The Beauty Tips Blog

• Petroleum jelly for smooth hands and feet

  14Mar
  Categories: General, Quick fixes, Skin Comments: 0

  
  If you want to make your hands and feet feel supple, soft and smooth then there’s a trick you can do with petroleum jelly.
  At night after you’ve taken a shower, get a tub of petroleum jelly. Scoop some of it and rub it on your feet and on your hands. After you’ve fully worked in the petroleum jelly into your skin get a pair of socks and cloth gloves. Wear them and sleep. This combination will make the skin on your feet and hands very soft and smooth. It can even soften the calluses on your feet so you can remove them easily.

  Tags: petroleum jelly, skin care

• Detoxification Can Do Wonders for Your Skin

  10Oct
  Categories: Skin Comments: 0

  

  Our average human body consists of approximately 20 square feet of skin and weighs between six to ten pounds. Our skin can not only hold the skeleton together but it also keep body organs and muscles intact and best of all, it also has the ability to stretch. Pretty amazing stuff, isn’t it?

  There are 3 individual layers: the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis is the surface of the skin. It consists of five layers: stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum licidum, and stratum corneum.

  The stratum basale is the bottom layer of the epidermis and consists of cells in the shape of columns. In this layer, this is like the cells factory as the cells are being produced here. Once they are formed they are pushed into higher levels where they flatten and eventually die. The stratum basale cells contain melanocytes, which produce melanin. Melanin is the element responsible for providing skin with color.

• Dry and Sensitive Skin

  10Sep
  Categories: Skin Comments: 0

  

  According to research, there are 68% of women that have dry, chapped, tight, or easily irritated skin. If you have this skin type, you have to moisturize regularly and avoid harsh ingredients in cleansers such as fragrances or dyes because sensitive skin is easily destroyed and it will take long for it to recover from any damages.

• Do not Overlook You Rosy Red Cheeks

  10Jul
  Categories: Make-up, Skin Comments: 0

  

  First and foremost you need to make certain you remove your cosmetics every night before you go to bed. Yes! Every night you should use a good cleanser and moisturizer. Those 2 products may change the look of your condition right before your eyes in just a few short weeks. Get acquainted with specialized concealers and/or work at blending your very own personalized concealer.

  You will also not if you use a brush to apply your foundation over your green concealer you will achieve not only a good coverage but also one that appears luminous and natural.

• Beauty Tips

  10Jun
  Categories: Skin Comments: 0

  

  First of all, you have to know your skin type. This is important because not all skin care products will suit everybody. Then, drink a lot of water to maintain the moisture of your skin. Clean your skin twice a day with effective cleansers, toners, and moisturizers. Be gentle on your skin. Do not rub too hard.

• A big NO to oily skin

  10May
  Categories: Skin Comments: 0

  A shiny, oily face is not only unsightly. It can also be the culprit behind your acne attacks. According to studies, the oil on your face does not exact give birth to pimples. But constantly having oily skin can contribute to breakouts if the skin isn’t kept as clean as it should be.

  How does acne pop up? Acne is what happens when dirt and oil clog up your pores and breed bacteria inside. It’s the bacteria that cause the ugly swelling and the painful and ugly pus is actually the body’s way of battling with the bacteria. In short, you can be pimple free if you keep your skin clean and oil free.

  Photo credits: Sxc.hu

• Skin deep: getting to know Vitamin E

  10Apr
  Categories: Skin Comments: 0

  What exactly is Vitamin E and why do most beauty products today have it? According to the experts, Vitamin E is best known for its antioxidant properties. This basically means that it has the ability to help protect vital cell structures by neutralizing molecules called free radicals, which are unstable molecules that come from sources like air pollution and radiation. By nature, free radicals are bad for the body as they can bring about damage and eventually, a multitude of diseases.

  And one of the body parts that can be greatly affected by free radicals is the skin. This is why skin care products with Vitamin E are very important in keeping your skin healthy. It helps protect the cells from damage and because it keeps the free radicals at bay, the skin remains healthy.

  So if you want to make sure your skin is nourished, load up on almonds, kiwi, and mangoes as these foods are known to have different quantities of Vitamin E. And to make sure you get enough in your system, it’s always a good idea to take supplements to complement your diet.

  Photo credits: Sxc.hu

• Customized Skin Care ?

  21May
  Categories: General, Information, Skin Comments: 4

  This might sound crazy but if you happen to realize and accept the fact that no two people are alike, so does their skin problems which may vary from person to person even with the same condition that would require a different treatment regimen. Consider the plague of the face, acne, it can be caused by one of many factors, infection, pollution, hormones, stress and many more factors, all of which have to be eliminated to come up with the best solutions that would allow proper treatment. Read more »

• Sticky and Root Vegetables for Good Skin

  21Apr
  Categories: Anti-aging, General, Information, Skin Comments: 2

  The hype began way back when a reporter heard and subsequently investigated claim that a certain Japanese town had people who were aged 50 or more but with skin of people half their age. She was dumbfounded by the fact these people not only had better skin, but lived better and longer, staying active well into their long lives. What made them last longer on this earth, a good and healthy diet of root crops such as potatoes some of which were natural in their area and a hefty dose of sticky vegetables and by-products such as soy and tofu. Read more »

• Beauty – Naturally

  21Mar
  Categories: Anti-aging, General, Information, Skin Comments: 1

  There is no better way to attain beautiful skin that to entice the body to do so naturally from within. And one of the best ways is through a holistic approach which entails some lifestyle changes such as with foods we eat for some of the very best anti-oxidants have been found to be present in nuts and berries that have been hailed as the next batch of super-foods, containing anti-oxidants that prevents cells from pre-maturely aging. Read more »