April Rain Skin Science

2009 Has Been A Great Year

2009-12-17T10:53:00.000-08:00

5 Easy Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight During the Holidays

2009-11-30T13:39:00.000-08:00

The holidays are a time to share with family and can provide you with many lasting memories. However, if you're not careful shoveling cookies and pie in your mouth before ringing in the New Year can have a lasting impact on your waistline. Here are 5 easy tips to stay fit and avoid the holiday bulge:
• Keep exercising! Just because it's cold outside and there are presents under the tree doesn't mean it's time to skip the gym. Even if you decide to pass on hitting the gym, take a walk around the block to burn some of those extra calories you're consuming.

• Portion control! Avoid loading up your plate before even taking a bite. It's true - your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Eat a little and then decide if you want to venture back for seconds.

• Don't think about food! We know this is impossible, but studies have shown if you think about the act of eating you will actually eat more. Keep your mind on holiday cheer and not on holiday treats.

• Eat throughout the day! This may seem ridiculous, but it's widely accepted that eating more smaller meals is better for your metabolism than a few large ones.

• Watch what you drink! It's easy to rack up a few 1,000 calories while you indulge in seasonal decadent drinks. One serving of the average eggnog will set you back roughly 350 calories and nearly 20 grams of fat.

Congratulations InSpa

2009-11-19T09:38:00.000-08:00

The fastest growing day spa chain in America has even more to be excited about. According to the residents of Issaquah, InSpa is the best spa in the city. For the second year in a row, the Issaquah InSpa has been voted “BEST OF ISSAQUAH” in the favorite services salon/spa category. Each year, the Issaquah Press takes votes from locals to find the best. The Issaquah InSpa is located at 6150 E Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Issaquah, WA. Call today or stop by to experience the best. (425) 392-6655.

Power-Packed Age Fighting Eye Cream

2009-11-11T09:48:00.000-08:00

Posted By Tammy:

HydroPeptide Eye Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate is brightening eyes everywhere! It’s formula is lightweight yet luxurious. It performs to give you something that all tired moms want: brighter eyes, firmer eye area with less puffiness and less wrinkles, and fading dark circles! Does that remind you of pre-mom days? Since you won’t be sending back the little ones anytime soon (I hope!), you are stuck with some long nights ahead for the next, say, 18 years (at least). Which means, dark circles. Unless…you decide to use HydroPeptide Eye Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate!

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HydroPeptide®: the Leader in Peptide Based Skin Care

2009-11-09T13:59:00.001-08:00

The HydroPeptide® collection utilizes more peptides, at higher concentrations than any other skin care company to provide significant anti-aging results.

Peptides are present in every living cell and possess a variety of biochemical activities. Peptides were first synthesized in 1975 as medicine used during childbirth and are now used in almost everything. However, the power that peptides have in skin care wasn’t realized until earlier this decade. In 2004, HydroPeptide® became the first skin care company to incorporate peptides into every product. Currently, the HydroPeptide® collection includes 19 different peptides to boost collagen and fight wrinkles.

What are peptides? Peptides are cell messengers that nourish, repair, and send neural-messages, which naturally stimulate diminished collagen and other important skin tissues as well as relax repetitive wrinkle-causing facial expressions. Peptides are found in nature, but are lab-enhanced for safety, maximum efficacy and stability. HydroPeptide® is the first skin care company to include peptides into every product and includes them at the highest clinical concentrations. This is significant because different peptides stimulate different collagen, elastin, and other parts of the skin matrix. One of the great aspects of peptides is their versatility. These cell messengers provide restorative results as well as preventative benefits.

“Having peptides in every HydroPeptide® product gives our company a distinct advantage over others,” said Dr. Louise Peck, PhD and founder of HydroPeptide®. “The results peptides provide are cumulative, so having them in every product makes perfect sense. The 19 peptides in our collection are the most scientifically advanced and are what make HydroPeptide® so effective.”

HydroPeptide® products will PURIFY, RELAX, NOURISH, STIMULATE, HYDRATE and PROTECT skin addressing all aspects of the Simply Ageless Skin Key™. The Simply Ageless Skin Key™ is a stress free guide to looking ageless. The founder of HydroPeptide®, Dr. Louise Peck, believes anti-aging products must tackle each aspect to effectively counter-act aging. HydroPeptide® simplifies life by addressing as many elements as possible in as few steps as possible. Go to hydropeptide.com to learn more.

HydroPeptide® products are available in prestige retail locations nationwide and at http://hydropeptide.com. Paraben free. Phthlate free. Formulated for all skin types. Not tested on animals.

About HydroPeptide®
HydroPeptide® takes the most advanced, scientifically proven skin care elements and simplifies your beauty routine with the SIMPLY AGELESS SKIN KEY™, giving you a complete map to beautiful, healthy, ageless skin. The multifaceted HydroPeptide® takes the hassle out of your already hectic and complicated life. Whatever your skin type and whatever your concern, HydroPeptide® supplies the latest high-tech vital ingredient technologies that deliver youthful, healthy skin.
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Help Fort Hood: Where and How to Donate

2009-11-06T10:40:00.000-08:00

In the wake of tragedies such as this, it's important to remember that we can all do our little part to help. You can find out where and how to donate at huffingtonpost.com.

Consumer Reports: Latisse & Hypotrichosis

2009-10-27T09:57:00.000-07:00

Five Best Eyelash and Eyebrow Growth Products

2009-10-20T12:29:00.000-07:00

Eyelash growth products with prostaglandins almost all work, but all too often cause side effects, as our readers have reported with, for example, Lilash, such as severe irritation and even hair sprouting in cheeks. Our Five Best picks – Hydropetide, Folligen, Marini Lash, Dermalash and Keracyte-B – are prostaglandin free and we have tested them and know that they work on lashes and eyebrows.
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Rauscher Bekke: Con Artist?

2009-10-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

Is this company one big con artist? Rauscher Bekke, the company behind Dermapril, Dazzle White and Res-V-Life, is not looking out for consumers. The company publishes false claims about brands including: HydroPeptide, Olay Regenerist, ReVive, Thermage, HTY Gold, Resurgence, Lift-SP , Hydrolyze and Evolence. It is ridiculous. It will be interesting to see if they are contacted by the FDA under the new guidelines. We don't need to say anything else because the public is already fighting back:

"I was scammed"
"This company is a fraud"
"They took money out of my account"
"The better business bureau will hear about this"
"There is no such website as www.dermapril.com. I repeatedly get an error message that there is no website at this address. And, this is the address to which we are directed if we wish to cancel after our risk-free trial. So, I have to ask - Is this intentional. Makes it pretty hard to cancel."

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Night Creams In Sync With the Body’s Clock?

2009-10-15T11:32:00.000-07:00

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS:

"These days, even resting hours are meant to be productive. Build more muscle then burn extra calories while you sleep. Invest wisely, and get rich as you snooze. And if beauty marketers are to be believed, no woman should let a night pass without slathering on a face cream dedicated to repairing her skin from dusk till dawn."

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HydroPeptide® Wins Fitness Magazine Beauty Award

2009-10-14T12:30:00.000-07:00

The votes are in and the experts have spoken. The two-step HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel is the winner of Fitness Magazine’s 2009 Beauty Award for “BEST Skin Refresher.”

The HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel reveals new healthy skin, a vibrant glow and happy skin from the first application. This award winning peel not only removes dead skin cells, revealing shinning beautiful fresh skin, but also drives nourishing peptides back into the skin. Based upon consumer evaluations after just one use, 100 percent of participants said the HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel left their skin smooth, 93 percent said it left their skin polished and refined and 91 percent said their skin looked healthy and vibrant.

Fitness Magazine’s Beauty Awards are highly selective. First, a panel of experts including dermatologists and Fitness Magazine advisory board members Elissa Lunder, MD, Hema Sundaram, MD, makeup artist Emily Kate Warren and hairstylist Louise O'Connor helped narrow the 1,100 nominations to 129 finalists. These products were then shipped to Fitness Magazine Beauty Club reader testers. For weeks, these testers used the products to find the best 42 standouts.

“HydroPeptide® is honored to win a Fitness Magazine Beauty Award,” said Dr. Louise Peck, PhD and founder of HydroPeptide®. “The HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel is not only great for your face, but also works wonders on your hands, elbows and stretch marks. It’s even highly effective for those with sensitive skin that may not be able to handle professional peels or microdermabrasion. It’s truly an amazing product.”

HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel will Purify, Relax, Stimulate and Protect skin addressing many aspects of the Simply Ageless Skin Key™. The Simply Ageless Skin Key™ is a stress free guide to looking ageless. The founder of HydroPeptide®, Dr. Louise Peck, believes anti-aging products must tackle each aspect to effectively counter-act aging. HydroPeptide® simplifies life by addressing as many elements as possible in as few steps as possible. Go to hydropeptide.com to learn more.

HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel is available in prestige retail locations nationwide and at http://hydropeptide.com. HydroPeptide® Polish and Plump Peel retails for $68, both units are 1.7 ounces. Paraben free. Phthlate free. Formulated for all skin types. Not tested on animals.

About HydroPeptide®

HydroPeptide® takes the most advanced, scientifically-proven skin care elements and simplifies your beauty routine with the Simply Ageless Skin Key™, giving you a complete map to beautiful, healthy, ageless skin. The multifaceted HydroPeptide® takes the hassle out of your already hectic and complicated life. Whatever your skin type and whatever your concern, HydroPeptide® supplies the latest high-tech vital ingredient technologies that deliver youthful, healthy skin.

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Bionic Beauty Product Review: HydroPeptide Dark Circle Concentrate

2009-10-13T11:59:00.000-07:00

This eye serum contains 12% I-LOXYL, 7 peptides and 10 antioxidants including Vitamin K (to help reduce dark circles) and Vitamin A (to help with the puffies). The eye cream is targeted to reduce puffiness and instantly lift… and it really helped. Within a minute or two, my eyes were beautiful without makeup again! It doesn’t mention a tone corrector – eye brightening result, but wowie does it show! I love this stuff. It made my eyes absolutely “Pop”.

Bionic Bronnie says “Reviewed and Highly Recommended!!”
HydroPeptide Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate is available for $60 from SkinCareRx (0.68 oz bottle).

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Seattle Based Businesses Form Local Partnership

2009-10-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

HydroPeptide®, an anti-aging skin care company, is teaming up locally with InSpa® to bring peptide based skin care to spa-goers in Washington and California.

The digital age has transformed how business is conducted. Social media, virtual meetings and e-mail are just a few of the things that are making the days of face-to-face business and handshake deals disappear. Mutually beneficial local partnerships are unique and even rarer given the current state of the economy. One of the benefits of a local alliance is the added personal communication that ultimately provides better quality and service to customers. The collaboration of HydroPeptide® and InSpa® is a perfect match and is helping to keep revenue and jobs in the state of Washington.

The HydroPeptide® Complete Eye and Lash Restoration kit will debut in all InSpa® locations Oct. 5. The complete HydroPeptide® collection will be available in all InSpa® locations Oct. 15. InSpa® currently has eleven locations in Washington and California and InSpa® is the fastest-growing day spa retailer in the country.

“We are ecstatic to partner with a local company whose mission of caring for people, as well as their skin, matches our own,” said Colleen Stone, CEO and Founder of InSpa®.

Colleen Stone, former Merle Norman executive, founded InSpa® in 1999 with the vision of providing affordable, high-quality spa products and services in a friendly, welcoming environment. InSpa®’s dedication to simplicity, quality and value is designed to enable anyone to enjoy the health and emotional benefits of spa products and services.

“We’re excited to work with a local business because it affords us the opportunity to meet face-to-face and form a synergistic relationship,” said Chris Pachuilo, Vice President of HydroPeptide®. “I feel like we’ve already learned a lot from each other.”

HydroPeptide® will PURIFY, RELAX, NOURISH, STIMULATE, HYDRATE and PROTECT skin addressing every aspect of the Simply Ageless Skin Key™. The Simply Ageless Skin Key™ is a stress free guide to looking ageless. The founder of HydroPeptide®, Dr. Louise Peck, believes anti-aging products must tackle each aspect to effectively counter-act aging. HydroPeptide® simplifies life by addressing as many elements as possible in as few steps as possible. Go to hydropeptide.com to learn more.

For more information about InSpa® or HydroPeptide®, visit http://inspa.com and http://hydropeptide.com.

About HydroPeptide®
HydroPeptide® takes the most advanced, scientifically-proven skin care elements and simplifies your beauty routine with the SIMPLY AGELESS SKIN KEY™, giving you a complete map to beautiful, healthy, ageless skin. The multifaceted HydroPeptide® takes the hassle out of your already hectic and complicated life. Whatever your skin type and whatever your concern, HydroPeptide® supplies the latest high-tech vital ingredient technologies that deliver youthful, healthy skin.
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HydroPeptide® Sales Soar while Latisse® is Lashed by the FDA

2009-09-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Food and Drug Administration has warned Allergan Inc., the maker of Latisse®, that the web site for its eyelash thickener is misleading because it avoids or downplays risks associated with the product.

HydroPeptide® Lash Longer Fuller Lusher is quickly becoming America’s favorite new lash product due to its drug-free formulation and impressive results. On Sept. 10, the FDA sent a letter to Allergan Inc. informing the company that they have misbranded Latisse® and are in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The violation is that “the Latisse® site either doesn't mention potential side effects including bacterial eye infection, allergic reactions, excess hair growth outside the intended treatment area, and permanent changes in iris and eyelid pigmentation, or presents them in small text that is much less prominent than statements about the product's effectiveness.”

HydroPeptide® Lash’s popularity is increasing in part because companies like Allergan, Inc., Athena Cosmetics, Inc., and Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc. include drugs in their products or have included them in the past. In 2007, U.S. Marshals seized 12,682 applicator tubes of Jan Marini’s Age Intervention Eyelash. The FDA requested that the products be seized because the “use of Age Intervention Eyelash may cause other adverse effects in certain people due to the bimatoprost, including macular edema (swelling of the retina) and uveitis (inflammation in the eye), which may lead to decreased vision.”

HydroPeptide® Lash does not contain “glaucoma type meds” like Latisse®, Peter Thomas Roth Lashes To Die for, Lilash or MD Lash Factor. HydroPeptide Lash Longer Fuller Lusher is drug-free and is the first product without prostaglandin to pioneer the power of plant stem cell and growth factor technology to nourish and revive lashes and brows.

“We would never put drugs with harmful side effects in our products,” said Dr. Louise Peck, PhD and founder of HydroPeptide®. “That’s just not something we believe in at HydroPeptide®. We fully disclose our ingredients and I’m sure our customers appreciate it.”

HydroPeptide® Lash will NOURISH, STIMULATE, HYDRATE, and PROTECT skin addressing many aspects of the Simply Ageless Skin Key™. Dr. Peck’s philosophy is the Simply Ageless Skin Key™ which is a stress free guide to looking ageless. Anti-aging products must tackle each aspect to effectively counter-act aging. HydroPeptide® simplifies life by addressing as many elements as possible in as few steps as possible. Go to HydroPeptide.com to learn more.

HydroPeptide® Lash Longer Fuller Lusher is currently available in prestige retail locations nationwide and at http://hydropeptide.com. HydroPeptide® Lash is .17 ounces and retails for $130. Formulated for all skin types.

About HydroPeptide®
HydroPeptide® takes the most advanced, scientifically-proven skin care elements and simplifies your beauty routine with the SIMPLY AGELESS SKIN KEY™, giving you a complete map to beautiful, healthy, ageless skin. The multifaceted HydroPeptide® takes the hassle out of your already hectic and complicated life. Whatever your skin type and whatever your concern, HydroPeptide® supplies the latest high-tech vital ingredient technologies that deliver youthful, healthy skin.
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April Rain Skin Care: Beautiful Skin Like Nature Intended

2009-09-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

Posted by blissfullydomestic.com:

"Ever want to have beautifully hydrated skin without all the harmful chemicals, allergens and skin irritants? Ever want to find a product formulated for your skin type without having to compromise on your ideals concerning animal testing, organic ingredients or environment-friendly packaging? "

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HydroPeptide Lash Review

2009-09-21T10:47:00.000-07:00

Posted by Whitz World of Beauty:
I have noticed with HydroPeptide Lash, that my lash do seem a little fuller! Hooray!
Also, they are growing a little more evenly, instead of having sparse bursts of hair growing in all directions (like with LiLash).
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April Rain Skin Science Pours

2009-09-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

HydroPeptide Serum Reviewed and Recommended

2009-09-14T11:21:00.000-07:00

It is nearly a year ago since I first came across Azure Cosmeceuticals Hydropeptide Serum. I was excited to see a sophisticated concoction of peptides and epidermal growth factors and I was about to whip out my credit card when I looked further down the ingredients list and my purchase was put off by peptides, triethanolamine, silicones and phenoxyethanol. Then a few weeks ago, Azure sent me the Hydropeptide Serum ($130) and it seems to have been reformulated to appeal to my flexible friend (although there is still one silicone and the phenoxyethanol is a bit high up the list for my liking). I have been testing it ever since and have noticed a smoother, brighter complexion, diminishing fine lines and a more even skin tone.

truthinaging.com

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Product Review – HydroPeptide Eye Cream

2009-09-14T11:18:00.000-07:00

The ones I’ve found in the past always seem to be good at moisturizing, but they don’t do much else. So, when my friend recommended HydroPeptide Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate, I thought it would be another cream with big promises but no results. Lucky for me, I was wrong.
I’ve been using the eye cream for six weeks now, and I’m really pleased with the results. My dark circles are definitely less noticeable. I can actually leave the house without concealer!

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Early Spring Showers

2009-09-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

HCT Packaging designed the jar for April Rain Skin Science's Night Rainew. The design is intended to convey the essence of rain, water and moisture without detracting from the brand image.
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Dream Your Wrinkles Away with April Rain Skin Science

2009-09-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

"Few health & beauty product lines have generated the amount of attention and overwhelming level of positive feedback that April Rain Skin Science has received since it was introduced to the market. This line of products, which includes Night Rainew, Day Rainew and April Rain’s Midnight Rain Satin Sleep Shade, has been raved about by prominent skin care publications and health & beauty Web sites."

TheCelebrityCafe.com

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HydroPeptide Lip Plumper Perfects Your Pout

2009-09-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

Posted by Copley:
“I have in my hands Hydropeptide Lip Plumper, a very different product from its predecessor. Instead of a spicy sting, this plumper treats my lips to a refreshingly mild tingle and strawberry taste. The texture is neither too sticky nor too wet, and the color is a natural pink without overdoing the shine factor. My lips appear noticeably fuller and smoother.”

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Flava Fav Product Review

2009-09-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Posted by Gloss Glam Zen Fly:

My impatience got the best of me. It was my true intention on waiting the whole 30 days before writing a review. However, my little beautiful GGZF readers, April Rain could wait no longer. Let the showers begin: April Rain's new Day Rainew® with HydroPeptide® has been a staple in my morning routine for 18 days and I am in fact falling in-love with it.

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Beauty Experiment: Thicker Lashes with Hydropeptide Lash

2009-08-31T12:14:00.000-07:00

Posted by BeautyXposé:

We could see the beginnings of something happening within the first week of use, and after a couple of weeks, we definitely saw the difference. While lashes didn’t erupt into a lush imitation of a mascara commercial, growth did occur. What we didn’t think about was that new lashes would grow in and be shorter than full-grown lashes, which isn’t a terribly noticeable thing, but is funny when examining them in a mirror. It also thickened the lash line. Lashes not only grew in next to other lashes, but also slightly behind them.

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Plastics in Oceans Decompose and Release Hazardous Chemicals

2009-08-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

American Chemical Society:

In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world’s oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics — reputed to be virtually indestructible — decompose with surprising speed and release potentially toxic substances into the water.

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