Showing posts with label care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label care. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Releasing Stress to Keep Skin Young-looking

Have you noticed how your skin looks older after a week at the office? You might not believe it, but stress does make skin look and feel older. If there's too much of stress, or you are often subjected to it, your skin may not have the time to recover fully, and thus, it will tend to stay looking old or tired even after office hours or even when you're on vacation. Skin takes time to recover from stress.

Muscles underneath the skin are like rubber bands. When new, they are elastic and spring back to their original state. The muscles of the face show how tired you are. Tired muscles sag and lose elasticity. Thus, your face also sags if it experiences too much stress without time to recover. Apart from the facial muscles, the skin over them tend to follow habitual expressions like frowning. If you frown too often, your skin will adapt and form lines that will make it appear that you're frowning even when you're not.

In order to counter the effects of stress on your facial skin, it is important to release stress and relax your face at special times of the day (or night). How do you release stress? Well, you can sit or lie down for starters; close your eyes and breathe. Feel the parts of your face where there's tension, and release them. If you feel that your brow is a bit knotted, imagine letting go of the tension and your muscles will relax. You may suddenly discover that your face has a few tension points that require attention. Do not rush things. Go over each point and release the stress for each one relaxing them and imagining the stress and negative feelings leaving you.

Some may call this exercise yoga or meditation, but you don't need to call it anything. All you need to know is how to do the tension-release process regularly. You can do it in your special place of relaxation. It may be indoors or outdoors, but it should be a place where you can relax and not remind you of work and the office. You don't need to use any music, but if you prefer, you can play some soothing tunes. If you make a habit of doing this, you will notice a change in your face and others will too! Best of all is that you don't need to spend anything for this facelift.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

How To Get Healthy Glowing Skin

by Marilynn Syrett

Beauty lays skin deep, and skin care products only enhance it. But for skin care products to be really effective, you need to exercise some healthy habits too. After all there is no point sealing a wall if you plan to strike it off again.
Here are some healthy skin care habits that you can follow at your end to get natural nourishment and make the skin ready so skin care products can be effective.
Characters of a Healthy Skin
Healthy skin is soft and supple. There are no pigments and scars on it. Healthy skin shines in the sun and reflects back. Skin is firm and has no wrinkles or fine lines
Here are some tips that help you get that healthy skin:
Diet: Eat lots and lots of fruits and vegetables, cereals and whole grain breads and dairy products. Avoid eating chocolates, oily food and other sweet foods. Don't eat any food item that you are sensitive to.
Water: Drink at least 8 glasses of water in a day. Maintain the moisture levels of the body by taking plenty of liquid intakes like juices, milk etc.
Sleep: Have to 8-10 hours of sleep every night. A good sleep rejuvenates the skin and relieves it from the day long stress
Fresh air: For good skin, oxygen is a vital element. The blood cells in your body carry oxygen to all the other parts of your body including the skin. Breathing stagnant air won't do you any good. But taking in deep breaths of fresh air fills the lungs with pure air and acts as an effective beauty treatment.
Exercise: Instead of sweating it out at the gym, it's a better deal to go out for a brisk walk every day. Exercising also improves the oxygen circulation in the body.
Emotions: What you feel inside reflects best on your face. Depression or sour moods often give way to acne and blemishes. Therefore, always try to be in a cheerful mood and be good. Don't sweat it! Life is good!
About the Author

Dr. Marilynn Syrett is a graduate from Western University of Health Sciences and has a keen interest in the skin treatments and cosmetic products. Her experience of the skin care industry has gained her in depth knowledge about natural skin care and anti aging skin care and other skin care problems.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

The Best Advice for Man on Skin Care

by Ray A. Rubio

We see all the time the advertisements of skin care products for women and how they should use them to look beautiful and have smooth and bright skin, however we dont often see a man using skin care creams or other kinds of products for the skin, I believe that the main reason is that women are impulse buyers and a man require a more explanation on why they need skin care.
But the best advice for man on skin care i can give you is to ignore all the marketing hype and skin care products you have heard all the time and follow a simple skin care routine by using some of the basic principles that every person should do in their life to be healthy.
Some of the most important principles are:
Use sunscreen to avoid the UV rays of the sun which are a major cause of skin aging and wrinkles.
Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water every day to maintain your skin hydrated.
Exercise every day or at least a few times a week to let your blood flow through all your body.
Eat a healthy diet full of fruits, vegetables that contain vitamin C, E and D which have anti oxidants that protect your skin from toxins.
Avoid excessive stress and try to relax.
Dont use skin care products with fragrances because they contain toxins that hurt your skin tissue.
Use just skin care products that contain natural ingredients with minimal chemicals, read the labels and be informed.
Those are some of the most important tips for man skin care that if you follow them you will have a much healthy and glowing skin for longer time. However this doesent mean that you should not use skin care creams or other products to help you have a much better look.
Just make sure that the product you use has natural ingredients and can really help your skin maintain its youth by increasing the production of collagen and elastin in your skin. And also take a lot of vitamins to protect your skin from free radicals and dangerous environment toxins.
About the Author

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Skin Care for Sensitive Skin

by Ping Der

For those out there that with sensitive skin like me, sometimes buying skin care products might prove to be somewhat of a challenge. Unless there is a sample for you to try in store, you really do not know how a product will react with your skin. Even then, sometimes it takes more then a few uses before finding out.
The term sensitive skin is actually fairly broad and doesn't mean the same thing for everyone. For those like me, it means their skin is often dry and feels itchy. Usually during the winter, whenever I finish a shower, my skin would get a tightening and itchy feeling. For others it is more along the lines of having allergic skin. Under certain conditions, their skin would become red, develop rashes, or get a burning feeling.
The causes of sensitive skin vary too. One main reason is genetics and people are just born with sensitive skin. Another reason is that it may be caused by the environment or even a person's diet.
Usually using the wrong skin care products would cause the symptoms for people with sensitive skin to occur or become more serious. Such as using, the wrong types of soap may cause your skin to feel drier and itchier. Or the wrong face creams might cause your face to become red or even have an irritating feeling. Therefore, it is very important for people with sensitive skin to find the right type skin care products.
Here are some quick tips for those with sensitive skin.
Avoid products with harsh ingredients. The harsh chemicals used in some skin care products are a main reason for the reactions on sensitive skin. A chemical such as alcohol, which is commonly found in toners and foundations, is more damaging for those with sensitive skin. Therefore, try to buy skin care products with all natural or milder ingredients.
Buy scent free products or products with very light scents. The chemical in a product that gives it its scent is sometimes another cause of a reaction with sensitive skin. Products with heavy scents usually produces more serious effects.
Look for products labeled for sensitive-skin. Many producers of skin care products have products especially formulated for those with sensitive skin type. They are usually tested on sensitive skin types to make sure there are no harmful effectives. Generally, these product are scent-free and contains milder ingredients. This makes it much easier for those with sensitive skin to find the right product.
Protect your skin from the sun. The sun is often more damaging to those with sensitive skin care. For some people, they have sensitive skin due to damage from exposure to the sun. Be sure to wear sun block or sunscreen with adequate SPF protection if your skin is going to be exposed to the sun.
Drink enough water daily. It is important for those with dry sensitive skin to keep their skin as hydrated as possible.
About the Author

Ping is currently a full time mother of a 16 year old son and a 8 year old daughter who is also working part time. She places great importance in proper health and skin care and has tried a numerous amount of different health and beauty products. Her website is http://www.freeskincare.net