Jun 01 2010

Summer Sun Safety Tips

Category: Tips for Skin Care — Admin @ 11:47 am

It is very hard to sit inside in summer season for skin care. Here are some useful tips that all people must follow in summer sun to protect your gorgeous skin from intense rays of sun.

  • Select best sunscreen with sun protection factor that will block UVA and UVB rays. The sunscreen you use must be water resistant. You are advised to reapply sunscreen after every two hours.
  • Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before leaving home to allow your skin to absorb it.
  • Take a palmful of sunscreen to cover your face. Also be careful to apply sunscreen on your neck, hands, arms and legs. If you are sweating then reapply it after two hours.
  • Protective clothing is of greater importance like hats, sunglasses, full sleeved shirts and full pants. White color has sun protection factor that is essential for skin care. Sunglasses provide 100 percent protection from UV rays.
  • Try to stand on shady places especially during the time between 10 am to 4 pm. During this time sun rays are strongest.

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May 31 2010

Tips to Get Rid of Bleach Smell on Skin

Category: Effects of Cosmetics Treatments, Tips for Skin Care — Admin @ 10:50 am

Bleach is a commonly used household cleaning product that is used as whitening agent for clear cleaning of cloths. It is also used in cleaning of kitchens and bathrooms. It is considered as best cleaning agent but when it comes in contact with skin it leaves smell in skin. You can reduce this problem by wearing gloves and dealing with bleach with much care. Here are some useful tips to get rid of bleach smell on skin:

  • Wash part of your skin with soap and fresh running water.
  • Take two table spoon of apple vinegar, lemon juice or any mouthwash in some bowl of dish.
  • Dip part of paper towel in the selected liquid and squeeze it on the part of skin that came into contact with bleach.
  • Wipe the vinegar, lemon juice or mouthwash on the skin and let it dry.
  • Repeat the same process until all bleach smell is gone.
  • You can also rub any toothpaste on your skin to get rid of bleach smell.

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May 24 2010

Effects of Epilator

Category: Effects of Cosmetics Treatments — Admin @ 7:41 am

Epilator is an electronic device that is used for hair removal purposes. Its technology pulls out the roots. An epilator has many benefits than a razor. Here is a short description on benefits of an epilator.

  • First use of an epilator may be very painful. It removes hair from roots at once and can be painful. It has a benefit regarding growing back of hair. When a razor is used for hair removal hair grow back in three to four days but if you use epilator for hair removal it will take some longer to grow back.
  • Epilator removes hair faster but less painful as compared to tweezers and also pulls hair out from roots.
  • It has no bad effects on skin as when you use a razor for hair removing you affect the skin around the hair removed but epilator doesn’t affect skin. Even if you use waxing method for hair removing, elasticity of your skin will also be reduced over a time therefore it is reported by users that epilator is best for hair removing.
  • Other hair removing methods also cause redness and irritation to skin but epilator removes hair without any irritation in skin but just causes pain of being hair pulled out of the roots.
  • Epilator has another very important benefit that attracts users to have it. This benefit is cost benefit. You don’t need to change the blades or spend money in every hair removal like razor or waxing etc. You have to pay one-time cost only and then have longer benefits within that cost.

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May 22 2010

Home Remedies to Remove Burn Marks

Category: Tips for Skin Care — Admin @ 6:26 am

Burning marks look very bad either caused by cooking injuries, curling irons or liquids. Sometimes smallest burns cause much pain and agony, they also cause redness, swelling and sometimes blistering. Many people do wrong things and then get burn marks on their skin after recovery of injury. Application of different solutions can be beneficial to remove these burn marks. It is reported that lemon juice, almond oil and tomato extracts are useful to get rid of these burn marks. Here are some tips to remove the burn marks using kitchen things.

  • Wash the burn mark with cool water. Take a wash cloth and dip it in the cold water and then cover the burn mark with this wash cloth for several hours.
  • Another home remedy to remove the burn mark is this that you may dampen the wash cloth in lemon juice and cover the burn mark with the dampened wash cloth. You can repeat this remedy many times a day.
  • If you see that the burn mark is still on your skin then you can also try this very simple remedy. Take some tomato extracts and rub it on the burn mark. Burn mark will be gone in few days. It will serve as natural bleaching agent.
  • Almond oil is very effective to remove the burn marks. You just need to massage the burn mark with almond oil three times a day. It is also very good to soften your skin.

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May 20 2010

Side Effects of Cosmetics

Category: Effects of Cosmetics Treatments — Admin @ 10:26 am

Wide range of cosmetics is used to enhance beauty and get new looks. Variety of ingredients is used in cosmetics some of them are good and some have bad effects. Many people us makeup on daily basis. An alarming amount of cosmetics can actually be absorbed into the skin or breathed into the lungs. Cosmetics are manufactured using different chemicals and some of these chemicals are linked to health problems and most common problems include cancer or other allergic problems. With the technological advancements new and new techniques are used to make cosmetics that affect health badly. Here is very informative discussion on side effects of cosmetics.

Allergic Problems

Many cosmetics cause allergic problems. It is one of the most common problems caused by cosmetics. Many people feel that the cosmetic they are using is not allergic until they see adverse results. Many chemicals cause rashes, acne, itching and dryness. When cosmetic is applied its reactions are undetectable but come to scene when they become adverse. People should have a thorough checkup of their skin by their physician. Physician will apply the cosmetic they use in routine on a part of their skin and tell the allergic problems that can be caused by that cosmetic. After the allergic problem becomes apparent, people should avoid using that cosmetic.

Acne Problem

Many cosmetics clog skin pores more than others. Liquid or creamy products usually clog the pores most of all. It is difficult to fully wash all cosmetic when it gets into the pores. Then it together with the dirt and dust causes black heads and acnes. Blackheads can be extracted from skin but it can be quite painful.

Cancer

There is a wide range of natural and organic cosmetic products but still potential and dangerous chemicals are used in making these products. It is quite transparent that all ingredients of a product are not tested for long-term positive results. Only it is tested that there would be no immediate harmful effects of the cosmetic. Some chemicals are linked to cancer.

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