Skin and Body

A long time ago and far, far away, society determined that minors need to be protected from all evils. Those must include the perils of the tanning bed. Regardless of what the tanning industry might say, tanning beds are bad…
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Glowing and healthy looking skin is something that everyone aspires to. Glowing skin is attractive and full of life and it looks naturally beautiful. But unfortunately people were not all born with this flawless, glowing skin so there are steps needed…
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The now famous shea butter, used in the making of several cosmetic products, did not gain its reputation for nothing. The benefits of shea body butter creams and lotions cannot be denied, as studies show that the butter obtained from…
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One of the best facial masks to use for dry irritated dull skin is a homemade moisturizing and soothing strawberry mud mask. It contains natural moisturizers, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help nourish the skin back up with soothing and…
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Bath and Body Works The Store for Fun and Relaxation. Did you have a hard week at work this week? Is stress getting you down? There is one place you can go that will restore your feeling of well-being, Bath…
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The process of exfoliating or scrubbing the skin has many benefits as well as speeding up the skin’s own natural process of renewal by removing the skin’s top layer of dead skin cells to reveal a glowing and more youthful…
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As we all know having great skin can not only improve our self-esteem but it can make us look healthier and and we won’t have to spend money on expensive foundations to cover up blemishes and flaky skin. Exfoliating consists…
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For a long time, men’s body wash products were a bit of a taboo subject. Real men didn’t invest in cosmetic products beyond maybe a bar of soap and a bottle of Old Spice aftershave. These days, however, it’s the…
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I adore Yves Rocher products, though not so much their prices, so therefore I tend to only buy from their mail order leaflets every 4 to 5 months or even just once a year. On my last ‘bulk buy’ just…
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A very nice friend of mine who happens to be an Arbonne consultant, sent some samples to me last week. I have tried a few of these products and would like to pass on my opinion. The products are a…
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When I was a kid, rule of thumb was that anything you did to a mole would cause it to turn into a cancer sore. Now the idea is to get rid of them anyway you can, before they turn…
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Basic Lotion/Cream/Body Butter Recipe Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Methacrylate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Laureth Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, , Panthenol, Methylparaben. This is not the stuff of a good basic natural lotion and yet people will smear this on their skin day…
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Some people have heard of acne but do not know what the main causes are and what acne is other then the fact it is common in most teenagers and causes spots. So shat is acne? Acne is a very…
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Some who suffer from facial acne are also affected with acne on other parts of their body.  It may also be the case and possible for someone who doesn’t have acne on their faces to be affected on other parts…
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Sunburn is a condition that many people will suffer from at least once in their lives. Sunburn can occur in various levels, such as first, second and third degree burns. The level of burn you receive is dependent upon the…
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Very rarely do I use sunscreen. My olive-colored skin tans easily and rarely burns. In an effort to teach my children to be responsible in the sun, I am diligent about protecting their fair-toned skin. They wear sunscreen every day…
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Tanning beds are a danger to anyone, especially to minors who don’t understand the effects as fully as an adult. Teenagers are pressured not only to be thin and pretty but have tan skin as well. There are girls with…
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Body Shop coconut body butter is, in my opinion, the best body butter on the market. I have tried other brands but I don’t think they compare to the Body Shop butter. I’ve been using it for years now and…
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Many men don’t want to use the girly  body wash they find in the shower, and many girls really don’t want to share. Body wash formulated for men is an essential addition to the well groomed man’s routine. Rather than…
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Shea body butter is a natural extract derived from the nuts of the Karite trees in Africa, well-known for its exceptional moisturizing, restorative and healing properties. It has been used for centuries for maintaining skin youthful and healthy, as well…
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In today’s beauty world, women are constantly searching for methods to improve the quality of their skin to appear brighter and younger. Exfoliation, a process which removes dead skin cells to uncover the healthier and more appealing skin beneath, is…
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One of the most important pieces of beauty advice you can have is to take care of your skin, before you even need to.  After all, it’s the only one you have, and it has to last a lifetime.Realise that the…
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A good quality body scrub is a multi-tasker. It does more than just clean the skin. A good body scrub will scrub off dead skin cells and moisturize your skin at the same time. It will rejuvenate and invigorate the…
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Do you use natural soaps and cleansers with your children? If not, you should consider switching. Many of the soaps and shampoos manufactured today contain harmful chemicals. There are many natural alternatives to the products that you currently use. Dangers…
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I not too long ago bought Victoria’s Secret Butter Me Up Whipped Body Cream from the PX on Fort Leavenworth. I was looking for something decadent and similar to Bath & Body Works products in value. The store was having…
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I used to just wash my face, put on my makeup and go. But now that I am in my forties, my early morning and evening skin care regimen has become a lengthy procedure. An appropriate skin care regimen for…
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To me the choice between showers and baths is purely a personal one, as both hold advantages and disadvantages over the other.Baths can take a long time to run, and of course usually use up more water than a shower,…
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Soap. That neat stuff that keeps you from smelling like something the dog dug up, the cat drug in, and even a buzzard wouldn’t eat. The problem is that there are people who aren’t smart enough to realize that without…
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If choosing a body wash, the first and most important question to ask is whether the product is PH-Balanced. The sebaceous glands of our bodies produce a natural oil with a PH range between 4.5 and 5.5 , which is…
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None of us want to have stinky armpits, that’s for sure. And we have all been in the grocery store and gotten a little too close to somebody that frankly, stunk. Yuk! Some people can clear out a whole isle…
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