Angela Maxwell HHP and Denise Gagnon NHP of Spa Essentials are volunteering their massage skills on Saturday's Golf Scramble. Improve your game with short but effective chair massages and 100% of donations will go in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of British Columbia & the Yukon. This event is taking place on Saturday, July 19th 2008 at the Terrace Golf Course Holes 7 & 15

 

In the clubhouse, 2 Foot Massagers will be set up.

 

 Try out...and revive your feet!

 

At Spa Essentials, we are seeking creative
and dedicated professionals to join
our spa team. F/T and P/T positions
available for the following:

Please send your resume, including references to:

 
 

 
 

 

 

Eminence is introducing a fabulous tropical summer collection filled with delicious new flavors! Coconut, mango, watermelon and pineapple come together to create these rich, milky products. Give your skin a glimpse of summer with one of our 6 facials custom designed for your skin, and try these new amazing products.

Melanoma Bracelet*

Raise awareness about early melanoma detection & prevention by buying an "I Will Reflect" bracelet. It changes color when exposed to harmful UV rays. 

 

 Why All Natural?  Mexitan SPF 30*

The increasing occurrence of skin cancer in the USA is a major concern of physicians. New research shows that the active ingredients (toxic chemicals) in some sunscreens may contribute to genetic damage and skin cancer (The Scientist, Mar/Apr. 1999, page 7). Current advice on sun and skin care strongly recommends the heavy use of chemical sunscreens on the delicate skin of babies and young children, as well as adults. The consumer falsely believes a sunscreen forms an invisible protective barrier against harmful solar rays. In fact, the sunscreen chemicals can absorb the rays' energy, become energized, and chemically reactivate themselves, which can lead to chemical reaction in the skin that creates free radicals that cause DNA damage. 
 

Researchers encourage consumers to READ THE LABELS on suncare products. If the product contains any of the following chemical ingredients, use discretion before applying to your skin: # Benzophenones (dixoybenzone, oxybenzone) # PABA and PABA esters (ethyl dihydroxy propyl PAB, glyceryl PABA, # p-aminobenzoic acid padimate O or Octyl dimethyl PABA) # Cinnamates (cinoxate, ethylhexyl, p-methoxycinnamate) # Salicylates (ethylhexyl salicylate, homosalate, octyl salicylate) # Avobenzone (butyl-methyoxydibenzoylmethane; Parsol 1789) # Digalloyl trioleate # Menthyl anthranilate # Propylene Glycol: Called a humectant in cosmetics, it is industrial antifreeze, and the major ingredient in brake and hydraulic fluid. Material Data Sheets on Propylene Glycol warn to avoid skin contact as it is systemic and can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage. If anti freeze is spilled on your garage floor and a dog or cat drinks one lick, it will kill them. Chemical sunscreens contain 2-5% of chemical compounds. Benzophenone, and similar compounds, is one of the most powerful free radical generators known to man. It is used in industrial process as a free radical to initiate chemical reaction. When activated by ultra violet light, it doubles the bond to produce two free radical sights. The free radicals then initiate a chain reaction which can increase skin damage and increase skin cancer.

Importance of Green Tea in Mexitan Recent studies suggest that GREEN TEA may counteract the adverse biological effects of UV Radiation. GREEN TEA was shown to help protect skin cells, and the effects of both UVB and UVA rays by its photoprotective effect on human skin and its polyphenolic antioxidant contents. GREEN TEA protection works in the cell after exposure to ultraviolet rays. Studies suggest it causes abnormal cells to kill themselves, a type of programmed cell suicide that prevents the development of abnormal growths. GREEN TEA inhibits UVB-induced erythema response in the skin (redness reaction). At the same time GREEN TEA supports the production of melanin, the skin's own natural sunburn protection. GREEN TEA helps reduce the risk of sunburn. This leads to a new strategy...GREEN TEA combined with a mineral sunscreen.

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 *Exempt from Sale because of limited quantities.