Skin and Body

Having a double chin can be a real pain. It is not like most other areas of the body. If they get a little slack then it can be fairly easy to remedy. Double chins can be caused by a…
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Coconut oil is one of the best natural oils for nourishing the skin. If you’re looking of a beauty product that does it all, coconut oil would come close because it has a variety of uses. It is easily absorbed…
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Many people worry if their new piercing has become infected. While if you have any concerns about your piercing you should go see your piercer immediately for further information and directions, you can read here about certain indications that your…
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Having excessive oily skin is typically caused by the overproduction of sebum by the glands under the skin’s surface. Sebum is needed for healthy skin but unnecessary amounts can cause the skin to appear greasy and can lead to blackheads…
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How to take care of your tattoo infection… First of all, make sure your tattoo is infected. Go *see* your artist, in person. If the artist isn’t someone you feel comfortable going to, find another artist, at a reputable shop,…
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For many women, putting on makeup every day is a time-consuming and expensive endeavor. Have you ever thought about ditching your makeup and going au naturale for the day? If so, you might also be wondering how you can look…
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In history, there is a long tradition of people getting piercings to show prosperity and beauty, to give luck, petition the gods, show social status, or simply to be fashionable. If you want a piercing to have special meaning for…
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Choosing what tattoos to get is one of the most important decisions that we can make about the way we look. After all, a tattoo is permanent, and if the wrong choice is made, then getting them removed is expensive…
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It’s so much fun to decorate cakes and cupcakes to make them colorful and unique. It is not very professional, though, to show up at work with blue hands (not to mention a spot on your chin) the next morning….
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Without the action of sweating, the human body would not be able to regulate temperature. The body effuses sweat from two types of glands: eccrine and apocrine. Sweat itself does not have an odor, but when the apocrine sweat, made…
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A beautiful tan can give us confidence and make us feel better about the way we look. But working on a tan takes time and you’ll want to maintain it for as long as possible. We all tan at different…
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Once you have made the decision to get a tattoo, and you have investigated the local tattoo parlours and picked your artist, you need to decide what design to have. Many people are happy with a stock design picked from…
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Just because we pack away those strappy little sandals and flip flops, at the end of summer, doesn’t mean our feet can be forgotten. They are an important, hard working, though often neglected, part of our body. Our feet carry…
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You may have noticed a small bump that resembles a pimple that has sprouted up around your piercing. This is most likely a keloid, which is a scar that rises above the skin. Keloids have a smooth top and are…
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Scars come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. They can be caused by something as harmless as a small pimple or something as major as open heart surgery. One thing all scars have in common is that they can…
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A bruised fingernail or toenail is usually the result of a direct hit to the nail, for example a concrete block dropped on the toe or a hammer slammed down on the thumbnail. When a toenail or fingernail receives direct,…
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There are many over the counter beauty remedies available for the eyes, some of which are very effective, but may also prove to be very expensive. It may benefit us to look at some of the old fashioned remedies our…
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Facial scrubs are an important part of a cleansing routine and although quite expensive, this Lush scrub is very refreshing. IngredientsApart from the obvious sea salt, the scrub seemed to be made up of grapefruit, lime and vodka, none of…
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Salons are a business. Businesses are out to get your money from you. They will tell you theirs is an essential product, that you need something extra, or need to come in weekly to fix some little problem. They want…
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What causes a red face? The most common causes of facial redness are emotions (blushing), room temperature, food allergies, fever, alcohol consumption, medications, and Rosacea. Most of these causes can either be prevented (food allergies, room temperature, and alcohol consumption)…
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St.Ives Swiss Formula Apricot Body Scrub is my secret little beauty miracle! The product uses natural ingredients, and one of these main ingredients is the shells of apricots. This gives the paste the actual exfoliating power. While overuse can damage…
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Are you frustrated with your puffy eyes? Do you want to get rid of them? Are you actually thinking of going for plastic surgery or eyelid rejuvenation because you hate looking at the puffiness under your eyes? Well, before you…
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Many people simply fail to understand the reason of their blotchy complexion. Well, there is no particular time period for your skin to become all blotched up. There are a number of causes which contribute to this condition but unfortunately…
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Exfoliate Your Way To Enviable Skin There are countless benefits of exfoliating the skin on your face and body. Even though the skin naturally sheds its top layer regularly, the buildup that this process leaves behind can remain in the…
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It can be frustrating enough to cope with either oily or dry skin, but a combination of the two can seem like a nightmare. The key to coping with this skin type is to imagine your skin is like twins….
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Health and beauty have always been interconnected. You, being a woman, might not understand the role your diet plays in the enhancement or destruction of your complexion. Therefore, we tend to spend as much as we can on whitening creams,…
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Boots the chemists stock a wide range of cosmetics and accessories, price wise they can often be a little more expensive but in the long run things always seem to equal themselves out. Sometimes it is quite difficult to find…
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I have to say that I wrote this just because this product kind of took me by surprise. This was given to me (a trial size) by a friend and I stupidly made the assumption it was a moisturiser. When…
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The summer is approaching fast and you realize you have neglected your skin for months. You did not drink enough water every day, you have not exfoliated carefully and you forgot that dry brush in the bathroom cupboard.  Don’t worry,…
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I have a whole lot of love for Dove, and am yet to try any of their products which have left me feeling disappointed. I find their deodorants, shampoos, bath/shower products all leave my hair and skin in tip top…
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