#17 On the Beauty Industry

Happy Friday! Another week of summer gone. Back to school stuff is in every store. The leaves are starting to change. But wait! We have the dog days of August ahead, and judging by the summer so far, it's going to be very humid and hot until mid-September.
I am so happy to have regular readers now. Did you know that my co-workers here at Armada-USA also have blogs? Check them out:

Iaisha writes http://armadastyle-i.blogspot.com/

Mayu writes http://mayu-e-cure.blogspot.com/

Mayu's most recent post mentioned that because she works in the beauty industry, she is always looking for news on ways to stay youthful. She's right - those of us who work with hair, make-up, and fashion are constantly searching for the latest and greatest trends. A lot of fads have come and gone and come back as a recycled fashion statement. Thankfully the Mullet has not made a return yet.
Some products become classic: Noxema cold cream is an example of a product, created in 1914 that has not changed its formula in years and it still does the job. http://www.noxzema.com/

Our products are considered new to the US Market but the science behind them is as old as the study of science itself. Not a passing trend, not some newly approved chemical - its as simple as the idea that opposites attract.

Of course, writing this blog and other articles does require some research. I use a variety of resources to keep up with what's going on in the industry. http://cosmetics.einnews.com/country/unitedstates Primarily, I love Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ecuretreatment and Twitter https://twitter.com/eCURETreatment  because I can see instant updates from my customers salons, fashion show trends http://www.hair.becomegorgeous.com/newest_trends/fallwinter_20112012_hairstyle_trends-5202.html , movers and shakers (we do have some well-known celebrity clients) and even things like new medicines being approved and stock market trends. If a pharmaceutical company manufactures a new high blood pressure medicine that has a side effect of increasing hair growth, I want to know about it! I'm not exaggerating either: this is how Rogaine was developed. http://minoxidil.us/history.htm

If a commonly used ingredient in hair care products is found to be harmful, I need to know about that too. http://www.ewg.org/book/export/html/26953 Fortunately everything in the e-Cure Treatment is all natural so we will never need to worry about that here.

I urge all of my readers to do your research and inform yourself of what you are putting onto and into your body. Stay healthy and enjoy the weekend!

#13 Mondays, Moon Day

Every Monday I hear complaints about how tough it is to end the weekend. I love my job, so Mondays are not an issue for me (ok, perhaps I'm one of those annoyingly positive people. sorry). This Blog is for those of you who have never considered what a blessing Mondays can be. Did you know that Monday was a common name for British girls born on Mondays? Going further back, it is the day dedicated to the Moon.

Interestingly, this Moon referance occurs across many cultures throughout history. According to cybersamurai:

Monday

- Latin = Dies Lunis ("Moon's Day", Luna was the name of their moon-goddess)
- Italien = Lunedi ("Moon's Day", latin origin)
- French = Lundi ("Moon's Day", latin origin)
- Spanish = Lunes ("Moon's Day", latin origin)- Portuguese = Segunda-Feira ("Second Day")

- Greek = Hemera Selenes ("Selene's Day", Selene was the greek goddess of the moon)

- Skandinavian = the origin of the skandinavian "Manudagur" is Mano, the god of the moon)
- Icelandic = Manudagur ("Mano's Day", Mano or Mani was the skandinavian moon-god)
- Swedish = Måndag
- Danish = Mandag
- Norwegian = Mandag
- Dutch = Maandag ("Moon's Day", skandinavian origin)
- German = Montag ("Moon's Day", from the Anglo-Saxon moon-god Mano or the skandinavian god Mani)
- English = Monday ("Moon's Day", from the Anglo-Saxon moon-god Mano or the skandinavian god Mani)

- Japanese = Getsu Yo Bi ("Moon Day")

Apparently, somewhere in the world's collective history, there was something significant about the second day of the week (uh, when they started counting I guess) that must have been moon related. A full moon perhaps?

Interestingly, in the book of Genesis, the moon doesn't get created until the third day.  Anyhow, the moon is pretty important, so I don't mind acknowledging that as a mental note once a week.

Thhe moon is moving, slowly, away from the Earth towards the sun. Over time, this will affect our tidal shifts and possibly our plate tectonics. The moon also has frozen water particles and some useful mineral deposits, which means we won't have to ship them via rocket from Earth if we decide to settle there.

In our present time, the moon's gravitational pull affects our tides, and also many other things, like the world's largest atom smasher!

http://www.space.com/16202-moon-tides-lhc-atom-smasher.html

And of course, many people have a firm belief that the mood affects both human and animal behavior. Being a former EMT, I share this belief, though this article says it's doubtful:

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/moon.html

In conclusion, next time you wake up on a Monday morning, dreading the day ahead, think about what day it is, and more importantly, WHY it is. Our world would not exist in it's present state if it wasn't for the moon. Some may worship it, some may be frightened of it, some may just use it as a time tracking device. As long as werewolves aren't real, I'm enamoured of it. Happy Monday!