On 29 Jun 2008 10:42:59 -0400, Lewis Perin > wrote:

>I'm considering a small (amateur) cosmetics manufacturing project and
>looking for - no, not investors! - just advice. I'm asking for it
>here because I'm less likely to be laughed at on this newsgroup than
>somewhere else.
>
>I can explain...
>
>People who fitfully follow the research on the relationship between
>tea and health probably have heard murmurs about beneficial effects of
>tea applied directly to the skin. It's starting to look as if the
>active ingredient isn't theanine or polyphenols but good old caffeine:
>
> http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00005/art00023
>
>I have tea leaves I'll never brew and drink, so I'm thinking it might
>be interesting to boil them down to a concentrate and combine them
>with something - what? - so the result would sink into the skin and
>stay there. Does anyone have some advice?
>
>/Lew
>---
>Lew Perin /
>http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

You could develop a spa for wealthy people with skin problems, like
wrinkles. Your spa might offer hot tubs with tea, in which the patron
meditates without moving for some time, like 30 minutes to begin with.
Put about one pound of tea in 100 degree f. water.

The sales pitch might mention things like relaxation and meditation,
with the suggestion that positive thought will aid in wholeness. This
might be integrated with some Chinese medicine practices, such as
acupuncture and massage. I suggest that background music and aroma be
part of the sensual experience. It wouldn't hurt to suggest that the
tea works as a medium stimulating release of negative energy and
stress, then facilitating positive and relaxed outlook. Some of the
properties in tea no doubt are useful in cleaning the skin.

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