THE MIRACLE OF WARM WATER
Posted on July 2, 2009
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Human skin is an extremely sensitive organ. It can sense even the smallest change in the external atmosphere, especially those which pertain to the temperature and climatic changes.
From the special viewpoint of skin care, experts have always been stressing on the fact that a bath with lukewarm water is an excellent cure for many of the skin problems. The conditions like allergies, rashes and other skin problems respond very well to warm water. Infact, water warmed to a moderate degree acts as a disinfectant itself.
However, when using warm water, ensure that the temperature of the water is not too high. This is mainly because in case your skin is dry, using excessively heated water can actually aggravate the dryness, thereby worsening the problem. Otherwise, warm water is surely a miracle natural product in itself, being one of the most effective natural cleansers as well.
HOMEMADE PACKS OR LABELED ONES FROM THE MARKET?
Posted on June 18, 2009
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The underlying principle that governs any beauty regimen is a good combination of discipline and the use of quality products. While discipline is totally in your hands and up to you how you maintain it, the products you choose are also quiet in your hands and go a long way in determining the quality of skin care.
If you can find enough time for it and of course, if you have adequate knowledge about it, experts always advise going in for your customized home made packs. Besides giving you a lot of flexibility, these packs allow you to add ingredients of your choice and in total accordance of your skin type.
However, the only thing you need to remember is that in the homemade packs, you might have to try on the packs of various kinds several times, before you actually decide which one suits you the best.
DIETARY OR COSMETIC NUTRITION? WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?
Posted on May 28, 2009
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Skin care is a matter of careful deliberation, planning and meticulous care. If you thought all it required was a simple routine of cleansing and moisturizing to keep your skin healthy, think again.
Taking care of your skin is round the clock procedure. You have to all the time keep choosing from a vast gambit of nutritional supplements, choosing whether to take up dietary supplements or the cosmetic ones. Well, that's where the problems lies!
Dietary supplements might be more difficult to take and require a greater amount of hard work. For instance, taking a daily serving of clear vegetable soup, even in the thick of summers, only to have a better complexion is a tough choice.
On other hand, cosmetic nutrition in terms of moisturizers and the like is easier. However, experts often stress that the dietary supplements might task long to affect, but their impact is stronger and it also lasts longer.
CHOOSING A MOISTURIZER
Posted on May 14, 2009
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As we all know, moisturizers are the essential health drink of the skin. The glow and finesse we see on a well-groomed skin is actually the result of an extensive skin care regimen, beautifully rounded off with a detailed moisturizing routine.
Moisturizers also perform the very crucial functions of protecting the skin from free radicals that actually damage the skin quite seriously. It is for such reasons that you need to exercise full caution while purchasing a moisturizer.
The first thing you need to check for when selecting the moisturizer is that it should smell good. The product should feel extremely soft on your skin and should gel with your skin without much effort or greasiness.
The ultimate test is that after you've applied the moisturizer, there should be no feeling of irritation or burning sensation on the hands or face or wherever you've applied the moisturizer.
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR SKIN
Posted on May 7, 2009
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Looking good might feel wonderful and classy, but it definitely takes a lot of effort and toil that goes into achieving that well-groomed and healthy look. To be able to work on your skin and overall state of health, you need to have a keenness to look good and devotion towards yourself.
In the rush of our everyday lives, we often tend to keep our health and aspects like skin care on the back seat and make an effort to concentrate on other things in life. What we don't realize is that skin care is not like wood repair, which will recover with a host of products and sealants. Skin care is a gradual process. The wonderful results it shows only come along over a long period of patience and devotion.
To do this, you need to be literally in love with yourself. You need to be devoted to your own care before anything else. This is the only way that will make you feel rejuvenated and full of zeal for other pursuits of life.
SPOTTING THE CAUSE OF YOUR ALLERGY
Posted on April 23, 2009
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Allergies seem to be our most unpredictable invaders. They attack us from nowhere, without a warning and leave us perplexed for reason. The worst part of the story is that an allergy might not be physically as harmful but the discomfort and at times, even pain it causes is simply intolerable.
As much hard as you might try, you just cannot fathom the cause of your attack. Though in some cases, it is easy to point out allergy to a certain food item or medication, but mostly it is difficult to point out the exact cause of the allergic attack.
If you want to solve the puzzle, most important thing to do is to retrospect and analyze the events just before the attack occurred. Did you have the same medicine just a few hours before you had that urticaria? The same could also apply for various other triggers such as food items and cosmetics.
CAN PERFUMES TRIGGER ALLERGIES?
Posted on April 9, 2009
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Perfumes and colognes form a very essential part of our lifestyle today. However, it is a sad fact that these fragrances have been found very much responsible for triggering off many types of skin allergies, ranging from the mild to the most severe ones.
Well, just have a look at this. Studies have shown Balsam of Peru, a very common ingredient in fragrances to be majorly related to skin allergies. To add on, the Fragrance mix is also considered to be one of the major causes of a skin allergy. For those who do not know fragrance mix is basically a group of the eight most common fragrance allergens found in foods, cosmetics, insecticides, antiseptics, soaps, perfumes and dental products.
Besides the ingredients itself, what is equally important is how you apply these perfumes. For instance, if there is some part of your body where your skin is more sensitive, you should be careful to avoid that point while applying a fragrance.
TOMATOES FOR OILY SKIN?
Posted on March 19, 2009
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As is almost common knowledge, an oily skin suffers the most from the excessive secretions, leading to variant troubles, ranging from acne to excessive greasiness, even going up to serious skin problems.
Though commercial products and face packs can be useful, yet it is important that you learn to use home remedies on a regular basis for such problems, as they are mild, have no side effects and have slow but sure results. Tomatoes are one such remedy for people with oily skin.
The way to utilize this wonderful natural product is to first cut the tomato into two equal halves. As you do this, make sure you do not squeeze out any of the pulp or juices in the process. Now take the first half and gently rub it all over your face many times, until you feel all the juice has dried up. Once you've finished, repeat the same with the other half of the tomato. Once done, keep for a minimum of 10 minutes and wash off. The skin will feel much more refreshed, tightened and will also have a nice glow.
LESS FATTY FOODS FOR A LOVELIER SKIN
Posted on February 26, 2009
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What we eat determines the way we look, feel and how we live. In fact, more than what we eat, what matters is how we eat it and in what form do we get our daily nutrition.
Foods with excess fats and calories are known to be one of the main aggravating causes of acne. Women who consume many fatty foods tend to have a dull looking skin and are also vulnerable to a lot of spots and marks on the face.
Experts advise that it is important to modify the forms of foods we have. For instance, potatoes are extremely good for the skin, but become quite harmful for the skin when they are fried. Instead, steamed or boiled potatoes are often better and more advisable. Similarly, effort should be made to steam whatever vegetables and food products we can, instead of deep-frying or even cooking them in oil.
EXFOLIATE OR TONE?
Posted on February 19, 2009
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For those of you who are still finding their feet in the field of skin care, I hope you know what is to exfoliate and toner the skin? For starters, exfoliating is basically the process in which the dead skin is tackled and removed off with suitable products.
On the other hand, toning is a process of using a lotion that cleanses the skin and shrinks the pores, adequately preparing the skin for moisturizing.
While exfoliating is generally considered as a part of the beauty care regimen, using a toner or not is almost always purely a matter of personal choice. If you have an oily skin and have felt good after using the toner a couple of times, then there is no reason you should not include toning as a regular part of your beauty care regimen. Similarly, if your skin has been left taut and too tight after you've used a toner, then you are best following exfoliating alone, leaving the part of toning out.
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