> > Re: Books on pH for skin care

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Thanks Mark! Are you the same Mark I have talked with in the past about our

Dead Sea spa quality ingredients? If so, I was just wondering about you the

other day!

I have a teachers version of Cosmetology I was given by my teacher when I

returned to school to get my nail instructor license. I guess I'm going to

have to break down and go back to school and get that cosmetologist

licensing after all. Just don't know when to fit it in - somewhere between

9:00pm & sunrise! LOL!

I appreciate your input - I guess it's time to study harder!

God Bless,

Tammy Doering

The Mud QueenT

http://www.DeadSeaBulkMaterials.com

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From: Cosmeticinfo [mailto:Cosmeticinfo ] On

Behalf Of Mark

Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:07 AM

To: Cosmeticinfo

Subject: > > Re: Books on pH for skin care

not sure if you need a book for that because it's relatively simple.

My sister who is a aesthetcian and cosmetologist told me about what

she learned.

Basically, unless you know the exact PH of your skin before you apply

a product, you have to go by basics which I believe pretty much are,

4.5 to 6.5 is normal skin. Neutral (water) is 7. Natural oils and

salts produced by the body make the skin more acidic (4.5-6.5) so as

to work as a barrier against bacteria.

I think this is where the " Cleanse, Tone, Moisturize " mantra came

about. Cleansing with soaps that are high alkaline (say a PH of

10)will make your skin more alkaline so you counteract that with an

acidic toner (a ph of 4). Then follow up with a 4.5 - 6.5 moisturizer.

As far as the balanced part goes, I'm sure it does have it's origins

but I think that's more of an industry marketing buzz word.

In a nutshell, you want your sking to maintain it's natural PH which

is 4.5-6.5 unless you're doing something theraputic for a reason.

I would have questions though using acids. Like how long do they keep

your skin acidic? and how long before you neutralize the acid to get

the maximum affect?

Mark

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mark & Tammy. As a nurse I understand the pH issue, but was wondering

how do they actually test the pH of your skin? We use pH tests all the

time, but they are sticks that we drop the substance onto. Probably a

stupid question, but not something I've come across before. Thanks!

Ann

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dip a test strip in distilled water then hold it against your skin was what I

was told. I've

never tried it before but sounds like it should work. Not sure how long you

need to hold it

or if the extra alkaline in the water compared to the skin would skew the

results but I can't

think of any other way.

Mark

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> Hi Mark & Tammy. As a nurse I understand the pH issue, but was wondering

> how do they actually test the pH of your skin? We use pH tests all the

> time, but they are sticks that we drop the substance onto. Probably a

> stupid question, but not something I've come across before. Thanks!

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