Archive for 2012

Ingrown Hairs | How to avoid?

What can you do to avoid them?

- Avoid shaving flush with either the machine or electric shaver
- Always wet your skin and soap or gel used to protect skin
- Select single blade razor is sharp and
- Shave your hair in the sense in which they grow, never the other way
- Do not pull your skin by shaving or plucking
- Try another method of hair removal

How to fix?

- Do not use the cloth or sponge bath your skin to remove sharply and release trapped hairs, because then you’re breaking your own skin. And for anything you tweak the skin. (more…)

Ingrown Hairs | Why bury or embody the hair?

There are many reasons that explain the behavior of these hairs rebels.

To begin, type of hair has much to do. The more coarse and curly hair are your, the easier it will embody when you cut them, because they grow with curves and never fail to surface, and leaving but become buried. Therefore it is very common in Latinos and blacks. And that also explains why it happens frequently in the bikini area in women or the beard in men, it is where this type of hair.

But apart from the type of hair you have, razors can also increase the amount of ingrown hairs on your skin. The shaving blade is flush with easy and convenient, but can cause you many ingrown hairs if you’re susceptible to them. For example, the double razor blade pulls the hair and then cut it flush, but what remains is retracted into the skin easily and can be buried or fester. (more…)

What are ingrown hairs?

What are ingrown hairs?Hopefully your skin feel as soft as always when you just shave or pluck every day. But no, the hair always come back out, in your face, your legs and your armpits … is normal. The real problem is when the hairs do not grow out as you normally would to, but they grow in or under the skin. These are the famous “ingrown hairs”. Why it happens and what can you do?

Getting rid of body hair is an art and we all use different strategies: knife or razor, depilatory creams, wax, machines that start root hairs, tweezers. Thanks to these inventions can temporarily get rid of the hairs that we dislike. But whatever we do, there is always the possibility of ingrown hairs grow or embodied in our skin, and that this would ruin our dreams of having skin so soft and smooth as we want. (more…)

Onion for stretch marks?

Onion for stretch marks?Stretch marks, those marks that damage the appearance of the skin, may have found an ally in the onion. A new cream made from this vegetable can be the solution to hide stretch marks. If you are interested, read on …

What are stretch marks hateful! Nobody likes these tears, pink, red or purple coming out frequently in the abdomen, breasts, upper arms, buttocks, hips and thighs. At first, stretch marks are very marked that color, but gradually the color fade from one color to be a little clearer. If you’ve been pregnant, you may have been stretch marks, or even if you’ve gained weight, if you’re going through puberty. Steroid use (if you take medications containing cortisone) is also associated with the appearance of stretch marks.

The grooves are caused by the stretching (hence their name) of the skin combined with an increased presence of the hormone cortisol. Cortisone can cause weakening of the elastic fibers of the skin. It is believed that susceptibility to the appearance of stretch marks has to do with heredity. (more…)

How to restore the softness of your lips

How to restore the softness of your lipsWhat NOT to do when your lips are dry?

- Allow the toothpaste and mouthwash touch them: When they are very strong, they can irritate the cuts that already have your lips and widening.
- Wetted with saliva: Saliva contains acids that irritate the skin of the lips. And when it evaporates, it aggravates dry.
- Peel the dry parts: Only causes the skin of the lips be even more sensitive, or which become larger wounds and bleeding.

What you can do to regain the softness of your lips? (more…)

Dry Lips

Dry LipsWhen it comes to softness, do you think about your lips? Very few do. First think skin lotions or hair products. But when the hour of the first kiss, oh! At that time the recall and noticed that they are dry. Do not let your first kiss to be rough. In life and health are some tips to regain the softness of your lips.

The lips are the gateway to enter your mouth and therefore have one of the most difficult and least appreciated. They are the first to test whether the coffee is hot, get the powder in a gale, endure the harsh cold winter weather and tans when they do not apply sunscreen.

In reality very few lips have the recognition they deserve. For example: Angelina Jolie’s lips or the lipsticks models posing for magazines and television cameras. So it’s time we start to care so they are always soft and healthy. (more…)

How to treat acne in adults?

How to treat acne in adults?If you have deep nodules, do not think the counter medications that you find at the pharmacy will serve. These are designed to attack juvenile acne and is therefore unlikely to be very effective. The ideal is to consult a dermatologist, who probably will prescribe medicated creams and pills that help eliminate acne.

Among the treatment options for acne in adults are:

- Prescription drugs with retinol (vitamin A), which help clear the follicles of the skin and keep it clean (and incidentally help prevent wrinkles!)
- Combination of creams with benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin antibiotics to fight bacteria.
- Jellies with 5% dapsone to fight inflammation. (more…)

Causes of Acne in Adults

Causes of Acne in AdultsThe acne in adults can cause a strong emotional impact. Its effect may actually be affecting the quality of life of a person, as do other more serious illnesses such as asthma, epilepsy, diabetes or arthritis.

If you think about the emotional impact of acne is very logical, because usually appears on the face (also in the chest and back) which is our letter of introduction to the world. Most people with acne do not feel beautiful or attractive and can develop depression, social phobia and anxiety.

Do you want to know what are the causes of adult acne? We’ll explain below: (more…)

Acne in adults?

Acne in adults?Believe it or not, acne is not a condition unique to adolescence. It may also appear during adulthood, creating self-esteem issues. To find out why acne develops at this stage and how you can treat it to restore the beauty of your skin, read on!

When you think of acne, insurance comes to mind adolescence. At that stage of life during which many hormonal changes occur, acne becomes your worst enemy. Celebrations, achievements, meetings and other social events are sabotaged by annoying those nasty blackheads and pimples. However, even though affect self-esteem, adolescent acne is considered “normal.” (more…)

Home Pregnant Tests | The Outcome

Home Pregnant Tests | The OutcomeCan a false positive result?

Mostly pregnancy tests do not result in false positives. Sometimes it may happen that the pregnancy will be successful for a pregnancy anembrionado (without embryo). In this case the hormone was produced by the implanted egg, but then halted its development. Within days of menstruation again, though perhaps with a little more than plenty.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (ovarian cysts), as ectopic pregnancy, can also be negative and positive. Call the doctor if you feel abdominal pain or abnormal bleeding.

Also after the test delivery can yield false positive results. (more…)

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