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Make Your Skin Naturally Glow

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Beauty, the saying goes, is only skin-deep. But the importance of skin goes a lot deeper. Most of us think of skin as just our body’s visible outer layer, but doctors consider skin an organ, meaning that it is very much alive and charged with many important duties.In particular, the skin is the first layer of your immune system, serving as a shield between you and legions of germs such as viruses and bacteria. It also protects your insides from sun, cold, scrapes, cuts, and moisture. And, of course, your sense of touch is crucial for everyday function.To keep your skin and face young and healthy, and to maintain its natural, protective moisture, follow these tips.

1. Skip the long, steamy showers and opt for shorter, cooler sprays. Long, hot showers strip skin of its moisture and wash away protective oils, says Andrea Lynn Cambio, M.D., a New York City dermatologist. So limit showers to 10 minutes and keep the water cool.
2. Check the dryness of your skin by scratching a small area on your arm or leg with your fingernail. If it leaves a white mark, your skin is indeed dry and needs both moisture and exfoliation (that is, removal of the outermost layer of dead skin cells).
3. Treat your neck and chest like an extension of your face. Your neck and upper chest area is covered by very sensitive skin, making it a prime spot for telltale signs of aging such as dryness, sun spots, and wrinkles, says Susie Galvez, owner of Face Works Day Spa in Richmond, Virginia, and author of Hello Beautiful: 365 Ways to Be Even More Beautiful. To keep this area youthful, use facial cleansing creams that hydrate and cleanse gently rather than deodorant soaps, which can be drying. Top it all off with a good facial moisturizing cream. If this area is extra dry, use a facial moisturizing mask twice a month.
4. Run a humidifier every night in the winter to moisturize the air in your bedroom. Not only will it ease itchy, dry skin, you’ll be able to breathe the moist air more easily.
5. Take 160 milligrams of soy isoflavones per day or pour soy milk over your cereal. Soy consumption may support skin health by supplying high-quality protein needed for building and maintaining collagen, the material essential to connective tissues, says Aaron Tabor, M.D., CEO and medical research director at Revival Soy in Kernersville, North Carolina. Soy isoflavones may also act as antioxidants to protect collagen from damage caused by free radicals, highly reactive molecules that can weaken or destroy cell membranes. Free radicals can also damage DNA, create age spots and wrinkles, and depress the immune system, increasing the risk of skin cancer. Good sources of soy isoflavones include soy milk (20-35 mg soy isoflavones per serving) and tofu (20-30 mg soy isoflavones per serving).
6. Switch from a deodorant soap to one with added fat, like Dove, Oilatum, or Neutrogena. Deodorant soaps can be drying, whereas added-fat soaps leave an oily, yet beneficial, film on your skin.
7. Keep your beauty products clean and simple, particularly if you have sensitive skin. Stay away from products with color, fragrance, or those that produce bubbles or have “antibacterial” on the label, says Dr. Cambio. These can all irritate skin.
8. Smooth a couple of drops of olive oil over your face, elbows, knees, and the backs of your arms every evening. The oil contains monounsaturated fat, which refreshes and hydrates skin without leaving a greasy residue.
9. For soft, young-looking hands and feet, slather on moisturizing cream and then slip on thin-fabric socks and gloves while you sleep.
10. Tone your skin with a sage, peppermint, and witch hazel combination. Sage helps to control oil, peppermint creates a cool tingle, and witch hazel helps restore the skin’s protective layer. Combine 4 ounces of witch hazel with 1 teaspoon each of sage and peppermint leaves and steep for one to three days before applying to your skin.

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Inside-Out Beauty Tips

Wednesday, July 13, 2011


Natural beauty comes from within and caring for your body and health can have a positive impact over how you look and feel. A healthy body has that glow that underlines beauty, so no wonder most women are trying their best to boost their beauty from the inside out.

What we eat, certain external factors as well as the lifestyle we lead, can have an immense impact over they way we look and feel.
To make sure you feel glowing and healthy, take the following beauty tips and include them into your daily routine!

* There’s nothing worse than bad breath, and if you need to refresh your breath and don’t have your toothbrush with you, there are a few tricks to help restore the freshness to your mouth. Yoghurt is perfect to fend off bad breath, especially if you had something with garlic for lunch. Chewing on some mint or parsley can also help refresh your breath. A strawberry rubbed on your teeth will also whiten them, so nature really provides amazing ingredients which can help you out of “trouble”.

*Eating cereal for breakfast along with some fresh milk, flax seeds, blueberries as well as a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice can do wonders for your skin, as your body will receive from early morning a “cocktail” of vitamins that can really make a difference for your energy levels as well as for your skin.

*Fruits can definitely be beneficial for your health and beauty due to the high content of vitamins and water, which are essential for maintaining the skin’s moisture and health in general. Pimples and flaky skin can be a sign of constipation or insufficient lymphatic drainage, and fruits can be a perfect aid in preventing these skin problems from appearing.

*Try to relax as often as you can, by doing what you love most. Stress can definitely leave its print over your skin and energy levels, so recharge your batteries by doing something which you have fun doing. Yoga poses and breathing exercises can also be helpful in relaxing the body and min, so learn a few basic yoga poses to push stress out of your life. Being full on energy will definitely ensure you radiate.

*Cut down of sugar and carbs as much as you can and try to replace them fruits and vegetables if you want your skin to look amazing.Unhealthy food can cause pigmentation spots and acne, so turn towards a healthy diet and even a detox diet once in a while, to purify and cleanse your system.

*Add raw seeds and fish to your diet, as vitamins, minerals and omega-3 acid can do wonders for your health, skin and hair. To ensure you get to benefit from the advantages of these super food, make sure you incorporate them into your diet and have them at least 3 times a week.

*Pay attention to the needs of your body to feel and look fabulous. Makeup can of course, cover up premature wrinkles or bad skin caused by a poor diet or unhealthy lifestyle, but inner beauty cannot be topped.

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