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Xtend-Life Reviews

Xtendlife Age-Defense Active Day Cream really does work

As I get a little older the appearance of my skin matters to me more and more. You may well be feeling the same as you have sought out Xtend-life reviews. Your time has not been wasted. If you are looking for a solution to address the visible signs of aging, then the ingredients present in Xtend-Life products have been chosen and tested exactly to suit this purpose. Xtend-life pride themselves on achieving quality skin care products. All of Xtend-Life ingredients are sourced and tested by Xtend-Life.

Furthermore, Xtend-Life products do not contain any substances that affect hypersensitive skin. To the contrary, ingredients are added which sooth skin irritations.

Age-Defense Active Day Cream really does work.

So what are the visible signs of aging skin and what causes them?

Firstly, the skins appearance changes when the body reduces the natural production of collagen and elastin. This results in thinner skin with much less elasticity. This explains the wrinkles we see appearing on our skin.

Secondly, in addition the reduction in the presence of hyaluronic acid reduces the skins ability to retain moisture. Hyaluronic acid is also a major factor in the skins ability to regenerate after damage and aids a natural defence against allergens. Consequently, the skin becomes dry and has a slower healing ability. Uneven skin tone and texture alerts us to this also.

Finally, as we get older our skin the affects of free radicals on our skin results in skin cell damage and ultimately their ability to function well. This can happen to our skin at any life-stage and is a story we can all relate to.

So, can Xtend-Life products help us?

You will be glad to hear the answer to this is ‘YES’. Xtend-Life have created their product range to attack all these signs of aging both from a preventative perspective and also by actively maintaining healthy young looking skin.

What is Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream and what will it do for you?

Age-Defense Active Day Cream is a fragrance-free light textured cream that can be used daily on the face in conjunction with other Xtend-Life products such as Restorative Night Cream Formula. It is quickly and easily absorbed and can be used as a regular part of your skincare routine. The results are amazing. Expect your skin to appear well nourished, in good health and more youthful as the ingredients Xtend-Life have incorporated in this wonderful skincare range work in synergy together.

Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream contains 3 main ingredients which are also present in all Xtend-Life’s skincare range. These 3 ingredients are CynergyTK(TM), Phytessence Wakame and Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10.

CynergyTK(TM) stimulates the regrowth of collagen, elastin and new skin cells

Phytessence Wakame helps to break down hyaluronic acid in your skin

Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10 penetrates through the seven layers of your skin reducing any free radicals present

In addition, Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream also contains a further 6 active ingredients with similar properties.

So, what makes Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream different to other products on the market?

Yes, some cosmetic manufacturers have adopted perhaps 1 or 2 of the 3 main ingredients outlined above. However, Xtend-Life are the only company to have used all three in all their product range. There are also a number of ingredients such as alcohols, mineral oils and parabens, to name but a few, which have been scientifically proven to do more harm than good to your skin. These are not used by Xtend-life.

Many skincare ranges also promote the inclusion of collagen and/or hyaluronic acid in their products suggesting that they can simply be absorbed and replaced by the skin.

Xtend-Life have proved that these are not absorbed by the skin and therefore provide no lasting benefit when included in skincare ingredients. Rather, the successful way to reduce the damaging effects of reduced levels of collagen and hyaluronic acid in the skin is to use ingredients which stop their degradation by giving skin the nutrients it needs.

None of us, when choosing a product range for our skin, can really expect an overnight result and either based on previous experience of skincare we have used or simply by our desire to achieve results will persist with products that claim to offer a solution for long periods of time before discarding them. This is where Xtend-Life is really amazing. Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream will show results remarkably quickly.

Within 1 or 2 weeks of regular use you will begin to notice smoother skin texture and reduced visibility of wrinkles. Fabulous, eh?

After about 1 month, there will be an even more noticeable difference. We have found that many people just continue with Age Defense Active Day cream because they can see the benefits every day in the mirror.

Is there a future in Xtend-Life?

Absolutely!

Why?

It is very simple really. We know your friends and family will see the difference in you every day.


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Xtend-Life Reviews – Skincare Range Overview

What makes Xtend Life Natural Skincare products so different ?

In a nutshell it comes down to the sheer quality of the ingredients and the amount of active ingredients in each of the products.

Xtend-Life’s inhouse Research and Development team are charged with finding the best ingredients in the world, these are then combined into a particularly powerful range of natural skincare products, most of the skincare range contain 40 or more ingredients in high concentrations.


There are some key foundation ingredients in the Xtend-life skincare range and these are :

CynergyTK TM – the closest thing to a miracle ingredient for skincare; proven in clinical trials to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and make your skin firmer, softer and more radiant.

  • Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
  • Promotes firmness and elasticity in the skin
  • Reduces redness associated with inflammation or sensitive skin
  • Improves the brightness and radiance of the skin, giving your face a more even, creamy complexion.

Nanobelle CoenzymeQ10 - another cutting edge ingredient, which can penetrate down through seven layers of skin to produce a dramatic anti-wrinkle effect.

  • Protects against ageing caused by exposure to harmful UV-A rays from the sun
  • Reduces wrinkles
  • Nourishes the skin with antioxidants, which destroy harmful free radicals
  • Rejuvenates the skin by enhancing cell activity

Phytessence Wakame - a special extract from Japanese sea kelp, which keeps your skin elastic, smooth and younger looking due to it’s exceptional anti-oxidant properties.

  • Prized by the Japanese for its ability to keep the skin looking youthful
  • Rich in calcium and other important minerals, plus B-group vitamins
  • Antioxidant, moisturising and smoothing
  • Proven to increase skin elasticity
  • Helps to heal irritated and dry skin

Given these core ingredients in all skincare products you are assured of getting the best natural skincare product on the market today in terms of value for money, surprisingly Xtend-Life skincare products are cheaper than a lot of the big name brands available in stores.

So not only are they more effective, but easier on your pocket as well. Take that together with the 100% 90 day money back guarantee and you really can’t afford not to give them a try, you have nothing to lose and your skin has everything to gain.

Click here to see the Xtend-Life Skincare range for men and women.


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Xtend-Life Review – The Company

So what makes Xtend-Life different to all the other myriad of skincare manufacturers ?

The first thing is their commitment to making sure that they produce the most effective product, whichever that might be, either in the skincare range or the supplements range. As a company this philosophy in inherrent in everything they do, to find the best, most effective ingredients and then combine them into a truly outstanding product.

Surprisingly this approach doesn’t result in horrifically expensive products either, now this may be down to the fact that Xtend-Life only sells direct to the public and Xtend-Life skincare products cannot be bought in shops. Given this then removes 2 (if not more) sets of people from the supply chain who would have needed to make a profit, distributor and retailer.

This results in the fact that you get a lot more bang for your buck as the middle men have been removed.

Add to this the 100% money back guarantee, where you have a full 90 days to try the Xtend-Life products and if you’re not happy then quite simply send them back and get your money back.

This guarantee even extends to opened skincare products, which we find pretty amazing to be honest. But as the company Chairman Warren Matthews says, “The reason for this is that the skin care products are very personal and we believe a customer needs to try them to determine if they like them.Our customers are trusting us to send them a quality product so it is only fair that we reciprocate and give them a chance to try them without risk.

How many other manufacturers of skincare products do you know that are that confident in their products?

To find out more about Xtend-Life Natural Skincare Products just click here

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Skin Lightening Cream

Non-prescription skin lightening creams that claim to bleach or lighten your skin can be harmful.

‘Patients are often very distressed by the results of skin lightening creams’ says Indy Rihal, British Skin Foundation

“Unfortunately, many skin-lightening creams contain illegal compounds that can damage your health,” says Indy Rihal of the British Skin Foundation. “The most common compounds are high-dose steroids.”

The damaging effects of these products are taken seriously by the law. In March 2009, a man who sold unlicensed medicines and banned cosmetics, including skin-lightening creams containing corticosteroids and hydroquinone, was ordered to pay £80,000 in fines, costs and repayment of illegal earnings.

So Are There Any Safe Products To Bleach Skin ?

There are actually a couple of manufacturers that we know of who produce effective and perfectly safe skin whitening products.

The specialist manufacturer of skin care products for Asian skin types, Pharmaclinix produces a skin lightening cream under the name of Lightenex.  This particular skin lightening cream uses Kojic Dipalmitate as its main active ingredient, this is a perfectly safe naturally occurring compound and will not do long term damage to your skin. Lightenex should also be used in conjunction with a high SPF moisturiser to be really effective.

Lightenex is being used by thousands of women to treat areas of chloasma or melasma with some great results.

The other manufacturer of a safe skin lightening cream which will effectively bleach skin is Xtend-Life from New Zealand and goes by the name of Xtend-Life Natural Whitening Day Cream.

This particular skin lightening cream uses a naturally occuring substance called Extrapone Nutgrass, nutgrass has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines. The active ingredient in Xtend-Life Natural Whitening Day Cream is derived from the root of the nutgrass plant which grows wild in India.

Nutgrass root has also been found to have anti-aging properties for the skin. Therefore it is a natural way to whiten your skin, without any harmful side effects, as well as making your skin look younger. It is also effective at reducing freckles.

There are also 9 other active ingredients in the Xtend-Life cream which aid with anti-aging.

All in all, between the two products the Xtend-Life Natural Whitening Day Cream is by far the better value as it contains a lot more active ingredients and is about 20% cheaper and if you use the Loyalty Discount scheme operated by Xtend-Life then it becomes even cheaper still.

To find out more about Xtend-Life Natural Whitening Day Cream just click here.

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Xtend-Life Age-defensive active day cream

Wouldn’t everyone like to be able to turn back the clock and look younger and healthier?  But, is it really possible?

Well, it just may be that you can!  Most people don’t need to look old before their time.

From the first day you use Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream, you will feel the difference … and it won;t be too long at all before others will notice the difference. Your skin will become softer, smoother, healthier and younger-looking!

All Xtend-Life skincare products work by targeting the 3 main causes of aging skin…

>> Loss of collagen and elastin
>> Lower levels of hyaluronic acid
>> Oxidation through the action of free radicals

These are the three major culprits that cause your wrinkles, sagging and dull skin, and are also responsible for the many other visible signs of aging.

So, what did Xtend-Life do that was so different in an effort to solve the problem of aging.

The following is reproduced with the kind permission of Xtend-Life Nutraceuticals Inc.

1. To stimulate collagen and elastin regrowth

We used CynergyTKâ„¢, which is a very new breakthrough in skin care … not yet available in the big brand-name products.  It is proven in clinical trials to stimulate the regrowth of collagen, elastin and new skin cells. As your collagen and elastin levels increase, your wrinkles will slowly but surely disappear … and your skin will regain a youthful glow!

2. Boosting hyaluronic acid 

This special ingredient is called Phytessence Wakame, and is an extract from a specific type of Japanese sea kelp. It inhibits a harmful enzyme (hyaluronidase) which breaks down hyaluronic acid in your skin. Thus your levels of hyaluronic acid will gradually increase to the amounts normally found in a much younger person! This is also clinically proven.

3. Destroying free radicals

We use a number of potent anti-oxidants but one of the best is Nano-Lipobelle H EQ10. This is CoEnzyme Q10 in a special ‘nano-emulsion’ form, which can penetrate down through seven layers of skin. It is extremely effective at ‘gobbling up’ free radicals in your skin, which results in quite a dramatic anti-wrinkle effect.

Most skincare products tackle only one, or at the most two of these three key reasons for aging skin. But we’ve targeted all three … using the most powerful natural ingredients known to science.

But that is not all …

In addition to the above three special ingredients we have added six other active ingredients to this formula to boost its anti-aging properties even further!  (You can learn more about what we use in Age Defense Active Day Cream by referring to the ingredient section.)

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So given all of the above, what does that actually mean for your skin?

Quite simply that Xtend-Life’s Age-Defense Active Day Cream has been created in a very unique way so that ALL of the ingredients truly work together so that their combined anti-aging effect is far greater.

What’s more is that the quantity of each individual active ingredient is a lot higher than most other skin care products, all of which go to make an outstandingly effective anti-aging product for women.

Age-Defense Active Day Cream penetrates into your skin effectively, so that as well as making you look younger on the outside it is also reviving and rejuvenating the overall health of your skin which is vital in so many ways to your overall health.

What’s more Active Day Cream is suitable for use on all skin types and in all climates.

To find out more just click this link for Age-Defense Active Day Cream.

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Anti-wrinkle Skincare Products

Lets clear one thing up straight away, high price does not always mean the most effective.

Some anti-wrinkle creams out on the market today cost over 300 USD, well that is just ridiculous. For that kind of money you could get all of the following, a really effective day cream, a night cream, some body lotion, moisturizing mask, deep cleansing mask and eye gel.

So why is that some products cost so much?

Simple, it’s marketing and hype I’m afraid.

Celebrity endorsements (who have to be paid large amounts), TV and radio advertising which doesn’t come cheap by any means. So at the end of the day all of that pushes the price of a lot of the anti-wrinkle products to almost astronomical levels.

It has been proven recently that a more natural approach to skincare actually has better results than a lot of the hyped up “celeb” creams.

Did you know that some of these skin creams actually contain the heavy metal lead ?  I bet you didn’t. Now lead is actually toxic and can lead to brain damage in high enough doses. These people are encouraging you to rub it into your skin !

Parabens.

Now these you will see in a lot of skin creams and they are preservatives, OK so your skin will last longer (joke) but seriously should these substances be in skin creams ?  No is the answer.

To spot them you need to look for the following prefixes propyl, ethyl, butyl or isopropyl, depending on the alcohol that is used to create the chemical preservatives.

If the cream you are going to buy contains any of those then I’d recommend you avoid it.

So what can you do to ensure that you are using safe anti-aging products ?

You need to know first that a lot of the damage which causes wrinkles actually occurs when you are quite young, now don’t give up because it can be repaired with the correct regime.

Once you pass 30 it is imperative that you take the necessary to steps to protect your skin and prevent wrinkles.  It is recognised that once you get past this age, many of the naturally occurring proteins are already starting to reduce, causing your skin to lose it’s firmness and elasticity.

Your skins production of both collagen and elastin slows down past 30.

Many of the “upmarket” skin products claim to be anti-oxidising or anti-oxidents, when in fact they actually contain very little amounts and I mean miniscule amounts of the active ingredients needed to keep your skin looking its best.

One interesting development has been the massive increase in “collagen” products.  These actually prey on the fact that a lot of people now know that a lack of collagen causes saggy wrinkly skin, so it must good if a cream includes collagen right ?

Wrong.

The collagen type that most of these anti-wrinkle skincare products contain is marine collagen and unfortunately your skin can do nothing with this, Your pores cannot absorb it so it is completely useless to you.

So what should you be looking for ?

You really should be looking for the following ingredients in your anti-aging creams firstly antioxidants which work to repair the damage already done.

HE Q10

HEQ10 contains 2 very powerful anti-oxidants, natural vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. You will find skincare products with one or the other, but in truth not in the concentration required to be truly effective.

Cynergy TK

The active component of this ingredient is a compound called “Functional Keratin”.  Now keratin is a protein responsible for the skin’s toughness.  The skin cells need it to reproduce.  Collagen and elastin fibers need it for strength.

But it is extremely difficult to create keratin in a form that can be readily absorbed by the skin.  One New Zealand company however has been able to isolate and extract the protein from sheep’s wool.  Their manufacturing processes are gentle enough to ensure that the protein remains active and is not rendered useless.

In clinical studies, the anti aging skin care system that contains this ingredient has been shown to increase the production of new skin cells, to also increase the strength of collagen fibers, reduce inflammation and redness, while having an antioxidant activity that is truly unique.

Phytessence Wakame

Wakame is a kind of kelp or seaweed.  Apart from being a very nutritious food in it’s own right, it is highly rich in numerous vitamins and minerals.  The calcium content is 15 times higher than an equivalent serving of milk. Historically in Japan it was used as an anti aging skin care mask.  More recently researchers have discovered exactly why it works to preserve a youthful appearance.

The reason that hyaluronic acid is lower in older skin has to do with an enzyme known as hyaluronidase.  The enzyme breaks down the amino acid protein and is responsible for the loss of elasticity that you see when you are younger.

Hyaluronan is a major part of the skin and plays a critical role in tissue repair. Extracts from Wakame kelp have been shown to block the enzymatic reaction that reduces the levels of hyaluronic acid in the skin.  This has been clinically proven in controlled studies.

So where can you find skincare products which contain all 3 ?

Why not take a look at this range of truly natural skincare products from Xtend-Life


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Japanese Skincare Is It The Secret To A Youthful Looking Supple Skin?

We all know that women from the orient seem to age extremely gracefully, and Japanese skincare is a big part of that secret. Of course, the Japanese skincare secret does also come down to lifestyle factors as well, not just what they are putting on their faces or what they are eating.

Japanese people tend to stay very active throughout their lives. They exercise daily.

The Japanese diet is also rich in essential fatty acids because they are seafood lovers, and seafood is rich in these types of fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are valuable in skincare as they in turn, help to nourish the skin.

But there are Japanese skincare secrets that go beyond these things. Things the Western world does not know about yet, but now you can. Perhaps one of the biggest secrets to Japanese healthy and youthful skin appearance is something called Phytessence Wakame.

Phytessence Wakame is a type of kelp, native to Japan. The Japanese people eat this kelp, both in its fresh and dried form. Now, with the power of science, Phytessence Wakame can be turned into extracts and applied topically to the skin as well, giving tremendous benefits.

Let’s discuss its properties.

First, Phytessence Wakame is loaded with minerals and vitamins needed for skin beauty. For example, it is very rich in the B-complex vitamins. It is also very rich in the minerals iron, potassium and calcium.

But Phytessence Wakame offers so much more for Japanese skincare–and now the care of your own skin. It has unique properties that studies have shown helps to keep skin elastic, smooth, and moisturized; in short, looking youthful and beautiful.

How exactly does it do this? Here’s how:

Phytessence Wakame inhibits (meaning, it blocks or prevents) something called hyaluronidase. Don’t let the name scare you off.

Here’s what you need to understand: hyaluronidase is an enzyme in the body that breaks down hyaluronic acid. Hyraluronic acid is essential to skin elasticity, smoothness, and youthful appearance.

So, to understand its value, just remember this: hyaluronidase is bad and hyaluronic acid is good. And Phytessence Wakame is good because it prevents the bad hyaluronidase from breaking down the good hyaluronic acid that keeps your skin healthy.

Now you know one of Japan’s best kept secrets. Your only job now is to find a skincare product that contains Phytessence Wakame and that’s something we can help with after researching the skin product market.

Xtend-Life skincare products use Phytessence Wakame in its purest form, making them unique.

Click here now to find out more about Xtend-Life and what they can do for your skin.

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Xtend-life skin creams are they worth it ?

Have you heard about Xtend-Life skin care products?

The Xtend-life cream skincare range is very very different from anything else on the market. Quite simply they set out to find the most effective ingredients regardless of cost and then produced the range of products based on those ingredients.

The result is the most effective line products without being the most expensive.

The Big Boys in the skin care industry make the majority of the creams that are on the market today, now a lot of these products actually carry warning labels if you bother to read the very small print. Not to be used on inflamed or broken skin for example.

These giant cosmetic companies make the majority of the skin creams and skin lotions on the market. Some are very specifically targeted at wrinkle removal some at anti-aging and  some are described as moisturisers.  Many of these products actually bear warning labels, because they are not to be used on broken or inflamed skin. Now personally I find that a bit strange that we are asked to pay large amounts of money on something than purports to benefit our skin but requires a warning label ?

The Xtend-life skin care products are designed to actively aid healing, they can be used for a wide range of skin conditions. To help with stretch marks, scar damage can be faded and of course to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and age lines.

You will find that in most of the major manufacturers creams the bulk of the pot contains waxes and or petroleum jelly and oils, the actual amount of the “active” ingredient is really quite tiny. The waxes and particularly petroleum derived jelly and oil is not good for the skin.

The Xtend-life creams contain far more active ingredients than the major manufacturers when measured by volume.

The actual active ingredients are naturally occurring as well.

Wakame Kelp is used due it’s outstanding properties for inhibiting a particular enzyme which breaks down the proteins in your skin.  Reducing the amount of damage done to your skin every day, and leaving your skin looking and feeling healthier.

Keratin. Now keratin performs 3 vital functions in relation to the skin. It increases the overall firmness of skin, actively stimulates the production of new skin cells and also has great anti-oxidant properties.

All in all, Xtend-Life Skincare creams are certainly worth the money when you compare the active ingredients against the competition, especially when quite often the competition is dearer but for less active ingredient.

To find out more about the entire range of Xtend-life products just click here

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