a clay mask for other reasons, and its never helped my dermatitis one bit. (And you can get a decent clay mask for about $20.) If you are having an issue with blackheads your best bet would be something like biore's strips or making your own at home with gelatin. I do not know where you are considering this purchase from, but you may want to seriously consider making a mask purchase type deal from Sephora. You have 60 days to return any product to them, so if you try something and it doesn't help? Return it and get your money back - all of it.
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