Cosmeceuticals are one of the splashiest additions to the skin care skin. Cosmeceuticals are ingredients which have skin beautifying AND skin care ingredients all in one. So the idea is that your skin not only looks better by using these, it actually is being healed and treated at the same time. This one-two punch can be a powerful form of modern skin care.
There are 4 main cosmeceutical ingredients you should know about:
If you're noticing your hair seems thinner, there could be multiple reasons. It's normal to lose about 40-120 strands a day. If your hair is thin, or you've already gone through menopause, you are likely to lose more hair. Hair loss patterns change during various times of the year, and depend also on your normal hair growing cycle.
There are five main reasons for hair loss:
Facial scrubs are an important part of your skin care regimen, because facial scrubs allow you to exfoliate the top layer of your screen, getting rid of dead skin cells and oil which may clog your pores.
The thing to be careful about with facial scrubs is that you first don't get one that is too harsh for your skin- some brands make use of large pieces of shell or pumice, which can rip your skin and damage it. This is why you should never use a body scrub on your face. Your body can deal with a slightly harsher scrub; the tender skin on your face can't. So you should pick a scrub that is designed for your face. The second thing to be careful about is that you don't rub your face raw when using the scrub. Gentle, but firm strokes will be just fine for exfoliating the skin without damaging or tearing it.
Exercise is one of the best ways to improve your skin health, for several simple reasons. First: exercise causes your body's circulation to increase, which means better blood flow to problem areas. Better blood flow means more opportunities for your body to fight off diseases and infection. The second reason exercise is good for your skin is because it causes you to sweat, which opens your pores and cleans them out, too. These are the two most obvious benefits of exercise for skin.
While the best solution is always learning how to cure puffy eyes, sometimes even that doesn't work.
Your next best plan, then, is to learn to conceal them. This video shows you how:
It's common wisdom that drinking water is good for skin. Proper hydration helps keep skin clear, clean, and glowing. Drinking enough water can actually improve the thickness and density of the skin; both factors are associated with a more youthful, healthy appearance.
While drinking water is definitely a good skin care habit, which kind of water is better: regular old tap water or mineral water?
Ouch! You've just gotten a splinter. It's little, sharp, and you can see it, just under the surface of your skin. It hurts when you run your finger over it.
Do you need to go to the hospital, or can you remove this splinter with a little bit of careful do it yourself work?
Puffiness under your eyes can be the result of several factors; among them: heredity, dermatitis, allergies, or just simple fluid accumulation under your eyes. Fluids can accumulate if you sleep face down, for instance, or in any other position in which the normal flow around the eye is obstructed or diminished. You can also get puffy eyes from crying or repeatedly rubbing your eyes.
To reduce your under-eye puffiness, you can try a few strategies:
Bruises happen when your skin is hit hard enough to break the blood vessels under the skin. Wherever blood vessels have broken, bruises will form.
Bruises go through a cycle of colors, usually starting out as black or blue, and then turning reddish, and then, eventually, greenish or yellowish before they fade completely.
Skin tags are, technically, a skin abnormality, though they are very common. Skin tags are small portions of skin which protude from normal skin. They are usually just a few millimeters in diameter, and can vary in appearance. Skin tags can be the same color as the surrounding skin or may be much darker. These tags typically attach to the skin by a small band of tissue termed a stalk or a peduncle.
So I came across this really interesting skin care tip that I wanted to share with you. Have you ever heard of using Crisco (a solid vegetable shortening, usually used in baking) as a way to combat dry skin?
When choosing your skin care products, it's wise to consider them along several dimensions. Although this sounds kind of boring, it actually is important, because taking the time to do this will save you money and give you better results.
If you have been following the skin care research for any length of time, you've probably heard of antioxidants. As they sound, antioxidants are substances which prevent (or at least slow down) the damaging effects of reactive oxygen on the skin.
The dermatology literature reports various skin pH values as being 'normal'. All reported skin pH values fall in the acidic range, but with a broad sweep of values ranging from pH 4.0 to pH 7.0.
Most recently, it has been found that the average pH of skin is about 4.7 (and always definitely less than pH 5.0).
[tag-tec]Under-eye circles[/tag-tec], those dark or blackish circles you see under your eyes can be caused by many different factors, including heredity, sun exposure, allergies, lack of sleep, medications, poor nutrition, age, and hormonal changes associated with pregnancy and menstruation.
Heredity and sun exposure can both lead to darkening of the skin under the eyes. Allergies may be another factor, as would any other skin or respiratory condition that would lead you to rub or wipe your eyes.
As Halloween approaches, I've started to see lots of advertisements for costumes; ghoulish, outrageous, and sexy. Halloween wouldn't be complete without layers of thick makeup, designed to obscure your identity (or at least help you look the part for whatever costume you've chosen). Although dressing up for Halloween can be fun, there are some things to be aware of in terms of your skin care this Halloween.
Halloween makeup is often made of different ingredients than your regular cosmetics. Halloween makeup is likely to be based on a grease-paint foundation, which is great for full coverage, but all that grease on your face, combined with perspiration, is opening the door for clogged pores. Greasepaint is a big NOT for acne prone or oily skin.
A new study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology finds that slightly cold temperatures may worsen itch from allergic reaction and skin inflammation. The researchers reported that intense cold has been known to reduce the itch response, but slight cold, especially in cases where the temperature changes from normal, to slightly cold, back to normal actually makes itchiness worse.
Copper is an important factor in the synthesis of collagen and elastin, the two components which give skin its underlying tone and elasticity. Copper can be ingested as a mineral, like in vitamins, (though this is risky, because you need to have beware of taking too much). If too much copper is bad for you, too little is also bad for you.
Copper deficiency can actually lead to dry skin and rashes. Rather than risking the problems of taking copper orally, you can now get it in your skin care products. This may be one of the safest ways to add copper to your healthy skin routine.
Salt from the Dead Sea has been well known for its therapeutic effects since ancient times. In fact, writings from 2000 years ago revealed that Dead Sea salts helped heal the human body.
The Dead Sea is located in Israel, less than an hour's drive from Jurasalem. The Dead Sea joins Israel and Jordan, and is sometimes called the Sea of Peace. More relevant for our needs (given that this is a skin care website and not a geography one!) is that the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth, as well as the largest natural "spa" in the world. The Dead Sea is 1,373 feet below sea level, and contains mineral rich waters and world-famous black mud; both said to provide natural health and beauty benefits to visitors and consumers.
Mineral makeup has been gaining in popularity over the past couple of years. First manufactured by independent cosmetic companies, now even major skin care lines are getting in on the action.
Mineral makeup is also popular because it has high usability: the colors are rich and deep, it tends to last longer than other (standard) cosmetics, it may contain natural sunscreens, and it is usually water resistant. It's also appealing because it's been advertised as being all natural and non-toxic.
Sure that sounds great- why not choose natural skin care whenever you can?
But just because it's natural, does it mean it's good for your face?
