Your Face Is ... YOU
First impressions count. Your face is your non-verbal response. Your eyes are your stereoscopic bill board. Your lips, your ears, your nose, sense your environment. Your hair is your crowning glory.
Your face, your happy smiling face, attracts other faces. Other faces attract you. Your senses immediately process what you like and what you don't like.
Your nose smells and your brain decides if you like that scent faster than your eyes notice how nice their eyes are.
Your face ignites a chemical firework in the brain of someone who is attracted to you. Your scent, your eyes, your hair, your smile send signals
direct to their brain, straight to their amygdala, the tiny almond shaped bit that processes their emotions.
The amygdala triggers a cascade of chemicals including adrenaline and noradrenaline, that surges through their whole body. The chemicals make their heart pound three times faster, it robs their stomach of blood and gives them butterflies, it sends it to their cheeks and makes their face blush. Bright red rosy cheeks that make you, attracted to them and then your chemicals surge through your body and you stutter and fluster and they stutter and fluster and jeez.... how do we ever make babies.
Your face! Your face does all that.
Shouldn't you make sure it looks its best?
Heal... Sore, Tired or Puffy Eyes
You? Your eyes are the window to your soul.
- Pour boiling water over two chamomile teabags Leave until cold
- Chill in the refrigerator
- Squeeze out excess water
- Lie down and place over your eyes
- Relax, breathe, dream beautiful dreams - for 10 minutes
Take Celery seed extract. It helps drain excess water from your body and helps reduce puffiness in your face and eyes. Use a supplement of at least 500mg daily
Heal... Itching or Sensitive Eyes
You? Your eyes are liquid pools of bright radiance.
- Eyebright is a natural anti-inflammatory herb
- Drop 30 drops of tincture of eyebright into a glass of rose water
- Yes, you can use cooled boiled water, but you deserve rose water.
- Soak two cotton pads.
- Bathe your eyes morning and evening
Sooth... Tired, Watery or Inflammed Eyes
You? Your eyes are pits of sexual fire, hot, smoldering.
- Place 25g (1oz) of fresh cornflowers into 1 pint of water
- Boil then simmer until reduced by half
- Cool completely while you open the wine.
- Soak cotton wool pads and dab gently onto your eyes
Strengthen... Your Eye Muscles
You? Your eyes are wide open, deep, sensual, alluring.
- Hold your thumb at arms length. Look at your thumbnail.
- Move your arm in big circles and figures of eight.... slowly.
- Bring your thumb close... then send it away again.
- Keep looking at it.
- Keep it in focus
- Follow it with your eyes at all times
- Do this for five minutes each day.
Dark Circles... Use the Orient.
Talk to your local Chinese Doctor about facial acupuncture. It helps eradicate dark circles under your eyes. Whether they're hereditary or due to lack of sleep.
Listen... to whispers
You? You hear the wind break the waves of the western sea.
Hearing loss isn't a natural consequence of aging. Always try to protect your hearing. Use ear-protectors when using power tools or lawn-mowers.
If you think your hearing is fading, take a supplement containing Gingko Biloba to increase the circulation to your head.
Breathe ... Smell the Earth, Taste Life.
You? You breathe deeply, you fill your lungs and taste life.
Take a Zinc supplement, if you think you’re losing your sense of taste or smell
A deficiency in potassium sulphate can cause a loss of taste and/or smell. If you suspect this could be a problem, take a supplement.
Nature... Has a Conditioner for Your Hair
You? You're worth it. I like you.
Natures best conditioner is in your kitchen cupboard; OLIVE OIL. Whether your hair is brittle, dry, damaged by chemicals, (tinted, permed or streaked) or over-exposed to the sun, go to the kitchen and get the olive oil.
- Apply Warm or Cold
- Pour a little into the palm of your hand
- Palm lightly over your hair
- Repeat until all your hair is covered
- Brush or comb the oil in thoroughly
- Wrap your hair in a clean scarf or towel
- Leave to soak for half an hour
- Rinse out the oil then shampoo as normal
- A simple treatment that will leave your hair with excellent shape and texture
Shampoos are made up of water, perfume and detergent. The detergent breaks down the natural oils in your hair, so use as little as possible during each wash.
