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gifts from the sea
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Vegetarian Times
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Barker, Elizabeth
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The ocean is awash in pure and powerful skin smoothers
As a healing ritual, soaking in seawater to treat skin troubles goes back to the ancient Egyptians. Now, thousands of years later, beauty goods are overflowing with ocean-sourced ingredients. "Seaweed is rich in nutrients that help with stimulating the skin's circulation and drawing out impurities," explains Jeannette Graf, MD, a Great Neck, N.Y.-based dermatologist and author of Stop Aging, Start Living. As for sea salt, it serves as a natural exfoliator and delivers revitalizing minerals.
1. Restore skin's suppleness with help from Zia Natural Skincare Seaweed Lift Serum, a twice-daily treatment infused with sea-algae extracts. ...