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2B Skin Care
Simple no fuss skin care that delivers exceptional results and is kind to even the most sensitive skin, to the environment and to your budget!

Play date anyone?

For anyone who has had to make a move with pre-schoolers, you know it is not easy. When Jaimee Bigwood moved to the Kapiti Coast in May 2008 she knew with a toddler and no. 2 on the way she needed support and fast. "I wanted to make sure I had support in place in a new town - by getting out and about and meeting other parents" said Jaimee.
"A year later and I was still discovering new things to try with our baby and toddler - and I am sure there is still more out there for us. While each new discovery is exciting, having all of the information in one place would have been easier for us".

In August 2009 Jaimee launched New Zealand’s first one-stop website for parents and caregivers of children Under 5.

Playdate is a resource
for those looking for places to take their Under 5’s. The main purpose of this website is to allow parents and caregivers to easily access a list of activities in their area including:
• Play Centres & Play Groups
• Music, Movement & Story Sessions
• Pre-schooler Friendly Cafes & Restaurants
• Buggy Suitable Walks & Parks
• Special Outings
• Support Organisations
• Changing & Toileting Facilities

Being able to search for activities by day, location or category makes
playdate ideal for finding new activities in your area, or for use when you are moving house or going on holiday.

Playdate.co.nz – helping parents and pre-schoolers get out and about!

Guess who takes Halloween very seriously?

A few years ago my husband and I struck gold at a garage sale selling Halloween props for as little and $1.00 each item. When in New Zealand I was always the annoying one on the street who decorated her house and encouraged local kids into trick or treating - yes I was disliked by many a neighbour on October 31st! Moving to America I could not wait for a true Halloween (I know I am a big kid and I go for all the holiday hype). This year is our third American Halloween and I have been a bit slack getting the decorations out, the cold weather has not been inspiring. However, by Saturday my house and yard will be transformed.

Here is a sneak peak...

PS: Don't forget to enter our competition - closes at the witching hour on October 31st.

Fabulous Fall

As most of our BabyBaby customers prepare for summer here at the Pittsburgh office we are preparing for snow. However first we get to enjoy one of my favorite times of year Fall or as us kiwi's call it Autumn.
As I look out my office window I see nothing but brilliant colour of all possible shades of red, brown, gold and green. Each day the leaves on the trees become more and more brilliant in colour. As the neighbourhood prepares for Halloween fairy lights appear on the eves of the houses and large orange pumpkins pop up in gardens. It is a stunning sight.

Just as stunning is our 2B Skin Care Competition with three chances to win.

Competition

Just leave us a comment to enter for your chance to win this 2B Skin Care Pack containing:
2B Cleansing Cream,
2B Manuka Honey Facial Spray,
2B Daily Facial Moisturiser,
2B Night Facial Cream
and 2B Eye Cream.
Value $129.75

2B Skin Care
Simple no fuss skin care that delivers exceptional results and is kind to even the most sensitive skin, to the environment and to your budget!

Additional ways to enter:
For another chance to win enter on:
Facebook
Website

Fine Print
Entries will close at midnight on October 31.
The winner will be announced on November 1st, 2009 and will be randomly chosen from all nominations.
Judges decision will be final.
Prize not redeemable for cash.

Charity Auction for Shanade

When we heard about a fundraiser to help little Shanade Tallentire make her dreams come true we couldn't wait to be part of it. This story has touched our hearts and our thoughts are with Shanade and her family.

There is nothing more heart breaking than hearing that a child is sick. Instead of feeling just empathy a community have come together to help make Shanade's dreams come true.

Shanade Tallentire is 7 years old. She has a brain tumor called a diffuse intrinsic glioma. Its growing in the part of the brain that controls the central nervous system. Doctors have given her 6 months to live, and she will more than likely be confined to her bed within the next month.

Shanade's dream was very simple and one many of us take for granted - a trip to Auckland Zoo to see Cheetah Cubs.

Shanade's wish has been granted and money is now being raised to help with costs associated with the trip and to help her family.

An auction has been started on Sella Lots of cool things have been donated for auction from NZ businesses greatly due to the hard work put in by Jess at Exquisite Baby

Many companies have also made donations so friends could decorate Shanade's bedroom. It is heartwarming to see how many people are prepared to make a difference to this family to ensure their days together are memorable.

A facebook Page has been set up in support of Shanade.

Vitamin C can help skin heal, say scientists

Vitamin C can help skin heal, say scientists

Vitamin C can help promote wound healing and DNA repair in the skin, according to scientists who investigated the substance’s effect in human fibroblasts.

The research, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, used a full genome wide analysis to look at the effect of vitamin C derivative ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AA2P) on the genes of human fibroblasts.

In total, nearly 300 hundred genes were affected by the addition of AA2P and the researchers then looked at their role in the body to further define the vitamin’s effect.

According to the study, the addition of the vitamin helps stimulate fibroblasts out of their dormant state so they can help the skin heal as well as affecting the cells’ ability to move to the wounded area.

Stimulating the ability of DNA self repair

In addition, the vitamin also stimulated the ability of the DNA to repair itself after damage, as well as having strong antioxidant properties.

The scientists conclude that although the activation of specific signaling pathways remains to be elucidated, the results show that vitamin C in skin cells is required for efficient wound healing and the repair of potentially mutagenic products of DNA oxidation.

But we already knew this which is why we have Vitamin C in our 2B Skin Care range of products and both our BabyBaby and 2B Sunscreen.

Best replaced at night as UV light destroys Vitamin C hence why we have used it in our 2B Night Cream, healing damage done by exposure to UV light and other environmental dangers throughout the day. Topically Vitamin C should be an essential part of your beauty routine especially so if you have any exposure to UV light throughout the day.

2B Skin Care has taken care of it for you. Found in 2B Daily Facial Moisturiser, 2B Night Cream, 2B Eye Cream, 2B Sunscreen, BabyBaby Sunscreen.

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