Archive for December, 2008

Facial scars and marks are most embarrassing skin conditions that every one wants to get rid of them.

No matter whatever may be the reason, scars and marks on face can make you to experience most embarrassing situations at times.

Even if you are one of those suffering with scars and marks on your face, try out these tips regularly and notice the difference.

1. Aloe Vera is one of the most effective agents to treat facial scars and marks. Actually, the chemicals present in this specific plant are believed to work greatly on damaged skin. Use the aloe gel to treat your facial scars and marks.
2. Apply cucumber juice on your facial marks for 15 minutes and wash it off with cold water. It greatly helps to tighten pores of your skin.
3. Lavender oil is also one of the best remedies suggested for scar marks on face. Take a cotton ball and add 2 or 3 drops of lavender oil on it and apply it generously on your face to eliminate scar marks.
4. Rub olive oil on your facial scars at least 2 or 3 times in a day. Gradually you can notice that the scars and marks disappearing on your face. Instead of olive oil, you can also use tea tree oil for scar removal.

Sugar fairy

Sugar fairy lip gloss is perfectly blended with vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant which protects the skin. This shiny, sugar-scented, conditioning gloss is packed with numerous lip nourishing oils.

It also includes skin-smoothing moisturizers like shea butter, grapeseed oil and many other natural skin moisturizers.

It is quite harmless and provides good nourishment as well as gorgeous look to your lips. The new cushiony formula of this particular lip gloss never feels sticky and it also promotes a full, plump-look.  [ via ]

Duet Gloss Highlighter

Duet gloss highlighter is an amazing dual purpose make-up product for beautiful skin. Double-ended duet gloss highlighter features a shimmery lip gloss at one end, while on the other end it is brilliantly paired with a liquid face highlighter.

When using this product, apply the lip gloss first and then apply liquid face highlighter to your cheeks and eyes or any other parts of your skin where you want extra luminosity.

Duet gloss highlighter usually comes in two shades. Choose the one which best suits your skin type and complexion and enhance the look of your skin and lips. [ via ]

Essential oils play a vital role in the natural healing of skin and hair problems, including skin conditions like aging and hair problems like dandruff.

Consequently, essential oils are used as main ingredients in many anti-aging products. They are also readily available in small quantities on the market.

Here are a few essential oils commonly found in anti-aging products:

Walnut oil: Walnut oil mainly helps in regenerating new skin and also moisturizes damaged dry skin. It helps you to prevent wrinkles at an early age.

Marula oil: This particular essential oil is rich in antioxidant properties and is an excellent source for treating wrinkles. Penetrating deep into the skin, marula oil also coats the skin wonderfully and increases the smoothness of your skin.

Jojoba oil: Apart from being a powerful pore cleanser, jojoba oil is used in many anti-aging skin products. You can also mix jojoba oil with castor oil as a pore cleanser. A drop of lavender oil in jojoba oil can give you extra cleansing and a very soothing effect.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, and you have started to lose your skin luster, and you are worried that you will start aging before your time, remember these facts.

Diabetes does have a tendency to affect the skin, and you must be aware of this fact so that you can take extra special care of your skin, especially your feet. Here are some tips for you:

• Diabetes can cause dry skin, because of the loss of fluid in the body caused by high blood glucose. The trick is to keep your skin clean at all times, and dry. Use talcum powder often, especially in the areas where your skin touches skin, like for instance in your armpits.
• Use moisturizer often; never let your skin dry out, because this may lead to scaliness and itching. Consult your dermatologist when in doubt. One way to avoid letting your skin get dry is to avoid taking too hot baths. Always use luke -warm water, and make sure that you use only moisturizing soaps.
• If you have cuts anywhere on your skin, make sure you wash them well with plain soap and water, and remain on the lookout for the first signs of developing infection.

Full luscious lips are one of the most important parts of a woman’s overall appearance. This is why lip gloss is one of the most important areas of make-up.

Lip gloss keeps your lips moisturized and prevents them from drying. Some lip glosses include oil, which will also help give your lips a shiny veneer and make them look more pouting and desirable.

Purse Gloss

Portable and easy to carry, purse gloss is made from CARGO’s award-winning lip gloss formula. Purse lip gloss is infused with skin-nourishing ingredients for delicate lips and the non-sticky nature of the gloss adds a sheer veneer.

Housed in a squeezable and droplet-shaped plastic tube, it comes with an attached brush which allows for easy and quick application. You can easily carry this cute portable purse lip gloss in your purse with you everywhere you go. [ via ]

My Diiamond Gloss

The answer to every girl’s desire for sparkling colors for eyes and lips, this shimmery lip gloss adds the desired shine. Brilliantly encased in a clear compact faceted ball, diiamond gloss includes essential skin nourishing ingredients.

Jojoba oil, rich in liquid wax ester, is an important ingredient in many cosmetics for hair and skin care.

The viscosity of jojoba oil makes it a perfect choice over petroleum oil and it is used to treat many skin disorders as well as the treatment of cuts, bruises and sores.

Jojoba oil for sensitive skin conditions:

Because of its amazing antioxidant and antibacterial properties, jojoba oil is used for treatment of sensitive skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.

Jojoba oil is also known to reduce wrinkles, signs of aging and other fine lines on the skin that associated with aging.

Jojoba oil as natural moisturizer:

With a structure similar to natural oil, jojoba oil serves as a natural conditioner and moisturizer for damaged hair and tackles dry hair, split ends and tangles effectively.

If you want your hair to look shiny and glossy, apply a light coat of jojoba oil. It penetrates easily through the hair shaft to dissolve and loosen the build-up of sebum gland. As a result, your scalp and hair follicles will be cleansed naturally.

Do you suffer from chapped lips ever so often? Do you have dry cracked lips? Do your lips always look tired and unhealthy, and do you tend to cover your beautiful smile with your hand, just because you do not want anyone to notice your cracked lips?

Don’t worry; this happens to all of us.

Most of us tend to neglect this most appealing part of our face, our lips, and only notice them when they start to give us problems.

Even then, we tend to use cheap lip balms, which do nothing but leave disgusting muck on our lips, which we can neither wipe away nor swallow.

What do we do? How can we make sure that we possess a pair of gorgeously smooth lips, all year round?

Here are some tips for you:

• When you are buying a lip care product, look out for this ingredient: petrolatum. This is one of the worst ingredients to use in a lip balm, because all it does is leave a greasy looking film on your beautiful lips. Another thing: this is one of the main ingredients used to slow corrode car batteries, and is made out of crude oil! Therefore, make sure that your favorite lip balm does not contain this harmful ingredient.

If you want your hair to be more vibrant and full of life, choose an effective hair conditioner and shampoo. Shampoos must be chosen according to your scalp type, but hair conditioners depend on the type of hair.

Fekkai for Men Light Conditioner

Try this conditioner to add extra luster and life to your hair. The lightweight formula uses the enhancing benefits of sage and rosemary, which restores the essential moisture and shine of your hair without weighing your hair down.

Use it alone, or for optimum results, combine it with a shampoo that works well with the conditioner. [ via ]

Aroma Volumizing Shampoo

Aroma Volumizing Shampoo is made with a natural complex of five essential oils that work together to give volume and lightness to your hair. This silicon-free shampoo brings shine, volume and lightness to your hair.

The essential oils in the shampoo improve the cutaneous micro circulation and help rebalance the scalp.

The shampoo adds softness and vitality to your hair. To use this shampoo, first wet your hair and then apply the shampoo. After forming a lather, rinse well and repeat the process if necessary. [ via ]

Do you want to experience the rejuvenating effect of a spa right in your home? Go for a scrub, to eliminate the old dead skin cells and produce glowing skin.

Scrub mixtures mainly exfoliate, soften, moisturize and tone your skin.

You can either use the scrub before you get into shower or after completing your ritual body cleansing.

Most people prefer to use a cleanser and shampoo to remove the residue of body scrub.

Using scrub on face:

If you want facial skin to stay clear, you can use scrubs on your face and neck as well. At times using just soap is not enough to remove excess oil and dirt on your skin, so a scrub once a week will definitely produce a huge difference in the way you feel your skin.

Ingredients for home-made scrub:

Scrub recipes come in a variety of forms and include natural ingredients like aloe vera, lavender, jojoba and also alpha hydroxyl acids. Cucumber, lemon peel and honey are also excellent ingredients to include in a home-made scrub. Try to explore different recipes of home-made scrubs and you’ll see how easy it is to get healthy.

None of us today have any time for taking care of our skin, although I am sure we all know the benefits and advantages of taking care of our skin earlier, so that we can reap the benefits later.

As we grow older, our skin gets more wrinkled and thinner, and as the oil producing glands lessen, our skin may become drier than when we were younger.

We have all heard of alcohol containing skin products, but are not sure what it means, and what benefits alcohol may have on our skin.

If you want to make sure your skin retain its youthful look for a long time, and want to know more about how alcohol can contribute, here are some tips for you:

• Remember, there are seven dense alcohols: cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol 40, C12-15 alcohols, stearyl alcohol and lanolin alcohol that do not dry out or irritate your skin. When you are buying a skincare product, and you notice any of these as part of the composition of the product, you can use it safely.
• Cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol 40 are all products derived from coconut oil and if you are allergic to coconut oil, please avoid using them.