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How To Get Rid of a Pimple

teen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:11:11 -0500

Pimples always seem to appear at the least convenient moment whether you have a photo planned, a big date or a job interview. It may be tempting to attack the pimple with a vengeance to get it to just go away. Instead you should follow these steps and have a little patience. That's the best way to can get rid of a pimple.

Here's what you'll need:

Mild, medicated face soap
Warm water
Clean facial cleansing cloth
Acne treatment cream
Moisturizer

Steps:

How To Get Kissable Lips

Deirdre — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:35:48 -0500

Especially with winter weather, it can be difficult to get kissable lips. When your lips are chapped and rough, there are some steps you can take to regain beautiful lips. If you take special care of them, they will soon be in top shape. Here are some tips to get you started:

How To Choose and Use Anti Aging Skin Care Products

Thomas Hart — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:39:08 -0500

How To Make a Sugar Body Scrub

bali74 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:47:47 -0500

How To Ice your Face the Right Way

rk12m — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:40:30 -0500

Icing is one of the best stay-at-home remedies to get a healthy, mark-and-spot-free face. It is especially famous in a number of developing countries around the world, where women use it to retain the freshness and glow of their facial skin. In the recent past, metrosexual men have begun to lean towards it, too, but icing still remains a largely meant-for-women technique. If you are confused as to how it is done, have a look. The method is as simple as it is effective.

How To Heal Acne With Strawberry Yogurt

thedave — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:19:44 -0500

If Your looking to heal acne, I'm sure you've tried a wide variety of products. Many of these products are overpriced and claim to perform miracles for your complexion. The truth is, the active ingredient in most popular acne healing products is salicylic acid. I know it sounds delicious right? Let me just slap some acid on my face. Ewww! Believe it or not it may turn out to be quite tasty. In fact, you may have some in the fridge right now. You see, strawberries produce salicylic acid naturally, and the lactic acid in the yogurt will soothe and smooth your skin.

Say goodbye to those irritating, skin drying, redness-causing and overpriced acne treatment products -- turn to the fridge for help. Wait till you see what a treat yogurt can be! We don't need another embarrassing breakout, so let's get started:

How To Take Away Pimples

babiixox — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:11 -0500

How To Minimize Pores

DandelionMom — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:15:29 -0500

How To Wash Your Face

vcruz — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:33:25 -0500

In this article, you will learn that it does not matter how old you are or what skin type you have. You can begin taking care of your skin today! Taking care of your face is as easy as 1-2-3. If you follow these steps, you will experience a lifetime full of smooth, beautiful skin.

How To Make a Coffee Body Scrub

Casey47 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:56:33 -0600

The coffee we all love so much has many uses beyond just waking us up in the morning. One of those uses is to create a coffee body scrub. It’s usually just the high prices that deter us from enjoying the benefits of exfoliating body scrubs. Since most of us have a canister of coffee grounds in the kitchen, creating this scrub will be easy, beneficial, and most of all, cheap! Not to mention that the coffee itself has added benefits for your skin and body that many body scrubs do not provide.

Before we go into any recipes, let's discuss why a coffee body scrub is so much more beneficial than the everyday scrub. This information was provided by CancerLynx.

How To Keep Your Skin Looking Younger

bronwyn — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:12:49 -0500

Most adults wish that their skin looked younger. While it is most effective to fight aging skin before it happens, there are ways that you can help your skin look younger even as you age. Remember, the earlier you start treating your skin well, the better it will look!

ALWAYS use sunscreen. The main reason why skin shows the signs of aging is from sun damage. The sun can do a lot more harm to your skin than just causing wrinkles. For your health and for your beauty, use sunscreen on your face and lip balm on your lips. There are many sunscreens on the market now that can be used every day without causing breakouts or feeling heavy and greasy. Get in the habit of making a moisturizer or lotion with sunscreen part of your daily routine.

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How To Use Honey to Keep Your Skin Healthy

bronwyn — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:15:59 -0500

Raw honey has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. In fact, honey pots have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs - with honey that has not spoiled! Before antibiotics were introduced in the 1930s, honey was used for many different ailments. Honey is now seeing a resurgence of topical use - both for its antiseptic properties as well as a natural skin care product. Follow these easy steps to have sweet and easy beauty treatments!

How To Choose and Use Natural Skin Care Products

soul2quz — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:59:16 -0500

So these days, au natural is the way to go, and why not? We’ve learned that some of the products we’ve been using everyday can be quite harmful to us. Many of us have gotten the mesage when it comes to food and we’ve learned to eat healthier; now its time to learn to help our skin stay healthy using natural skin care products.

How To Learn About Dead Sea Salt Products

Staff468 — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:29:00 -0500

The Dead Sea, located on the border of Jordan and Israel, has an unusually high concentration of salt, as well as minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium chloride. The Dead Sea has a long and storied history. Even ancient Egyptians were aware of the sea's unique qualities: They extracted bitumen (a component of asphalt) from the Dead Sea to embalm mummies. Over the ages, people have always visited the Dead Sea due to its reputed curative properties. Today, health spas and resorts line its shores, and Dead Sea Salt is used in a variety of bath and beauty products. Below are some interesting facts about the Dead Sea and Dead Sea Salt products:

Why the Name. The reason that the Dead Sea is called "dead" is that nothing is capable of living in the water; it is far too saline to support life. Any fish that might swim into the Dead Sea by mistake (from the freshwater streams that feed it) die immediately.

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How To Learn About Tattoo Removal

Staff468 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:31:00 -0500

Thanks to Angelina Jolie, we all are more familiar with the concept of tattoo removal than we might be otherwise. Although the images of Angelina Jolie's tattoos were removed from Tomb Raider frame by frame by frame, chances are that you don't have that same option available to you for say, your upcoming wedding video. Here are a few tips on how to get your own personal "Billy Bob" removed:

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How To Find Natural Sun Protection

Theresa157 — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:51:00 -0600

As thousands of people each year are diagnosed with skin cancer, we're discovering the importance of protecting our skin from the sun. Sun block and sun screen products are available everywhere and we constantly hear about the importance of wearing these products at all times. But what if we don't want to use sun blocks or sun screens? Are there other, more natural options out there?

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How To Learn About Emu Oil

Staff468 — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:28:00 -0600

What, by the way, is an emu? An emu is a large bird that lives only in mainland Australia, and is perhaps best known for its inability to fly. Emus are tall (five to six feet tall), dark (mingled black, brown and tan) and well, handsome might be a stretch. Decide for yourself here. Emus have lived in Australia for at least 80 million years.

Emu oil comes from the large fat pad on the back of the emu bird. This fat pad is similar to the hump of a camel in that it serves both as insulation as well as a fat reservoir. The male uses this reservoir for nourishment when he sits on the eggs that the female lays.

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How To Hide a Pimple

Vanessa264 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:19:00 -0600

I went to college with a woman who had a unique way of disguising her pimples. If a pimple broke out right before a big date, she would color it brown with an eye pencil and pretend it was a beauty mark! No matter where the pimple erupted, she just ran with it-I remember seeing her one night and thinking she was entering a Cindy Crawford lookalike contest. If the pimple was particularly rebellious, she would apply a fake beauty mark and call it done. I'm not sure if she ever had to explain the change come the second, third and fourth dates-knowing her, she probably didn't say a thing and didn't think twice. But for those among us without quite as much chutzpah, follow the tips in this article to camouflage a comedone.

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How To Prevent Ingrown Hairs

Vanessa264 — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:49:00 -0600

I once dated a man whose nickname was "The Man From Planet Slow. The nickname had nothing to do with his quickness of wit, as he was razor-sharp in that regard. The way that he acquired this nickname was by taking an inordinately long time to shave his face. The reason? You guessed it: ingrown hairs.

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How To Choose and Use Skin Care Products for Acne

Joy455 — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:47:00 -0500

We've all experienced acne breakouts at one time or another followed by pure frustration. Frustration from the embarrassment they cause in the first place and at the medicated acne products that didn't quite do their job.

So what exactly is acne and what causes it? Acne is an inflammation of the sebaceous glands that give off an oily substance also known as sebum. While the exact cause of acne is not known, there are a number of things that do trigger it. An increase in hormones, stress, cosmetics, pollution in the air and genetics are all said to be factors that can trigger acne. There is also no proof that certain foods like chocolate or French fries cause acne. You can make it worse however by picking at your pimples.

Now that we have a better understanding of acne, the next step should be finding the right skin care products for acne.

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How To Care for Your Skin

Joy455 — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:42:00 -0500

Who doesn't want beautiful skin? We feel our best when we look our best and beautiful skin is certainly a big part of looking our best. Good routine skin care, however, is usually far from our minds and we often take our skin for granted. Basic skin care isn't as hard as most people might think. For many of us, just trying to figure out what skin type we have can be a problem. There are three basic skin types: Dry, oily and combination skin. Most of us will fall under one of these three categories unless you're one of the rare ones blessed with normal skin.

If your skin is often dry with a tight feeling after washing, and sometimes flaky, you probably have dry skin. If you have dry skin, you will want to use a good moisturizer daily and avoid cleansing products (like soap) that dry out your skin. Depending on how dry your skin is, you may find it necessary to wash your face only once a day using a mild cleanser followed by a creamy moisturizer.

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How To Care for Sensitive Skin

Melissa439 — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:57:00 -0500

You probably have sensitive skin if you have thin or fine skin. Most likely you sunburn easily and your skin freaks out if a product is too harsh. While most products are unacceptable for your skin, there is a way to care for it.

It is a good idea to visit a dermatologist. Dermatologists are skin specialists and can determine just how sensitive your skin is. Another option is to have an allergy test done to figure out what makes your skin go crazy. If visiting specialists is not an option for you, an easy way to see if a product is good for your skin is to apply a sample of every new product you buy--make-up, moisturizer, sun block, or cleanser--on one small patch of your face such as along the jawline. While you may think that testing some skin on the inside of your wrist is adequate, the skin on your arm may not be as sensitive as the skin on your face, so a wrist test is not necessarily an accurate test for a skin reaction.

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How To Care for Oily Skin

Victoria59 — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:38:00 -0500

Taking care of oily skin has its own unique challenges. First, before you can tackle the task of taking care of your skin, you have to make sure that you really do have oily skin. Here are the common traits:

Visibly oily surface

Feels greasy

Tendency to break out (pimples, whiteheads, and blackheads)

Large pores

Slightly coarse

Makeup wears off within a few hours of application

If you still aren't sure if you have oily skin or not, try this little test. Wash your face and then set the kitchen timer for 30 minutes. Once the timer goes off, check your skin by blotting it with a paper towel or toilet paper. If you lift up oil from your skin, then welcome to the oily club.

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