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Beauty Rage: It’s All About the Custom Skin Consult

Not so long ago, it appears that some women were not getting the best beauty advice. Or maybe some of them were just dying (literally) to be beautiful. Round about the 14th century in Europe, for example, pristine, milky white skin was all the rage. Darkened skin meant you were a day laborer sweating in the sun and were oh-so unlady-like.<!–more–>

Of course, just like today, the wealthy Renaissance woman often resorted to pricey, exotic treatments to keep her visage a virtual shade of vanilla. One popular technique was to mix lead (!) in with other ingredients to create skin peels, whitening foundation or to remove freckles. You can guess how that turned out. Too bad it took medical experts another 400 years to figure out that lead is not the kind of heavy metal you want to bang your head to. As we all know now, lead is neurotoxin that causes people to go “a little funny in the head” before they finally expire.

The ancient Egyptians were more prudent. They invented the milk bath for softer skin and used oil olive to moisturize after a hot day in the Sahara. The Chinese figured out how to make nail polish from beeswax and egg whites. The lesson learned? Not all natural ingredients are great for your skin – not to mention your mental stability. But how can you know the difference? Today, we’re bombarded by claims from giant beauty conglomerates (who have their own agendas for sure) about this-that-or-the-other exotic natural ingredient that will make our skin look phenominally fabulous and – btw – smarter and skinnier in the process.

Reel it in, chicas. You need someone who can referee all those claims and help you achieve your beauty aims. Custom skin care consultations have recently become popular for just that reason. A good consultant will eschew “one size fits all” product applications – some women are more sensitive to certain ingredients than others. But the most important reason to seek out a skin care specialist is so that you’re not slathering your skin with the next lead laminate only to find later that it may not be so good for you.

What you really need is a “skin scholar” – someone who doesn’t just shill skin product like it’s hot dogs and ice cold beer (here), but someone who truly specializes in skin and understands the medical and scientific basis of modern cosmetics. Of course, it must be down right impossible to find a person who gets the aesthetics of beauty, the science of skin and is an honest broker when it comes to product, right? Wrong.

We know someone who fits all your criteria. A woman with medical training as a nurse and who holds credentials from skin care institutes on three different continents. Her name is Ettia Tal, Beauty Barista and owner of Innovative Healing Touch, an organic skincare boutique, par excellence. Ettia is an expert on anti aging skin treatment, all natural skin care ingredients and organic skin products. She carefully screens and then hand picks every product she recommends. Ettia is committed to selling only beauty products that are free of preservatives or junky chemicals you don’t need. She seeks out cutting-edge companies with outstanding natual and organic skin products and brings them to you. And best of all, she can sit down with you for a free skin consult based on your skin type and beauty needs.

If this sounds better than slopping hot lead around your eyes, than call Ettia today! Better yet, you can Facebook or Twitter her 24/7. Don’t wait; find your beauty gait at Innovative Healing Touch.

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