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A Gentle and Effective Hair Removal Body sugaring is one of the oldest known methods of hair removal – dating back to 1900 BC (when they probably used honey rather than sugar). When done correctly, body sugaring gently exfoliates the excess dead skin cells and removes hair while providing natural healing properties to the skin. [...]
For people with Eczema, paying special attention to the ingredients in their daily skincare products is a never-ending task. After all, it is estimated that the average person uses up to 100 different chemicals on their skin before leaving home in the morning – just in our daily skincare routine. While most skincare products are [...]
Dry Skin Linked to Missing Enzyme Dry skin affects more than 100 million people each year. For most, dry skin usually peaks during the cold winter months. For others, dry skin is a chronic condition that can sometimes become sensitive or uncomfortable. Until now, we attributed dry skin to a low level of sebum (oil) [...]
The Importance of Zinc for Healthy Skin Zinc (Zn) is a trace mineral essential for all forms of life and is necessary for the proper development, function and healthy maintenance of the skin. Zinc is found in cells throughout the body – it plays an important role in gene expression, cell division and cell growth. [...]
Eczema affects about 3% of adults and children, and about 10-20% of infants in the United States. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, atopic eczema (the most common type of eczema) now affects between 9 – 30% of the U.S. population and is more common in young children and infants. [...]
Article by Guest Author, Robin Adler – Toxic Beauty Have you ever thought about how to treat eczema? If you’ve ever been troubled with this skin disorder, you know how frustrating and unpleasant it can be. I’ve witnessed the results of eczema closely through one of the children in my class. Little Tommy came to [...]
The term rash has no precise meaning – it is simply the common term for inflamed, itchy, red skin. Technically, a rash is a change of the texture, color, and appearance of the skin. A rash can cause the skin to become itchy or painful, feel warm, dry, cracked, or appear blistered. A rash may [...]
Things That Make Dry Skin Worse For most, dry skin usually peaks during the cold winter months. For others, dry skin is a chronic condition that can lead to irritation, inflammation and conditions like Eczema. The primary cause of dry skin is the air itself – dry air works to evaporate the moisture from the skin’s [...]
Purely Natural Skin, makers of 100% natural skin care products that are all handmade, has an amazing cleanser for those with eczema or very dry skin. Eczema Cleanser® has a wholesome look and feel that is quite unique. Made from natural ingredients that not only cleanses and moisturizes areas of skin affected with Eczema, the [...]
Jojoba oil (pronounced ho-HO-ba) is fast gaining ground as a natural, ‘multi-purpose’ oil for maintaining healthy skin. It comes from the beans of a shrub native to Mexico, Arizona and California. Technically, jojoba is not an oil, it’s a wax ester – a compound that is most similar to the oil in our own skin [...]
Your best skincare tip this summer = use #sunscreen! May as well know how to use it properly for maximum protection http://t.co/mkr8o3J8eZ RT @AADskin: Use one ounce of sunscreen, enough to fill a shot glass, to cover exposed areas of the body. http://t.co/s7bQcDFaJg #healthtipschat
