Beauty and Skin Care Tips

Anti-aging skin care is simple. But there are steps you'll need to take. Your skin is the largest organ of your body and the only one exposed to the elements. It's also the only one exposed to the view of others, so you'll want to make sure it ages as slowly as possible.  As time goes by, your skin tends to get thinner, dryer, more wrinkled and, eventually, age spots may appear. Although you can't stop the process, you can slow it down dramatically. Besides using high quality skin care (mild cleansers and effective moisturizers), there are two other secrets to your skin's fountain of youth.  Since "garbage in, garbage out" applies to your body as well as your computer, healthy skin requires a healthy diet. Reduce your over all fats to under 30%, replacing processed and saturated "bad" fats with "good' essential fatty acids. Eliminate sweets and other processed carbohydrates and add more whole grains and carotenoid rich fruits and vegetab...

We are all searching for eternal youth and it can found on line or at your drug store. Yes, you guessed it, it is wrinkle cream. Over the years you will lose collagen the all important protein that provides structure to your skin. As it loses its elasticity, fine lines start to appear. But does anti wrinkle cream really work? The experts say yes if you get the right ones.  Find products that contain vitamin A which has been proven effective in reducing deep lines and age spots. Another effective ingredient of wrinkle cream is hydroxyl acids which have also shown success in fighting the battle against aging. Special anti wrinkle eye cream has a different formula than products used on your face.  The best anti wrinkle eye cream contain the key ingredients of vitamin C and E, green tea, and peptides which help to reduce puffiness and sagging. There are also products on the market that are 100% natural so if you have any allergies to chemicals this may be a great option for you. W...

Eternal youth. That seems to be what so many beautiful people seem to be searching for. The ability to look unaffected by the passage of time. Wrinkle free faces. The body of a 60 year old that looks like a svelte twenty year old. You see that quite often in Hollywood.  First, there was plastic surgery Now there is botox. Where a toxin is injected into your face to paralyze your facial muscles, to erase the lines on your face.  Scary isn't it? Then again, if you were gorgeous in your youth, if your face were your fortune, wouldn't you do everything possible to preserve your youthful appearance for as long as possible.  Time is relentless. You get older every year. Your face and your body will age. But you can age beautifully. If you keep fit, exercise and watch your diet, your body can still be svelte late in life. It would get harder with time, but with enough discipline and effort, you can still keep your figure.  It is harder when it comes to your skin. Sure, ther...

Anti-aging has been a very hot topic over the last 15 years, and we've made great discoveries about how to turn back the clock with natural hormones and cosmetic procedures. But who would have guessed that the most powerful way of prolonging your youth and enhancing your health was with "Beauty Cuisine"?  Beauty Cuisine is food which not only nourishes but strengthens the body, slows and reverses the aging process (entropy), and rejuvenates our cells allowing for a beautiful body inside and out. Beauty food was a natural part of our evolutionary diet as Paleolithic humans, but has become rare with our quest for fast foods with a long shelf life. The foundation of true youth, health, and beauty lies within consuming the right foods daily. Ideally, we need to pick foods which are fresh, unrefined, nutrient dense, organic, pH balanced, as well as high in enzymatic value, antioxidants, and phytochemicals.  Here are seven important qualities found in "beauty foods": ...

Before you read on more to know the benefits of microdermabrasion, we assume that you have some preliminary knowledge of what the entire process of microdermabrasion entails, why people use it and how the technique works in terms of making the skin look younger.  In case you don't know this, we suggest that you look up our articles section on the basics of microdermabrasion before coming to this page so that you can appreciate and relate what you will read here. Our intent on this page is to summarily visit the various benefits that the procedure of microdermabrasion can deliver.  Fundamentally the microdermabrasion technique makes you look younger by removing the dead skin on the surface and ensuring that fresher younger skin from beneath becomes the outer layer. Primary benefit therefore is a younger skin, bereft of effects of aging with a very healthy glow. The second key benefit is the way the procedure is administered itself, its non-surgical, quite safe and has no advers...

Beauty and health go hand in hand. The finest cosmetics in the world cannot disguise the effects of poor nutrition and aging. Beauty, which comes from within, is reflected in a clear, sparkling skin and a fit, trim body, and needless to say, the aspects of nutrition and aging come into question in the context of ageless beauty. Often people with poor nutrition and aging go for the most common "Human Growth" hormone therapy, which rarely work in people over 40 years of age, and can have disastrous effects on your system, including worsening of health and accelerated aging process.  Therefore, the first thing that you must do is taking a broad spectrum of natural supplements to help fill in the nutrient 'gaps' that you have if proper nutrition and aging does not walk hand-in-hand. You also need a full array of amino acids, anti-oxidants, neuronutrients, herbal extracts and enzymes to have proper nutrition for your skin and body. Your body would need all these nutrients ...

The very first question most people have when exploring the realm of anti-aging skin care is, "What skin rejuvenation products have been proven to be effective"? What are the secrets for younger looking skin? Please tell me!  Accurate information regarding the multitude of anti-aging treatments flooding the marketplace is the best way to make informed decisions for developing your own skin rejuvenation regimen which incorporates the anti-aging skin care techniques, strategies and treatments that best address your personal aging skin issues.  The basics of effective skin rejuvenation begin with the facts on anti-aging skin care treatments. There are several active ingredients that have been clinically proven to be effective skin rejuvenators.  One of the most effective treatments is vitamin A derivatives such a retinol or retinyl palmitate.  The Retin A or Renova vitamin A treatments are the strongest although the most irritating treatments of the vitamin A options an...

Many people have searched the world over looking for the fountain of youth. We all long for eternal beauty, free of wrinkles or the sagging of age. To answer this yearning, the market has been bombarded with creams and serums boasting the secrets of anti aging. Anti aging has become a market in itself and we have answered the call, purchasing our fill or at least the fill of our pocketbooks! However, perhaps the answer does not lie in a miracle lotion or cream, but in the life we live before we reach our advanced years.  Do not misunderstand, I am not suggesting we will forever be free from wrinkles if we live properly - at some point our skin will sag and we will show our age. Instead, I am suggesting our society is always looking for the quick fixes. To lose weight, we look for a miracle pill instead of eating right and exercising.  On the same note, instead of eating properly and caring for ourselves, we look for the easy way out - something to rub on our faces to remove th...

If you have eczema, then your skin is likely to be dry. Dry skin also tends to worsen your eczema as you are prone to itching and scratching. Part of eczema treatment is therefore focused on keeping the skin hydrated. For this, you can try using plenty of oils to help replenish your skin with the moisture that it needs.  Many report beneficial results with using emollient oils for eczema treatment and for skin hydration. These oils can be put into the bath to help the skin get the moisture that it desperately needs to help keep your skin from becoming itchy, uncomfortable, scratch, and dry.  Here is how you use emollient oils for eczema treatment. When you take a bath, you can pour a liberal amount of the emollient oil under the running water. You cannot put too much in, but you should still use common sense. Emollient oils are all-natural, without any drugs or active chemicals, so you are helping your skin each time that you use them, no matter how often. It is important, how...

Flax seed is one of the most ancient health food around.  Also known as linseed, it's consider one of the most nutritious seed for our body. This tiny seed appears a bit like sesame seeds. It comes in either brown or yellow colours and has a taste like walnuts. Famous for its rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, it can help to prevent breast and prostate cancers and is a very useful weapon against dry skin.  A quick and healthy food, flax seeds contains soluble and insoluble fiber. This can help to stabilize our blood sugar levels, which is needed for our skin to breather easier.  Unknown to many, flax seeds contains Vitamin E and B. Lack of Vitamin E can cause dry skin. Besides useful vitamins for dry skin, flax seed also contains minerals needed for our skin like zinc, copper, nickel and calcium.  Here are a few ways you can chomp through these flax seeds.  a. Chew the seeds directly.  b. Grind them, mixed them up with other cereals for your morning breakf...

Our skin can become dry for various reasons. The sebum on the skin can get washed away very fast because of frequent washing of your skin. One of the reasons is that you might be using harsh detergents. The weather may also be playing a part. Dry air will suck the moisture away from our skin. Air conditioners and room heaters are well known to produce dry air and that is one dry skin cause.  When winter comes, the moist, warm weather will soon become dry, cold and harsh. It is a good time to look for a good remedy to combat the dry, chapped, chafed and itchy dry skin. Shielding lotion is now recommended by dermatologists as dry skin treatment. Here are some additional tips that may also help protect you against dry skin.  1. Use sun blocks lotion on sunny days. 15 SPF is usually strong enough, but if you are outdoors for a long time, you need more protection.  2. Although a long, hot bath or shower can feel very comfortable when you are indoors from the cold. However that...

If you have still recall, our parents may have been nagging us to take that spoonful of cod liver oil whilst we are in the process of growing up. Most of the time, however, it's against our wishes and some of us just dread taking this supplement and eventually sworn off it when we grew independent from our parents.  However, if you have been experiencing dry skin recently, it pays to understand what are the benefits cod liver can do (or helps to do) for your dry skin, and perhaps motivate you to take that spoonful of cod liver once again.  Benefits to the Skin  Cod liver oil contains Omega-3 fatty acids. Most of the time however, these fatty acids are found in fish oils and scientific research have shown that it is pretty beneficial to good health and skin.  In addition, cold liver oil contains useful amount of vitamin A and vitamin D, which have been found solely lacking in today's diet of many adults. It's found that are 100,000 IU of vitamin A and 10, 000 IU of vi...

This article gives you 15 easy tips to follow to help control your Eczema.  Tip 1  Moisturized skin is healthy skin and this is especially the case when it comes to those suffering from eczema. However, be aware that too much water is a faux pas. For example, soaking in a hot bath for a long period can dry out the skin a great deal. It is essential to take short, warm, or lukewarm showers and when you take a bath, make the soak a quick one. In addition, if you are cleaning and must have your hands in and out of water for an extended period then wear a pair of rubber or vinyl gloves. Aloe Vera propolis is a very good barrier cream, practically in the winter months  Tip 2  "Everything in moderation" is a saying that is especially appropriate to people with eczema. Too much water on your skin is bad, but dehydration is bad too. Dry skin areas are at risk, but so are areas with oily skin. Temperature and air humidity also have a negative effect on the condition. So, make...

Everyone wants smooth, glowing beautiful skin! How many of us can say that we actually posses it? We purchase countless products, undergo expensive treatments and still suffer with dry, flaky or "ashy" skin. In order to see a long lasting change, you must examine your lifestyle. Take time to consider what impact your diet, sleeping habits, activity and skin care routine have on your skin.  1. Be sure to include fresh fruit, nutritious vegetables, whole grains and clean water in your daily diet. Your skin is a living organ. Give it what is needed to stay healthy.  2. Start the day with invigorating stretches. Learn basic yoga and practice it for 10-30 minutes each morning.  3. Cleanse your skin with cold-processed soaps. They contain plant oils that nourish the skin cells. Avoid products with Sodium Laurel Sulfate or other harsh detergents.  4. Exfoliate skin weekly to remove dead skin cells and toxins. Use a scrub with plant-based ingredients to restore moisture and ...

While eczema should be treated by a licensed medical professional, there are a number of home remedies that can be tried to reduce the severity of symptoms. Extreme temperatures or excessive dryness can trigger eczema in some people. Taking steps to stabilize the temperature of one's home, and installing a humidifier in dry environments, can help.  Many home remedies focus on limiting dry skin and skin irritation. A good way to prevent dry skin from developing, and thus triggering eczema, is to bathe in lukewarm water and to moisturize immediately after. Simple lotions may not suffice; instead, creams and emollients may be required to keep the skin from losing moisture. Some skin specialists suggest avoiding antiperspirants, or switching to those that contain anti-irritant compounds. It is equally important to avoid any bath or beauty products that contain fragrances or other potentially irritating substances. Soap-free washes are better than regular soap.  Many people suffer ...