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Caffeine Causes Wrinkles If you have any intentions of maintaining healthy, wrinkle-free skin, you need to reform your body from the inside out. A good start is refraining from drinking caffeinated beverages, such as coffee and soda. Caffeine, an addictive substance contained in numerous beverages, removes moisture from your skin. When your skin is dry, it is much more prone to developing fine lines and wrinkles. Since caffeine also acts as a diuretic, it also encourages more frequent urinations. These urinations contribute to the depletion of moisture within your skin. Although you can re-moisturize your skin using moisturizing lotions, we recommend tackling the problem from its source. Those of you who are serious about maintaining excellent skin should drink plenty of water, fruit juices (unprocessed) and coconut milk. These beverages will keep your skin moisturized and will thus leave it less prone to developing wrinkles and fine lines. Since these drinks also aid in k...

Asian Skin Needs Anti-Ageing Help and Protection Asian skin can suffer from specific problems that can’t be addressed using regular beauty industry moisturisers and facial products.  Asian skin is thicker than white skin and can be leathery in appearance.  This means it needs richer, deeper penetrating creams.  The ideal moisturiser for Asian skin should contain a high Sun Protection Factor (SPF) to prevent further darkening of skin colour, and antioxidants for protection against harmful free radicals and pollution.  Younger Asian women in particular want their skin to appear lighter and blemish free with even skin tone.  In this quest for an ivory complexion, many Asian women have used potentially harmful skin peels, or taken expensive tablets that claim to work from within, to lighten the skin.  Unfortunately many of these products contain harsh ingredients, and can produce uneven light-and-dark patches over the face and body.  I do no...

Baldness Cures and Treatments he most common cause of hair loss, especially in men, is androgenetic, or male pattern baldness.  Mid-teens or puberty starts the ‘balding’ process for individuals whose genetics predispose them to baldness. The normal production of hair by the follicle is altered by the pubertal increase in testosterone production resulting in an increased production of DiHydroTestosterone.  Hair strands become thinner, grow slower and fall out at shorter lengths with each cycle until eventually the follicle stops production altogether.  The case becomes severe when the follicle is lost permanently and hair production literally comes to a halt. In an attempt to obtain a normal looking head of hair or to slow hair loss, American male population alone reportedly spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on lotions and potions, tonics and aerosol spray cover-ups, toupees, and hair-plug transplantation.  And then there are the more sen...

Aloe Vera Plant: Beneficial For Your Skin Problems Many may not be familiar with the benefits and importance of Aloe Vera even though it has been around for a very long time. They are desert lilies and belong to the same family. It grows wild in Madagascar and in parts of Africa. As it so useful and beneficial you can find it world over, packed and sealed. There are more than 300 varieties of Aloe Vera plant with many different medicinal benefits. With very high water content nearly 96% it has been leisurely used by the people to recover from their skin problems. It has so many good properties that it would be very hard to even count them. It has a very good healing capacity and is mainly used for burns, blisters, insect bites and other allergic skin reactions.  It provides you with one of the most natural ways of healing. You can term this plant as a beauty product due to the miracles it does on your skin, which is one of the most visible parts of your whole body....

A History of Cosmetics, Part 3 The cosmetics craze continued throughout the centuries into the 1900’s and began to see the earliest of the cosmetics industry being formed. Mrs. Henning’s House of Cyclax in London sold many products that you can still buy today from world famous companies like Avon. Another beauty salon owner found herself expanding her products to meet the demands of her upper class clientele from a facial cream that protects women’s skin from the sun to lipstick and face powder. Today, you can find a whole line of cosmetics from Helena Rubenstein. As the years went on, the popularity of beauty salons continued to increase. In 1909, a salon called Selfridges began to sell cosmetics out in the open ver the counter. Women’s attitudes began to change and confidence grew.  When the Russian ballet came to London, the influence of high art was apparent on many designers. A man named Paul Poiret was one of the first to come out with a much more vibrant and colo...

A History of Cosmetics, Part 2 For centuries after the Egyptian empire faded, the fashion norm around the world was a pale complexion. A tanned, sun-dried face was associated with being a commoner who worked out in the field all day alongside her husband. The upper class ladies of course did not participate in physical labor like that so they stayed inside and had white faces.  A white, pale complexion was also a symbol of wealth. If you had enough money, then you didn’t have to work. So a pale complexion was extremely important to some people. To get this look, women (and men too) would use a combination of hydroxide, lead oxide, and carbonate in a powder form to paint their faces and bodies. Unfortunately, this lead to a sometimes fatal side effect, lead poisoning. To remedy this, chemists in the nineteenth century finally discovered a mixture of zinc oxide that didn’t block the skin from being able to breathe and kept people out of that irritating lead poisoning sic...

A History of Cosmetics, Part 1 It might seem like women’s make-up is a fairly modern social norm, but the practice of cosmetics is a really old concept. Here is some history behind why women are always having to wear make-up now. With all the billions of dollars spent every year worldwide on cosmetics, sometimes we may find ourselves asking, “How did it get to this point? When did it become the norm for me to have to wake up every morning and before I even go out the door I get to paint my face from top to bottom? Surely a woman way back in history didn’t just wake up one day and apply eyelashes, lipstick, eyeliner, foundation, and rouge all at the same time. No, it was, like many things, a culmination of things from the past.  Remember the Egyptians? That was over four thousand years ago. Cleanliness and appearance were terribly important to the Egyptians. They believed the appearance was in direct link with the health of the soul. They strived to always look and s...

A Look At Bodybuilding As A Sport Competitive bodybuilding is a sport in which athletes attempt to develop and maintain the perfect muscular body.  As bodybuilding competitors show off their physique and perform with a number of poses, they are judged by a qualified panel of experts who will render the final decision as to the winner.   When it comes to bodybuilding, the appearance of a competitors physique is much more important than how much he/she can lift.  The sport of bodybuilding, therefore, should not be confused with or compared to a competition of strength.  Instead, it is one of visual appeal.  Bodybuilding is open to both men and women with specialized categories for each.   For those who regularly compete in bodybuilding competitions, or are interested in participating, the main strategy for contest preparation includes a combination of resistance weight training, a customized nutrition plan and plenty of rest....

skin care program Why is it that all of us cannot keep the skin we were born with. Well I’ve still got my skin but it has changed and, according to my mother, it has changed a lot. It would also need to have stretched a bit, well in my case stretched a lot. As we get older, things happen to our skin, like wrinkles. I have them but I am a man so I can get away with it. Unfortunately, ladies find it harder to get away with having a few wrinkles. As a man, I am not too bothered by a few wrinkles and as long as I keep my skin clean, I do not bother with it much and no one really notices.  What we do notice though is skin on women, and because many men are somehow genetically programmed to be uncaring and insensitive about your skin, you spend a great deal of time and effort to make your skin look good. Why is it then that men can get away with wrinkles but women cannot? Is there anything you can do about it? If you adopt a skin care program then this should help to affect ho...

 Steps To Clearer Skin At some stage in all our lives we want clearer, fresher, younger looking skin. Well it can be achieved without spending a lot of money and it can happen naturally! What you must do is persevere and over the course of three weeks your skin will begin to look fresher and clearer. Here's how; 1. Keeping your skin clean is your first priority! You must cleanse your face morning and night with a gentle, natural cleanser that not only rids the skin of dirt and grime but then treats it with an antibacterial ingredient like tea tree oil. 2. After cleansing the skin pat dry and then spray a fine toning mist over the face to cool and help close the pores while they are clean. Let this mist dry on the face. 3. When the toner has dried apply a very small amount of moisturizer over the entire face and neck. Look for a moisturizer that is made for problem skin types and contains antibacterial ingredients like tea tree oil and lavender essential oil. Th...

The Right Way to Measure Fitness Because your body is about 50-55% water, you can temporarily stage-manage your weight with diet pills and fad diets but, you cannot manipulate your body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is a more meaningful metric for gauging physical fitness than what you can get out of height and weight tables.  The U.S. Army established a maximum allowable body fat percentage standard that applies to everybody from recruit to four-star general. Failure to meet the body fat percentage standard means no promotions and no career training. Repeated failure to meet the standard will result in an early exit from the Army. That's a harsh result.  At least with the Army people know what to expect as a consequence of ignoring their own physical fitness. The world we all live in may not be as honest as the Army in defining those consequences but, the results may be as unkind.  Excessive body fat connotes a lack of personal discipline and c...

Anti-Aging Scams Despite what you may think, the unsightly signs of aging don't play favorites. With every coming day your skin sheds more and more signs of aging. The older you become, the more your skin looses its radiance and firmness, and thus nears its approach towards fine lines and wrinkles. These are the horrible signs of aging. One of the biggest fears amongst the human population is the loss of youth. Many individuals attempt to evade this natural phenomenon by utilizing the plethora of cosmetic products currently available. Signs of aging will appear despite any futile attempts to wage war with mother nature. However, one can do several things to delay the onset of aging skin by taking proper care of his/her skin. Most of us are more than ready to spend massive amounts of money to keep ourselves looking young. Realizing the large interest in anti-aging products, thousands of companies have staked their claim in the cosmetics industry, making numerous anti...

 Fit and Beautiful Body A healthy body is just enough for everyday life but a fit body is one that can do even more. It is capable of  eliminating the toxic substances generated by its normal functioning and imposed on it by an unnatural lifestyle.  In retrospect,  an unhealthy body is when you don’t care enough about yourself to take care of your body.  The way to a healthy body is through  fitness exercises and a proper diet. Diets and weight loss programs are generally more flexible now than they once were.  Dietary changes combined with exercise  programs and supplements will result to a long-lasting weight loss. The American Cancer Society recommends a predominantly plant-based  diet that includes a variety of vegetables, fruits, and grain-based foods for nutrition and prevention for certain types of cancers.   Diets are better when tailored personally and professionally to the client's individual ne...

At Home Hair Removal: Part Two There are some more at home options for hair removal that you should consider.  You will find these to provide you with a good quality finish.  To choose, look at your conditions as well as your preferences.   Waxing: A Small Pain Goes A Long Way Waxing is an effective method of hair removal that will last several weeks.  You can purchase at home kits to help you to do it.  You’ll apply a thin coating of wax, allow it to dry and then rip it away.  Yes, it hurts a bit but that is only going to last a second.  And, you’ll be able to take advantage of the hair free beauty for a while afterwards. Bleaching:  Hide It While you will not be actually removing hair, you will be able to hide it carefully.  Bleaching is a chemical reaction which will remove the color from the hair allowing it to blend in with your skin.  You can purchase bleaching products for the hair above your lip or i...

At Home Hair Removal: Part one You can successfully remove unwanted hair from your body from home.  If you have thought about products that are overly expensive, laser treatments as well as unsightly treatments, then you may not need to.  There are many at home remedies that actually can help you.   Tips For Shaving For Men:  One of the best places to shave is the shower.  The goal is to soften the skin which will help the hair to stand up enough for you to get a close shave.  You can also take full advantage of the many products available including gels and creams.  To help, make sure that you use a good quality razor and that you keep it clean and dry between uses.  This will help you to keep cuts to a minimum.  Afterwards, rinse with cold water and if you like use an after shave.   For The Ladies:  Just like the men, there are many things that you can do to improve the quality of your shave.  ...

Wart Removal Surgery is often a popular choice for wart removal. Usually following home treatment and chemical applications on the warts that has failed, surgery remains a common choice for many who seek wart removal. The reason is simple: surgery works. It’s effective, simple surgery, usually performed in a doctor’s office or outpatient center, causes a minimum of pain, very little scarring in the hands of a talented, skilled professional and is usually covered by insurance.  There are two forms of commonly used surgical techniques used for wart removal.  The first is a combination of electrosurgery and curettage. Electrosurgery means using tools that send a small electrical charge into the head of the wart, effectively burning it. Curettage means cutting the wart off completely using a surgeon’s knife or a specially designed spoon shaped device intended for this use. Most often, these two procedures are used together, sending the wart into shock with the ele...

Anti Aging - Natural Techniques Anti Aging - Natural Techniques The process of aging is a natural one but the skins process of aging can be significantly reduced with the proper prevention methods and relevant natural skin care techniques. The major factor in our skin prematurely aging can be attributed to the sun.  The sun damage you might see on your face today could have started over thirty years ago. When it comes to sun damage prevention is much better than cure. Ways to prevent sun damage occurring are: .  Wear a high protection factor sunscreen every day on the face, neck and décolletage .  Wear a hat whenever you venture outside; even to hang out the washing .  Wear make-up that contains sunscreen .  Try to remain in the shade when possible We hear a lot about "free radicals" these days. Free radicals are unstable molecules produced from sources like air pollution, radiation, and chemicals. They are also c...

Achieving Optimum Results in Rhinoplasty Corrective rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery, yet it is also one of the procedures presenting the highest risk of patient dissatisfaction in terms of results. The growing concern is largely focused on the psychological grounds that persuade patients to undergo nose jobs vis-à-vis the selection criteria to be followed by surgeons.  To this end, several psychological considerations have been drawn out among which are: the feelings of the individual derive from the presence of an actual deformity or from the mere subjective feeling of one; the nature and magnitude of the limitations on the patient's desire to get rid of the deformity; and, the conflicts deriving from the contrast between subjective ideas of deformity and perfection and what can actually be achieved through surgery. Some patients couldn’t care less and would quick to submit that rhinoplasty pro...