A Little Secret to Trivani's Hydrating Lotion...

Those who have tried Trivani’s Hydrating Lotion know of its ability to make skin softer, smoother, and younger-looking. But how does it work? One active ingredient in particular helps to make our lotion as effective as it is: hyaluronic acid.
Hyalruonic acid (a.k.a. sodium hyaluronate) is a key structural component that occurs naturally in the skin. In the dermis, hyaluronic acid functions as a space-filling, cell-protective molecule that provides structure and volume. As we age, the amount of natural hyaluronic acid decreases, leading to dermal dehydration and wrinkle formation.

In the past and even today, many creams and lotions claim to contain hyaluronic acid—and indeed they do. However, most of these products contain a very large molecular weight version of hyaluronic acid that, instead of penetrating skin, functions as a humectant on top of the skin. For topically applied hyaluronic acid to provide any real structural effect, it must penetrate the skin.

Today, the substance of choice to diminish wrinkles is non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (NASHA) gel. The best known brands of NASHA are Restylane, Captique, and Juvider, which are all administered via injection by plastic surgeons. Trivani Hydrating Lotion offers a safe, effective, and painless alternative to this because it contains a low molecular weight hyaluronic acid that penetrates all layers of the epidermis within 30 minutes of application.

This type of hyaluronic acid is what you can find in Trivani’s Hydrating Lotion. This incredible, penetrating ingredient has excellent moisturizing and plumping benefits for your skin, which results in that soft, smooth, healthy skin you have come to know and love!

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My Sensitive Skin, Rashes and Eczema Recommendations

Do you have super sensitive skin with horribly itchy rashes? I had it bad, even scratching till it bled. Here is my story and how I got it all under control. Everyone is different, but this really worked for me so I decided if I can help one person, it's worth sharing.

It started with my with my first pregnancy. The rashes were so terrible I couldn't sleep! I was miserable and they couldn’t figure it out. The doctor said I had chicken pox, but I had chicken pox as a child so that seemed unlikely to me. The itching was terrible and because I was pregnant I couldn't take any medication. The only thing that gave me relief was Benadryl cream. It’s thick and doesn’t spread easily and I needed to cover a lot of skin, so I got the most gentle, hypoallergenic lotion I could find to mix with it. I would just put a large blob of Benadryl on my hand, add a blob of lotion and mix it up in my hands. Then I would apply it everywhere. Of course now that you’ve just touched all the itchy spots they go crazy, so you have to brace yourself or distract yourself for a few minutes while you wait for the lotion to work. Finally the doctors gave me some kind of steroid cream. The stuff I have now for occasional flare-ups is Clobetasol Propionate Ointment USP .05%. It was prescribed by a skin doctor.

The rash did start to fade after I gave birth, but I was left with extremely sensitive skin which I never had before. I still had rashes on my arms. Finally, with experimenting I discovered that I was allergic to jojoba oil. Now I was never allergic to jojoba before, I’d used jojoba shampoo for years. And here’s the weird thing. I used straight jojoba oil while I was pregnant to prevent stretch marks on my belly (didn’t work by the way), but I never got a rash on my belly. I had it everywhere else! I didn’t suspect the jojoba because it didn’t appear to affect my skin where I was applying it. The other thing that I realized is that after I stopped using the jojoba, my skin stayed freaked out for 2 weeks. So if I was still bad after a few days I would think “well, I guess that wasn’t the problem” and give up. So give it time, and suspect everything, especially shampoo. “Natural” shampoos from the health food store usually have a lot of fancy herbs and oils in them so be careful of those too.

Here I am 13 years after that first pregnancy and I still can’t use anything with jojoba in it. My hands and arms will start to bump up within minutes. Finally, I discovered that anything with sodium lauryl sulfate will also mess up my skin. It takes a little longer, but I’ll rash up again. For some reason the sodium laureth sulfate is okay. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is in everything that is soap, and if you google it you’ll find that it’s a common irritant.

So after my long story here’s what I would do if I were you.
1. Switch to a shampoo with no sodium lauryl sulfate, and no fancy herbs or oils. You have to read the labels, it’s hard to find but there are a few at your local Stuff-Mart. I use Trivani Shampoo and Conditioner.

2. Don’t use any kind of bar soap unless it's Trivani's Shower Bar. They're calling it the "Un-Soap" because it cleans without using soap. Or use shampoo to wash in the shower, and the clear Softsoap brand liquid hand soap at the sink.

3. Don’t let any kind of dish soap touch you anywhere! I use Softsoap (it has no sodium lauryl sulfate) even on the dishes.

4. Use laundry soap that says “no perfumes or dyes” or set your washer to give everything a 2nd rinse. I’m using Costco’s Kirtland Free and Clear laundry soap and one rinse.

5. Throw away any lotion you have that’s older than 2 months. I never did figure out which drug store lotion is okay, I use Neutragena, but no matter what I use, if it starts to get old the rash comes back.

Again, I use Trivani where I can. They don’t use any irritant causing ingredients in their products. And know this, just because a product says “safe for baby” doesn’t mean it’s gentle. There are toxic and irritating ingredients even in baby products! Baby wipes don't seem to bother me.

Once you’re using all super mild products, you can start to figure out what’s messing you up. This is where I can't help you. You'll just have to experiment with adding items back into your life, one at a time. Make sure you write everything down! Make sure you give each item plenty of time before you add another product. I would give it two weeks minimum. If something messes you up, it can take another week or two to clear up. And remember you might not get the rash where you expect. If I use jojoba cream on my face, my face won't get a rash but my hands will. One thing I didn't try, which might help, is to see an allergist. She can do a really cool skin test that will identify what kinds of things you're allergic to.

The good news is that once you get it figured out, if your case is anything like mine, it will be very MINOR. I do a lot of careful things, but it’s really no big deal anymore. When I say I get a flare-up I’m talking about a few bumps on my hands, wrists, or backs of my knees, that go away pretty quickly. There is hope.
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Trivani Deodorant Mist

Trivani Deodorant Mist has No Aluminum or Propylene Glycol, and Yes - It actually works!! I've been waiting until I really gave it a good try to write my review, and now I've switched for good.

Okay, I was a little unhappy that it's a spray. I was remembering the days when I used a roll-on deodorant and had to do the chicken dance to get my underarms to dry. No chicken dance here. It's not a gel so it dries really fast. The side benefit of a spray is you can use it anywhere without worrying about nasty chemicals. I heard it works great on smelly feet - you wouldn't try a regular deodorant stick between your toes (yuck!).

I really wasn't convinced until I gave it a good test. Some of the tests were: the treadmill test, the long walk through deep sand on a humid day test, and yes, Greg gave it the working in the hot sun on a backhoe all day test. I've even got my father-in-law using it and he works at a construction site. This stuff really works. Get yours here.

So here's how it works. (Get Free Trivani Product Factsheets here)
• Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate is a plant-based antibacterial substance that provides gentle, on-demand protection for 24 hours.
• Sodium Usnate comes from a lichen, aka Old Man's Beard, and fights odor-causing bacteria. Caprylyl Glycol then helps to improve the effectiveness of Sodium Usnate even further.
• Trehalaose is a disachcharide (sugar) found in plants and is naturally occurring in foods. It slows the breakdown of fatty acids (when acids are broken down they cause odors).
• Vitikol is an active antibacterial that works against the bacteria that are responsible for body odor. This ingredient is effective against staph and candida.

The Trivani Deodorant Mist does not irritate my skin. I love it and will be using it from now on. For more information about Trivani visit my site at http://www.trivanijoanne.com/.
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Trivani Day Protection Serum

I like the Day Protection Serum a lot. I can use it everyday without breakouts, and without getting any allergic reaction.

I went to the Trivani Mini-Grand Launch in Honolulu and heard Dan Miser, their head scientist talk about this Serum. Here is what I learned.

1. The OGG1 is an enzyme for repairing mitrochondrial & nuclear DNA. It complements and mimics your body's own OGG1.

2. The Smart-Spheres explode when they reach a ph of 4 in order to target the lower layer of your skin. In other words, they don't release the OGG1 until they reach the right layer of your skin. Very cool.

3. There is one other company that uses this technology and their product is around $300 for 1/2 ounce!

The serum can repair sun damage, and of course they use enough of these ingredients to be effective! My skin is soft and looks great. :).

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Trivani Conditioner Review

My first impression of the Trivani Conditioner was not great. Yes it detangles hair, but it is the kind of conditioner that makes your hair light and fluffy. I’m used to sleek and slippery. I had the conditioner in the shower and wanted to use it up so I kept on using it. After about a week I noticed that my hair is really shiny. Now it’s not easy to make blond or light brown hair look shiny without making it look greasy. Light hair will really show any oily residue. I really like how shiny and healthy my hair looks! The light and fluffy formula gives my hair extra body that I really needed. I’m real happy with it. Try the Trivani Conditioner for a week. I think you’ll like it too.
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No Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Some of you may already know that I have skin allergies. I have to be very picky about what I put on my skin, including the soaps I use and even which laundry detergent I use!

The first thing that makes me happy about Trivani is that they do NOT use Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. This is one of the items I'm sensitive to, which is found in many many soaps. When you're standing in the shampoo aisle at your stuff-mart, of all the many choices maybe 1 or 2 shampoos will be without theis ingredient. It can be tough. I have NEVER found a bar soap that I can use (I wash with shampoo).

I have now tried Trivani's shampoo, facial cleanser, shower gel and shower bar. Yay! No skin reaction at all. They all have a nice rich sudsy lather and they don't have any nasty perfume smell.

My favorite so far is the facial cleanser. Usually when I switch face cleansers my skin goes into shock, breaks out for a few days, then gets used to the new cleanser and goes back to normal. With the Trivani cleanser there was no "breaking in" period. My skin is clean with no breakouts at all. I'm sold.
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Shower Bar

We learned some cool things about the products at the Oahu meeting. I liked hearing Dan Mizer, the Chief Science Officer, talk about the chemistry. I will start sharing information I've learned and giving my own product reviews in these blog posts. One small tidbit is about the Shower Bar. They're calling it the "Un-Soap" because it cleans without using soap. Soap has a high ph which is bad for your skin. Because they're not using soap, they can control the ph, and so it's skin friendly. Dan uses it to shave. I tried it and it works great.
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