12 Nov
A skincare routine should be followed regularly for the best results. Daily skin and facial care is much more effective in making us look beautiful than any cosmetics in the world. Also, a healthy balanced diet and an efficient digest-absorb-assimilate cycle inside your body are crucial for vital, healthy skin. Toning is an important step in the daily skincare routine because it removes any lingering impurities or greasy residue and helps balance the pH of the skin. It closes the pores and stimulates circulation, helping to prepare the skin to absorb nutrition from the moisturizer that follows. Wash your face with lukewarm water. Apply the mask with smooth upward strokes with your fingertips or a ball of cotton.
A daily skin care regimen should start as early as infancy and continue throughout one’s life. One of the most valuable steps in the regimen can be protection from the UV rays, sunscreen should be applied as the last step anytime there will be exposure to the sun. Use a foaming gel face wash if you have a combination skin. If your skin is more oily and prone to breakouts, then you will need a facial wash that specifically targets these conditions. For maximum skin care benefits, the basic routine is usually insufficient, especially for people over thirty. Adding a well-selected product or two with wisely chosen, scientifically proven active ingredients can further improve your results.
1. Cleansing
2. Exfoliate
3. Tone
4. Moisturize
1. Each day when you take your bath or shower, try to use luke warm water. Hot water dries out the skin.
2. Avoid using harsh soaps which dry the skin. Deodorant soaps are often very harsh and drying.
3. When toweling dry, do not rub the skin. Blot or pat dry so there is still some moisture left on the skin.
4. Sunlight causes skin cancer, aging and wrinkles of the skin. Nothing is more important for daily skin care than avoiding sunlight.
12 Nov
A wart is generally a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. Warts can grow on all parts of your body. They can grow on your skin, on the inside of your mouth, on your genitals and on your rectal area. Warts on the skin may be passed to another person when that person touches the warts. It is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects that were used by a person who has wIt is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects that were used by a person who has warts. Warts on the genitals are very contagious and can be passed to another person during oral, vaginal or anal sex.arts. Warts are usually painless with the exception of the warts on the soles of the feet. Common warts are different from moles, and they aren’t cancerous. In fact, they’re usually harmless and often disappear on their own.
Warts are rarely seen on children under the age of three, but after this age they become more frequent. In women, warts can grow on the cervix (inside the vagina), and a woman may not know she has them. A tiny cut or scratch can make any area of skin more vulnerable to warts. Also, if your child picks at a wart, it can spread to other parts of the body. Warts don’t generally cause any problems, so it’s not always necessary to have them removed, unless you have concerns. Another reason to treat warts is to prevent them from spreading further. Treatment helps prevent common warts from spreading to other parts of your body or to other people. But common warts may recur after treatment, and they may be a persistent problem. The doctor can also freeze warts and verrucas away with liquid nitrogen. Often several freezing treatments will be necessary before the warts are totally removed.
Common warts are a type of infection caused by viruses in the human papillomavirus family. Some types of warts - such as genital warts are quite contagious, but the chance of catching common warts from another person is small. There are more than 100 types of human papillomavirus viruses. Some types of human papillomavirus tend to cause warts on the skin, while other human papillomavirus types tend to cause warts on the genitals and rectal area. Some people are more naturally resistant to the human papillomavirus viruses and don’t seem to get warts as easily as other people. Warts usually spread through breaks in your skin, such as a hangnail or scrape. Biting your nails can also cause warts to spread on your fingertips and around your nails.
Common warts appear most often on the tops of the fingers and hands, usually along the cuticles, as rough, thick, cauliflowerlike papules that develop solitarily or in large numbers. They often contain one or more tiny black dots, which are sometimes called wart seeds but are actually small, clotted blood vessels. Flat warts are small, slightly elevated, flat-topped, pink or tan papules, are smoother than the common wart, and have minimal scale. They occur primarily on the face, arms, and legs, and a person can have several, even hundreds of them. Ano-genital warts are flesh to gray in color, grow in mucous membranes, and vary in size from small, shiny papules, to large cauliflowerlike lesions. They can extend internally into the vagina and cervix, the rectal area, and inside the urethra.
Often warts disappear on their own, although it may take many months, or even years, for the warts to go away. But some warts won’t go away on their own. There are several over-the-counter options. The most common ones involve salicylic acid. These products are readily available at drugstores and supermarkets. Removing a wart with salicylic acid requires a strict regimen of cleaning the area, applying the acid, and removing the dead skin with a pumice stone or emery board. Salicylic acid preparations are available as drops, gels, pads, and plasters. They are designed to apply to all kinds of warts, from tiny ones to great, big lumpy ones.
12 Nov
A stye or hordeolum is an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes. It is a small boil or abscess caused by an infection of one of the tiny oil-producing glands located at the base of each eyelash. A person who develops one stye may have frequent recurrences. Patients who have multiple styes, or who have frequent recurrences of styes, should be seen by a general physician to rule out diabetes mellitus, which is recognized as predisposing individuals to multiple and recurrent infections of the eyelids. A stye can be secondary, caused by blepharitis. A blocked oil gland near the eye, a chalazion, is often mistaken for a stye. Styes are not harmful to vision, and they can occur at any age. A stye initially brings pain, redness, tenderness and swelling in the area, then a small pimple appears. Sometimes just the immediate area is swollen; other times the entire eyelid swells.
Typically, a stye begins with a sensitivity to light, excessive flowing of tears, and the sensation of a foreign body in the eye. Most styes will drain on their own though this may be accelerated with a hot or warm compress. Styes typically resolve within one week with treatment. Styes that appear on the eyelid are usually deeper, more painful and last longer than those appearing on the eyelash. Generally, the stye enlarges over several days as the infected follicle fills with pus; then it usually subsides within three to seven days. In the early stages, chalazia may be treated at home with the repeated use of warm compresses for 15 - 20 minutes followed by several minutes of light lid massage. This helps to reduce the swelling and makes the lid more comfortable. In some cases, the eye doctor may cut into the swollen area to promote drainage of pus.
Styes are generally caused by a staphylococcus aureus bacteria infection and are particularly common in infants, though people of any age may experience them. This bacterium is often found in the nose, and it’s easily transferred to the eye by rubbing first your nose, then your eye. A stye can be secondary, caused by blepharitis. A blocked oil gland near the eye, a chalazion, is often mistaken for a stye. Adults are affected more often than children. The condition may occur at an increased frequency within certain families and in children with Down’s syndrome.
A stye usually starts as a sensitive, red, swollen area on the edge of the eyelid at the base of an eyelash. An internal hordeolum has the same symptoms as a stye, but it grows deeper inside the eyelid.A chalazion grows more slowly, deeper inside the eyelid than a stye. Though it usually does not cause pain, a chalazion may last for several months. It may form a firm lump under the skin of the eyelid, and the inflammation and swelling may spread to the area surrounding the eye.
In the early stages, chalazia may be treated at home. Most styes will drain on their own though this may be accelerated with a hot or warm compress. Styes typically resolve within one week with treatment. Chalazions may be treated with any one or a combination of antibiotic or steroid drops or injections; warm compresses for 5 to 10 minutes, 3 or 4 times a day; gentle massage to express the glandular secretions; or surgical drainage. Treatment for an internal hordeolum or chalazion is usually the same. However, if a chalazion becomes big enough that it interferes with vision, additional treatment may be needed.
12 Nov
Dandruff is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. The skin itself sheds every twenty-four days. Dandruff can happen at any age but is most commonly found in people between the ages of 12 and 80. Mild cases may need nothing more than daily shampooing with a gentle cleanser. And stubborn flakes often respond to medicated shampoos. A yeast-like fungus that may cause or aggravate dandruff, a discovery that may lead to better treatments and even to a whole new wardrobe.
Dandruff is an itchy, annoying and persistent skin disorder of the scalp. Some people, however, either chronically or as a result of certain triggers, experience an unusually large amount of flaking, which can also be accompanied by redness and irritation. In the past ten years dandruff problems in the United States have become more serious and more frequent. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off, a small amount of flaking is normal and in fact quite common. Most cases of dandruff can be treated with specialized shampoos or common household remedies.
Dandruff is a shedding of the skin on the scalp that leads to white flakes on the head, neck, and shoulders. It is a natural and harmless scalp condition in which the shedding of dead skin cells occurs at an unusually fast rate. Because of the oily skin often associated with this condition, these cells clump together and flake off as dandruff. The skin of the scalp has many layers.
Dandruff and dark color shirt can never find a place together, because it looks really bad when someone brushes off the white flakes off your attire. At the initial level, dandruff might not seem like a big problem but at later stages it can become troublesome, when you’ll find that your skin is getting affected. Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disorder that can be easily treated.
Dandruff appears as scaling on the scalp without redness. Seborrhea is oiliness of the skin, especially of the scalp and face, without redness or scaling. Patients with seborrhea may later get seborrheic dermatitis. Seborrheic dermatitis has both redness and scaling.
The main causes of dandruff are impairment of general health, development of a toxic condition mainly due to taking of wrong foods, constipation, and a low vitality due to infectious diseases. Another cause is caused by micro-organism called pityrosporum-ovle which is present in every body’s scalp.
Dandruff is usually a result of too much oiliness of the skin and scalp rather than dryness. While it is caused by build up of dead skin, in many more severe cases a yeast-like germ aggravates it. While this germ is normally present on everyone’s scalp, it can produce some irritation if it grows heavily. Hormones may also be another important cause, because dandruff usually starts after puberty and is more common in men than women. For unknown reasons, people with some illnesses, such as Parkinson’s disease, are more likely to have dandruff.
The most common symptom of dandruff is itching and excessive flaking of the scalp. Your scalp can be either excessively dry or oily. Severe cases may complain of dandruff scales appearing like lumps or crusts on the scalp. Dandruff is linked to impaired general well being and health, improper diet, constipation and low immune system functioning due to development of toxic conditions or infectious diseases.
Other probable causes of dandruff include emotional tension, harsh shampoos, general exhaustion and over-exposure to cold and heat conditions.
12 Nov
Acne is the term for plugged pores pimples, and even deeper lumps that occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and even the upper arms. Anyone can get acne, but it is common in teenagers and young adults. About 80% of people will have some degree of acne between the ages of 11 and 30. In puberty, acne occurs because of changes to hormone levels, which cause the sebaceous glands to produce increased amounts of sebum. Together with dead skin cells, the sebum blocks the hair follicles, which enables the formation of ’spots’ ranging from blackheads to painful red nodules. As with the other physical changes that happen during puberty, acne usually corrects itself over time. It most cases it should get better without treatment. However, in some people this may take many years and can potentially cause permanent scarring, so a variety of treatments are available. Acne lesions can be characterized into two types inflammatory and non-inflammatory. The former manifests itself in three types of comedones, or blocked pores which become inflamed due to the bacterial logging papules, pustules and cysts. These are most likely to leave unsightly scares and marks on the skin. The non inflammatory acne is seen in the form of black heads and whiteheads.
Acne is a skin condition that affects the hair follicles and the sebaceous glands in the skin, which secrete an oily substance called sebum. It also can be caused by the rapid production of a bacteria P. acnes . Acne is very common - nearly 17 million people in the US are affected by this condition. Acne most often begins in puberty. During puberty, the male sex hormones (androgens) increase in both boys and girls, causing the sebaceous glands to become more active - resulting in increased production of sebum. Hormone changes, such as those during the teenage years and pregnancy, probably play a role. There are many myths about what causes acne. Chocolate and greasy foods are often blamed, but there is little evidence that foods have much effect on acne in most people. Another common myth is that dirty skin causes acne; however, blackheads and pimples are not caused by dirt. Stress doesn’t cause acne, but stress can make it worse.
1. The glands produce too much of their oils (sebum).
2. This leads to tiny plugs blocking the ducts.
3. The glands continue to secrete, leading to swelling behind the plug.
4. Stress, through increased output of hormones from the adrenal (stress) glands.
5. Use of anabolic steroids.
6. Irregular shedding of dead skin cells resulting in irritation of the hair follicles of your skin.
7. Buildup of bacteria.
1. The largest spots are more likely to leave lasting scars.
2. Small spots which known as “blackheads” (or open comedones).
1. Washes and scrubs. These are antiseptic liquid cleansers, sometimes similar to the ones surgeons use on their hands before performing an operation. It is thought that these may be helpful, particularly combined with another form of treatment.
2. Benzoyl peroxide. This is a chemical which is in many acne preparations. It opens up the blocked ducts, and helps to kill the bacteria. It comes in various strengths, and you should start on the lowest strength you can get (usually 2.5%) because it makes the skin red and raw to begin with when first used. You can work up to 10% strength. Benzoyl peroxide may bleach hair or clothing with which it comes into contact.
3. There are other chemicals sometimes used in creams and gels such as: salicylic acid, nicotinamide, and azelaic acid.
4. Creams, lotions etc., based on Vitamin A eg tretinoin, isotretinoin and adapalene. These, as with benzoyl peroxide, irritate the skin. You should start off on a low strength and build up as the skin gets used to it. These preparations can also be used to get rid if wrinkles! These should not be used during pregnancy or breast feeding.
5. Antibiotics by mouth can be helpful in more severe cases. Note that caution is needed in starting these if you are on the oral contraceptive pill, also they should not be used in pregnancy or while actively trying to become pregnant. Your doctor will advise.
1. Lemon has also proved effective in controling pimples and acne. Its juice should be applied regularly to obtain relief.
2. Apply fresh lime juice mixed with a half glass of boiled milk for treating pimples, blackheads and cracked skin.
3. Apply fresh mint juice every night to treat acne. Good home remedy
4. Make a paste of ground orange peel with water. Apply on affected area. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes with lukewarm water.
5. The orange peel is valuable in the treatment of acne.
6. Apply ripe tomatoes pulp on pimples and kept up to 1 hour, then wash.
7. Drinking of wheatgrass juice may also remove acne.
12 Nov
Applying Mascara is the final step in eye makeup. Mascara is applied on the eye lashes to beutify them. Different formulas and application of mascara can enhance your lashes in different ways. Mascara can often be very scary and hard to apply. Different colors of mascara such as brown, navy and green can make you look funky instantly. Before applying mascara, use an eyelash comb or damp toothbrush to comb your lashes. Always use a clean and fresh mascara wand on damp lashes. Scary because there is always a chance you could poke your eye, if you have a steady hand and you are trying not to get to close to the root of the lashes this should be no problem.
A mascara without added fibres is normally sufficient, if applied correctly to make eye lashes look long and lustrous. There are three different forms of mascara - water-based, water-proof and the mixed variety. It is important that mascara is used on an individual only to avoid transferring eye infections and if it causes even the slightest irritation in the eye, it must be immediately discarded. While removing the mascara from eyes always avoid the colour from going onto the delicate area below the bottom lashes and close your eyes.
1. Apply mascara after eye shadow and eyeliner.
2. If your mascara is new and the deposit on the corners is plentiful, tissue off the wand before applying to prevent smudging
3. Never curl your eyelashes after applying mascara because they can stick to the pad on curler.
4. Try not to blink your eyes for until it dries. To remove the excess mascara blot the lashes with a tissue.
5. Finally brush with a clean dry brush, to separate the lashes.
6. Always remove mascara before going to bed. This will keep lashes healthier.
If you are bold enough, try putting on blue or brown mascara on your lashes after applying a coat of black mascara, for a stunning look.
Mascara must be removed very carefully to avoid damaging the delicate skin around the eyes. Roll a cotton bud dipped in cosmetic cleaner over the lashes, taking mascara down on the tissues. Repeat this until all mascara removes.
12 Nov
Lipstick is one of the easiest and quickest ways to transform your appearance. Lips and eyes are the most important focal points of your face so one must pay special attention to these areas while doing makeup. Lipstick staining your teeth makes you look extremely shabby. It helps keep your color looking balanced and accentuates your smile and friendly face. Applying lipstick with moisturizers and sun protection is one effective way to protect the lips from weather changes. Applying lipstick after drawing a crisp lip outline is an important key in the finishing touch since it helps to keep the color from bleeding.
1. First prime your lips with a good base of foundation and powder to remove all color from your lips.
2. Carry your lipstick with you incase of accidental removal or just quick touch-ups.
3. Apply your lipstick as normal, with or without lip liner.
4. Continue the line of the upper lip, keeping your mouth closed and relaxed. Use short strokes, as they are easier than a continuous line.
5. Connect the lines drawn at the top and bottom center of your lips with the lines drawn at the corners of your mouth.
6. Blot your lips gently on a tissue, being careful not to smudge or remove too much color. Then brush on a second coat of lip color to create a deeper effect.
7. To hide lip lines, apply lipstick vertically.
Knowing the shape of lips, you can correct your lip shape and can make you look attractive.
Thick lips - This type of lip appear smaller if you draw the outline just within the natural shape. You must use medium toned lip color and avoid dark brows, plums and pale shimmer shades .
Thin lips - They can be easily corrected by taking the pencil outside the natural lip line. Work on it slowly and steadily to get the perfect shape. Fill in with the lipstick. A highlight of frosting on the upper lip would create an impression of fullness .
Shapeless lips - Try to make the most flattering shape by stressing the centre of the lips and then fill.
12 Nov
An eye stye is a common infection of the hair follicle of an eyelash. Generally, an eye stye starts with a small pimple. Within the next few days, it gets filled with pus and consequently bursts and heals on its own with the draining of infection.
An eye stye is believed to be caused by some debility in the system. It can even be caused due to blockage of glands by dirt or refraction error. A sty in the eye is usually a harmless development and can be treated at home. Styes may be treated by making a decoction (prepared from the roots, seeds, stems and other parts of the plants that are boiled in water) of eyebright and chamomile, to help reduce the inflammation.
Sometimes, the infection disappears quickly, without forming into a red swelling. But other styes worsen rapidly until the eyelid swells up. Eye stye occurs when staphylococcal bacteria infect one of the tiny glands at the base of the eyelid hairs and then becomes inflamed. It is commonly found as small bumps on the base of eyelids.
Stye is often accompanied with certain complications, such as there may be spread of infection to other eyelash follicles. There may also be spread of infection to the tissue of the eyelid, which is known as Eyelid cellulites. The symptoms of styes may resemble other conditions or medical problems.
1. Do not touch your eyes when you are gardening or cooking.
2. You should protect your eyes from air pollution and dust.
3. You should wear sunglasses before going outside.
4. Take a cup of water. Dissolve 2-3 granules of alum in it. Use as an eyewash.
5. Slit an aloe leaf lengthwise and place the pulpy side on the sore eye.
12 Nov
Modern hair coloring techniques add true dimension to style right down to the natural movement of your hair. In addition, hair coloring techniques include veiling and chunking. When coloring one’s hair, it is always advisable to visit a professional hair colorist as there are many mistakes a person could make, as well as some serious consequences. Hair colouring products generally fall into four categories: temporary, semipermanent, deposit only/demi, and permanent. All these hair color products, except for temporary color, require a patch test before application to determine if the client is allergic to the product. Temporary hair color is available in various product forms including rinses, shampoos, gels, sprays, and others. This type of hair color is typically used to give brighter, more vibrant shades or colors such as orange or red, that may be difficult to achieve with semi-permanent and permanent hair color.
1. Highlights.
2. Twilighting.
3. Lowlights.
4. Veiling.
5. Chunking.
1. While coloring your hair for the first time, start at the crown or at the nape of the neck, where the natural hair color is darkest.
2. You can add small amount of gold or yellow accent to the hair color at the ends or certain sections of your hair to add warmth to them or add a highlighting effect.
3. Chemicals used in swimming pool may give a greenish tint to blonde hairs.
4. Hair colors with blue base may give a greenish cast to yellow or gold hair while those with violet base, gives more natural and better results.
4. If light-reddish blonde tones fade to orange color, you can use a little red-gold accent to give fashionable highlights.
5. Unwanted warm tone of hair can be calmed down using ash or violet accents.
6. For gray hair, use a shade darker than the shade of color used on the rest of the hair.
12 Nov
A healthy diet and adequate exercise are necessary for weight loss. The loss of weight associated with a chronic illness is referred to as cachexia. Unexpected, unintentional weight loss is a common symptom of illness and should be evaluated by a healthcare professional. Losing weight and keeping it off is a real challenge for most people. Exercise helps to burn excess calories and build muscle, both of which are important for weight management. Exercise increases your metabolism, burns excess calories, and increases your muscle mass, which in turn burns more calories. Exercising too hard or trying to do too much too quickly in the beginning can lead to burnout, serious injuries, and frustration. Instead, you should gradually begin to increase the intensity of your workout. The reasons to lose weight are as numerous as the number of dieters, but health and self-esteem top most people’s lists.
Excess weight is caused by an interaction of genetic and environmental factors, which include: physical and chemical and behavioral components. Because of the complexity of weight loss, gain, and maintenance, women need to understand that a quick and effortless weight loss is worthless. Extra weight can aggravate heart problems, and can cause diabetes and a host of other scary medical problems. Exercising on an empty stomach does not affect how you lose weight. In fact, it may hinder it if you don’t have the energy to exercise. You should at least drink a glass of juice prior to your workout if you’re exercising in the morning. Spot exercises, like sit-ups, crunches, hip raises, leg raises, hip adduction, hip abduction, etc. can only develop the muscles adjacent to the fat. They cannot burn fat from the area exercised.
1. If you want to lose weight, cardio-aerobic exercise is one of the best types of physical activity. It also provides a range of general health and fitness benefits.
2. Aerobic exercise is any extended activity that makes you breathe hard while using the large muscle groups at a regular, even pace.
3. Aerobic activities help make your heart stronger and more efficient. They also use more calories than other activities.
4. Some examples of aerobic activities include: Brisk walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, aerobic dancing, racket sports, skating (all types), skiing, using aerobic equipment, or general aerobic exercises.