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Vitamins for skin: what are the essentials?

Monday, July 26th, 2010

width="280"One of the essential vitamins for skin care is vitamin A. It helps your skin look much smoother and uniform, as well as collaborating with hydration. You’ll find it primarily in milk, fish and carrots, but also spinach and pumpkins also possess.

Vitamin B is great for the skin look healthy and especially radiant. The vitamin A you will find, in essence, milk, cereals and much fruit and vegetables.

Vitamin C is ideal for the skin to look firm and youthful, helping to form collagen naturally. Citrus fruits (mostly), spinach, broccoli or strawberries are high in vitamin C.

Vitamin E is an extremely effective antioxidant, which helps the cells to form better and protect the skin from the sun, among other things. The can be found in vegetable oils have been cold pressed and some nuts such as walnuts, basically. (more…)

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Tonics and lotions

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

width="280"Among the products of skin care,  tonics are still, though no longer the favorite, one of the head-end products to keep your skin in perfect condition. Its fundamental role is to clean the impurities left in the skin, either the proceeds of other cosmetic items such as the daily grind. Besides causing the pores to close.

Many people still using them, despite the important advances that have had cosmetic products, most of all for the nice feel of it to the skin. They are extremely soft, soothing, toning and you do not massage them or leave them for long.

Usually made on the basis of distilled water and plant extracts, have not lost their relevance despite the number of years has been using. Skin is left clean, (more…)

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Properties of vitamin E for skin

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

beauty and algaeSpecialists believe that all essential for skin care, especially to keep young, bright and always in good shape. But what really are the properties that make this one of the vitamin essential to the beauty of the skin?

Namely, vitamin E is primarily an antioxidant. This causes delay the aging of skin cells and also fights free radicals acting on the decline. It is also protective against the dangers of the environment (pollution, etc) and sunlight, in addition to regenerative action on the skin.

Not coincidentally, a long time since the cosmetic products are used in many of their preparations and some is used to regenerate the skin after operations and also of deep peels. While it may be consumed in pill form, there are a lot of foods that contain it. Here is a list of the most important, highlighting some oils. (more…)

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How to Make a Homemade Facial

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

beauty and algaeThe skin care starts with a good facial. It will not do to resort to a lot of recipes and homemade beauty tricks if you have not previously removed impurities from your face.

The skin cleaning is a task that you perform every day and you can even do it in depth the elements that you have in your home. The simple water wash is essential. However, you can also use homemade cleaning masks made from simple ingredients and natural wonders that come from your skin.

Keep in mind that when your skin is more exposed to smog, common in big cities, you should be more careful in your facial cleansing. Some tips for cleaning the skin to be considered are:

* Never go to bed without previously withdrawn Habert makeup.
* Try cleaning masks in accordance with your skin type.
* Wash your face every time you return to your house, dirty or greasy feel.
* Watch your diet, your skin is not only dirty from the outside in, but also from the inside out by the toxins that are excreted through the pores, so no junk food.
* Avoid smoking by all means.
* Maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise and drink plenty of water, is the best way to eliminate toxins from the body and skin look clean and healthy.

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Benefits of Lemon for Skin

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

The care of skin deserves all our attention and concern, as there are many factors that can produce skin diseases. Some of these factors are related to the environment, since both in terms of pollution such as climate change, these are always becomes drier depending on your environment and atmosphere in which we live.

Benefits of Lemon for SkinThat is why we use different mechanisms in the care of our skin. In this sense, the benefits of lemon for skin justify the application of the fruit, and then tell why.

We can mention that one of the most common uses in relation to skin care, is able to mix lemon juice with aloe vera for a kind of paste or cream will naturally cleanse the skin.

Another benefit of lemon for the skin is to use it as a deodorant, which although it may resultarincreíble is entirely possible according to the properties of lemon. To do this simply has to mix all the juice of a lemon to get water or soap, and so it can be used to cool both armpits and feet, and eliminate the bad smell that these body parts may be issued.

Other benefits of lemon for the skin we can mention the properties of lime to reduce the condition of varicose veins.

But despite the benefits that have been mentioned, it is also clear that the lemon is irritating to the skin if used pure reason is always advisable to mix with water and other ingredients. Despite these mixtures, the skin may be a little more sensitive than before if there is too much sun, why is not advisable to make these applications on the skin if you plan to be a considerably long time in the sun .

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Home Remedy for Dry Skin

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Remedy for Dry SkinSkin care is a fundamental piece of beauty, and even more so when the skin has characteristics that require special treatment. When skin is dry, for example, it begins to demand more attention to the demand that in normal skin, and natural medicine offers interesting options for care.

There are many recipes for natural skin care should be taken into account if you want to keep your skin firm and supple enough to not give you more problems. Here is a natural remedy to moisturize skin that will surely be of great help.

You’ll need just four tablespoons of cream, egg yolk and a few drops of lemon juice. Once assembled the ingredients take charge of the tablespoons whipping cream until thick. Add in one egg yolk and drops of lemon juice to form a cream.

When you spread it on your face for twenty minutes. Take care that are covered the sides of your eyes and cheekbones, where the skin is usually dry notes. Once 20 minutes have passed rinse with warm water and presto, the cream and begin to take effect. Apply it every day at the same time to see your results.

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Food for Your Skin

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The skin care involving both health factors such as beauty tips. Recently recommend soy as a good solution for removing wrinkles, today expanded the list of foods for skin.

Food for Your Skin

First of all we must bear in mind that water is an essential nutrient for skin health. Being hydrated is essential if you want to prevent wrinkles or eliminate some small. Choose mineral water or boiled or filtered water but are also recommended.

Well, for soybeans we have said everything on Wednesday. Soy is ideal for skin care and reduce wrinkles due to isoflavones contained in it, and its benefits translate into increased flexibility of the skin.

Watermelon is another natural agent for the skin very effective. When skin is damaged, the lycopene content in this fruit promotes the healing of the skin, acting in turn as an anti-age to be rich in vitamins, protein, iron, calcium, potassium and other minerals.

Olive oil, compared with other types of vegetable oils, wins by far. Its virtue is that it keeps the skin moist, and therefore prevents it from drying out.

Finally, the carotene present in carrots, substantially reduces skin wrinkles. All the carrot antioxidants are very beneficial, and as the human body can not produce enough, you must obtain through food. Your skin will thank you.

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Peeling Treatments

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Peeling Treatments

The peel should be performed in the clinic by trained personnel. It is an outpatient procedure, ie not required hospitalization. The skin is thoroughly cleansed with an agent that removes excess fat, eyes and hair are protected. Currently there are four ways in which it is made.

Mechanical: involves using a machine similar to a hand drill at the end of which revolve at high revs, heads of surgical steel and diamond. It is classified as microdermabrasion and dermabrasion. The first works only in the horny layer and the second through the dermis. It is recommended, specifically, to recover the vigor and freshness that is lost over time. One such session lasts approximately two hours.

Chemistry: It is based on placing the skin a chemical abrasive capable of sweeping the epidermis (outer layer of skin). If the substance makes its effect, begins a process of regeneration of skin layers with the formation of healthier, less damaged. The treatment is applied in half an hour.

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Skin Peels and Peeling Treatments

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Peeling Treatments

Currently the social demands are to maintain a body and a youthful appearance and healthy. With the increasing public interest in rejuvenating the skin and stop the effects of aging, skin peels and peels have emerged as an exciting supplement program routine skin care.

The peel is indicated for dermatological treatment to improve the appearance of the skin. Is to produce a renewal of the surface layers of the skin causing a rapid cell turnover. Exfoliation allows a thickening of the deeper layers of the skin, stimulating new collagen production. The peeling can be superficial, medium or deep, depending on skin type and problem to correct. A complete evaluation by your specialist is mandatory before embarking on a peel.

Duration of results
The results are temporary and depending on its intensity is how long they last. The deeper the peel the results last longer. Some conditions treated permanently disappear like stains on the skin, attenuation of scars and in some cases improvements in acne. The improvement in tone and expression lines require continuous treatment.

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Natural Masks

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

natural masks

Respirators fruit and vegetables are wonderful for your skin. The ingredients found in your kitchen within minutes and without effort can nourish and smoothen your skin.

The first thing you should do when selecting a mask is to identify the needs of your skin. Masks should be applied with rotary movements in the direction of the muscles of the face and upward.

For best result of the masks, you relax while you have the mask on. Listen to your favorite music, close your eyes and forget the world. Let your skin absorb the wonderful natural ingredients.

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