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We received a fabulous product review from Rita at Goldivas.com and are thrilled to share it with you.
Goldivas.com is an internet magazine for women 50 +. This website posts articles every month that cater to the interests of women who are 50 and over. The topics covered include beauty, careers, creative living, fashion, fiction/poetry, fitness/health, money, technology and travel. During the month of September, Striking products are featured under the beauty topic.
Goldivas is offering a giveaway for 5 lucky winners in a drawing that will take place at the end of the month. You can enter by signing up for their newsletter here.
From time to time we’ll have guest bloggers posting. Our first guest blogger is Brigette, a 43-year old skin care professional, mother of 5 and part-time blogger.
Menopause. There, I said it.
Truth be known, I’m not there yet. I am actually an anomaly in my family: the women in my family for the last two generations started at 40, and here I am in my mid-40’s with an 18 month old. But still, I know what happens and I am not looking forward to it.
All that being said, the thing that I’m most concerned about is my skin. This might stem from the fact that I’ve been in the skin care industry for over 20 years, or maybe because I’m just plain vain (or a little of both). All I know is that what my aunt warned me about: “You’re going to dry up from the inside out and then your face is going to fall in your lap.” Nice.
During menopause, the lack of estrogen being produced in the body causes skin dryness and in some cases, acne, never mind the fact that once menopause starts, collagen production decreases dramatically (hence, the face falling in your lap comment). In fact, once you hit 40, your collagen diminishes by 1% per year. I was really starting to panic about the dryness (my skin already has the moisture content of the Sahara and I am prone to eczema in the winter) and the sagginess (I hate gravity) until I started working on the Striking Skin Care line.
I had been using another product with peptides that I was completely satisfied with when I came to work for Helix BioMedix (the manufacturers of Striking). Not one for change once I find a combination that works for my fussy skin, I switched over because we kept getting incredible feedback from customers about the quick and positive changes they had seen in their skin after using the product. They were right. I started by adding the Multi-Peptide Serum at first. This product contains Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14 and Heptapeptide-7. These peptides encourage keratinocyte proliferation and migration as well as collagen production, which make the skin look and feel firmer while diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. I literally saw a change within a week. My skin looked more hydrated, felt firmer and those pesky lines that keep cropping up around my eyes seemed softer. I added the Restorative Moisture Creme as soon as I ran out of my favorite peptide cream from another company and I’ll have to say, my skin has not looked this good in years.
About Brigette:
Brigette is a 43-year old veteran skin care industry professional who has worked with retail, direct sales, spa and medical skin care companies. In her 20+ years she has worked in all facets of the business from sales and marketing to training and product development. She’s also a part-time blogger and mother of 5 children. She loves leading women to the right products for their skin and readily admits her overwhelming addiction to lip gloss (for which, she notes, there is no 12-step program).
1) Of course, sunscreen is always a must! Don’t leave home without it. I know everyone says this, but it is true. Don’t skimp.
2) Light weight, fast absorbing products like Striking Multi-Peptide Serum provide instant rehydration to sun parched, wind swept skin. Make sure to apply Multi-Peptide Serum both morning and evening for refreshing revitalization of your skin.
3) Give yourself some stress reduction time – sit in the shade, kick back and start reading a good book. Maybe it’s about London or someplace you want to visit or maybe you just want to read Julie & Julia before you see the movie – but make a habit of spending a few minutes each day just to get away from it all.
4) Hydrate, hydrate hydrate! Summer heat dehydrates you – sometimes before you know it. One indulgence that I just love is TeaZen – it’s concentrated white tea extract – full of antioxidants. The flavors are friendly and it’s easy to add to your water bottle plus it is not too sweet making it perfect for a hot summer’s day.
5) Get a cool, breathable sleepshirt so you can be comfortable. I love the softness of bamboo for dreamy comfort.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Striking Web Boutique in a press release today. We hope that it will help bring people to join our Striking Community and learn about the products that we carry. Read it here on our corporate website.
Also Skin Care and Beauty Blog posted the press release on their site earlier today.
