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Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:43 pm

OSEA Malibu is one of my all time favorite lines out there. It was founded by Jenefer Palmer and is a Marine based skin care line created out of Malibu California. It is an all natural product and when you use it you feel rejuvenated and clean.
I have dry skin... It is really hard for me to keep it up and to feel any kind of moisture. So, at lest once a week I exfoliate with the Undaria Body Polish. Then, when my skin is still wet and I get out of the bath or shower, I will mix the Ocean Lotion and Undaria Algae Oil. You dont need too much just about a pump of each. Undaria Algae blocks the enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid. It is amazing because OSEA has so many products that contain this oil. My favorite creme in the planet is the Advanced Protection Cream. I use it at night and when I wake up my skin is dewy and plump! My second favorite is the Essential Hydrating Oil. I love the hydration it gives me, but the natural germicidal effect is my favorite part, because it leaves me feeling hydrated but not greasy! I love referring every product to my clients, but everyone that I have introduced the White Algae Mask to can not thank me enough... it is heavenly and the best quick fix for a radiant glow. Hope you fall in love with the line as much as I have!

free skin care · Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:18 am

Ava,
Yes I tried the Vitamin Boost (red one). I really did not notice any difference at all. Sad

I had same results by using just a plain hydrosol.

Hope that helps,

Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:47 am

avalange wrote:

Hey, I am the Osea superfan here on EDS, so glad you discovered it!

It is the line I continually return to after being momentarily distracted by skincare bells and whistles. It's been my core product range since 1995, and I have the lineless, poreless, taut skin at 36 to show for it!

I'm really hoping that I didn't just jinx myself there and that the products will continue to help me look youthful and more radiant. I'm wearing just the Advanced Protection Cream today with a light dusting of Amazing Cosmetics powder, and someone already commented on how my skin glowed. Love love love it.

--avalange

I have been using OSEA's newest product, the BLEMISH BALM, and I absolutely love it! OBSESSED! Have you tried it @Avalange? I have been using it for about a month now, and it has been regulating my oil production and its super refreshing too. The nice thing about it is that it's for all skin-types... which is awesome for me because I have combo skin (dry and oily in t-zone/hormonal break outs once a month!) Let me know what you think about it. I just saw a review on the product on Refinery 29 too! Its kinda my new favorite and I didn't think anything could top the ATMOSPHERE PROTECTION CREAM!!!

free skin care · Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:27 am

So far I am loving the OSEA stuff I have, particularly the intensive moisture cream. That's a real keeper. I can't say it's been a miracle but I love the texture and clean ingredients better than any other "store bought" moisturizer I've ever used. Plus it's very effective and will keep my dry skin moisturized all day.

But I will say that if you have dry skin, think twice about keeping the white algae mask on overnight. I used it a couple of times for the recommended 10 minutes and really liked it...it does seem to brighten my skin tone.

So one day I gave it a few hours' try (not a full 8 hour's sleep worth but just left it on while lazing around the house on a rainy day). Leaving it on for a protracted period of time kind of dried me out.

So I will stick to using it for probably a half hour at a time in the future.

If your skin is not dry the mask will likely be fine or maybe even great overnight. But use caution if you have a dry complexion.

free skin care · Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:50 pm

Yubs wrote:

fawnie, what's the beef with aloe? I've read it can cause glycation but don't know that much about it. Do you mind enlightening a bit?

Sure:

Natl Toxicol Program Tech Rep Ser. 2010 Sep;(553):7-33, 35-97, 99-103 passim.
Photocarcinogenesis study of aloe vera [CAS NO. 481-72-1(Aloe-emodin)] in SKH-1 mice (simulated solar light and topical application study).
National Toxicology Program.
Abstract
The popular recognition of the Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) plant as a therapeutic dermatologic agent has led to the widespread incorporation of Aloe vera leaf extracts in skincare products. Studies have suggested that Aloe vera in skincare preparations may enhance the induction of skin cancer by ultraviolet radiation. A 1-year study was conducted in mice to determine whether the topical application of creams containing Aloe vera plant extracts (aloe gel, whole leaf, or decolorized whole leaf) or creams containing aloe-emodin would enhance the photocarcinogenicity of simulated solar light (SSL). 1-YEAR STUDY: groups of 36 male and 36 female Crl:SKH-1 (hr -/hr -) hairless mice received topical applications of control cream or creams containing 3% or 6% (w/w) aloe gel, whole leaf, or decolorized whole leaf or 7.46 or 74.6 µg/g aloe-emodin to the dorsal skin region each weekday morning. The mice were irradiated with SSL emitted from filtered 6 kW xenon arc lamps each weekday afternoon. The topical applications of creams and irradiance exposures were conducted 5 days per week for a period of 40 weeks. A 12-week recovery/observation period followed the 40-week treatment/exposure period. Additional groups of 36 male and 36 female mice received no cream and were exposed to 0.00, 6.85, 13.70, or 20.55 mJ⋅CIE/cm2 SSL per day. Mice that received no cream treatment and were exposed to increasing levels of SSL showed significant SSL exposure-dependent decreases in survival and significant increases in the in-life observations of skin lesion onset, incidence, and multiplicity, and significant SSL exposure-dependent increases in the incidences and multiplicities of histopathology-determined squamous cell nonneoplastic skin lesions (squamous hyperplasia and focal atypical hyperplasia) and squamous cell neoplasms (papilloma, carcinoma in situ, and/or carcinoma). Squamous cell neoplasms were not detected in mice that received no SSL exposure. The topical treatment with the control cream of mice that were exposed to SSL did not impart a measurable effect when compared with comparable measurements in mice that received no cream treatment and were exposed to the same level of SSL, suggesting that the control cream used in these studies did not alter the efficiency of the SSL delivered to mice or the tolerability of mice to SSL. The application of aloe gel creams to mice had no effect on body weights, survival, or the in-life observations of skin lesion onset, incidence, or multiplicity. The administration of aloe gel creams to male mice had no effect on the incidences or multiplicities of histopathology-determined squamous cell nonneoplastic skin lesions or neoplasms. Female mice treated with aloe gel creams (3% and 6%) had significantly increased multiplicities of squamous cell neoplasms. There were no treatment-related effects on body weights, survival, or the in-life observations of skin lesion onset, incidence, or multiplicity in mice treated with the whole leaf creams. In male mice exposed to SSL and treated with the 6% whole leaf cream, a significant increase was observed in the multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms. Female mice exposed to SSL and treated with the 3% whole leaf creams had significantly decreased multiplicity of squamous cell nonneoplastic lesions and significantly increased multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms. Female mice exposed to SSL and treated with the 6% whole leaf cream had significantly decreased multiplicity of squamous cell nonneoplastic lesions. The application of decolorized whole leaf creams to mice had no effect on body weights, survival, or the in-life observations of skin lesion onset, incidence, or multiplicity. Male mice administered the 3% decolorized whole leaf cream had significantly increased multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms. Female mice administered the 3% decolorized whole leaf cream had significantly decreased multiplicity of squamous cell nonneoplastic skin lesions and significantly increased multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms. In female mice that received the 6% decolorized whole leaf cream, there was a significant increase in the multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms. As with the Aloe vera plant extracts, the application of aloe-emodin creams to mice had no measurable effect on body weights, survival, or the in-life observations of skin lesion onset, incidence, or multiplicity. The administration of aloe-emodin creams to male mice had no effect on the incidence or multiplicity of histopathology-determined nonneoplastic skin lesions or squamous cell neoplasms. Female mice treated with the 74.6 µg/g aloe-emodin cream had significantly decreased multiplicity of histopathology-determined squamous cell nonneoplastic skin lesions and significantly increased multiplicity of squamous cell neoplasms.
CONCLUSIONS: these experiments investigated the potential of topical application of creams containing extracts of Aloe barbadensis Miller plant (aloe gel, whole leaf, or decolorized whole leaf) or aloe-emodin to alter the photocarcinogenic activity of filtered xenon arc simulated solar light (SSL) in male and female SKH-1 hairless mice. Data on skin lesions were collected both on digital images during the in-life phase and by histopathologic evaluation at necropsy. No effects of creams upon SSL-induced skin lesions were identified from data collected during the in-life phase.
ALOE GEL OR ALOE-EMODIN: under the conditions of these studies, there was a weak enhancing effect of aloe gel or aloe-emodin on the photocarcinogenic activity of SSL in female but not in male SKH-1 mice based on an increase in the multiplicity of histopathologically-determined squamous cell neoplasms. ALOE WHOLE LEAF OR DECOLORIZED WHOLE LEAF: under the conditions of these studies, there was a weak enhancing effect of aloe whole leaf or decolorized whole leaf on the photocarcinogenic activity of SSL in both male and female SKH-1 mice based on an increase in the multiplicity of histopathologically-determined squamous cell neoplasms.

Toxicol Lett. 2007 Jan 30;168(2):165-75. Epub 2006 Dec 6.
Photo-irradiation of Aloe vera by UVA--formation of free radicals, singlet oxygen, superoxide, and induction of lipid peroxidation.
Xia Q, Yin JJ, Fu PP, Boudreau MD.
Source
National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
Abstract
Aloe vera whole leaf extracts are incorporated into a wide variety of topically applied commercial products. Aloe vera whole leaf extracts may contain anthraquinones, which have been shown to generate reactive oxygen species in the presence of ultraviolet A (UVA) light. Exposure to UVA light alone can also generate reactive oxygen species and is associated with photo-damaged and photo-aged skin in humans. This paper examines the photochemical properties of two Aloe vera whole leaf extracts that differed in their anthraquinone content. In the presence of methyl linoleate, the UVA irradiation of Aloe vera leaf extracts induced lipid peroxidation. The amounts of lipid peroxides formed were higher in the Aloe vera leaf extract that contained lower amounts of anthraquinones. Superoxide dismutase and sodium azide inhibited and deuterium oxide enhanced the formation of lipid peroxides, suggesting that singlet oxygen and superoxide were involved in the mechanism. Spin trapping electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy was used to investigate the generation of free radicals by the UVA photo-irradiated Aloe vera plant extracts. ESR measurements indicated that the UVA photo-irradiation of Aloe vera plant extracts produced carbon-centered free radicals. These results suggest that humans exposed to products that contain Aloe vera whole leaf extracts may have enhanced sensitivity to ultraviolet light.

Indian J Biochem Biophys. 2010 Jun;47(3):161-5.
DNA degradation by aqueous extract of Aloe vera in the presence of copper ions.
Naqvi S, Ullah MF, Hadi SM.
Source
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, AMU, Aligarh, India.
Abstract
The plant Aloe vera has long been used in medicine, as dietary supplements and for cosmetic purposes. Aloe vera extracts are a rich source of polyphenols, such as aloin and aloe emodin and have shown a wide range of pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. The bioactive component aloe emodin has been reported to induce apoptosis in various cancer cell lines. Many of the biological activities of Aloe vera have been attributed to its antioxidant properties. However, most plant-derived polyphenols that are also present in Aloe vera may exhibit pro-oxidant properties either alone or in the presence of transition metals, such as copper. Previous reports from this laboratory have implicated the pro-oxidant action as one of the mechanisms for their anti-cancer properties. In the present paper, we show that aqueous extract of Aloe vera is also able to cause DNA degradation in the presence of copper ions. Further, the extract is also able to reduce Cu(II) to Cu(I) and generate reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide anion and hydroxyl radicals in a dose-dependent manner, which correlates with ability of the extract to cause DNA breakage. Thus, the study shows that in addition to antioxidant activity, Aloe vera extract also possess pro-oxidant properties, leading to oxidative DNA breakage.

It gives me pause enough to not want to use it. DIY gives me that option. There arent enough Sunscreens available without it tho.

free skin care · Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:06 pm

Eeew. I did not know this much formal research had gone into it. Not a huge fan of aloe anyway but now less so.

Looks like aloe + CP's = YIKES!

Thanks, fawnie.

free skin care · Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:33 am

I use APC over any of my serums. Daytime, over Stable Double C and LNL Eye Serum. Nighttime, over Blue Heaven and LNL Eye Serum. Mixing it with a little Sea Minerals Boost thins the APC out enough to make it spread more easily.

I found that mixing APC with the OSEA Oil = zits & is too much for my skin, but YMMV. I got a travel kit from OSEA with cleanser, APC, face oil and Sea Mineral Boost just to try it. Love APC and Sea Mineral Boost!

free skin care · Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:24 pm

Marcia,

APC (Advanced Protection Cream) is wonderful, and I'm never without Eyes and Lips on my person. I have wrinkle-less skin at age 37. I would also absolutely recommend the large algae oil, which is a superb deal because it is so multipurpose. I add it to APC, use it as a night time moisturizer, put a few drops in the bath, and use it as a body moisturizer. I also use it to take off makeup. It smells heavenly and is really healing and makes your skin glow all over.

APC firms the skin and gives you a satiny (ie not shiny) visage. Many report (myself included) that it's the one moisturizer you will feel comfortable wearing on its own (no powder, foundation, nothing!) because it makes your skin look so good. There are cumulative benefits to all the actives in the cream, too.

--avalange

free skin care · Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:51 pm

Fawnie,

Algae oil has been a dream over your excellent c serum Wink

--avalange

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