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Sun Damaged Skin & Related Cancers

You can prevent sunburn and related conditions

Intense, repeated sun exposure that results in sunburn increases your risk of other skin damage and certain diseases.   These include dry or wrinkled skin, dark spots, rough spots, and skin cancers, such as:  Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) or Melanoma.

You can prevent sunburn and related conditions by protecting your skin.  This is especially important when you're outdoors, even on cool or cloudy days.  If you are sunburned, home remedies and treatments can help soothe your skin as it heals.  Prevention is better than cure.

Symptoms

Skin cancer develops primarily on areas of sun-exposed skin, including the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women.  But it can also form on areas that rarely see the light of day — your palms, beneath your fingernails or toenails, and your genital area.

Basil Cell Carcinoma (BCC) usually occurs in sun-exposed areas of your body, such as your neck or face.  Basal cell carcinoma may appear as:

• A pearly or waxy bump
• A flat, flesh-coloured or brown scar-like lesion

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may appear as:

• A firm, red nodule
• A flat lesion with a scaly, crusted  surface

Melanoma signs include:

• A large brownish spot with darker speckles
• A mole that changes in colour, size or feel or that bleed
• A small lesion with an irregular border and portions that appear red, white, blue or blue-black.

Skin cancers develop most commonly on sun-exposed skin including the backs of the hands and arms, upper trunk, face, nose, lips, ears, lower legs, and the hairless scalp.

Sun damaged skin isn’t just about skin cancer. Other effects are:

• Discoloured areas if skin
• Increased incidence of wrinkles
• Irregular pigmentation
• Age spots
• Keratosis (crusty patches)
• Dry cracked lips (long term)
• Cataracts

Aging Skin

Wrinkles come in two categories: fine surface lines and deep furrows that are related to muscular contraction. Some deep furrows are anatomical in nature and have little to do with aging. The secret to anti-aging is good skin care throughout life, but it is never too late to start.

In addition as we age our skin becomes thinner, less elastic, sometimes rougher and certainly dryer. Many of the changes in older skin, though not all, are due to ultra violet light exposure. Although all of our skin ages, sun exposure dramatically enhances the rate at which this occurs.

Treatment

Prevention is better than cure but if the damage is already done then a regular visit to your GP, local skin cancer clinic or Dermatologist for a skin check is essential.

All skin cancers need to be removed. This is often done surgically although some other techniques can be used.

Keratosis which are considered pre– cancerous in nature are usually freeze dried off. Quick easy and best removed at this stage.

Go for that skin check!

Natural Remedies

Treat your skin kindly, use a gentle cleanser and moisturise regularly.

Some research has been carried out in Europe showing Zeolite Clinoptilolite (natural zeolite) reduced tumours and increased health in test animals.  Zeolite can be used as a detox.

Vitamin B3

In trials research found that at 12 months non melanoma cancers were reduced by 23% and precancerous lesions were reduced by 13% when compared with those not taking Vitamin B3.

NOTE:  Natural Remedies should not replace the important skin check with your GP, local skin cancer clinic or Dermatologist.  It isn’t worth the risk.

Reference Sites: Medicine Net,

Nutrition Advance Mayo Clinic,

NSW Cancer Council,

Aussie Zeolite Health Research Studies

Disclaimer: OR Natural researches reputable sites to source information on skin conditions.  The material is prepared to assist our customers understanding of the condition and we encourage people to seek medical advice where a condition persists and to research for themselves information about their condition.  While OR Natural strives to maintain current and relevant information to the best of our ability, this should not be construed as medical advice as the relevance and accuracy of medical information changes significantly over time as new treatments become available.

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Why ‘OR Natural’ writes about skin health?

Why ‘OR Natural’ writes about skin health?

‘The Best Natural Skin Care Company’!

At ‘OR Natural’ we are constantly researching issues about the skin.  Our objective has been to increase our own knowledge regarding olive oil soap benefits for sensitive skin conditions, babies’ skin, acne, psoriasis and eczema and more and to find information that may help our customers.  We realised that many people would be interested in our research and we will summarise these results in articles to be published in our 'Newsletters' posted on Facebook, Google+ and 'OR Natural's blog.

We get many inquiries from customers who are dealing with long term skin problems and are eager to find a better way to manage them.  When they come to us they are seeking a natural solution as our products are natural, gentle and kind on the skin, using organic olive oil soaps (‘castile’), for example, helping to create skin well-being that may lead to an improved outcome.

The Best Natural Skin Care Company!

We are always honest and upfront with people about what our products can and can’t do.  We have certainly had extensive anecdotal feedback from customers that they find our products wonderful on their skin and those people kind enough to review our handmade natural skin care and handmade olive oil soap products, have in every case rated us with 5 stars.  You can find out more about our products on www.ornatural.com.au – ‘The Best Natural Skin Care Company’!  ‘OR Natural won the ‘Original Award Winning Olive Oil Soap’ award in the Hunter Valley, NSW Australia. 

For many, long term skin problems require medical treatment when the problem becomes acute.  It is important that people seek out what is in their best interest and best for their health.

In our research, in addition to getting a better understanding about skin problems, we look for information about things to avoid putting on your skin, i.e. triggers that may make the condition worse, and for natural remedies that may be tried safely at home.  We hope the information we post benefits our readers.

Our best regards to all our readers.

Julie Brown & Stephen Balogh

With special thanks to our friend Stephen Cheetham who works tirelessly to help us with our social media presence.

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Acne!

Acne!

Acne can cause emotional distress and scar the skin!

Acne is a skin condition occurring when hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells.  It usually appears on the face, neck, chest, back and shoulders.  Effective treatments are available, but acne can be persistent.

Acne is most common among teenagers, and it is reported that some younger children are getting acne as well.

Depending on its severity, acne can cause emotional distress and scar the skin.  The earlier treatment is commenced, the better the results.

Acne signs and symptoms vary depending on severity:

• Whiteheads (closed plugged pores)

• Blackheads (open plugged pores — the oil turns brown when it is exposed to air)

• Small red, tender bumps (papules)

• Pimples (pustules), which are papules with pus at their tips

• Large, solid, painful lumps beneath the surface of the skin (nodules)

• Painful, pus-filled lumps beneath the surface of the skin (cystic lesions)

If natural remedies don’t work it is always best to see the doctor or talk to your pharmacist for over the counter products, however there are several approaches you can take.

Firstly understanding the causes of acne is helpful. The four main factors include:

• Oil production

• Dead skin cells

• Clogged pores

• Bacteria

Secondly there are also things that can aggravate acne, these include:

• Hormones - Androgens are hormones that increase in boys and girls during puberty and cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum. In some cases pregnancy can increase sebum production and for some the contraceptive pill can also worsen acne.

• Certain medications - Drugs containing corticosteroids, androgens or lithium can worsen acne.

• Diet - Studies indicate that certain dietary factors, including dairy products and carbohydrate-rich foods — such as bread, bagels and chips — may trigger acne, as can chocolate.

• Stress - Stress can make acne worse.

• Sun – For some people the sun can worsen acne.

The best home remedies include:

• A healthy diet

• Washing your face twice a day with a gentle cleanser.

• For acne around the hair line, wash the hair every day.

• Avoid scrubs, astringents and masks as these can aggravate acne

• For men, be gentle when shaving affected areas.

• Avoid oily sunscreens, try a non-oily sunscreen.

• For women avoid oily cosmetics.

• Keep your hair off your face and avoid unnecessarily touching your face.

• Sweat and oils can contribute to acne, keep cool and wear loose fitting clothing.

• Don’t pick or squeeze blemishes as this can lead to infection or scarring.

• Zinc in lotions and creams may reduce acne breakouts. (Hemp Seed Oil contains Calcium, Magnesium, Iron and Zinc along with vitamin E and other anti-oxidants, along with vitamin D3 and B vitamins).

• Green tea extract has been found to help some acne sufferers. As has aloe Vera and citrus juices, the juices however may also cause some irritation.

Acne can be a complex and distressing problem often requiring medical treatment, however, ensuring the good basic disciplines are in place can go a long way to alleviating acne and hopefully reduce the need for stronger treatments.

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Wellbeing!

Wellbeing!

There are four pillars on which our health and wellbeing rests:

       1)      Clean mind, conscious and positively creative

       2)      Clean water, free of pollutants including fluoride and chlorine

       3)      Clean air, free of pollutants

       4)      Clean food, natural, nutrient rich and ph balanced.

Even if one of the four pillars is out of balance our health and wellbeing is compromised and will eventually affect our mind and body.  In a previous newsletter (a link to the newsletter on water) we wrote about the importance clean water.  The focus of this post is on what we put into our bodies. This includes what we rub onto our skin.  Our skin absorbs what it comes in contact with; this is how nicotine patches work.  Rather than bore you with a lot of text, we’ll put the onus back onto you, after all you are responsible for your health.

Want to find out more about the ingredients of food and creams you expose your body to?

For the first ten people in Australia who contact us (via our contact form at www.ornatural.com.au) we will send a free magnifying glass in the post.  This is to enable you to read the ingredients of the product you’re going to either put into your mouth or on your body. The ingredients are always in tiny print.  Then look them up in google in order to make an informed choice regarding what you put into your body.

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‘HAVING A HEART ATTACK’? … Do this NOW!

‘HAVING A HEART ATTACK’? … Do this NOW!

  

Ok!  ….

• You’ve had a hard day at work, you’re really tired, frustrated and upset with how things went at the office!

• Suddenly you feel extreme pain in your chest, and it starts to spread into your arm and up your neck to your jaw.

• You’re not close to a hospital or a fire station and you don’t know if you could get there quickly enough?

• You’ve had CPR training classes but your instructors never taught you how to perform CPR on yourself!

• CAN YOU NOW SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN …… ?

• Since heart attacks creep up on many people while they are alone what do you do?  You’re feeling faint, your heart is beating irregularly, and you have only 10 seconds before you will begin to lose consciousness!

• If this happens you can begin coughing repeatedly, and very vigorously!  Take a deep breath before each cough, and each cough should be deep and prolonged, as though you were trying to get sputum out from deep down in your lungs.

• A breath and cough must be repeated every two seconds, continuously, with purpose, until someone who can help arrives or until you feel a positive regular normal heartbeat begins to return.

• Deep breaths get oxygen into your lungs and the heavy coughing squeezes the heart and keeps the blood flowing.

• The squeezing 2 second pressure action helps maintain the normal heart rhythm.

• These actions may keep a heart functioning long enough to get you to a hospital.

• Please share or pass this on to your friends and family!  Someone, someday will benefit from being aware of this life saving technique!

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Psoriasis? …. Remedy: Lemon juice?

 

Psoriasis? …. Remedy: Lemon juice?

Use lemon juice on your skin?

Lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, sour whey, Swedish bitters and Kombucha are all invaluable aids to improving digestion.  Try each of them to find which works best for you.

Mix a teaspoon, or a few teaspoons of fresh lemon (or lime) juice in a glass of water, and drink it 20 minutes before a meal, or at any time.  It helps with the digestion of food (good to take before a meal) and a wide range of digestive problems, and contributes to general health and longevity.

...... You can also use lemon juice on your skin!  The acidity is beneficial, promoting acidic bacteria and inhibiting fungi.  The acidity also inhibits Demodex mites living in hair follicles and oil glands. Almost every adult has these mites, but in some people the mite population gets out of control, or their skin reacts to the mites.

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The most nutritious oil on the planet – it’s a superfood!

The most nutritious oil on the planet – it’s a superfood!

The oil extracted from the seeds of the hemp plant is one of the most nutritious oils in the plant kingdom!

The oil contains all the 20 amino acids including 9 which the body is unable to produce but necessary for health.  In terms of vitamins it has A, B1, B2, B3, B6, D, E as well as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, iron and zinc.

Truly, a remarkable oil!  The oil is volatile and should not be used as a cooking oil as the key components break down with heat.  Use instead as a salad dressing or a tablespoon per day, the benefits to the skin and overall well-being is noticeable in a short time.
  

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Why fragrances stink!

Why fragrances stink! 

We live in a scented world where everything from toilet paper, cleaning products and personal care products contain a scent.  Manufacturers label these scents in their product ingredient list as 'fragrance'.  While manufacturers must list all ingredients of their products, the term 'fragrance' is an umbrella term which masks a host of toxic chemicals. 

Fragrances are made from petroleum and are toxic!

These fragrances are derived from petroleum and contain a myriad of toxic chemicals. These chemicals include benzene derivatives, aldehydes, phthalates and a slew of other known toxins that are capable of causing cancer, disrupt the hormone system, allergies, asthma and migraine. 

Fragrances used in perfume, colognes and personal care products are absorbed through the skin and the toxins enter straight into the bloodstream causing health issues.

You should always read the ingredient list when purchasing products, especially those that you will apply to your skin.  Avoid any that contain the word ' fragrance'.  If you like, for example, an aromatic olive oil soap then choose a natural skin care product that uses natural essential oils.  These are scents as nature has intended!

We are dedicated to create a range of handmade skin care products that contain natural ingredients that clean, moisturise and nourish as nature has intended.
  

Check us out at www.ornatural.com.au, it could be your first step in your skin care.

  

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