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 Nutrimetics for Christmas
Get hold of Nutrimetics delicious new gift catalogue for an easy way
to buy Christmas presents. Highlights include organza-boxed Hand and
Nail Treatment set, Aromatherapy Body Balm, a baby massage set with a
hooded baby bath towel, pick’n’mix gift sets for men with a free
holdall and special offers on the Restore anti-ageing range.
You can request a catalogue or obtain information by completing
the enquiry form.
Hope for people sensitive to hair dyes
A new patch test has been produced that quickly and reliably detects
hypersensitivity to hair dyes.
The launch of the test coincides with news that group legal actions
are being brought against a leading manufacturer of permanent hair
dyes for allegedly failing to protect customers from harm, following
the death of one woman and injuries suffered by several others in
Britain and Denmark.
The new test is quick-to-use, practical and effective. Called Coloursmart, it is a patch, applied just like a temporary transfer,
except that it is impregnated with phenylenediamine (PPD) and its
derivatives, and resorcinol, chemicals found in most permanent hair
dyes. Adverse reactions range from irritation, inflamed scalp and
blistering to breathing difficulties, damage to the immune system, and
even, in rare cases, death.
While all hair colour manufacturers and insurers recommend skin patch
testing, in practice many salons do not routinely offer a test prior
to tinting, and this is particularly the case when a client has been
many times before, with no adverse reaction.
Testing should be administered every time a colour is to be applied,
even when using exactly the same product, because sensitivities can
occur at any time. Medication may affect reaction to hair dyes.
Anti-histamines may even suppress any existing hypersensitivity.
Anyone with a sensitive or problem skin – eczema, for instance – is at
risk of sensitivity.
How the Coloursmart system works
At the moment, the system is available only through hairdressers.
Clients either call in to their hairdresser to pick up a test or have
one posted to them, for application 48 hours before their appointment.
A reaction may occur within minutes, while severe reactions may take
48 hours to appear. Coloursmart is water-resistant and remains in
place until removed by the hairdresser, proving that the client has
carried out the test.
The patented concept has been developed by Trichocare Diagnostics of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, in collaboration with Cranfield University’s
Institute of BioScience and Technology, where it has been clinically
tested and approved.
To find a salon near you which offers the Coloursmart test, telephone Trichocare on 0845 602 4638 or visit
www.trichocare.co.uk Coloursmart
say that the cost should be absorbed by the hairdresser.
DRY EYES IN THE HOUSE?
 Try Eyerobics. That’s the word coined for exercises for tired or dry
eyes. Makers of Systane Lubricating Eye Drops have developed Eyerobics,
a simple eye exercise routine created to combat tiredness by giving
stressed eyes a well deserved break. Visit
www.systane.co.uk to view
the Eyerobics video workout.
You will, of course, learn about their product too.
Alcon Laboratories say that Systane is ‘revolutionary’, offering
fast-acting comfort and long-lasting relief for dry feeling eyes. The
aim with eye drops is to replenish the natural tear film that protects
the surface of eyes with an effective lubrication.
Alcon say that Systane Lubricating Eye Drops have ‘a highly developed
formulation that gets to work as soon as the eye drop comes into
contact with the eyes…a unique polymer system means that, upon contact
with the tears, the liquid eye drop turns into a thin protective gel
layer. This thin gel stays on the eye surface longer than conventional
lubricating eye drops for fast and long lasting relief’. Price is
£5.99. For stock enquiries call 0800 092 4567.
What causes dry eyes?
Ageing
Environment
Individual sensitivity
Heredity
Central heating
Air conditioning
Smoky atmosphere
Pollution
Heavy computer use.
Symptoms
Itchiness or scratchiness
Burning or stinging
Foreign body sensation
Grittiness
Tired eyes
Forced blinking
Christmas is coming….unusual ideas from the Looking Good column
Anti-Aging Spa Treatment (without the spa)
A battery-operated ‘facial vacuum massager’ plus Anti-Wrinkle Creme is
being sold by Argos. The massager is apparently safe for all skin
types and helps to deliver the Crème more efficiently to the
underlying collagen and elastin fibres that always need a boost in
later life. Can be used on face, neck and hands, and costs £29.95
which is a lot cheaper than a real spa.
Products for problem nails
 A range of nail treatments from Elegant Touch is worth considering if
your nail varnish chips almost immediately after application, or if
you have brittle, splitting nails.
Nail Armour with Advanced Ceramic and Acrylic Formula sounds tough
enough to extend the life of varnish on the most chip-prone nails. Can
be used as a base coat or on its own for a natural, glossy finish.
Price £5.95.
Diamond Shield with Calcium and Protein is an instantly bonding top
coat that claims to prevent nail brittleness and splitting. Price
£5.95.
Pro Cuticle Remover is a gel salon formula for overgrown cuticles.
Price £4.95.
See the complete range of Elegant Touch products at Boots, Superdrug,
Lloyds pharmacies and some Tesco stores. See more on these and the Spa
Treatment at www.eleganttouch.co.uk
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