Former Cosmetologist in the 80's and later became a Master Esthetician licensed in Utah, then moved to Idaho to get my esthetician license.
Most of my life I have read health articles, been enamored of the vast array of products and services out there for beauty, body, hair, skin and nails. It's overwhelming. I am also well read on how inner nutrition effects outer nutrition. There is a whole platform there in diet, exercise, cell nutrition (not empty calories) but antioxidants, minerals and vitamins absorbed at a cellular level so that your billions of cells can perform their life programmed task of making ALL your organs function optimally to sustain life and unfortunately, your skin being the largest organ kind of gets what is left-over after the liver, kidneys, heart, etc.
Your cells make sure you're alive first, the beauty part, well it gets bumped to the bottom of the priority list. Kind of like a car...if you only have $1500 would you get the engine repaired so you can get around and go to work or get the dents taken out and a new paint job to make it look good so you wouldn't have to be embarassed to be seen driving a junker car? Your cells keep you funtioning first and the skin can suffer if you're not getting enough nutrition to ALL of the cells. They will use whatever they have to choose from and fight for your life, your skin having acne, rosacea, sun damage, dehydration, wrinkles, loss of elasticity and just an overall tired, fatiqued look doesn't matter. It's cosmetic and not life threatening.
So, like a starved junkie to find the best products, I went into debt trying this latest fad, buying into this infomercial, sampling one product after another. Some were not too bad but not great enough for the price they wanted. I expect a face-lift or surgery in a jar for an ounce of beauty cream costing 59.95 to 119.95!
I also worked as a make-up artist and account manager at Nordstrom's which allowed me to try even more products in the department. In addition, while in school you work with professional products and attend workshops and conferences for other lines to get a feel for which path you hope to follow...Medical, Nutritional, Organic, etc.
My mission was two-fold. I wanted good nutrition, but wanted it scientifically backed with research and quality control so it wasn't just snake-oil being labeled and sold nor was it overpriced lab labor which gave little results so my quest ended at Herbalife. I am 45 and most of my target audience is 40+ women although I am seeing more and more men concerned with their skin.
The combination of a customized skin-care line, cellular nutrition and a cellulite program that also targets the "trapped toxins" at a cellular level has given me amazing results and made a believer out of me so I stopped my search here but I am always on the lookout as science uncovers new discoveries all the time.
I have sampled, tried and worked with NUMEROUS lines which has included all natural, all organic, professional, high-end department store lines, drugstore brands and even homemade concoctions so I feel I am somewhat of an expert in the field of skin care and performance of your skin.