Women Skin Care and Beauty

The market in beauty products has grown significantly in the last 25 years but in the last 10 years there has been an increasing interest in the ingredients contained within the lotions, creams and potions we apply so liberally to our skin - the largest organ of our human bodies.
Many main stream manufacturers still include a range of not so natural ingredients in their products:

- waste products from the petrochemical industry
- lead and other heavy metals
- products extracted from animal carcasses Read more!

Shows like “The Swan” and “Extreme Makeover” are touting a dazzling smile, and teeth-whitening products are all the rage. Yet experts from the American Dental Association (ADA) urge anyone considering these procedures to first make sure they have excellent oral health.

ADA consumer advisor Dr. Matthew Messina, a practicing general dentist in the Cleveland area, explains that a healthy mouth is more important than a “movie star” smile. Read more!

Everybody desires a soft and velvety complexion. Only a healthy skin gives these attributes to the human body. Varicose veins and spider veins damage the skin beauty radically. Enlarged, distended and twisted superficial veins, the varicose veins are both a medical and cosmetic problem. One suffering from the condition of varicose vein goes through the painful experience of ulceration, inflammation and hemorrhage. Also look of varicose vein area becomes distracting by the presence of these bluish and swelled veins.

There are many factors that cause varicose vein, like sex, age, obesity, genetics and the amount of strain on the legs. Aging is the most important of all those factors. With age the veins undergo many wear and tear, because women are subjected to frequent hormonal changes. Pregnancy, pre menstruation and menopause take the toll to develop varicose veins. Then beginning as a brownish discolouration (stasis pigmentation), the veins become twisted, turned, swelled and extended. Read more!

Leading dermatologists and plastic surgeons told People magazine which celebrities their patients most want to look like – piece by piece. It seems Beyoncé Knowles’ lips (full and pouty); Nicole Kidman’s skin (pristine); and Catherine Zeta Jones’ eyes (sexy) are in demand.

Dr. Francis Palmer, co-director of facial plastic surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, uses a mathematical formula to determine “true beauty.” Cheeks account 75 percent; they should be abroad, rounded and low. If you draw an imaginary line from your pupil toward your jaw and another from your nostrils across your cheek, the bottom of your cheekbone should fall at, or below, the intersection of these lines.
Eyes and eyebrows count for 10 percent. Lids should be nicely arched and be a pinkie-width above the rim of the eye socket. Read more!

Advances in tooth-whitening technology are making it easier to have a brighter smile. But what’s the best at-home system – tooth whitening strips or custom-made trays?
In a recent study, researchers compared the safety and effectiveness of a strip-based 14 percent hydrogen peroxide gel product (Crest Whitestrips Supreme) with customized tray whitening systems using a 16 percent and 20 percent carbamide peroxide gel (Nite White Excel). Participants wore the strips on their upper front teeth for 30 minutes twice a day for three weeks. Tray users wore customized trays with the whitening solution overnight for nine days to two weeks.

The studies revealed that strips, the less expensive option, whitened teeth better and with fewer side effects than the trays. In fact, strip users experienced a 91 percent improvement in yellowness reduction compared to tray users. Read more!

You don’t have to eat/soak up these toxic chemicals to enjoy great, effective, quality skin care. Whether you want budget or high-end, there are plenty of truly natural choices. There are good companies that make perfectly wonderful and effective products without these cheap chemicals, which are used for the convenience of the company and their contribution to the bottom line. Learn on some ingredients you don’t want on you or in you.

Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Parabens
Some combination of these synthetic ingredients are in almost every skin and hair product made today (except for the brands recommended here). Widely known to be highly toxic and cause allergic/skin reactions. Read more!

Everybody desires a soft and velvety complexion. Only a healthy skin gives these attributes to the human body. Varicose veins and spider veins damage the skin beauty radically. Enlarged, distended and twisted superficial veins, the varicose veins are both a medical and cosmetic problem. One suffering from the condition of varicose vein goes through the painful experience of ulceration, inflammation and hemorrhage. Also look of varicose vein area becomes distracting by the presence of these bluish and swelled veins.

There are many factors that cause varicose vein, like sex, age, obesity, genetics and the amount of strain on the legs. Aging is the most important of all those factors. With age the veins undergo many wear and tear, because women are subjected to frequent hormonal changes. Pregnancy, pre menstruation and menopause take the toll to develop varicose veins. Then beginning as a brownish discolouration (stasis pigmentation), the veins become twisted, turned, swelled and extended. Read more!

Some people are born with brittle nails, and others’ lose strength as they get older, but experts are unsure exactly why this occurs. And while nails need certain vitamins, minerals and protein, most people get the essentials from their diet.
But there are simple things you can do to keep your beauty and healthy nails :

Avoid wraps and artificial nails. While wearing them doesn’t make nails weak, peeling them off does; it removes layers of natural nail.

Use polish remover no more than once weekly. All polish removers (even the non-acetone variety) contain strong solvents that can dry out nails if used too frequently – particularly if yours are already fragile. Read more!

Experts led by the University of Dundee have discovered the gene which causes dry skin, leading to eczema and asthma. The gene produces the protein filaggrin, which helps the skin form a protective outer barrier.
Experts hope to use the discovery for more effective therapies to tackle the root causes of the conditions, rather than simply treating the symptoms.
At the moment the only treatment is through the use of emollients and ointments or anti-inflammatory drugs. The research, to be published in the journal Nature Genetics, was undertaken with collaborators in Glasgow, Dublin, Seattle and Copenhagen.

Filaggrin, abundant in the outermost layers of the skin, keeps bacteria and viruses out while keeping water in to prevent the skin from drying. Reduction or absence of the protein leads to dry and flaky skin. Read more!

Result of three studies examining the influence of non-physical traits on perception of physical attractiveness have revealed that physical appeal is perceived differently when looking at someone you know vs. a stranger.
Based on earlier studies, attractive physical traits include bilateral facial symmetry and ideal waist-to-hip ratios. But those studies only rated features seen at a glance; they overlooked non-physical traits that influence perception over time. And while it’s known that animals and people are attracted to those they see as “fit” relevant to survival and reproduction, in humans, the “fitness value of potential social partners depends at least as much on non-physical traits– whether they cooperative, dependable, brave, hardworking, intelligent and so on– as physical factors,” says co-author Kevin Kniffin, University of Wisconsin.

In the first study, participants rated people based on high school yearbook photos; one yearbook belonged to each participant. Read more!

Whatever your skin type, there are things you can do to protect and care for it during the warm weather. Women with oily facial skin should know that heat and humidity can double the amount of oil produced; sun exposure makes the oil thicker and more likely to clog pores.
Leave your cleanser on for an extra 10-15 seconds before rinsing and follow with an astringent. For the rest of your body, choose a daily wash with salicylic acid and exfoliate twice a week with a salt or sugar scrub. Avoid sunscreens with an SPF higher than 30 because the formulas tend to be very emollient. And look for a gel formula labeled “physical block” (titanium oxide or zinc oxide) rather than “chemical block” (rarely oil free).

If you have dry skin, exfoliate more frequently. If your skin is flaky, see a dermatologist to rule out a yeast-induced rash common in summer. Read more!

Feet are finally getting the attention they deserve. In fact, for women, foot care is becoming as important as face, especially in summer. So, are we talking pedicures here? Hardly.
Pedicures are nice, but way down on the hot list of foot care phenomena. We’re talking laser peels and injections so feet can look their very best in Manolo Blahniks and the like. Yes, blame “Sex and the City” for making women want to wear sexier shoes and have better-looking feet to go with them.

Foot care product maker fin treatment, and “Cold Feet,” a pedicure that alternates hot and cold therapies tologists, podiatrists and aestheticians, exfoliates and moisturizes “foot facials” and offers Restylane injections to make wearing high heels more comfy.

You can help your skin be healthy and look great if you “feed” properly. Yes, some foods are particularly skin-friendly and can actually enhance your appearance.

Let’s take a look some food here to get your superior skin :

Fatty fish such as salmon and tuna help keep your skin moisturized, especially in summer, and in dry climate anytime.
Vegetables like broccoli and dark leafy greens are a source of vitamin C and help with collagen production.
Citrus fruits are also loaded with vitamin C and oranges are great providers of folic acid, as well; grapefruits and tangerines help skin retain moisture. Read more!

Your cycle begins on the first day of your period and can last anywhere from 21 to 40 days. In the first week after your period, your oestrogen level increases, helping to keep skin clear (oestrogen is the hormone that helps keep oil glands in check). When ovulation occurs around day 14 of your cycle, progesterone (another hormone) starts to surge and your potential for acne blemishes increases and peaks, just days before your period. That is when you will experience oily skin and acne breakouts.

Keeping skin acne free requires more than just diligent skincare. It is also a matter of timing your skin care according to your monthly hormonal surges. That is because monthly hormone fluctuations stimulate the skin’s sebaceous glands to secrete oil. The more oil our skin produces, the higher the possibility that acne problems will arise. Read more!

Today, we live in a culture totally youth-oriented. Aspiration to get younger, healthier and beautiful (or handsome) is growing. Face is the most remarkable feature of a human body. We know someone by face as much as we know by one’s name and fame. But with age we loose the youthfulness and face is the striking human future that shows our loss in terms of health and beauty, by developing loose skins,fine lines and bags around the eyes.

To enhance the facial beauty there are many procedures. But cosmetic plastic surgery offers the most striking results. Facial cosmetic procedures are the most requested procedure which involves tightening the underlying muscles and re-draping the facialskin to augment, define or reshape various facial features. It includes many procedures like: cheek implants, silicone lip augmentation, brow lift, nose reconstruction, eyelid lift, etc. Read more!