IS WEIGHT LOSS GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN?

Posted on April 27, 2010
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Weight loss is generally the first step to fitness. The obsession to lose weight in order to look good is prevalent amongst all age groups and almost in a strong intensity.

However, as we always say that excess of everything is bad, the same is the case with weight loss as well, especially for your skin. Well, to begin with, excessive weight loss, especially that occurs over a short period of time leads to loosening of the skin and development of the much-dreaded stretch marks.

Besides, excessive weight loss is often accompanied by an overall weakness in body, which is quite strongly reflected in the health of your skin. Your skin needs a regular supply of rich nutrients, both through the diet and cosmetics. When you are on a spree to lose weight, this often gets ignored and the impact soon begins to show on your skin.

CARROTS FOR SKIN REJUVENATION?

Posted on April 20, 2010
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Carrots are one of the few natural products that are excellent for the dry as well combination skin types. In fact, carrots are also known to be a very good product for the eyes as well.

For skin care, carrots are often used in face packs and similar preparations meant for skin rejuvenation. To make such a face pack, first wash and peel a handful of carrots. Now boil them in a little bit of water. Allow them to cool for a short while until they can be touched and handled easily. Now to make the pack, mash the carrots softly to make a pulp.

Apply this paste as a facemask for getting the effect of skin rejuvenation. For an added effect, you can also add a few drops of lemon juice and one-teaspoon curd to the paste. Carrots can also be grated and added to fresh fruit face packs for refreshing and toning the skin.

HOMEMADE PACKS OR LABELED ONES FROM THE MARKET?

Posted on April 13, 2010
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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.

FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR SKIN

Posted on April 6, 2010
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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.

CARING FOR FRECKLES

Posted on March 30, 2010
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Freckles are tiny, black spots that tend to be sprinkled over your face, especially the nose, cheekbones and forehead, usually occurring in fairer people, due to excessive exposure to the sun.

For individuals vulnerable to freckles, the first thing to do is to avoid the sun. Use a heavy sunscreen whenever exposed to the sun, besides wearing a protective veil or sunglasses to shield yourself. To cure and lighten the freckles, it is also helpful to use face packs in a combination of lemon and turmeric, as both of these are lightening agents.

In addition, a freckled skin also needs intensive moisturizing. A generous combination of cleansers, creams and facemasks containing extracts of aloe, cactus and seaweed need to be used. Besides, some beauty therapists have also found products like anti-freckles lotions and ointments to be highly effective for the treatment of freckles. Lastly, the most important step of keeping the skin dust-free is also equally important.

THE PIGMENTATION PROBLEM

Posted on March 23, 2010
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Fairness has almost been an obsession in women with a darker skin. So much so, that an entire industry flourishes just by developing and manufacturing a series of fairness enhancing products, from creams and lotions to even bars and soaps.

However, the majority of such people, especially women do not realize that what has caused their complexion to be on the darker side is not an external problem, but the result of a natural phenomenon. As you might know, the process and volume of pigmentation in the skin determines the kind of complexion you have. The host of fairness creams you might be using can definitely give you a temporary glow, but they definitely can’t manage to alter this natural balance in your skin.

Besides, as nature suggests, it is always wise to respect the way God has made you and try to maintain that, instead of going in for complete alterations, in the face of false notions and beliefs.

CHOOSING A MOISTURIZER

Posted on March 16, 2010
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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.

WHY MEN NEED SKIN CARE

Posted on March 9, 2010
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Fables and mythologies have always talked about women going in for elaborate beauty treatments and pampering themselves to the hilt. This is perhaps the reason why our minds have been conditioned to associate the term skin care only with women.

On the contrary, the fact remains that God has bestowed each of the human beings with the same skin structure, but with different hormonal set-ups. This is the main reason we tend to ignore skin care in men as against that in women. Men’s skin needs an equal, even at times, a greater amount of care due the increased amount of exposure they have to the external atmosphere.

Besides, men, in general do not tend to use as many specialized products as women, which is the main reason why their skin often gets rough and unkempt. To talk of the least, at the least the famous 3-step regimen has to be followed religiously to maintain the basic health of the skin.

HOME REMEDY FOR SCARS

Posted on March 2, 2010
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For those conscious of the way look and appear, scars come as an ugly remembrance of acne, mostly in its severe forms. It is not uncommon to see women and young girls going in for extensive and elaborate treatments to get rig of these infamous scars.

While the treatments such as chemical peels and commercial face packs are also quite successful, what is rather required is a regular application of home remedies for the treatment of these scars. One such preparation comes with a base of honey. One teaspoon of honey is mixed with one egg white and applied thickly over the face, to be washed off after seven to 10 minutes.

Another highly effective home remedy is to apply a scrub of oats or oven baked porridge onto your face, with a base of curd, to be scrubbed off gently after five to seven minutes. It is important that you also add limejuice to whichever pack possible, as it has a strong bleaching effect and can hence help in lightning the scars.

PREGNANCY AND YOUR SKIN

Posted on February 23, 2010
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Pregnancy is one time in your life when your entire existence goes under a major upheaval. From physical changes to mental metamorphosis, everything comes under the weather, for good or for worse.

If everything else is to change, how can your skin be left out? After all, it is your skin that holds you together and hence is now responsible for accommodating another human being inside. As is evident from this, the first and most prominent impact on your skin is that of stretch marks. As your skin stretches to make more space, it leads to the purplish or pinkish stretch marks in the process.

Second comes the impact of any physical weakness due to pregnancy that might show on your skin. Well, most women suffer from iron deficiencies and the like during their pregnancy. When this does happen, it shows on your skin in form of paleness, dark under-eye circles and much more.

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