Category: Bodycare

Your Neck

Unfortunately the neck is highly visual so it is quite difficult to cover up the fact that you are aging if the condition of your neck is not up to the same standard as the rest of your body.

It is not quite as easy as it might seem because the neck skin is one of the areas on the body that gets particularly dry due to having fewer oil glands than anywhere else on the body.

In addition to this lack of oil glands we are constantly turning our head and moving it in different directions throughout the day.
This constant movement effects of collagen and elastin fibers causing them to lose their tone sooner than other parts of the body.

Obviously we don’t want to stop moving our head around as that will be totally impractical, so what are the alternatives for helping to keep the skin of the neck from sagging and looking old?

Well the first thing you need to do is consider this part of the body as one of the more important parts that need your attention.
This will be a major change for many women who neglect the neck skin in favor of spending time on the face or the rest of the body.

The most important thing that you need to do for the skin on your neck is to keep it moisturized on a regular basis and more so than for most of the rest of the body.

Ensure that you always put sufficient sunscreen on your neck right up to your jaw line.
Make sure that you always put sufficient moisturizing cream on your neck when you’re doing your face and also when you’re doing your body as this particularly dry area can always do with more moisturizer.

Used upward strokes when applying cream to your neck and try not to look down when you’re reading or working because this will encourage a double chin.

Rapid changes in weight gain or weight loss can also cause baggy skin under the chin

Feb 05, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Want Perky Boobs

A Mastopexy is a procedure most commonly used on woman who have had children and would like to return their sagging breasts to their former perky condition.

A Mastopexy is essentially a breast lift.

This can change the shape of the breast quite considerably and often additional surgery is needed to reposition the nipple in a more suitable place after the breast has been lifted.

It is not quite as common as breast augmentation, and as with that procedure it is essential that you get a well recommended surgeon and do sufficient research to check out the results of the surgeon`s previous work.

Before deciding on surgery a surgeon will give you a thorough examination to check for any conditions that could cause complications including breast cancer.

The surgeon will also look at the shape and size of your breasts to determine whether you will get the desired results or if breast augmentation might be a better alternative.

The same surgeon would generally do both procedures and their experience will allow them to help you decide which choice you should make.

A Mastopexy can produce very good results provided you are a good candidate for this type of operation.

The final outcome will be reliant solely on what the surgeon has to work with, unlike breast augmentation where they can add different sizes of implants to completely reshape the breast.

A Mastopexy is a good option for women who are reluctant to put foreign objects in their body such as silicon or saline breast implants.

Obviously larger breasts will give the surgeon a lot more material to work with, and for some women who have had children, the effect of pregnancy and child birth on the breasts can often leave them no alternative but to consider breast augmentation to achieve results that they will be happy with.

Jan 28, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Two Herbs That Will Help Your Skin

Tea tree oil is not something that you drink but rather a topical application that you apply to your skin. It has antibacterial and antiseptic properties and is good for many things including acne, cuts, grazes, and various other spots and irritations that appear on the surface of the skin.

It also has a mild painkilling property that will give you relief from sunburn and other burns and scalds while at the same time reducing the chance of the skin becoming infected.

Aloe Vera on the other hand can also be taken internally in the form of a gel, tablets or as a drink.

Aloe Vera is particularly good for assisting with the digestion of food and can help if you have stomach complaints from eating foods that do not agree with you.

Aloe Vera is also good to be taken at night for retiring as it will help you to sleep by settling your digestive system down.

When applied to the skin Aloe Vera is excellent for helping to improve many different skin conditions by reducing itching and redness that is associated with any form of inflammation of the skin, reducing the pain and severity of sunburn, and also helping with cuts and bruises.

Not only will it help to calm the skin down, Aloe Vera can also reduce scarring.

In some cases it is proven to help reduce or eliminate eczema and psoriasis.

There are so many uses for Aloe Vera that you shouldn’t be surprised if your local natural health specialist recommends it for almost any ailment that you might suggest.

It can even be used as a face firming cream and will boost many other products when added to them.

You can even grow your own Aloe Vera and just break off the leaves and use the fluid that you find within to apply to your skin

Jan 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Taking Care of Your Finger Nails

For many of us however there is not enough time in the day to have the pleasure of a manicure.

Fortunately with a few tips you can give yourself a manicure and will have your fingernails looking good in no time at all.

The first thing you need to do is get all your finger nails even.
You can do this with a fine grained fingernail file by filing from the sides of each finger nail in towards the center.
Never use a metal fingernail file, and never file from one side of the nail to the other.

When you file from one side of the fingernail to the other this encourages the nail to separate.
Once the nail begins to separate, it will also begin to peel leaving an unsightly mess.

Now you can concentrate on the cuticles.
It is best to use cuticle oil for this process as it makes the job a lot easier.

Dab a small amount of cuticle oil on the fingertip and rub it in lightly.
This will help to recondition your cuticles easily.

Cuticle oil is excellent for keeping your cuticles soft and pliable.

If you have nail polish on your finger nails that you need to remove you should be using acetone free nail polish remover as it won’t dry out your fingernails.

When applying polish ensure that you are doing it in a well ventilated area as the chemical fumes that are given off from the polish can make some people feel quite sick.

When applying polish to the finger nails of the hand that you use for writing you will need to steady the other hand very well to ensure that you make a good job.

Take your time as a steady hand will give you a lot more professional result.
Always start with the little finger and work towards the thumb.
Working in this manner will stop you from messing up the fingernails that you have already finished preparing.

Jan 17, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Sunless Tanning

Apart from the fact that you increase the chances of getting skin cancer, the damage caused by exposure to the sun will age you a lot sooner and that is something we certainly don’t want.

Many years ago when the first self tanners came out it was quite easy to tell who was wearing them because they all had an orange glow about them.
With all the research and development that has gone into self tan products over the years it is difficult to determine what is and isn’t a fake tan these days provided they have been applied correctly.

The application process is one of the most important things about using self tanners.
Provided you buy a good product from a quality manufacturer the only thing you really need to concern yourself with is the application.

You should always choose a color that matches your natural skin tone.
In making the right choices here you’ll have a far more natural look and it will be a lot more difficult for people to determine whether it is a fake tan or you have genuinely been sunbathing.
You will have all the benefits of looking like a bronzed beauty without the negative effects of the sun.

The first step in getting a natural is to exfoliate skin.
This will make it a lot easier for you to apply the tan evenly and blend it into your skin.
After exfoliating, moisturize your skin in any dry areas as they will soak up more of the tan and in doing so you will get an unnatural look in those dry skin areas such as your elbows.

Other areas that you need to be particularly careful around include your ankles and feet where a lack of care will result in ‘tidelines’.

Obviously the more you use fake tans the better you will get at applying them and provided you take the time to apply the tan in even strokes it is not too difficult to get a natural looking tan.

Jan 13, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Stretch Marks

Pregnancy is the most obvious reason that comes to mind for stretch marks, but rapid weight loss or gain can also have the same effect.
Many bodybuilders find that they have stretch marks when they have rapid muscle gain.

The areas that are most commonly affected by stretch marks are around the stomach, hips and upper thighs.

The best solution is obviously to stop getting them in the first place. While this is not possible for most people when they become pregnant, we do have the ability to control rapid changes in our weight.

You can reduce the effects that changes in body size will have on stretch marks by applying suitable body creams to areas that will be affected every day.
Keeping your body well moisturized will also assist in this problem area.

During pregnancy you do have to be careful what type of creams you are using on your skin as anything you put on your skin can penetrate into your blood system and effect the baby.
Consult with your doctor before using anything that you are unsure about.

There are two types of stretch marks; the white lines, where it has generally been there for quite some time, and the red or pinkish lines that are the first stages of stretch marks.
If your stretch marks are still in the first stages then there is a possibility that you can help reduce them.
The best products for doing this are those that are used for acne treatment, such as Retin-A or Renova.
These have proven to work for some people whereas other people have had no benefits at all, but it is certainly well worth trying if you’re in the first stages of getting stretch marks.

Once again laser treatment has been used successfully to remove stretch marks, even those white ones that in the past would have seemed permanent.

Jan 09, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Stone Therapy

It was popularized in the early 1990s in America where heated stones were incorporated into massage therapy.
Since then massage therapists throughout the country have often included stones as part of their massage tools using their own techniques to relieve stress and massage the muscles.

Some massage therapists also include hydrotherapy in the treatment in either of two methods.
One method is to warm the stones using heated water, and then use those stones along with massage oil for deep muscle massage.
Another method is to use the stones while massaging the body and having heated water running lightly on the area that is getting massaged.

The stones retain heat for considerably longer as this heat radiates through the muscles during the massage to get deeper into the fibers, relieving stress and any tension that might be held within the muscle.

This type of massage stimulates blood flow, and encourages the body to release waste through the blood.

The heat that radiates from the stones speeds up the process and assists in giving the person getting the massage a lot more benefit than they could expect to receive from a normal body massage.

Various different sizes of stones are used to get in all the different nooks and crannies of the body, and it is easy for the massage therapist to choose a different size to target specific areas.

Stone massage therapy is particularly good when combined with reflexology, as the stones make working with the feet a lot easier and the reflexology helps to get a total body work over, relieving stress for more areas of the body.

Natural health specialists also believe that there are some benefits from working with stones on the body considering their connection with the Earth.

Jan 05, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Spot Weight Loss

It is common for people to have problem areas where they store excess fat, but to try to remove the fat from only those areas is impossible unless you are removing fat from the whole of the body.

Don’t be conned by the gadgets that they have selling on television on the infomercials where they claim they can spot reduce fat from any area of the body.

When you lose fat, it will reduce in all areas.
Genetics has a lot to do with where the fat will be distributed throughout your body, and the fact that you might have a bit more fat around your midsection or on the back of your arms than you would like, can only be addressed by reducing your overall fat content.

You might have the desire to have six-pack abs, but no matter how many abdominal exercises you do, if you don’t eliminate the fat that is covering them, you will never get the desired result that you are after.

It is not as difficult to lose weight as many people believe.
You only need to reduce your intake of calories by a small amount every day for the cumulative effect over the course of the year to eliminate a considerable amount of fat.

This fat loss will come off all areas of your body but as you lose more and more fat, your body will become more balanced in those areas where you have additional fat and you’ll understand that you no longer need to concern yourself with spot reduction.

As you continue to reduce your fat content you might notice that those abdominal muscles that you desire so much will appear out of nowhere even without doing much abdominal training.

Jan 01, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Page 1 of 612345...Last »