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Bestow Beauty + Lifestyle Changes Kick Acne To The Curb

Simone Rose offers botanical skin therapy and holistic skincare coaching from her tranquil salon in Birkdale, Auckland – Simone Rose Organic Face and Body. She delves deep into her clients’ diet and lifestyle to get to the root of their skin conditions, healing them from within. Bestow Beauty plays an important role in her holistic approach, giving Simone the tools to supplement topical products and lifestyle adjustments with powerful skin nutrition remedies.

Below is an inspiring case-study of transformation that came about from Simone working closely and sensitively with a client who was struggling with acne.

THE BACK STORY

I had a client with severe acne: her face was covered in painful, yellow pustules surrounded by redness and coupled with white and blackheads. As a primary school teacher, she was embarrassed to be frequently asked by her students if she had the chicken pox. She wanted change and she was motivated to adopt topical solutions, but embracing a holistic lifestyle change took some work.

RED FLAGS

When I asked about my client’s diet and lifestyle, a few things stood out right away. She ate a lot of peanut butter, used protein powders regularly and was a weekend binge drinker.

Right away, I knew we would have to address these three issues if she was serious about seeing results. Alcohol overloads the liver while peanut butter and protein powders are congesting foods which fuel acne from within.

MY HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ACNE

TOPICAL + INTERNAL
Right away, I knew that using Janesce, a botanical topical product range, would benefit this client. To approach this problem internally, I suggested she start taking a zinc supplement, a liver-cleansing herbal tonic and Bestow Beauty Oil, which is a wonderful source of essential fatty acids and helps clear out blockages in skin pores.

DIET + LIFESTYLE

Diet was the big adjustment for her and we spent a lot of time discussing diet and lifestyle. The first change was to swap peanut with almond butter and provide her with plenty of alternative options to limit the take-away meals that she indulged in most weekends.

I provided her with plenty of Bestow Beauty recipes, like the Bestow salad dressing, to inspire dietary change. In our appointments, I made and brought her healthy treats from the Bestow Treats Recipe books to show her how yummy healthy food can taste. I shared my own struggles with acne to let her know that change is possible with a holistic approach.

THE POWER OF BESTOW BEAUTY POWDERS

In place of her protein powders, I alternated between the Bestow Be Cleansed and Bestow Beauty Powders.

Acne can be a sign of sluggish bowel elimination. I prescribed Bestow Be Cleansed Powder which I knew would benefit this client’s skin immensely, helping her eliminate toxins and excess hormones that would be having a negative impact on her skin.

Bestow Beauty Powder is a rich source of essential skin nutrients and I wanted to increase her nutrient levels to encourage healing straight away. My client was already enjoying smoothies regularly, so it was easy for her to incorporate the Bestow Powders and Bestow Beauty Oil into her diet.

OBSTACLES + ROAD BLOCKS

Committing to long-lasting lifestyle change isn’t easy and, as a therapist, it can be frustrating to watch your client – who you care for deeply – suffer with these challenges.

The weekend alcohol consumption was a big obstacle in my client’s skin transformation. We had a serious talk about alcohol and its effect on the liver and how it prevents proper elimination. Once she understood how alcohol was standing between her and healthy skin, she was motivated to cut down dramatically; finally progress was made.

FINAL OUTCOME: Chicken Pox Be Gone

My client is a real knock out now with smooth, clear, strong skin, but more importantly she is an extremely confident young lady.

“Simone has been incredibly genuine from the beginning of my journey when I went to her with full blown hormonal adult acne and she continues to support and educate me. All the natural products have been hugely successful in completely curing and healing my tormenting acne!”

This process taught me to be patient with my clients and truly understand their challenges and perspective. You can’t simply prescribe supplements and dietary changes; you have to help them understand the ‘why’ behind these changes. Transforming stubborn skin holistically is incredibly rewarding.

January 30, 2018

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How to Maintain Your Janesce Glow When Travelling | Top Tips!

Annamarie Jenson is a passionate Janesce and Bestow holistic skincare therapist in Auckland who practices what she preaches – even when she’s travelling the world! Just because you head off on an adventure doesn’t mean your skin-health routine has to go out the window. Read on for Annamarie’s road-tested wisdom for maintaining beautiful skin health while travelling.

BY ANNAMARIE JENSEN

Recently I went on a three-month adventure around Europe with my husband and 4-year old son. We travelled through 13 countries with only two checked bags (max 20 kgs each) and three day-packs. As you can imagine, this posed a challenge to my Janesce and Bestow skincare routine. Not just because we were travelling light but because the time difference and different cuisines would throw a spanner into my normal rhythms.

Having struggled with cystic acne in my 20’s and 30’s I am now willing to do anything to maintain clear skin and a little international travel wasn’t going to get in the way of that.

“Having struggled with cystic acne in my 20’s and 30’s I am now willing to do anything to maintain clear skin. A little international travel wasn’t going to get in the way of that.”

WHAT I LEARNT ALONG THE WAY

BYO Products

It’s important to bring what you need with you. Translating beauty products into English in a country like the Czech Republic will be a challenge! I can assure you that if you bring Janesce Travel products with you, and use the correct amount (it can be hard to adjust from your full-size bottles and at first you’ll probably use too much) then you’ll be set for three months. These can even be carried onto the plane with you because they’re under 100mls. My Janesce Minis had a tiny amount left in our last few days but just managed to get me home.

Here’s what I took with me for my topical skincare routine.

Lavender Soaking Drops (full size at 30mls)
Janesce Rose Cleanser (travel size)
2 x Janesce Rose Mists (travel size) – one for the plane, one for my toilet bag.
Janesce Nourishing Skin Reviver (travel size)
Janesce Suncare Lotion (travel size)
Bestow Nourishing Facial (full size at 30mls) – this is my night moisturiser.
COOLA tinted moisturiser for make-up and added sun protection.

I also packed a Janesce Soaking Cloth in a ziploc bag. I washed it every couple of days because they’re so easy to dry. Having the ziploc bag meant I could pack it wet if we had early starts with no time to dry the cloth.

Skin Nutrition

Obviously, it’s trickier to incorporate your Bestow skin nutrition routine into your travel eating habits. I brought along 12 Bestow Beauty Powder sachets, a couple of Bestow Be Cleansed sachets and enough Bestow Beauty From Beneath tablets decanted into a small ziploc bag to last the entire trip. I also found a Probiotic (Go Health) that didn’t need to be refrigerated and took that with me too. The only other addition to my daily routine was Vitamin C, but this is easy to re-stock when you’re away.

The Beauty From Beneath tablets, Vitamin C supplement and probiotic were taken every day. I took a small pill container with me and if we were staying in a hotel, I loaded it with my supplements and took it to breakfast with me.

It was easier when we were staying in apartments with kitchens as I was able to make my own breakfast and depending on the country, I could make a version of Overnight Oats and put my Bestow Beauty Powder on that. I found that if I stayed in one place for a couple of days I could keep the opened pack in the fridge and distribute it over a few days. The reason I only took just one pack for every week was for space saving, but I also realised that it could be tricky to commit to adding it into my diet more once a week. If I couldn’t do oats sometimes I was able to have a smoothie to put it into, otherwise I would put it into yoghurt.

The only product from my usual Bestow routine that I couldn’t travel with was my Bestow Beauty Oil, which needs to be refrigerated. It was just too tricky so I had to try to ensure my diet included foods high in Omega 3 & 6 – not just fish but sunflower seeds, brazil nuts, leafy greens etc.

There were times when due to the temperature changes (like the cold in Iceland) my skin was incredibly dry under my eyes and I knew if I was taking my Bestow Beauty Oil my skin would be brighter & more moisturised.

Trouble-Shooting | Use What You Have

When my skin was really dry and I had no access to a nourishing mask I got myself the purest honey I could find and slathered it on like a face mask then lay down with cucumber slices on my eyes like a bad 80’s film and just let nature do its thing.

I did this every couple of days until my skin felt less dry then repeated the same trick when my skin changed later in the trip due to a lot of air travel drying my skin out. It wasn’t as effective as a Janesce facial but it helped a lot. When I was in Italy I also dabbed pure olive oil under my eyes at night.

Topically, I used an organic, botanical skincare range which heals, repairs and strengthens the skin barrier. This was used in conjunction with a twice daily skin-soaking ritual to rehydrate the skin and loosen congestion.

Have a Full Facial When You Get Home

Of course, once I was back in New Zealand, the first thing I did was unpack my Janesce arsenal and give my skin the facial it deserved. It only took a couple of days for things to adjust back to normal.

Overall, my skin looked healthy and hydrated while I was away. I think the biggest secret to great skin is soaking morning and night and providing your body with the right nutrients – zinc, the entire B vitamin complex, vitamin A, vitamin C, Omega 3 & 6, a lot of water and the right amount of sun for that good old vitamin D.

I was able to give my body most if not all of these every day and if it wasn’t for some environmental changes like climate (and obviously long-haul air travel) I would have had perfect skin. Janesce and Bestow for the win!

I hope you find these tips helpful in caring for your skin on your next travel adventure.

January 25, 2018

Advice for therapists,Janesce skin advice

Janesce Skin Detectives | The Case of the Mysterious Reaction

Elaine from Jamele Skin Centre and I recently came across a perplexing situation. She had a client with eczema on her body and had been given her Soothing Mist and EC Lotion B to treat it. This combined with an internal programme was giving her good results and her skin was tracking along nicely.

The problem arose when she gave the client the Hypersensitive Regime for her face. The client wasn’t experiencing any problems on her face but Elaine decided that this was the best approach given that the client was obviously sensitive and had also been using poor quality skin care on her face.

After a week or so on the hypersensitive regime, the client started experiencing dryness and sensitivity on her face even though her body routine was going well.

We thought it might have been the Lavender Facial Aromatic Oil so Elaine requested the client pop back in to the clinic and swap it for Avocado & Sesame Oil. When the client returned her Lavender Facial Oil, Elaine was surprised by how much she had used in just a few weeks.

Simply soaking with her Rose Soaking Drops and then applying Avocado & Sesame Oil seemed to be doing the trick until a week later when her skin took a turn for the worst.

This was very confusing and Elaine and I spent a good half an hour on the phone trying to solve the mystery. We reviewed the evidence again, looking for clues. When we thought about her excessive use of the Lavender Facial Oil, we wondered, what else she might be overusing?

We were onto something. When we asked her some more questions we discovered that she was overusing her Rose Soaking Drops, using 8-10 drops each time! This was causing the mysterious dryness and sensitivity.

Remember, Janesce Soaking Drops are pure essential oils mixed with a coconut derivative to help them emulsify in the water. Only 2-3 drops should be used.

So if you have have a client with unexplained sensitivity, this is a good case to remember. Sometimes client’s love the fragrance of the soaking drops so much that they add far too much to their soaking water.

I’d love to hear some of your skincare detective stories. What hunches or clues have you followed that have led to ‘aha’ moments?

Janine Tait | Skin Detective

June 14, 2017

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I Had Lost Faith In The Beauty Industry

Jeanine Chell Shares Her Story

Jeanine Chell is a gifted holistic beauty and health therapist in Westmere, Auckland who has nurtured the link between beauty and wellbeing for over ten years. She is a Janesce approved and Bestow stockist and has completed the Janesce 5 Step Skincare training programme which takes a three dimensional approach to treating skin using the best that nature and science has to offer.

At A Glance…

“Before I met Janine Tait I had lost a lot of faith in the beauty industry. I knew that nutrition and lifestyle factors had a huge part to play in skin care but I felt I didn’t have the knowledge to guide my clients on what they needed. After being trained in Bestow and Jansece and seeing the results first hand, my clients and I were hooked. I have never seen such transformative results. It is an amazing feeling to help someone who has been suffering from an on-going skin condition and see them obtain beautiful healthy skin and new confidence.”

Q&A With Jeanine Chell

Can you share your journey as a therapist and how to came to do the Janesce 5-Step Skincare Training?
My training experience with Janine and Janesce has been nothing short of amazing! Before I met Janine Tait I had reached a point in my career where I had lost a lot of faith in the beauty industry. I felt that the products I worked with often over promised and under delivered.

I knew that nutrition and lifestyle factors had a huge part to play in skin care but I felt I didn’t have the knowledge to guide my clients on what they needed to do especially when it came to tricky skin conditions such as acne, rosacea and eczema.

In my 15 years in the industry I had worked with many different brands and specialist equipment and my aim was to learn as much as I could and keep my experience very broad so that I could gain a full understanding of the skin. I always keenly attended any training I could find to keep myself up to speed with the latest developments in skincare – however, there always seemed to be something missing for me.

I had suffered from acne since I was a teenager and despite working in the industry and trying everything I could, I could never get consistent results. I knew that the internal side of things was the missing part of the equation and I needed to learn more.

I was lucky enough to come into contact with Janine through her amazing range Bestow, which was recommended to me. As soon as I spoke to Janine over the phone and realised just how much knowledge she had, I knew I was onto something good. This woman knew what she was talking about!

After trying Bestow and Jansece and seeing the results first hand, I was hooked, and so were my clients! I have never seen such consistent results from any other product I have ever worked with my entire career. That is why I now won’t work with anything else.

As for the Janesce 5-Step Skincare training, it is simply the best and most comprehensive training I have ever received – and I have done alot. I knew after my first training session that I had found something that I had been searching for my whole career. It all just became so crystal clear and everything made perfect sense.

Every training session I have ever been on with Janine has been incredible and I have learnt so much not only about the science and function of the skin, but also skin nutrition.

What stood out for you about the training?

What stands out for me about Janine’s training is her vast knowledge on the skin and nutrition. She completely inspired me and reignited my passion for skincare. She is also incredibly passionate and best of all she has so much honesty and integrity, something which can be rare in our industry which is often so sales driven.

I knew that the information she was presenting was cutting edge and I couldn’t get enough of it.
What also stood out for me was the amazing ongoing support I received and continue to receive. I have never experienced that level of support from any other brand I have worked with before. She has helped make my first year of business out on my own very successful and I am eternally grateful.

Has your training made a difference to how you work with clients?

Absolutely, I work in a completely different way now with my clients and thanks to Janine, I finally feel like I have the knowledge, confidence and ongoing support to back it up. I have never seen such transformative results and my clients are incredibly loyal not only to my service but also to Janesce and Bestow. It is an amazing feeling to help someone who has been suffering from an on going skin condition and see them obtain beautiful healthy skin that they finally feel confident about, it’s priceless!

What were the highlights of your training experience?

There have been many highlights. The training sessions are exciting and inspiring. The ongoing results for my clients and my business are amazing. You come away from the training feeling as if there are no stones left unturned and I always feel valued and appreciated not only by Janine but also by the lovely team of ladies at head office. Everyone that works for Janine is lovely, helpful and always efficient. I couldn’t wish for a better mentor than Janine. I feel very privileged.

JANESCE 5 STEP SKINCARE TRAINING

For Beauty Therapists in New Zealand and Australia

The Janesce 5-Step Training is a uniquely comprehensive programme that transforms beauty therapists into inspiring naturopathic skin health therapists over a period of several years. It facilitates a full immersion wellness experience, which is nothing short of life changing for therapists and clients alike.

May 1, 2016

Janesce skin advice

Dry hands and brittle nails in winter

Cold winter temperatures reduce the blood flow to our extremities, meaning our skin may not get the nutrition it needs and this can really affect your hands. If you have noticed your hands getting dry, nails brittle and painful hangnails forming, then this could be the problem.

Moisturisers and hand creams have been shown to buffer your skin from the cold. The temperature of the skin doesn’t drop as far and it returns to its base point much faster if we have applied a generous coating of cream. So don’t leave the house without a slathering of hand cream and your gloves, and whenever you wash your hands during the day, replace that protective layer with another application of hand cream.

At night, give your hands a soak in warm water containing a few drops of your Janesce Soaking Drops. Maybe use the water left over from your skin care routine. Then mist your still damp skin with your Janesce Floral Mist and lock the moisture in with your Janesce Handcream. This is the perfect treatment for supple, nourished hands and nails.

July 9, 2015

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