Mi Ámore: Natural Maternity Skin Care Products You’ll Fall in Love With

As a teenager growing up in Eastern Europe, Maki Temesvary grew up having facials. She loved that experience and with the help of her mother and grandmother, Maki started making her own homemade concotions with fruits and herbs from their garden. When Maki moved to the US, her skin suffered from the stress of new foods and a different lifestyle. “Everything here was new to me and along the way I forgot what I had learned back home,” says Maki. “My skin was getting worse and I developed cystic acne. Doctors prescribed a variety of drugs, but nothing seemed to really help.” Her own experience led her to years of studies in cosmetic chemistry, nutrition and aromatherapy. Maki has worked with skincare specialists from around the world and today Maki trains estheticians from around the world and performs facials on some of Hollywood’s top celebrities.

The Mi Ámore Skincare line of includes three primary products: Moisture Me After Shower Body Oil, OH Baby! Baby Butter and Natural Glow Face Complex. All are made with hand-selected ingredients from South Africa, Northern Italy, the Far East and Tahiti. “Using these rare and unique botanical oils and butters, our single goal is to provide expecting mothers with the absolute highest quality skin care products. No gimmicks, no additives and no chemicals.”

Not only do these products smell fabulous and feel great on your skin, they really do the job. One mom of twins used the Oh Baby! baby butter every day during pregnancy and not only loved that the products are all natural and the silky feel and how well it hydrated her skin all day, but “I’m happy to say, that even after twins I am stretch mark free.”

According to Mi Ámore founders Andy and Maki Temesvary, the biggest factors affecting complexion are sun exposure, smoking, genetics, stress and lifestyle (e.g. food, exercise and daily skin care ritual). What tips can they share for people in search of a beautiful complexion? “As a general thought, less is more. A glowing complexion comes from the following basic daily skin care practices: cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize and protect with daily SPF sunscreen. In addition, we need to keep in mind that what we put on and in our bodies affects how we look and feel. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is key to having beautiful skin, but the real secret to glowing skin is to know your skin type and care for in accordingly. Too many people treat their skin with the wrong products. Instead of improving the condition of their skin they worsen it by overdoing it.”

“The biggest complaint and problem pregnant woman come to Mi Ámore for help with is a change in their skin condition, especially the face. Some skin becomes more oily or more dry than usual. Woman that never have acne usually break out and those who usually have acne see an improvement in their skin condition. This usually happens all within the first trimester. The first three months of the pregnancy affect the skin the most due to the shift in hormone levels. Mi Ámore’s Natural Glow face complex was created to help balance, hydrate and calm the skin with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and flavonoids. Stretch marks also are a major concern with the expansion of a woman’s belly. As the breasts and abdomen grow, most women develop stretch marks across the belly and breasts. These small, depressed streaks of differently textured skin can be pink, reddish-brown or dark brown, depending on the woman’s skin color. It will help if you gain only the recommended amount of weight (usually 25-35 pounds), and do so slowly. Moisturize your body to reduce itchiness and dry skin. Mi Ámore’s Oh Baby! Belly Butter! and Moisture Me after shower body oil were formulated to help prevent stretch marks and relieve itchiness and dryness of the skin. “Pregnancy Mask” is another top complaint woman write to us about. Some women experience a brownish darkening of the facial skin. This change is called the “mask of pregnancy”. It is more common in women with dark hair and pale skin. The woman usually has brownish, uneven marks on the forehead, temples and middle of her face, around the eyes or over the nose. The darkened areas may get even darker when exposed to sunlight. Most of these marks usually fade after delivery.”

“A woman’s skin (and body) goes through many changes over the course of the pregnancy, some temporary. Overall, keep it simple. Treat your skin as it is after pregnancy not as it was before. Though you are now extremely busy with your new bundle of joy, don’t neglect your face and body. Take a few moments to cleanse and moisturize before going to bed, allowing your skin to rejuvenate itself.”

Learn more about the Mi Ámore line and purchase products at www.miamoreskincare.com. Also, look for new products coming soon: Mi Ámore’s Moroccan Mommy Mask and C-Section Scar Therapy as well as a new, natural and organic line of baby care products.