Skin
Radiant Skin
Walking through the lobby and seeing your face in the grainy, ghastly monitors of your office CCTV systems is something all women could do without. What could any woman do so that her skin will not take on that pale, gray pallor? Presenting a five minute routine to looking fresh faced and radiant.
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2Nov2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Made In China
After a series of tests conducted on Chinese-made food products found containing toxic substances such as melamine, some countries will start inspecting beauty products manufactured in China as well. Cosmetics might contain heavy metals such as lead and mercury that may put users at risk. Contaminated beauty products irritate the skin [...]
25Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Stone Indulgences
Ganbanyoku stone sauna is the newest health trend today emerging from Japan. The word meaning “stone bath” or “stone sauna”, it is a large piece of granite, black and white silica and tourmaline laid into an elevated floor, like bedrock, heated up to 40 degrees Centigrade or 105 degrees Fahrenheit. If [...]
22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Liver Food
In this modern age of toxic living, it is wise to constantly replenish our antioxidant defenses and help our liver perform its task to perfection. One such antioxidant is Glutathione – the Master Antioxidant – keeps our liver healthy by constantly supplying it with antioxidant nutrients. There are toxins (not distinguished [...]
22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Head-To-Toe Glow
Great hair and great skin go together. They share the same pores, so what you do to one affects the other. Plus, hair products drip on your skin; the wrong kind can cause acne or rashes on the face or back, an irritated scalp and dull, stressed hair! A good [...]
14Sep2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Skin Bleaching
We always want what we don’t have. If we have curly hair, we envy straight hair. If we are fair, we bake ourselves under the sun until we are golden brown. And those with dark skin turn to skin whitening. Skin whitening covers a wide array of cosmetics all geared toward [...]
13Sep2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Fountain of Youth
One cannot turn back the hands of time or sweep away harmful radicals with a broomstick but wearing sunscreen every day, using a moisturizer with vitamins and nutrients, and exfoliating ones skin can help retain that radiant glow. With stress, wishy-washy weather, and not to mention, the years up your sleeve, your [...]
9Aug2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Facial Specials
Skin rejuvenating treatments provide that naturally beautiful look for real. As we age, skin loses it elasticity slowly losing the battle of defying gravity. There are varied treatments depending on skin types and age bringing back the texture of the skin by stimulating collagen and elastin production that decreases with age. [...]
19Jul2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Biggest Organ
Skin, being the biggest organ of the body, is that hairy covering which accounts to 12 to 15 percent of our body’s weight. In an average adult, it weighs around 8-10 pounds and covers an average area of 22 square feet, that’s like the inside of a large-sized cabinet! Skin is important because [...]
6Jul2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
Therapeutic Bath
Japanese are known for their therapeutic practices of bathing called the Ofuro. Cleaning oneself thoroughly before stepping into a wooden tub of steaming hot water is a must sinking slowly up to the chin. This keeps the body warm, promotes circulation and provides tranquillity as well as the feeling of well-being and harmony. [...]
28Jun2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued