Archive for the ‘Beauty & Skin Care’

  • Homemade Facial Toner for Oily Skin Homemade Facial Toner for Oily Skin
    It’s true that people with oily skin starts experiencing skin aging much later compared to people with normal and dry skin; however, this skin type is associated with a number of skin problems. Many, especially the teenagers might have oily skin all through the year; others may have oily skin during the summer and monsoon months. Any individual with oily skin should use skin products meant particularly for their skin type. In this article, we have discussed how to make a facial toner for oily skin. To make a facial toner for oily skin and apply it onto your face, you will need the following ingredients: 1 oz of witch hazel, a large cucumber, a glass bowl, a blender, cheese cloth or soft cotton fabric, a sterilized bottle with lid (preferably  [...]
    Posted at December 19th, 2011 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Recipe of Glycerin and Rosewater Skin Cream Recipe of Glycerin and Rosewater Skin Cream
    Glycerin and rosewater have been integral parts of beauty kits of women for generations. Ask your mother or your grandmother, you will find that both of them have been using these two skin care ingredient for years. Rosewater nourishes our skin and glycerin plays the role of an oil-free moisturizing agent. Moreover, the fragrance of rosewater will relax your senses releasing the tension of your muscles. In this article, we have discussed the recipe of homemade glycerin and rosewater cream. The ingredient to be used for preparing this skin cream are: 3 teaspoon glycerin, 1 ½ cup of rosewater, 2/3 cup of aloe gel, 6-12 drops of rose oil, 1 teaspoon grapefruit extracts, the oil of 2 capsules of vitamin E and 1 teaspoon of royal jelly. You will  [...]
    Posted at November 7th, 2011 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Face Pack for Removing Skin Blemishes Face Pack for Removing Skin Blemishes
    Face packs when applied in the right procedure can effectively remove the skin blemishes by opening the pores. In this article we have discussed the procedure of prparing and applying of face pack for removing the skin blemishes. The ingredients required during the procedure of application of face pack are: 32 oz of tap water or distilled water. Some large and clean towels or cloths. 2 large pots for storing liquids. Dried herbs or essential oils that suit your skin type (you can consult a skin care expert to know your skin type and the natural ingredients good for your skin type). If you have pimples, you should use herbs like thyme, oregano and sage along with lemon peel, mugwort, oak bark and sweet fern for reducing the oiliness of the skin.  [...]
    Posted at October 3rd, 2011 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • How to Remove Moles with Herbs? How to Remove Moles with Herbs?
    Skin moles can be described as blemishes, which can appear on any of our body parts including our face. If you have moles on you face that is spoiling your appearance, this article will come is extremely handy for you. Here, we have discussed about herbs that can help in removing moles. Frankincense: This herb is not only effective in removing the moles from the face, but it can also remove the moles appearing in other parts of your body. Frankincense is a herb that has been used by ancient Egyptians for treating a number skin conditions. Besides, its skin healing properties, the herb can also work as a remedy of many other health disorders. While using Frankincense for moles, you will have to complete the following steps: Mix Frankincense  [...]
    Posted at August 16th, 2011 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • How to Prepare a Dead Sea Mask at Home? How to Prepare a Dead Sea Mask at Home?
    What is Dead Sea mud? It is basically a sedimentary material obtained from Dead Sea. This mud type is known to contain more than 21 minerals (e.g. magnesium, bromide, potassium, calcium etc), each of which offers outstanding benefits to the skin. A mask prepared from Dead Sea mud can help in tightening up and refreshing the skin by removing the toxins from it. This mask is also an excellent exfoliator and skin cleanser. If you are ready to invest big money for skin treatments, you can get the Dead Sea mud therapy done at a spa; if not, buy a pack of Dead Sea mud from the nearby herbal supply or health food store and prepare a mask on your own. The process of preparing and applying the mask is described below: Put ½ cup of the mud into the  [...]
    Posted at July 11th, 2011 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Have You Worn a Corn? Have You Worn a Corn?
    Prologue Corns are one of the major skin problems seen by Podiatrists. They are also called helomas and are also associated with callus. These are the thickened regions of the skin that come to formation due to excess of friction and pressure loaded on that region of the body. Hence, corns are mostly seen to affect the fingers, palms, toes and soles of the feet. Since, the skin sniffs and experiences great pressure on these areas, these corns are formed to, basically protect the skin underneath that region from further injury or harm. These structures are seen, on usual and generic basis, to be tough, hard, and circular o elliptical in texture and shape, respectively. They become ulcerated and aching if the friction and pressure on them persists  [...]
    Posted at October 22nd, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Botox Use Transcends Wrinkle Busting Botox Use Transcends Wrinkle Busting
    Researchers from Britain have created a novel method to join & re-build molecules & employ it for refining the wrinkle-busting Botox treatment in an endeavour at enhancing its usage for people with debilitating conditions like Parkinsonism, Bell’s palsy & severe migraines. Scientists from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology stated that the study outcomes additionally has unfurled means of developing novel types of BTX-A (onobotulinumtoxinA) prevalently called as Botox that might be employed as long-standing pain allayers. Helming the trial, B. Davletov stated that production of Botox based drugs in a more safe & cost-effective manner would currently be doable. The novel clipping technique created a processed Botox-similar  [...]
    Posted at October 18th, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care, Health News
  • Five Skin Blunders which are Aging You Five Skin Blunders which are Aging You
    Omitting sunscreens on overcast wintry days or slumping in bed sans removing make-up is not likely to do any true damage, however breaking the rules ever so often could be hailing in the signs of aging. The reverse side – Setting aside some minutes daily towards a prudent skincare regime could avert several years-worth of wrinkling, brownish spot formations and several other bothersome skin problems. Whether one is a recurring rule-breaker or simply an intermittent folly, explained herewith are 5 of the commonest pretexts which can age the skin. In addition, explained herewith are uncomplicated resolutions for staying youthful for longer. Excuse No: 1 – I am really exhausted to do any cleansing. Bust those excuses Two minutes devoted  [...]
    Posted at October 4th, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Dicey Skin Whitening Products Flourish Globally Dicey Skin Whitening Products Flourish Globally
    Being fair is a common hang-up among major populaces of Indians. This obsession impels scores of females to flock to stores for procuring skin whitening products. Fairness advertisements manage to strike a delicate chord on the conviction held across cultures that lighter-skinned people are deemed more beautiful and able to seize better jobs, mint more bucks and are seen as part of an upper class. Indian males harbour the same thought process and many moms do not wish their daughter or daughter-in-law to have a darkish skin tone. Similar to self tanning products types thriving in N. America and European regions, skin lighteners hold cultural relevance in Asian countries. According to the investigative company, Global Industry Analysts, the global  [...]
    Posted at August 5th, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care, Health News
  • A Guide to Bothersome Scars Types A Guide to Bothersome Scars Types
    Scars develop due to damage caused to the dermis from ailments, accidents, skin problems like pimples or surgery-related. The body produces novel collagen fibers (an innately present protein in the body) for mending the damage which results in a scar. The novel scar would have a different feel and quality in comparison to the adjoining tissue. Scar formation occurs subsequent to totally healing of the wound. A person’s gender, race, age and heredity are all factors which affect the manner in which the skin would react following an injury. Scars could be of varying kinds and majority of them could be flattish and pallid. But they could appear risen following excess collagen production by the body. Keloid scars Risen scars types are known as  [...]
    Posted at May 25th, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care
  • Effective Ways to Cure Bad Smelling Feet Effective Ways to Cure Bad Smelling Feet
    When a person walks in the room that has foul smelling feet, there is many times that everyone in the entire room will notice. Even though it may not be their fault because these foul smelling odors are often caused from fungal infections of the feet, many people still find it very hard to remain in a closed in area with someone who has this type of problem. It can be a very embarrassing situation for the individual who has bad smelling feet. Sweating is a common function of the body’s system that rids the body of numerous toxins. However, when the sweat on the feet is not continuously removed, bacteria can continue growing and feeding on the organisms that can be found in sweat. These organisms are known as ‘organic acids’, and they often  [...]
    Posted at February 23rd, 2010 in Beauty & Skin Care