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Thursday, July 7, 2011

GET RID OF DANDRUFF -

GET RID OF DANDRUFF -

Neglecting dandruff can only make it worse. Find a suitable remedy and get dandruff-free hair that become your crowning glory.


Rupali often experiences an itchy scalp. She has tried all possible ways to get rid of dandruff but it is of no use. Her dandruff problem has grown so big that it has started affecting her daily life. Her favorite colour is black but she avoids wearing black as she has to face weird glances over her shoulder. She receives suggestions and tips from friends, relatives and even strangers. Once she was on her way to college when an old lady in the train compartment walked up to her and gave her a dozen remedies to treat her dandruff. Though she expressed gratitude to the helpful woman, she felt very embarrassed. Such is the situation of many individuals who are constantly fighting the itchy problem — dandruff!


What is dandruff?

Everyone is experiences the dandruff problem some time in their life. Summer is the season which makes you sweat a lot thus giving you an oily and sticky scalp. On the other hand too much of dryness in the scalp can also lead to dandruff. The skin of the scalp is sensitive. Dandruff is nothing but the excessive shedding of dead cells of the scalp. Human body gets rid of dead cells occasionally. Loosing some amount of dead cells is normal but large amount of flaking could lead to irritation and redness. Dandruff is the accumulation of the dead skin in a large amount.


Causes of Dandruff

There are many causes of dandruff. To begin with an imbalanced diet and constipation can be reasons for a scalp full of white dandruff flakes. Using a shampoo which is not suitable for your hair or excessive use of hair products like gels, mousses and styling sprays can make hair unhealthy. Stress, fatigue, pollution and exposure to cold weather add to the problem even further.

It is a known fact that dandruff causes social problems. One may feel shy to attend a social gathering if dandruff is highly visible or is accumulating on clothes and shoulders. A very dry or a very oily scalp is the main cause of dandruff.


How to cure dandruff?

The market is full of products that can get you rid of dandruff. But if you want to stay away from strong chemical products then there are many natural ways to cure dandruff. These have been developed and have evolved over time. But before you try any method you must ensure that you are following the right diet pattern.


Natural ways to cure dandruff

Dandruff can be easily cured by adopting some natural remedies. Explore your kitchen and you will find many solutions to cure dandruff right there. Following are some simple remedies to get rid of dandruff naturally.

  • Soak a spoon of fenugreek seeds in water overnight and then grind it into a fine paste in the morning. Apply it all over the scalp and rinse it off after half an hour

  • Add a teaspoon of lime juice into the mug full of water and rinse you hair with this solution immediately after washing your hair

  • Boil beetroot in water and apply the solution to the scalp with a cotton ball every night before going to bed

  • Massage your hair gently with curd and rinse after half an hour

  • Apply a mix of lime juice and amla juice to the scalp. Keep it overnight and wash next day

  • Rinse your hair with one part Cider vinegar diluted with three parts of water

  • Massage your scalp gently with warm coconut oil twice a week

  • Apply Aloe Vera gel all over the scalp for half an hour before taking a bath

  • Massage the scalp with olive oil and keep it overnight

  • Mix a tablespoon of limejuice and crushed garlic. Apply it all over the scalp and rinse after 10-15 minutes

  • Soak a few neem leaves in hot water, filter, cool and rinse your hair with this water

  • Apply onion juice all over the scalp and wash it off after half an hour with shampoo

Other than these remedies, ingredients such as honey, brandy, rosemary leaves, henna, carrots, salt, tea leaves and egg white are also found beneficial to cure dandruff.


Proper diet to cure dandruff

While you are trying out various natural remedies, follow a diet that keeps your hair healthy. For example, Omega 3 Fatty acids found in fishes is beneficial for hair. It is also necessary to have adequate amount of fibers in your diet.

One should add raw vegetables and fruits to the diet. Drinking plenty of water is also essential to keep skin hydrated. Intake of fibers and water helps dispel toxins from the body. Carrots, broccoli, spinach and tomatoes are rich sources of Vitamin A, including them in your diet helps fight infections. Dark green vegetables, sprouts, nuts, dry fruits and beans are also very beneficial for a healthy scalp and hair.

If you are planning to take vitamin supplements then it is advisable to consult your doctor before doing so.


Preventing Dandruff

It is not possible to get rid of dandruff completely. One cannot be sure that it will not reappear once treated. Though dandruff is a common phenomenon it can be a cause of concern if it is in excess. Maintaining a healthy scalp is the only way to keep dandruff away.

  • Avoid being in the sun without applying a hair serum. Wear scarves or caps before stepping out of the house. Sunrays are harsh on scalp skin and can harm hair structure.

  • Avoid exposing hair to cold weather. It can cause hair problems including dandruff. Make use of head gears in extreme weather conditions.

  • Wash your hair at least twice a week. In humid weather washing your hair thrice a week is advisable. Select a shampoo which is suitable for your hair texture.

  • Condition your hair after every wash. Some may need mild conditioning and some may need deep conditioning, according to their hair texture.

  • Apply a leave-in conditioners for shiny, radiant hair

  • Avoid combing you hair when they are wet. Use a wide toothed comb.

  • Avoid chemical treatments such as colouring, highlighting, straightening or perming if your scalp is prone to dandruff.

  • Practice stress reducing methods such as meditation and yoga. These healing treatments can have positive effects on physical health and your hair condition too.


Dandruff is a tricky hair problem but it is not impossible to get rid of. A few lifestyle modifications, constant hair care, healthy habits and a balanced diet can keep your scalp dandruff-free. So get ready to sport a beautiful mane that you are proud of.


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Hair Styles to Suit your Face

Hair Styles to Suit your Face


Heart
Oval
Round
Square
Triangular

Beautiful hair is the crowning glory of an attractive woman. So hair care is an extremely important aspect of beauty. But you should make sure that you have a style that suits your face and your hair type. Of course, it should be in fashion too. Although, sometimes the simplest of styles are the best.

Based on Type of Hair

Let us see which styles go well with your type of hair.

  • Thin and fine: If your hair is thin and fine, keep it short and fluffy
  • Medium or coarse: This hair can handle most styles
  • Heavy or thick: If your hair is heavy or thick, keep it at a medium length or it will not hang well.


What kind of hairstyle makes you look glamorous? Well, would you believe it that it actually depends on the shape of your face. Faces are of different shapes. You must figure out the shape of your face so that you can decide which are the best hairstyles that will make you look like a model.

What is the shape of your face?

In order to determine the shape of your face, you will need to measure it. Measure your face from top to bottom and from side to side. If your face is oval shaped, then the length will equal to one and a half times the width. When the length of your face equals the width, then you have a round face. Triangular shaped faces have wide chins and narrow foreheads. Lastly, square shaped faces have a jawline, cheekbone and forehead almost equal in width.

Heart-shaped face

In order to express your features, you must try to diminish the width of your forehead and make your jaw wider. If you want bangs, wear them full and curly. Wear your hair fuller at the top than near your jawline. Your hair should be either short or of medium length and point your hair towards your face, since this will help to widen your chin. If you love short cut bobs up to your chin, then you should definitely get one, since your heart-shaped face will make you look like you just walked out of a magazine.

Oval faces

Since, you are blessed with an oval face, mostly any hairstyle will look good on you. You can wear your hair short, medium or long. A wonderful hairstyle would be one in which you do a side or a center parting and let your hair rest on your shoulders. In addition, you may also wear your hair slicked back or pulled back. However, it is advisable to have your hair away from your face and not to have too full bangs. Your face shape is adaptable to almost any hairstyle and that is why you should experiment and see which one you like the best.

Round faces

If you have found out that you have a round face, remember either to have short hair or chin length hair. You should consider layering your hair right from the top and keep your hair close to your face. Do not cut your hair very, very short and have a haircut that is rounded and ends at your chin. This will exaggerate your face shape even more. Straight bangs are not recommended, but if you love bangs, you should curl them and wear them to the side. These types of hairstyles will make your face look longer, which is what you want to strive for. Do not keep a lot of hair near the sides of your face and near your ears. However, wispy curls curled towards your face is recommendable. The point of all these hairstyles is to make your face look longer and less rounder and to accentuate your beautiful features.

Square Face

A square face has a very sharp angled jawline and has square shaped eyebrows. In order to lessen these features, you should strive for hairstyles that emphasize the cheekbones. Hairstyles worn in curls and waves will give shape to your square face. The length of hair that is perfect for you is about 1-1/2" below the chin or to have shoulder length hair. Your hair at these lengths will help to alleviate the squareness of your jaw line. It is advisable not to let your hair hang and better to wear a side part than a center part. Any freeflowing hairstyle for this shape will look wonderful.

Triangular shaped face

Since you have a triangular shaped face, you want to narrow the chin and widen the forehead. Keep your hair away from your face and ear to widen your forehead. In addition, you should angle your hair towards the chin. You should keep your hair length at least up to your chin and cut your hair in lots of layers. Also if you let your hair loose tuck it behind your ears so that it will help to highlight your eyes and increase the width around this area. In addition, instead of parting your hair in the center, try parting it off-center and see the model look you have always loved!


Look Good Feel Good

Look Good Feel Good

Click here for an exciting step-by-step facial.

The first thing we notice about any person we meet, are the looks. No matter how much we preach and believe that it's what's inside that matters, we still judge people on the basis of what we see on the outside. And others do the same for us. So naturally everybody likes to look good. The better looking you are, the better you feel about yourself, and the better you feel about yourself, the more others like you. Sometimes it feels like a catch-22 situation. Not fair, but that's the way it is.

What is it that constitutes good looks?

Universally, the norms of beauty have been the same through the ages - symmetrical features, well groomed hair, large, wide set eyes. and, a clear complexion. In fact, achieving clear, acne-free complexion is the first step towards looking good. You can still be considered gorgeous if you have untidy hair or tiny eyes, but not if you have a bad complexion. So get started on the route to achieving flawless skin. It takes work, but the results are well worth it.

Skin care is not just cleansing, toning and moisiurising. There's a lot more to it, and the more you look after your skin, the better the results. And what better way to get started on the route to a peaches and cream complexion than with a facial?

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

10 BEAUTY TIPS -

10 BEAUTY TIPS -

1. Brushing Up

Make body brushing a part of your daily routine. Scrubbing out dirt and grime is the least of its advantages. Body brushing tones and stimulates skin, helping with the natural drainage of the lymph glands. It also helps combat cellulite. When brushing, work towards the heart, up from your legs and thighs, and down from your neck. Oh, and remember, skin should be dry while body-brushing, so make sure you have a soft brush - you don't want abrasions that are hard to explain!

2. Banana Rama

For a great homemade face softener, try this: mash a banana and apply it to your face. Leave on for ten minutes and wash off with lukewarm water. Your face feels like satin. Plus, it puts those over ripe gooey bananas to good use!

3. Pearly White

Ever looked in the mirror and felt that your teeth were going from white to off-white to yellow? Take a hard look at your habits. The biggest culprits in the teeth-yellowing process are tobacco, coffee, tea and red wine. So if you must indulge, brush your teeth afterwards whenever possible, or at least rinse with water.

4. Shades Of Summer

A snazzy pair of sunglasses not only looks great, but also delays the onset of crow's feet (wrinkles on the sides of the eyes) which are accelerated by squinting in the sun.

5. Peaches And Cream

Great looks come with great skin, so get crackin' on that epidermis. Dirt and oil blocks pores causing blackheads and pimples, while dirt, grime and pollutants are drawn to oily skin like moths to a flame. So wash your face as often as possible, and cleanse at least twice a day.

6. Instant Glow

So you've just reached home after a nerve-wrecking day at the office and have to leave immediately for a dinner party thrown by your husband's most revered business client. How to get that glow in a flash? You could cheat and layer on the blusher, but a better option would be to try this: simply mix equal amounts of lemon and honey, apply it to your face and wash off after ten minutes.

7. Luscious Locks

Nothing improves the quality of your hair better than getting a regular oil massage. Get it done at home once a week if you have a husband or mother-in-law that dotes on you, or visit your neighbourhood parlour.

8. All Steamed Up

After applying oil wrap your hair in a steaming towel for twenty minutes. Give your hair this steaming treatment at least once a month. Steaming hair after applying oil helps it soak deeper into the follicles.

9. Fun In The Sun

The sun's warmth may make you feel good but it's ultraviolet rays over time cause at best, dry wrinkly skin and at worst, skin cancer. Don't step out without loading on that sunscreen. In the summers, avoid stepping out between 12:00 to 2:00 when the sun is at its peak.

10. Water, Water Everywhere

You can never drink too much water. It flushes out your toxins and is great for the skin, liver and just about every conceivable body organ! It keeps you cool and feeling fresh, reduces dehydration and rejuvenates your body cells. Drink at least ten glasses of water in a day. Bottoms up!

The Acne Queen

The Acne Queen

Have you ever been called horrible names because of your acne? Have you ever stayed home instead of going out with friends because of your acne? Well, you are not alone, when my sister was younger it was so sad, she was called the Acne Queen, she got so depressed. Her face was so bad, she had lots of black heads and white heads, and she was a walking talking running advertisement for acne. If the criticism and mockery of her peers (especially her so called girl-friends) was one thing, the impossibility of removing the ugly acne she had was another thing altogether.

Our family members didn’t help much, the general myth about acne being a result of poor (or more specifically, junk) diet meant she couldn’t eat too much junk food and had to “eat more veggies”. A number of her friends ate out with her, and what’s more, ate junk food even more frequently than she did, but they hardly had any acne. Something had to be wrong with that popular myth; I had seen the myth being busted right before her eyes. Another associated myth was about chocolate, and since she loved chocolate in any form or shape, she would have found giving it up an absolute nightmare, almost impossible. I even read & followed news and medical reports on the subject, I discovered to her relief that chocolate consumption had nothing whatsoever to do with acne.

Her peers were not much of a help wither, most of her friends, hinted with obvious sarcasm, that her acne advertisement face was a result of my excess chocolate.

Another myth that I did believe, and which sounded genuine and even scientific at that time, related to the assumption that acne was a result of dirt accumulation on the pores of her face. I never stopped to realize that if that was the case, how come she didn’t have acne all over her body? She spent ages washing her face with all kinds of soaps and anti acne creams in a bid to eradicate acne but it didn’t seem to work. In the end my sister decided to change her attitude, instead of freaking out and getting continually stressed, she decided that “what will be will be” and stopped looking in the mirror every day and within a few months the acne was certainly subsiding, so much so that after about a year it had gone completely.

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Do you have Acne?

Do you have Acne?

Are you one of millions people world-wide that have acne? You are not alone and I know how traumatized you must feel at times. I acknowledge that our appearance has a powerful impact upon our confidence, or lack there of, so if I ask, “How is your skin looking these days”? You would not be in the minority if you are tormented by acne. However, you should never let this skin disorder get the best of you, it is time to stand up tall, and demand your life back. We have so much information, products and resources at our disposal, so there is no reason why we can't strive to be acne free.

While proper skin care and reliable treatments are crucial in getting rid of blemishes, many people overlook the other things. It's not just about your exterior; we have to consider what goes on inside us as well. This brings me to the topic of acne diets. What do you eat?

You may or may not have come across the subject of acne diets. This pertains to what you consume and how it affects your skin. I recall a few winters ago I was sitting in the doctor's office with my wife. She was there for a back pain assessment. I had severely chapped lips at the time and asked her if she had some lip balm in her purse. The doctor looked at me with a smirk and said, "You know, the condition of your lips actually relates to your diet." She informed me that consuming the proper nutrients and fluids on a regular basis would prevent my lips from being chapped. This baffled me but I listened to what she had to say.

However, these days I have adopted a more nutritious diet, drinks lots of water and I now refrain from using lip balm and guess what, don’t have chapped lips anymore. It's really unusual how some things work out because this concept also applies to our skin. Did you know that the food you eat excretes back through your pores? Well, substances from them do, I guess this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, you are what you eat. This is why acne diets may be important for some individuals, for example, foods high in fat and grease are known for causing breakouts of acne particularly fast foods. Also when it comes to acne diets, foods that are very good for your skin include, fruits and vegetables, organic products, non-processed items, and of course water.

So, in conclusion, the experts highly recommend that anybody suffering with acne should experiment with their diet as research certainly demonstrates that it assists in reducing and/or eliminating acne. Most health shops have dietary program free for you to peruse.

Acne and Your Diet

Acne and Your Diet

The right diet is a key factor in maintaining acne free skin, we all know that what we eat comes out through our pores; we should think and eat, fruits, vegetables, and bucket loads of water, these will give our body the nutrients that we need everyday.

How is your diet and more importantly, how is your complexion? is it oil free, shine free, perfectly hydrated, radiant, smooth, and acne free? Although none of us are perfect, at least it is in our power to make sure our skin looks great at all times. Because let's face it, we all want a great complexion, and that means staying acne free.

What causes acne anyway? Unfortunately most people don't even know. They just go about buying loads and loads of treatments, which unfortunately worsens the situation sometimes. To be acne free, you must first understand your face.

Okay, so you know your skin type; that's a good start. It's now time to find products that work well for you. Just because they say they're for your particular skin type, doesn't mean that they'll do your mug justice. While we all typically understand that pimples erupt due to clogged pores, many of us do not attack this dilemma in the right fashion. So you have dead skin, oil and bacteria; you know that these are the catalysts that initiate acne, but do you know how to deal with them properly? First of all, you don't want to over-cleanse. This will only aggravate and irritate your delicate skin further. The last thing you need is a dry face. This dilemma will actually cause your glands to pump out more oil to compensate. What you need is balance if you want to be acne free. Try a gentle cleanser that's dermatologist recommended. This will wash away the dirt and oil, but not strip the skin's surface. A topical treatment may be necessary to apply after cleansing. It's always prudent to pat the face dry with a clean towel. You don't want to rub and cause further irritation.

A final tip concerning acne free skin relates to having a good night sleep, are we getting enough sleep? We need to ensure that we get enough rest every day which in turn reduces stress and fatigue and which will obviously affects our complexion. A trick I learnt and have passed it on to who-ever would listen is to change pillow cases every night, it may sounds weird, but all I have heard that certain bacteria is left on your pillow case every night when you sleep and that we should wash them every day – try it – you have nothing to loose, and just think – if it even gets rid of 1 acne spot – it will be worth it.