SOME MASSAGE IS HARMFUL!
Posted on June 7, 2009
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Human contact is a therapy in itself. From infants to the elderly, each of the age groups have always benefited from massage, making the bones stronger and the skin firmer and smoother.
However, controversy emerges on the subject of massage only due to faulty products and incorrect techniques. As against the contrary belief, massage is just not the same as applying a moisturizer. It takes a professional to do the right type of massage. Similarly, what also matters is the usage of the correct type of product. For instance, if you are getting massage done on a regular basis, but with a product suited to oily skin and your skin is of the dry type, obviously the results will be favorable.
Another aspect which makes massage negative is that the amount of force and pressure applied and the kind of strokes used are faulty. For instance, if you use a hard enough touch with the elderly, you can actually cause damage, as their bones have grown weaker with age.
HOMEMADE PACKS OR LABELED ONES FROM THE MARKET?
Posted on May 31, 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.
SPOTTING THE CAUSE OF YOUR ALLERGY
Posted on May 24, 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.
PREVENT THOSE PIMPLES FROM RECURRING
Posted on May 17, 2009
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Experts agree on the point that acne is never a permanent problem, at least in terms of severity. However, what are more common are frequent episodes which might be short but are severe, often related to a typical cause or trigger.
Once you have experienced an episode of acne, you have various options to resort to. However, what is more important is to learn how to prevent getting these pimples in the future. The most important step you need to take is to stay away from dust. Never go to bed with your make-up on. It is crucial that you follow a daily regimen of cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing.
For safest results, you must know your skin type and know exactly what suits your skin. If you happen to use the wrong category of products, then your skin can become all the more worse and acne can even turn chronic.
HEALTHY DIET TO PREVENT ACNE
Posted on May 10, 2009
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What we consume in our everyday routine for our nutrition, actually determines what kind of a life we live and how healthy we remain. This is perhaps the most important for our skin as the quality of our diet is directly reflected in the state of our skin.
Well, let’s see! People who have a lot of green vegetables, salads and soups almost always have a bright, healthy and glowing complexion. On the contrary, people who include a lot of oily foods and fats in their daily diet are far more prone to skin problems like acne.
In fact, acne is one of the most significant skin conditions that are influenced by the diet you take. Foremost, try to have a lot of water if you suffer from acne. Secondly, include a lot of fibrous diet in your daily food intake. It also helps to have a lot of other fluids along with a generous helping of green and leafy vegetables.
SKIN NOURISHMENT WITH HERBS
Posted on May 3, 2009
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Mother Nature has been kind enough to present us with an endless bounty of wonderful herbs, plants and other natural products to help us with our skin care regimen and also to counteract the side effects of the harmful chemical products.
To get the most out of the herbal heritage, you should know how exactly to use these products and also which products will suit your skin type the most. For instance, you should know that to use turmeric in your face packs, it is always advisable to use it in the finely ground and powdered form, done at home.
Similarly, you can also use honey to moisturize your skin on a regular basis. In addition, a preparation of jasmine, lavender, oil of black rose and Fuller’s earth has long been used as a natural pack for skin tightening. A combination of gram flour and wheat husk is also used for the purpose of cleansing, especially for oily skin.
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR SKIN
Posted on April 26, 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.
USING ALMONDS FOR YOUR SKIN
Posted on April 19, 2009
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Even in today’s age of massive commercial skin care products and preparations, nothing really beats the effectiveness of natural products and their qualities. Almonds are one such rich source of nourishment, which are yet to be surpassed by any similar product of the commercial nature.
To begin with, almonds are known to have an extremely soothing effect on the skin. Especially for elderly people, almonds come as a boon as they have a very gentle tightening effect on the skin. In fact, quite a few of the face creams have almonds as one of the main ingredients.
Apart from having a soothing effect, almonds are also known to be a mild belching agent. It is this reason they are often used in creams meant for treating dark under-eye circles and other spots and scars on the face. Whether used in the form of creams, lotions or even used raw in homemade packs, almonds are a wonderful nourishing agent, especially for the facial skin.
CARING FOR COMBINATION SKIN
Posted on April 12, 2009
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To give some insight to begin with, combination skin is a skin type presenting almost a proportionate combination of dry and oily skin. The most distinguishing aspect of combination skin is the presence of an oily T-zone, basically comprising of the forehead, nose and chin.
To care for combination skin, the most important thing you need to do is to follow a regular cleansing regimen. The dry areas should be wiped with a light rehydrant gel, with a moist cotton wool. Meanwhile, a medicated soap should be applied on the oily areas and rinsed off with water. In the areas which are prone to blackheads, rub a mixture of beauty grains and skin tonic thrice a week.
Also, if you have a combination skin, use a good night care regimen. This should basically include a light massage with a nourishing cream on the dry regions. To end, cleanse and massage neck and apply a gentle almond eye-cream for any dark under eye circles.
IS ALCOHOL HARMFUL FOR YOUR SKIN?
Posted on April 5, 2009
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You might not have realized it yet, but your skin is one of the most sensitive organs you have. Any negative input in your body, whether physical or psychological has a direct impact on your skin and starts showing immediately. An individual facing a lot of stress in life will give an expression that simply says it all.
That is exactly why alcohol is absolutely a taboo for those have a keenness for a glowing and healthy skin. To talk of it scientifically, alcohol cuts off the supply o f vitamin A to the body. This further leads to the decrease in the role of skin as a defense against bacteria and infections.
Besides, this vitamin A is also used by the body to help in generation of new cells required to replace the dead ones. This lack of essential nutrients further leads to formation of harmful freer radicals, slowly damaging the elastic fibers and collagen, which keep the skin strong and flexible.
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