Elina Fedotova: High Skin Care by Boyd Martin

Immigrating to the U.S. from Russia with her husband in 1991, Elina Fedotova found herself smack-dab in the middle of the Deep South. "When I came over to Mississippi, no one knew what a health food store was. I couldn't even buy chamomile tea!" Elina said, with a light, infectious laugh. "Of course, that was before the big natural revolution. Now it's everywhere."

As her husband, Igor Fedotov--a renown viola player--followed career opportunities, they ended up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where a music professorship opened up at the Western Michigan University. Elina hit the ground running, converting a charming residence into a laboratory/spa for her therapeutic skin treatments and research.

Elina trained in Moscow in herbology and cosmetic chemistry at a center of natural healing in Moscow specializing in problem skin conditions using herbal therapy. Repulsed by what she found in modern cosmetic ingredient lists, Elina made it her mission to produce effective skin care products using only natural herbs and strictly non-toxic substances.

As her research progressed, Elina discovered liposome encapsulation during her studies in Sweden. Liposomes are microscopic scientifically-created spheroids of fatty acids with water-based solutions inside. These tiny spheres are allowed completely through the skin, where water-only solutions, or oil-based substances cannot penetrate. This is because the skin has what is known as a "phospholipid" membrane. This kind of barrier uses one of Nature's supreme strategies for protection: oil vs. water. Under a microscope, phospholipids have a tiny water-containing orb, followed by a tail composed of fatty oils, or lipids, pulled together by molecules of phosphorous. These phospholipids line up tail to tail, repelling oil because of their water content, and repelling water because of their oil content. The idea is to put an herbal formula into the phospholipid's orb, or "carrier bowl." When skin contact is made, these herbal phospholipids immediately penetrate all layers of the skin.

"My products are truly transdermal," cites Elina. "They go through the skin into the cellular level, and they can really impact the collagen. The majority of products on the market are not transdermal, and because of that they can't have any serious effect. The skin is a protective organ, protecting you from everything--including cosmetics and skin care. Most products cannot penetrate deep enough. If they can't get below the surface there is little effect. The majority of skin problems happen at the collagen level. If you don't give support at that level, you don't really get any anti-aging effect."

Because this transdermal property of phospholipids is scientifically well-known, some companies make the transdermal claim when, in fact, all they have done is include outsourced plain liposomes in the formula as a separate ingredient. Thus, the formula never actually makes it through all layers of the skin. "They just put it in the formula--like, one percent or two percent--like an active ingredient--into their plastic formulation. It's like drinking one teaspoon of coffee in a glass of water." muses Elina. "My liposomes are carrying the entire blend of the formula listed on the label, so that's a totally different effect. When you use a product like that over and over on the face, neck and body, you can take a blood test and find the herbs from the products. Because of that, I don't ever use any toxic preservatives. I use natural ones. All of my products are emulsified with 100% soybean phospholipids, so I don't use any other emulsifiers. It's a very tight encapsulation that gives the good transdermal effect. Liposomes are like little carrier bowls. If you look at my products under a microscope you'll see them as very tight and small."

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BIO:

Boyd is the webmaster of www.subtleenergysolutions.com and the newsletter writer for that site. He enjoys a wide range of experience both in the ways of the internet, alternative health, environmental issues, and in freelance writing. An active, professional drummer, Boyd performs in the Portland area with several area blues and R&B bands. Boyd is also an avid, daily practicing Bikram Yoga student.

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