Cosmetics and beauty
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Mairead Robinson suggests ways of brightening your beauty regime
One of the things some of us have missed so much during these months of lockdowns - besides hairdressers - is beauty salons and spas. For many of us the ultimate indulgent treat is a holistic massage, a rejuvenating facial and some top to toe pampering treatments. So the alternative is to invest in a good home-spa treatment, and you will be surprised how well that can work once you get the right products. I recently came across Ziaja’s Baltic Home Spa Collection, and besides being extremely affordable products, they are actually beautiful to use and to find - you can buy them in your local Dunnes Stores, several pharmacies and best of all, you can shop on-line and have them delivered to your door from www.originalbeauty.ie 70 Senior Times l March - April 2021 l www.seniortimes.ie
Active ingredients in Ziaja products include skin hydrating fig extract and other nourishing items for skin firming and moisturizing, but it is the aromatic mango sent that really turned me on to these products. Start your treatment with a Mango micro-scrub to dissolve dead and dull skin cells leaving skin velvety soft and smooth. There is also a glycerine body scrub which targets rough, dehydrated skin, especially good for the feet. Then you can really pamper your skin with moisturising body mousse, serum, and my absolute favourite product, Anti-Cellulite & Firming Massage Oil. This is a richly - scented aromatic mango oil treatment that smells delicious and is full of Japanese ginkgo, caffeine and illipe butter to tone and eliminate toxins balancing and nourishing the skin for
