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MINI MIRACLE? Claims of ‘miracle’ treatments are common in the beauty world, but it looks like the new Pure
Wrinkle Wonder
Collagen Eye Mask from Carol Joy London might be the real
Hollywood actress Jennifer Lopez has
deal. It’s the only beauty brand to
revealed the secret of her flawless
use medical grade collagen and
skin – the CACI non-surgical facial lift
this mask has been designed to
treatment.
specifically target the anti-ageing
Lopez, 45, confessed to spending
problem area of the eye contour.
around $25,000 (£17,000) on the
Clinical studies have shown that
non-invasive procedure, which uses
after wearing the mask for just
microcurrent therapy to give the facial
20 minutes, skin hydration
muscles a workout and reduce the
is increased by 60%. Skin
appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
redness has decreased by
Generally customers will undertake a
over a quarter, while fine
course of 12 sessions, at about an hour
lines and wrinkles see an
each and can expect to see results from
instant 15% reduction in depth.
the first treatment. For local salons visit
With immediate visible results,
www.caci-international.co.uk
this could be a saviour for those tackling the signs of ageing; the masks are also aimed at those battling environmental skin damage and people who want an instant result for a special occasion. The masks are available from www.caroljoylondon.com priced at £75 for four.
Unhealthy High Street
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unbridge Wells has received a mediocre score in a survey of the
UK’s unhealthiest high streets. As part of its Health on the High Street campaign, the Royal Society for Public Health studied 70 British towns and cities with the largest core retail boundaries – of which, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Canterbury were the only Kent places to feature. Researchers ranked streets based on how many businesses were considered to have
unhealthy businesses exist in places which
a negative impact on public health – these
already experience high levels of deprivation
included tanning salons, fast food outlets,
and premature mortality,” says Shirley Cramer
payday loan companies and bookmakers
CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for
– compared to those that offer a positive
Public Health. “We recognise that businesses
influence, such as pharmacies, health
investing in high streets are important for
services and leisure centres.
local economies, but this shouldn’t be at any
Maidstone was ranked the least healthy,
price. The Five Year Forward View calls for us
at number 19, while Tunbridge Wells was
to move ‘further and faster’ to improve the
placed near the middle of the table at number
public’s health.
38. Canterbury has the fewest ‘negative’ businesses, in 57th place. “While our ranking of towns and cities is
“This could be achieved by granting local authorities enhanced powers to create a rich mix of health promoting businesses
by no means a reflection on whether these
on our high streets and encouraging
areas are generally healthy or unhealthy, our
businesses to promote healthy choices.”
research does find higher concentrations of
www.rsph.org.uk
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