Archive for May, 2007

Applying Lipstick

The colour of your lips brightens and enhances your appearance! It is the final touch to facial make-up. Lip cosmetics are now available in sticks, tubes, pencils, as liquids and in pots. Lipsticks are the most commonly used lip make-up. They come in a variety of colours. The colour you use should harmonise not only with the rest of the make-up but with your attire and with the rest of you as well. Remember pale skins would need soft colours  while darker skins can carry off the more vibrant shades.

Most lipsticks consist of a fatty base to ensure that the product stays firm and solid. At the same time, efforts are made to make the product soft enough to cover the lips smoothly and with the minimum of pressure. The colour in the lipsticks is provided by pigments or by dyes. These should not fade off too quickly but should stay on the lips while you eat and drink. It is also equally important that no unsafe chemicals are used as the product is often swallowed.

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Care for Normal Skin

A normal skin hardly needs any care. Remember the key words are cleansing, nourishing and toning. The skin needs to be cleansed twice daily, in the morning and before going to bed. For nourishment, any cream can be used and for toning you can use an astringent or skin tonic. Don’t forget to usea moisturiser during the day to retain the moisture of the skin.

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Hair Conditioners

It is not enough to style the hair and keep it clean. There is a need for conditioning the hair, which cannot be ignored. Without condition, one can never expect a good quality of hair. Conditioning has to be done regularly and made a part of the beauty ritual.

Conditioners, as the name denotes, help in putting the hair in a good condition. They could be the deep penetrating types, which penetrate the cortex for longer lasting results and should be used only occasionally for extremely damaged hair. They actually open the cuticle to let moisture or protein get into the cortex, which is the middle part of a hair and gives strength to the hair. There are two basic types of deep penetrating treatments: moisturising and protein supplementation. The moisturising treatment consists of putting moisture in the hair, softening it and adding bounce to it. Protein treatment rebuilds strength in hair and adds protein to the cortex in order to bring back the lost elasticity. This treatment is generally given before a perm or a hair colouring in order to get the hair back to a good shape.

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Electrolysis Permanent Hair Removal

There are several methods of hair removal. Electrolysis is an alternative to laser hair removal. Your choice would depend on the area from which hair must be removed. One of the method of removing facial hair permanently is through - electrolysis hair removal.

What you need in Electrolysis hair Removal - Equipment, needle, price

If your facial hair is dark and coarse and a source of real embarrassment to you, electrolysis treatment may be tried. It is said to be a permanent method of hair removal, but regrowth has been known to occur.

With electrolysis, it is important to know the pros and cons. It is an expensive procedure and takes time. Right growth of fine hair may take five to six seasons. The interval between sessions should not be less than 14 days. With shorter intervals, or very frequent sessions, there is a chance of scarring.

How Electrolysis Hair Removal Works ?

With electrolysis method of hair removal, you should know exactly what you are going in for. The diathermy method is popular. An electric current is passed through a fine needle, Which is inserted into the hair follicle. This cauterizes the hair root and destroys the papilla, in order to check re growth of hair. It is a permanent hair removal by the process of inserting a fine, solid, pre-sterilized needle (wire, or probe) into a hair follicle and applying a small amount of electrical current to permanently destroy the hair growth cells.

It is very important to choose your electrolysist with care. In the hands os an unskilled operator, there may be re growth or scaring. The skin can get pitted if the operator is not skilled in the electrolysis procedure.

Talk to people who have had their hair removed by electrolysis and find out as much as you can. You should also take care to see that sterile disposable needles are used.

Advantages and Benefits of Hair removal by electrolysis

There are no permanent side effects. Sometimes, a slight reddening of the skin occurs during or immediately after treatment, but this will only last for a short time. Electrolysis is very safe and, unlike depilatories or bleaches, no harsh chemicals are used.

But electrolysis is currently the only method of permanent hair removal recognized by The International Guild of Professional Electrologists, Inc.

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Benefit of Using of a Face Scrub

A face scrub or an exfoliating mask is designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin and to encourage the growth of new cells. It helps in increasing the blood circulation and brings a nice glow to the skin. It is to be used once a week only. You must apply a very thin film of moisturiser after using a facial scrub so as prevent any dryness.

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