The skin rejuvenators on the market include ingredients from nature, such as the anti-aging power of plants. Botanicals are the best sources for active ingredients that protect and repair aging skin. Vitamins , antioxidants, and emollients that spring from leaves , nuts, and fruits, can reduce the sign of wrinkles. Here is a list of five natural ingredients that fight sagging, and boost radiance.

Bearberry: a flowering shrub that grows throughout the United States. It is used as a skin brightener.  The bearberry leaf contains arbutin, a derivative of the skin lightener hydroquinone. Hydroquinone reduces the formation of pigment producing melanin. Hydroquinone can irritate the skin, but bearberry is milder, so it is an effective Hydroquinone alternative. Bearberry containing products are great for women with melasma. Women who applied a cream that included bearberry once a day lightened the melasma dark patch by 70% after three months. Juice Beauty products feature the bearberry.

Acai: The brightly colored Brazilian berry packs a big anti aging punch. Acia berries are rich in emollients such as essential fatty acids and phytosterols that help seal moisture and strengthen the skins surface so its more resilient against outside irritation. Acai is considered a superfruit which boasts one of the highest ORAC scores, though to measure a food’s ability to ward off premature aging. DDF Mesojection Health Cell Serum contains the wrinkle fighting Acai berry.

Red Tea: Tea brewed from the leave of this South African shrub are rich in anti inflammatories such as quercetin that helps relieves itching and facial flushing. Red tea is ideal for reducing irritation stemming from rosacea and eczema flare-ups.Dermalogica products carry the red tea extract as part of their ingredients.

Argan Oil: The Moroccan argan tree has leaves that are loaded with glycerin, a humectrant that attracts water, plumping wrinkles. The leaf extract fends off wrinkle-causing free radicals and reduces collagen and elastin damage by 45% in one study.

Durian: The source of Durians beauty benefits is the creamy pulp. It may soon be in demand as the world’s top skin rejuvenator.  The hydrating oils, antioxidants, and natural sugars that strengthen natural cell membranes and prevent moisture from escaping. Durian is only available from Murad in the Murad eye cream.

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Have you seen the recent ads in the Wall Street Journal for the Zeo? Do you wake up tired?

This new health tracker device focuses on improving your sleep behavior. Five years in development, the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach system comprises a lightweight wireless headband, a bedside display, a set of analytical online tools and an email-based personalized coaching program, just about everything you need for your personal sleep discovery. See all of your sleep phases each morning, discover factors that are stealing your Deep, REM & total sleep, and analyze your sleep patterns through online cause and effect tools. The Zeo joins the growing list of Personal Health Care products that have the technology to monitor and advise users of their health choices. The buyer wears the wireless headband that tracks sleep patterns. (Amazon sells the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach)

Wear the Zeo Headband
You begin by wearing the Zeo Headband each night. The headband uses our patent-pending SoftWave™ sensor technology to accurately and safely measure your unique sleep patterns through the electrical signals naturally produced by the brain. As you pass through different levels of sleep – lighter to deeper and back again – the Zeo Headband tracks how you are sleeping. You can buy the Zeo from Amazon.

Review Your Sleep Data on the Bedside Display

The Zeo Bedside Display puts last night’s sleep data at your fingertips and will store up to two weeks of data for easy viewing. When you wake up, it gives you a personal sleep score – your ZQ – and shows a graph of your Light, Deep and REM sleep over the course of the night. The bedside display will also present you with information about last night’s sleep and how it compares to previous nights. The optional SmartWake™ alarm feature will look for a “natural awakening point” based on your sleep patterns to decrease the grogginess associated with waking from Deep sleep. When SmartWake is selected, Zeo will find a time to wake you within a half-hour of your set time, never later. The result should be a slightly easier way to wake up.

The Zeo allows you to learn more about the latest sleep research, and receive recommendations on how to track the items that are most beneficial for you. Through this program, you’ll experience the power of seeing your own sleep data and learn about which factors may be affecting your sleep. You will have full control over the program to skip, repeat or start-over any step you wish. More information on the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach from Amazon

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