Jun
16
2010
1

Cosmetics & Skin Care – Seven Rules for a Clean Beauty Routine

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With so many products making so many claims, it’s easy to be confused by clever marketing. Fortunately, just a bit of education can get you on the path to choosing the proper cosmetics and using them wisely. Here are seven good rules to follow for a healthy make-up regimen:

1. Avoid penetrating oils. Contrary to popular belief, not all oils are comedogenic. Petroleum products, mineral oil and sunflower oil do not penetrate into the pore. Most cosmetic oils, however, can aggravate acne — so it’s best to avoid them. In general, products labelled “oil-free” and “non-comedogenic” are less likely to clog your pores and trigger breakouts.

2. Steer clear of sweet smells. Fragrance is a major cause of allergic and irritant reactions on the face. Even products that claim to be “unscented” may include fragrances added to mask the smell of other ingredients. It’s best to stick with products labelled as “fragrance-free” or “hypo-allergenic.” Of course, reactions to fragrance differ dramatically, and you may find certain perfumes that don’t affect your skin.

3. Be smart about shadow and blush. The stuff that puts the sparkle in your eye shadow, face powder and blush is usually mica, a common mineral. The jagged, flaky shape of mica particles can cause irritation and/or clogging in the follicle, so it’s best to use products without too much shimmer. Check the labels for blushes that use carmine, which has been a natural, healthy cosmetic colorant since the time of the Aztecs. Also, cream blushes are more likely to have comedogenic ingredients, so stick to powder or gel blushes.

4. Get wise to eye creams. Because of the delicacy of the skin around the eyes, creams created for this area are often thicker and greasier than regular facial moisturizers. Heavy eye creams and oily eye make-up removers can promote milia, tiny white cysts under the eyes. These kinds of products can also migrate to neighbouring areas, creating acne on the cheeks, temples and forehead.

5. Style your hair with care. Most hair products are full of the ingredients we’d like to keep away from our skin: alcohol, adhesives and oils. So if you’re prone to acne, use care when styling your hair — cover your skin when you spray, and try to keep oils, mousses, gels and pomades away from the skin at the hairline. And don’t use hair products when you exercise; perspiration from your scalp can carry styling products onto your skin, contributing to new breakouts.

6. Wash after exercising. While we know that sweat doesn’t cause acne, it can promote it in those who are prone — and make-up can make matters worse. Even non-comedogenic products can cause clogging or irritation in the presence of heavy perspiration. As a rule, it’s best to wash immediately after exercising with a medicated exfoliating cleanser.

7. Use the right lip lube. If you have problems with pimples around the mouth area, you might want to reconsider the products you use on your lips. Lipsticks and glosses are greasy by nature, with high concentrations of petroleum, wax and other comedogenic substances. The greater the shine, the greater the potential for pore-clogging — so if you’re breaking out, try going for a matte finish rather than a high gloss.

In general, it’s fine to doll up! Just choose your cosmetics carefully — look for products that are oil-free and non-comedogenic. Read labels carefully to avoid common topical triggers. And of course, use your common sense; if a product that looks okay on the label is irritating your skin, discontinue usage right away.

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Mar
27
2010
1

Permanent Body Hair Removal is Affordable and Smart

Permanent body hair removal is so common these days among both men and women that the demand for it has caused it to become much more affordable and widely available. If this is something you’ve always wanted but you were too embarrassed or thought that this was something only for celebrities, now is the perfect time to have the treatment, as this is the 21st century and that is just not true any longer.

Women have been struggling with bikini area hair removal for decades. Although there are many different ways to get rid of this hair, none are very good, as none are remotely painless or simple.

For at home use, you can choose from wax and cream hair removers. The wax is incredibly painful and difficult to manage by yourself, as you do not have the proper lines of sight to be sure you’re placing the wax and strips in the exact places, and the creams are far from gentle and often leave you with itchy rashes and raised, irritated bumps on your skin.

If you go to the salon, not only do you have to be comfortable with your body and with your practitioner seeing you in such a vulnerable state, but you still have to endure the severe pain and potential for irritation associated with waxing.

Although it is common for women to manage underarm hair with over the counter shave creams and razors, many women have skin too sensitive for the regular use of this treatment. In addition, it is difficult without a magnifying mirror and a very precise razor to get one’s armpits completely clean.

As a result, more and more women are turning to wax and cream removers at home and at the salon, but what the smartest of women are doing are investing in permanent hair removal solutions.

Although bikini lines and underarms are the most frequently-treated areas, many women have been enjoying their soft, smooth underarms and bikini areas so much that they are now having their legs done as well.

What’s more is that this is no longer just something for women: it is no secret that famous men have been undergoing these procedures for years. Now, however, many non-celebrity men are undergoing the treatment in order to make their bodies more appealing to their significant others.

Women, not only should you be receiving these treatments for yourselves, but once your men see how great your skin feels after you undergo treatment, you should persuade them to have their chests and/or backs taken care of as well, because really, there’s nothing less sexy than a hairy back.The sooner you have it done, the sexier you’ll feel and the sooner you’ll have to stop undergoing those annoying, outdated traditional hair removal processes!

 

Now that permanent body hair removal is so widely acceptable, it is the perfect time to start investigating your options. Visit www.LaserHairRemoval-101.com where you will find an abundance of latest resources on laser hair removal.

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