If your plans of spending the summer lying on a tropical beach and swimming in the clear blue sea haven’t quite materialised you may find some solace in knowing that you don’t need to be at the beach to enjoy all the beauty benefits the sea has to offer.
Beauty products from the sea have always been popular, Queen Cleopatra is reported to have enjoyed bathing in the dead sea, J-Lo is known to slather herself from head to toe in Cream De La Mer and Madonna has become obsessed with a line of anti-aging skin care products containing mud from the dead sea.
But just because the treatments are in A-List demand doesn’t mean they have to be expensive – simply bathing in sea water has it’s benefits – sea water increases collagen levels in the skin, allowing it to fill out , reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines and improving the skins elasticity.
If you’re a fan of exfoliators the salt found in the dead sea which is most commonly found in scrubs like Aldi’s Dead sea salt scrub (€3.99) contains very high levels of magnesium which is great for the metabolism of skin cells as well as an effective anti-allergen meaning it’s should work a treat if you suffer from sensitive skin
If your skin needs nourishing, the seaweed which is often found in marine based creams like cult product Creme De la Mer contains antioxidants Algal polyphenols and Carotenoids as well as a huge amount of skin nourishing goodies like enzymes, nucleic acids, amino acids, minerals, trace elements, and A, B, C, D, E, and K vitamin complexes making it an anti aging power house! Now we can see why J-lo’s a fan.
I’ve been dipping my fingers into The Body Shops Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream all week and I must say my skin has reaped the benefits. As a dry skin sufferer I tend to go for moisturisers on the rich side for ultimate hydration and this pot of magic hit the nail on the head leaving me more than satisfied that there is nothing fishy about the beauty benefits of products from the sea!
If your plans of spending the summer lying on a tropical beach and swimming in the clear blue sea haven’t quite materialised you may find some solace in knowing that you don’t need to be at the beach to enjoy all the beauty benefits the sea has to offer.
Beauty products from the sea have always been popular – any of you landlubbers may wish to take note that Queen Cleopatra is reported to have travelled for days just to be able to enjoy bathing in the Dead Sea.
More recent celebrity seafarers include J-Lo, who is known to slather herself from head to toe in the luxurious delights of Creme De La Mer and Madonna has recently become obsessed with a line of anti-aging skin care products containing a unique formula of algae rich sea mud.
Just because the treatments are in A-List demand doesn’t mean they have to be expensive. Simply bathing in sea water has it’s benefits as it increases collagen levels in the skin. A quick dip under the pier will allow your skin to fill out and help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. Seawater also helps increase the skins elasticity.
A product we’re quite fond of here at L’Onglex Towers is Aldi’s Dead Sea Salt Scrub. As well as being quite good as an exfoliator the formula also contains high levels of magnesium which is great for keeping up your skins metabolism. By improving the rate at which your skin breaks down free-radicals and stimulating the growth of new cells the Dead Sea Salt Scrub is quite a good product for the price, and as it is also an anti-allergen, it’s pretty good for those delicate creatures amongst you.
Water and salt are one thing, but if your skin really needs a bit of nourishing then seaweed could be for you. When it comes to skin food seaweed is king. An anti-aging powerhouse, you can find it in luxury products like Creme De La Mer but many marine based creams are also high in the goodies.
Whilst not the complete list, you won’t be doing yourself a bad turn with a quick dip. Antioxidants, Algal polyphenols and Carotenoids are found in seaweed as well as a huge amount of skin nourishing goodies like enzymes, nucleic acids, amino acids, minerals, and vitamins A, B, C, D, E. There’s also racks of K vitamin complexes. Now we can see why J-lo’s a fan.
I’ve been dipping my fingers into The Body Shops Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream all week and as someone who suffers from dry skin I tend to go for moisturisers on the rich side for ultimate hydration. This is pretty much a catch of the day for me and whilst I’m not sure about all the claims everyone says the sea has to offer, there’s nothing fishy about this particular product!
