White Women – The Story

March 16, 2009 by Dennis Durrel · Leave a Comment 

by Dennis Durrel

The world is filled up with over 3,301,112,087 women now. That is a massive quantity, but not all of the women are the equal.

Our world is a melting pot of cultures so there are women of every shape, size, and color. Perhaps one of the largest subsets in our world is that of White Women.

White women are in general categorized at once purely because of their skin. The term "white" refers to the truth that their skin is the lighter assortment than some of the other civilizations that present.

However, within the compartment of white women the big contract of assortment cultivates to present in the shade of one's skin. Depending on a special woman's heritage and sun revelation, her skin can be in the dissimilar location on the "white" shade variety.

In a globe that is in fact a melting pot of traditions there is several that still lives on the whole sides. White women are not excuse from obtaining the bias or from suffering from it. However, the majority often this class is noticed as the sort that has more profits obtainable to it.

In fact, there is even a syndrome that has been named Missing White Woman Syndrome or MWWS. MWWS describes the unfair and more frequent media coverage of missing person cases of white women versus the coverage that other cases get.

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Witch Hazel As A 200 Year Old Anti Aging Cream

February 12, 2009 by Assistant Editor · Leave a Comment 

by Julie Samtsonn

For years, Indian tribes used Witch Hazel as a medicine. It is allowed by the Federal Drug Administration as a topical treatment. There are numerous other herbal remedies allowed as dietary supplements, but witch hazel is one of the few that are allowed in topical treatments. It has been used for things like hemorrhoids, insect bites and stings, skin ulcers, tumors, boils, rashes and even things like chiggers or poison ivy.

Witch Hazel, is native to America and Europe and its medicinal qualities have made it highly valued over the years. Some early treatments involved it's branches and flowers being steamed and the results mixed with alcohol then used for astringents and topical medication. Nowadays, its uses vary greatly from mouthwashes (using distilled witch hazel) to anti-aging creams and anti wrinkle creams (using witch hazel oil). Some witch hazel formulas have been used by home remedy skin care products, which claim to work as a skin anti-aging process.

Witch Hazel is useful in anti-aging treatments, because it has been found to have capillary constricting properties that reduce inflammation, as well as topical antioxidant properties. It is a safe, and inexpensive home remedy on average witch hazel oil can be found on sale for under a couple dollars in the pharmacy area of most stores. It's use as an ingredient in many anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams. It is usually in a more concentrated form and, because of this, promotes cell turnover as well as new cell moisturizing because the oil concentrate keep skin cells plump and hydrated.

The Oneida Indians showed Theron Pond from Utica, NY, the medicinal uses of witch hazel circa 1840. Witch Hazel is native to New York and Connecticut and these regions still supply much of the witch hazel today. After many years studying with Oneida Indian medicine men, Theron Pond was astounded by the healing powers and decided to sell the extract using the name of Golden Treasure. The company moved location several times and after the death of Theron Pond, established in Connecticut using the name "Pond's extract".

Witch Hazel production is still alive around Connecticut and the region is one of the leading manufacturers of witch hazel extract. The bulk of harvesting is done in Northwestern Connecticut. Here, property owners harvest from the shrubs every few years, they re-branch and sell directly to distributors. From here, it is then sold for pharmaceutical uses.

Witch Hazel has been confirmed as an antioxidant, radiation protective and anti-inflammatory. It is an approved astringent and external analgesic, and has internal medicinal uses as well. It is only natural that it is an ingredient in anti aging creams and anti wrinkle creams, as a proven treatment.

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