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Is Thentix ‘A Touch of Honey’ comedogenic?

healthytwo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:20:56 +0000

A question from a potential customer:

“Is Thentix ‘A Touch of Honey’ comedogenic?”

First I need to define ‘comedogenic’:

Substances that are likely to clog your pores.
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may be clogging to the skin and help induce blemishes
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The answer is NO – Thentix does not clog pores. There is no mineral oil or other petroleum products or heavy oils that would do so. Thentix thus is completely safe to put on skin problems like acne. Honey and royal jelly have anti-bacterial properties and calendula is an anti-septic – these both help in clearing up acne.

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Natural Honey and Wound Healing

healthytwo — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:17 +0000

Honey is used for many things other than eating. It has been used for thousands of years for wound treatment. The slow release of hydrogen peroxide in honey makes it very effective as an anti-bacterial agent. By being release slowly hydrogen peroxide is able to destroy bacteria without harming live tissue.

The enzyme in honey that produces hydrogen peroxide is called glucose oxidase. Too mach heat and light can reduce the activity of glucose oxidase. Tolerance to heat varies to some degree between different types of honey.

It is always best, when possible, to get unpasteurized honey as it will retain its enzyme activity. (Pasteurization is essentially purifying through heat.) Unpasteurized honey or natural honey (raw honey) will retain its enzyme activity and be more effective at helping to heal wounds.

When storing honey at home, keep in a cool dark place.

What is Eczema?

healthytwo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:44:04 +0000

Eczema manifests as rough, dry skin which can be found almost anywhere on the body – from the face and body to the feet and hands. It can vary in intensity and can also come a go with the seasons.

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Generally believe to be the result of a weakened immune system, excema can cause the skin to become extremely itchy. Relieving the itchiness is often the most foremost issue with most people having this skin problem. With young children and infants it is vital as they often have less self control when it comes to ‘not scratching’.

Seeing a doctor or naturopath to check for allergies and chemical reaction in the environment can go a long way to solving the cause of the eczema.

To relieve the itching of the skin and the often broken, rough skin, one needs a product that can soothe the itching without adding more unwated chemicals.

Thentix is a treatment for eczema symptoms rather than an eczema cure.

One of the most popular home remedies for excema symptoms is calendula extract – The common name for calendula officinalis is marigold. This flower can be grown in your own backyard and is found in many more prominent exzema products.

Calendula extract, along with the natural honey and royal jelly in Thentix, will help relieve the itching of the skin and control the symptoms of eczema. You will often experience immediate relief with the itching and if applied 3-4 times a day, it is possible to see results with in days or a couple of weeks.

If you have allergies to aloe vera do not use Thentix.

Scar Reduction

healthytwo — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:45:11 +0000

Scarring can be unpleasant no matter where it is found on the body. Some can be uncomfortable as well as unsightly.

The best scar treatments I have been able to find are Vitamin E, honey and calendula (marigold). Vitamin E is well know for its healing properties and should be applied to a cut when it is healing to lessen the amount of scar tissue. The other thing that needs to be done is to have any dead tissue cut away or removed. That is the most effective way of scar reduction. (Consult a doctor for this.) Honey is less known as a healer for wounds and cuts but is being used more and more by the medical field due to its amazing history in healing. Honey has been used for thousands of years for helping to heal cuts, wounds and burns. Honey is something that can be used to minimize scarring after a burn.

Calendula, a flower that can be grown in your back yard, has been used for all sorts of skin conditions and is used in many scar creams as well as eczema creams.

Using a product for scarring that incorporates all of these ingredients can help prevent and lessen scar tissue.

Try a jar of Thentix: A Touch of Honey to help reduce acne scarring and tattoo scarring.

Athlete’s Foot Cure?

healthytwo — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:28:27 +0000

Both honey and Calendula have anti-fungal properties. Both are ingredients of Thentix.

Athlete’s Foot can be very itchy and irritating. Many of the products that you purchase for the purpose of getting rid of Athlete’s Foot have chemicals in them that you just don’t want to put on your body. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t.

If you are frequenting areas where it is easy to get athlete’s foot you may want to use Thentix instead of a powder. Putting pure honey and calendula may not be the most practical for most people.

Thentix has the benefit that it will immediately soothe the itching as well as get rid of the fungus.

Definitely use to help kill or get rid of Athlete’s Foot but if you use as ‘preventative medicine’ you won’t have to suffer the nasty itching.

If you do the research, you will find that all by itself, marigold has been used to clear up a host of various skin problems. Though honey put direclty onto the skin can also help there are obvious reasons not to.

Apply 2-4 times a day for the first few days, then you can apply Thentix when you have been in an area where there is a chance that you have been exposed to this fungus.

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Dry Rough Cracked Heels

healthytwo — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:02:53 +0000

I’ve written about cracked heels before. But summer is here and out come the sandals and flip-flops and ouch! A couple of things happen with summer. One is that it is obviously hotter. And because of this we sweat more. When you sweat more you need to drink more water. Most people that I know anyway, don’t drink nearly enough water. They think that because they drink soda or coffee or tea that they are getting enough water in their systems. Not so. One needs more water and nutrition in the cells for that which has been lost. So, drink enough water. If you are thirsty, then you are past the point where you need water. (Yes, you may find yourself going to the bathroom more often.)

Doing the above will help keep your skin hydrated enough to lessen the amount that your skin will crack.

If you have heels that are cracked then you need to put something on them that will help heal the heels. Thentix has Calendula and Honey, both of which are humectants. That means that they absorb and retain moisture. So, besides the healing capabilities of these ingredients, they will help the skin stay hydrated enough so that it won’t split. The Thentix will also soothe the cracked heels. Bacteria will not live in the presence of honey – this is because it releases hydrogen peroxide slowly which kills any bacteria. Bacteria will slow the healing of the cracks in the skin. Putting pure Calendula or Honey on the cracks in the heels but that can be messy. Also, there are other ingredients that help soothe and heal as well: Vitamin E, vitamin A and Aloe Vera.

So, remember to keep your fluids up and your sugar down and get something on the cracked heels that will help close them up.

You can see more at Thentix A Touch of Honey.

Skin Care and Water

healthytwo — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:36:11 +0000

I talk to a lot of people about their skin. They put all sorts of things on their hands, faces and the rest of their body to keep the skin from drying out or to help ‘hydrate’ it. The majority of these people are putting grease and oil on their skin. They forget or don’t know that the main thing that is missing from the skin cells is water, not oil or grease. Many if not most people are walking around in a de-hydrated state. This will affect the skin as the cells here need water as much as any other cells in the body.

Drinking a glass of water an hour or so before a meal allows the water to get to the large intestine where it can be properly absorbed. The body treats sodas, tea, coffee and the like as food and doesn’t move it through the system as quickly. So, make sure that you drink just water a few times a day.

The other thing you need is to apply something to your skin that will retain water. Honey does this. Oil and grease will only clog the pores. Honey will draw moisture into the cells and while hydrating them will generally make them healthier. Honey absorbs and retains moisture.

Try to find skin products that have a minimal amount of petroleum products.

And enjoy the winter!!

Dry Cracked Hands and Windburn

healthytwo — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:13:32 +0000

It is winter. If you are almost anywhere in the US or Canada now you are very likely getting some pretty dry skin. If you have to be outside clearing snow and ice off your car or truck then sometimes even with a decent pair of gloves or mitts your hands are going to get cold. And the moisture is going to be leached out of the skin. And your face in the wind and cold is having the same thing done – it is losing moisture.

Many people will put oils or greasy lotions on their face, hands and other parts of the body as a solution to this dry skin. The problem is that your skin is not missing oil or grease but water. Drinking more water (not juices or coffee or tea but just water) will help.

If you are going to put something on your skin, find something that will actually pull moisture – water into the
cells. Honey does a great job at this as one of its characteristics is that it absorbs and retains moisture. So, ideally, find a cream or lotion that contains honey. And put it on BEFORE you go out in the cold. It will help keep that moisture in the cells when you are out and about in the cold.

If you ski or partake in other winter, outdoor sports and you get windburn on your face, try the same thing. Put something with honey in it to help prevent your skin from getting so dried out when you are on the slopes!

Should You Wear Sunscreen?

faffyrd — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:00:04 +0000

For years I could not make sense out of the skin cancer scare. What didn’t make sense to me was that most of the human race spent the majority of the time out in the sun over the last 10,000 years or so. Do the research and you will find that the companies that manufacture sunscreen and sun block would have us believe that we should be using these products 24/7 – that we can even get sunburn, thus cancer through our office window. It seems to be one of those things that “everybody knows” - One of those pieces of unevaluated data. If I follow that logic, then I figure that the human race would probably have died out by now – years ago – from all that exposure to the sun. It’s only in the last, what, 30 years, since sun block and sunscreen have been used, that this problem has been on the rise.

The real cause of the increase in skin cancer could very well be the lack of adequate sunlight exposure to the skin! After all, this is where we get our vitamin D – that’s how the body manufactures Vitamin D – exposure to the sun, which in turn allows calcium to be absorbed properly into the body’s cells. This proper absorption is crucial in bone development and also apparently in the prevention of some cancers. Apparently different body types (skin color has a lot to do with it) need different amounts of sunlight.

Here is a site that goes into all this in more detail with a number of other referenced sites: http://www.middlepath.com.au/qol/sunlight.php

So, get some sunlight a much as you can or need. You do want to take care of the skin though. Don’t let it get too dried out. In reality, what you loose when your skin dries out is water, more than oil. So, you want to put something on your skin that will help your skin retain the moisture – ideally, something you can put on before you go out in the sun and during that won’t actually block the sun that you need. Honey will do this. I don’t advise putting honey on your skin but it acts in such a way as to make the skin absorb and retain moisture. So, find some skin conditioner or cream that has honey as a prime ingredient and use that. Also, don’t over do your time in the sun – you can always put a shirt on once you’ve had enough.

Plantar Warts Treatment

faffyrd — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:48:00 +0000

Plantar warts occur on the sole or plantar of the foot. The plantar is the sole or bottom of the foot. Warts are caused by a viral skin infection. The virus gets under the outer layer of skin through a small cut or abrasion. From there is infects and the wart appears as a small lesion or lump on the bottom of the foot which can be very painful.

Because it is a virus, the best treatment is by bolstering one’s immune system. Various topical remedies have limited results. Solutions range from various salves to putting tape over the wart for a period of time.

Plantar warts, because they are on the bottom of the foot, can become very painful. The best thing is to not get them in the first place but if you are reading this, then it is probably too late to advise you that way. But if you do get rid of them, wear some kind of footwear when you are in public restrooms and pools, etc.

The most effective way to get rid of warts may in an old wives tale. My brother the doctor told me this story. He had two young boys come into his office needing warts removed. The second was present while he went through the process of freezing and removing the wart on the first brother’s hand. Once done he realized that he could not put the second brother through this after watching. Instead he paid the young boy a nickel for his wart. Several months later the boys were back in the office. The brother that had the wart physically removed had grown the wart back. The other no longer had his!

If you are going to use some kind of cream or ointment as treatment for plantar warts, try and get something that will fight virus and is very good at healing skin. The body should be able to handle a virus like this and enhancing the health of the skin will go a long way towards this.