Dr. Alkaitis Organic Body Wash

Welcome back to Week 12 of our product blog series!

Last week’s post on the Universal Mask concluded our face care line, for now!

This week’s post will cover the other 90% of your body leaving your skin feeling silky smooth with the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Herbal Body Wash.

As our bodies’ largest organ, our skin is a powerful protector that safeguards us from the external world and it needs to last you a lifetime.

Too many daily care products are loaded with drying detergents and synthetic chemicals making it harder for our underappreciated skin to hold moisture in, block water out, naturally slough off dead cells and, most importantly, shield us from overexposure to the sun.

This is why our organic herbal body wash is formulated to do a whole lot more than merely ‘wash’…read on:

Handcrafted with vitamins, pure essential oils, organic medicinal herbs and a castile soap that has matured over six months, this product, gently, thoroughly and lavishly cleans the skin, leaving it moist and supple.

Check out this plethora of living, raw and organic ingredients:

Ingredients: Into Dr. Alkaitis’ Organic Castile Soap Base made from organic, cold pressed, virgin Olive*, Jojoba*, Coconut* and Apricot Pit* Oils, the following herbals are blended: Organic Aloe Vera Gel*, Vegetable Glycerin, Bio-Pure Skin Complex composed of Lavender Flowers*, Chamomile Flowers*, Rosemary*, Lemon Balsam*, Benzoinº, Black Elder*, Bitter Orange*, Borage*, Mexican Marigold*, Plantain*, Grapefruit, Marsh Mallow*, Sea Wrackº and Atlantic Seaweedº, Vegetable Glycerin, natural Vitamin C Complex and Vitamin E Complex (D-alpha,?beta, gamma, delta tocopherols), and 100% Pure Essential Oils.* – Signifies certified organically grown.?º – Signifies ethically wild-crafted.

Regular use of this therapeutic body wash will leave your skin moist and supple. It is also suitable and highly beneficial for those with super sensitive skin from skin disorders, like psoriasis and eczema, to anyone suffering with multiple chemical sensitivities.

So right about now you might be wondering how does it smell?  It’s neither feminine nor masculine.

It’s the scent of divine nature.

Like a bike ride through the Hamptons on an early spring day.

Bursting forth with green notes, warm sun on pine needles, salty sea air mingling with dried seaweed, a country herb garden with a touch of wood and wild flowers.

Fresh young spring green with a nod to vetiver

It will never dry your skin out and will energize your body and senses.

How to Use: This product will lather generously if you apply it on one of those shower poufs. If you choose to use directly on the body then I recommend pouring some body wash into the palm of your hand and work it into lather before washing your body with it.

Silky Smooth Body Glow Treatment: Mix a quarter size amount of the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil with a quarter size amount of the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Body Wash into the palm of your hand. Rub palms together to create lather, wash your body all over with this lovely, hydrating body oil cleanser. This is an excellent all year round treatment, but especially great for after sports and sun, when your body needs extra hydration, protection and rejuvenation.

Coming up next week is Dr. Alkaitis Organic Shampoo and a very luxurious hair treatment that will keep your hair bouncy and shiny all through the summer – be sure to check back!

Peace and Health,

Trish

Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to Week 4 of our Product Blog Series…

The whole purpose of highlighting ALKAITIS products on our blog is to give you in-depth information in an informal and relaxed way, because, well, you asked for it! Since so many of our products are able to multi-task, it makes sense to take some time here to explore your technical questions and quell a lot of skin anxiety in general.

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I have been jumping up and down with anticipation of the perfect timing to tell you all about Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil.

In the spirit of LOVE and FUN, I get to share a secret with you that has actually never come up in our trainings or materials….

Every single ingredient in the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil is an APHRODISIAC!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ~ now go have some fun!

Want to know more about herbs and oils to stimulate your love life? Check this great website out: http://www.anniesremedy.com/chart_remedy.php?tag=aphrodisiac

Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil

Yes, it is true… Here is another one of our products that offers multiple therapeutic functions:

1. Anti-inflammatory
2. Anti-viral
3. Anti-bacterial
4. Hydrates and conditions skin
5. Excellent for scars & stretch marks
6. Good for Eczema, dry, itchy skin
7. Good for the Hair, Face & Body
8. After-Sun
9. Countless different applications are below!

The big question – Will it clog my pores? NO. It will not. Medicinal and therapeutic oils have been used for thousands of years to heal all kinds of skin, hair, and body disorders.

It is the QUALITY and TYPE of the oil you are putting on your face that you must be concerned with. I assure you that when your dermatologist told you to stay away from oil, s/he was probably right, because all the synthetic oils out there on the market are pretty insulting to one’s skin.

But ours is not like others, this is therapy for your skin, or as it has been called, a miracle in a bottle. Our Nourishing Treatment Oil is the highest quality combination of certified organic & wild crafted oils that can be found on this planet.

How to Use Dr. Alkaitis Nourishing Treatment Oil

For your Body

After your bath or shower, smooth the oil onto your damp body. With long movements towards your heart, massage the oil in well. Apply daily.

For Extremely Dry Skin

I have spoken with many women who are on various medications or hormones that dry them out so much internally and externally; they never feel like they can get hydrated, while much of this is about what you are taking internally you can try the Oil for your ‘external’ dryness:

If you wear make-up, try mixing 2-3 drops of the Oil into your Day Crème. Wait a few minutes before you apply your make-up.

If you don’t wear make-up, then go ahead and apply 2-3 drops of the Oil on your face and massage in well. Re-apply as needed.

Repeat in the evening. You may add to your Night Crème or just use alone.

For your Scalp & Hair

After I apply the Oil on my body after a shower, I run the remaining Oil on my fingertips onto the ends of my hair. You may also gently warm a small amount of Oil and treat yourself to a Warm Oil Hair Treatment. The amount will depend on the length of your hair. Remember the more Oil you use, the longer it will take to wash out.

Comb the Oil through to the ends of your hair and cover with a towel or shower cap. I try to leave this on as long as possible for the full benefit, sometimes even overnight. The best way to rinse the Oil out of your hair is to shampoo a few times with Dr. Alkaitis Organic Shampoo and then rinse with fresh or canned organic Coconut Milk. This is a great treatment to do once or twice a month, to revive stressed and damaged hair.

For your Nails & Cuticles

This is actually a critical part of my manicure & pedicure.

I massage the Oil onto my nails and then take a hot bath – after the bath your skin is soft and pliable, and then it’s a cinch to remove cuticles. Re-apply Oil on your hands and feet after bath and finish up your mani & pedi.

For your Spa & At-Home Facials

This is the product that your esthetician is massaging into your skin during a signature Dr. Alkaitis Organic Skin Food Facial Treatment.

The Oil softens the skin and dissolves clogged pores and allows for easy extractions. At home:

• Massage Oil on your cleansed face and leave on for 20 minutes or longer. (Please do not attempt to give yourself extractions.)
• Rinse with a warm damp wash cloth
• Cleanse with the Purifying Cleaner.
• Finish with the Herbal Toner.

Your skin will look radiant!

At-Home Mask Treatments

When preparing a Dr. Alkaitis Cellular Repair or Universal Mask, I like to add a few drops of the Oil to my Mask mixture. It helps to keep the Mask moist and provides extra hydration to your skin.

And last but not least!

For Oily & Acne Skin

Let me help set the record straight on a partial skin myth, Oil is not bad for your skin, actually oil cuts oil. I did not make this up. This is a 5000-year-old Ayurvedic healing tradition. This means that because you have an imbalanced skin condition, the best way to treat it is with the ‘imbalance’ (oil). Our instinct would be to dry out the oil; yet this is actually wrong because our skin then works double time to re-establish the oil that we just worked so hard to dry out. Again, this only works if the oil is therapeutic high quality oil.

The best way to use this for imbalanced skin is on a cleansed face before bed. Massage a few drops of Oil on the affected areas. I would do this every other night until you see improvement.

From Aphrodisiacs to Acne, our Nourishing Treatment Oil will give your skin the love it needs on Valentine’s Day, and every day!

This Sunday February 14^th is also the Chinese New Year. This is the year of the tiger. I wanted to share a wonderful post about it from Gwyneth Paltrows’ blog: http://www.goop.com/newsletter/69/en/

Once again, please don’t hold back if you have any questions about this product. Have a great weekend and see you next week.

Peace and Health,

Trish Alkaitis

Dr. Alkaitis Organic Soothing Gel

Hello Everybody,

I am excited today to talk to you about the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Soothing Gel. I have to admit that this product is one of my personal favorites and I have been known to fondly reference to it as my herbal first aid kit and my skin savior.

It was there for me when after years of having flawless skin, at age 29 much to my dismay I broke out with the worst case of cystic acne from cheek to chin to cheek. So bad that my ‘celebrity esthetician’ deemed me unfixable and sent me off to go get a prescription for a year of Accutane.

Many tears later, and a firm resolve that I must get to the bottom of this naturally and organically, as Accutane was NEVER an option for me: (http://www.drugs.com/accutane.html) a bottle wrapped in a plain paper bag labeled simply GEL arrived in the post.

This was the greatest gift my father had ever given me. Trust me, when I tell you I had tried everything; the more I put on all that smelly synthetic stuff on my skin the more irritated and inflamed my poor face got.

Since Dr. Alkaitis had just formulated this product, it didn’t come with specific instructions. All I can tell you is the moment I applied it I had instant relief from dryness and itchiness within a week.  All the red angry inflamed pustules actually started to look like they were HEALING! This truly was a miracle to me, and the first positive sign I had seen in two years of sheer agony and embarrassment of how the world saw me.

Because my skin condition was so unbalanced, being dry underneath, and oily on top, I could not wear a day cream. I quickly learned that this gel had hydrating and antibacterial qualities being in perfect balance of what I needed for my skin. From that moment on, the GEL lived in my bag and went with me everywhere. I believe that between this amazing product and my then newly found yoga classes, the two had saved my skin.

Let me conclude with this, if I had known then what I know now, I would have been way ahead of the game. While this beautiful product is still my favorite, and I continue to use it daily, nothing can be a substitute for a good diet and health. So, when trying to get to the bottom of your skin issues try to make the body, mind and spirit connection.

Dr. Alkaitis Soothing Gel is a soothing, hydrating antibacterial treatment that leaves skin soft, supple and refreshed. Good for sensitive skin and post waxing, electrolysis or any hair removal procedure, as well as being ideal for inflammatory conditions including acne, eczema and rosacea.

Like the toner, this product offers multiple therapeutic functions:

1. Anti-inflammatory
2. Anti- viral
3. Anti-bacterial
4. Hydrates & Conditions skin
5. After-Shave & After-Wax
6. Minor skin irritations
7. Acne, and Eczema

It will not dry out the skin and can be used as a moisturizer for oily complexions. It contains:

• Vitamins
• Medicinal herbs
• Therapeutic oils

For a full ingredient list of the Soothing Gel.

This is a vegan, living, raw product.

How To Use Dr. Alkaitis Soothing Gel

After cleansing with Dr. Alkaitis Purifying Cleanser, gently dry your face. Dispense a dime size amount of Soothing Gel into the palm of your hand and massage into your skin with your fingertips (it’s not necessary to use cotton pads, the ingredients are too good to waste on it!).

Acne, Eczema, Inflamed & Dry Itchy skin

Apply as needed on the face and body. It is recommended that when you are breaking out to refrain from using the day crème and use the Soothing Gel instead. Make-up may be worn on top. If you do wear make-up please try to use one that is free from chemicals such as RMS beauty organic make-up.

After-Shave & After-Wax

For men and women this makes a wonderful antibacterial after-shave & after-wax Soothing Gel for the whole body. You can also keep this product in the refrigerator and apply cold, which will feel great during the summer months on freshly shaved skin.

For Insect bites,  minor skin irritations & more …

Apply as needed. If it’s for your baby, try diluting a small amount of the Soothing Gel with purified water and applying on the affected areas. I have received feedback that this worked very well on some cases of cradle cap.

If you have a story or a question you would like to share with us about this product, we would love to hear it!

As our Product Blog Series continues – next week will be about the Dr. Alkaitis Organic Nourishing Treatment Oil, yet another one of our products that offers multiple therapeutic functions.

See you next week.

Peace & Heatlh,

Trish

Trish Alkaitis Central Park NYC 2009

Dr. Alkaitis Organic Herbal Toner

Hello Everybody, Trish here again.

Today you will learn about the amazing qualities of:

Dr. Alkaitis’ Organic Herbal Toner and how to incorporate this product in your daily skin care regime. First of all, this marvelous product is a: Toner, Astringent, and a Skin Balancer. It has multiple therapeutic functions such as:

1. Anti-inflammatory
2. Anti- viral
3. Anti-bacterial
4. Heals burns
5. Excellent After-Sun treatment
6. Hydrates & Conditions skin

It will not dry out the skin and can be used as a moisturizer for oily complexions. It contains:

• Vitamins
• Medicinal herbs
• Therapeutic oils

It is also a vegan, living, raw product. You must admit this is a long list of outstanding qualities!

How To Use Dr. Alkaitis Organic Herbal Toner:

In the palm of your hand dispense a dime size amount of Toner. Apply over the entire face, using your finger-tips. Massage well into the skin. (It’s not necessary to use on cotton pads, the ingredients are too good to waste on it).

Oily skin types may use the Toner during the day instead of Dr. Alkaitis’ Organic Day Creme to promote a smooth and shine-free complexion, and use Dr. Alkaitis’ Night Creme before going to bed.

In the morning, after washing my face with Dr. Alkaitis Organic Purifying Facial Cleanser, I will then apply the Toner with my finger-tips and massage in well. While my face is still slightly damp from the Toner, I apply one pump of my Dr. Alkaitis Organic Day Creme and smooth onto my face & neck. Massage well into your skin.

Wait a few minutes for the Day Creme to soak in before applying your make-up. In the Evening, repeat the same procedure: Cleanse, Tone, Hydrate.

Soothing Treatment for Sunburned Skin:

Do the following: gently sponge your sunburn with tepid water and carefully towel dry. Apply a quarter-sized amount of the Toner onto the skin and let dry. Re-apply as needed. Hydrate with Dr. Alkaitis’ Organic Night Creme.

Please don’t hesitate to leave your questions and comments here.

See you next week.  Same time same place.

Peace and health, Trish Alkaitis