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 19 2010

Cold Sugar Wax

Category: Physical Beauty Tips — Admin @ 10:51 am

Cold sugar wax is a best alternate to hot sugar wax. It is considered as best way of hair removal as there is no need to make it hot and use cotton strips for hair removal. Here you are provided with recipe of cold sugar wax in best way and make your hair removing process easy.

  • Take one cup sugar and one half cup and follow the tips given below.
  • Put lemon juice in a small pan and heat it till it becomes frothy white and bubbly.
  • Add sugar at this stage and start stirring the sugar till the sugar melts into the lemon juice.
  • Make it sure that the mixture has become thick and gets dark gold color.
  • Remove the pan from heat.
  • Pour it onto a piece of wax paper and let it become cool.
  • When it becomes cool enough to handle, pull of a small piece of wax.
  • Knead the wax until in becomes of light gold color.
  • Apply this wax onto your skin with your fingers.
  • After it firmly adheres the skin, grab one end of the skin and pull it firmly against the direction of hair.
  • Be careful that this wax must come off in one piece.
  • Remold the wax and use it again in the same way until unless it lose its ability to grip the hair.
  • Discard this piece of wax and take the new one.

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