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Understanding your sensitive skin is the first step to conquering its challenges. Women with sensitive skin have immune systems that react to products, and even weather conditions, as the "enemy" and will try to combat them. This leads to redness and peeling as well as the discomfort of itching, overheating and stinging sensations. You can have sensitive skin all your life or your skin can become sensitive due to hormonal fluctuations or even cosmetics with harsh ingredients. Triggers for hypersensitivity Fragrance What delights our olfactory senses can irritate our skin. Fragrance is a key allergen in cosmetics and skin care. If your skin is sensitive, look for fragrance-free products. Even the finest perfume can cause a reaction, too. If you don't want to give up your favorite scent, try this trick: mist fragrance and shake your blouse or top through the mist. Wait a few minutes for the fragrance to dry and then get dressed. This allows you to avoid direct...

There's a reason they call it beauty sleep… Nighttime is the best time to renew, replenish and repair your skin, because when skin is at rest, it is the most receptive to skin care benefits. Wash away the day Don't even think about going to bed until your makeup has been removed and your face properly cleansed. When you leave makeup on, it can clog and enlarge your pores, cause breakout and prematurely age your skin. Use a gentle, yet effective makeup remover to eliminate mascara, liner and shadows. An oil-based formula for face and eyes can handle even stubborn waterproof mascara without tugging or pulling. Use a cotton pad to apply and lift the makeup from your face. Then follow with a gentle facial cleaner. Your evening dose of Vitamin A As we age, skin produces less collagen, which keeps it firm and youthful looking. To stimulate collagen production, smooth fine lines and reduce the appearance of pores, apply Vitamin A to your skin every night, either in the f...

The much-maligned ponytail is now stepping out from under baseball caps! This timeless hairstyle is taking its rightful place as a summer-hair, definite do, thanks to chic new ways to style it!o part, teased crown. Add lift and volume to your crown and suddenly your ponytail becomes regal. Lift the "Mohawk" section of your hair up, lightly back comb and use root lifter underneath, then smooth hair back and secure in place with a thin hair elastic. Use a piece of your ponytail to wind around the elastic and secure in place with a bobby pin. Face-framing fringe ponytail. Simply a classic ponytail, neither too high nor too low, but what sets it apart is face-framing bangs. Bangs that are longer on each side, straight across or spiked, look best. Blow dry bangs with a round brush, making a slight bend toward the forehead. The finishing touch? An aerosol shine spray. Add dangling earrings and a LBD and this pretty pony is ready for a night on the town! Bedhead pony...

1.Exfoliate your skin A good face scrub can clean deeply and get rid of dead skin cells. It can also refine the texture of the skin, bring your complexion to life and stimulate cellular regeneration. There are many exfoliating products available, so it’s important to choose the one that’s right for your skin type. Talk to the cosmetician at your pharmacy; she’ll be happy to help! 2. Apply a mask A facial mask is a great complement to exfoliation. For best results, use a mask once a week, on average, after you’ve exfoliated. Simply spread the mask evenly over your face, leave on for about 10 minutes, then rinse well. There are several different types of masks—moisturizing, purifying, tightening, etc. Again, talk to your cosmetician, who will be able to recommend the best product for your skin type. 3. Moisturize deeply It’s important to use a good face moisturizer day and night. It’s a crucial step in your daily skin care routine! Moisturizers work to retain the skin’s moi...

Rejuvenating Mask Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of facial clay 1 teaspoon of instant oatmeal ½ tablespoon of powdered milk (organic provides the most benefits) 1 teaspoon of honey 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil Enough water to make the paste consistent 3 drops of lavender essential oil Directions: Mix the first five ingredients together before beginning to add water to create consistency. After the paste reaches the desired consistency add the three drops of Lavender oil, feel free to sleep in the face mask and enjoy the benefits from inhaling the lavender and the benefits the mask will provide for your skin. Benefits: The milk helps to cleanse and nourish the skin of unneeded oils and bacteria. Olive oil provides moisture to the skin while adding a high amount of minerals as well, while the honey and oatmeal work together to help hold the mixture together and tighten your skin. The lavender oil provides a stress reducing aroma, helps regenerate skin cells, remove scars, and helps...

Not Removing Makeup Before You Cleanse  Not removing makeup, particularly eye makeup, before you cleanse your face, can really dry out and age the eye area. , “Most eye makeup is made of talc, which is a drying agent.” So, make sure you use an eye makeup remover and cotton pads to gently remove all eye makeup before washing your face. Using Water That Is Too Hot Or Too Cold You may think it’s all hogwash, but lukewarm water is really the best temperature for cleansing your skin. Kristen told us, “In beauty speak, we use the term ‘tepid’. Too hot water will dilate your capillaries, while too cold water will constrict them.” So, in order to prevent broken capillaries, redness and spider veins, make sure the temperature is just right. Using The Wrong Kind Of Cleanser For Your Skin Type It’s so important to use the right kind of cleanser for your skin type or you could exacerbate problems like excess oiliness or dry skin.  “If you use something for oilier ...

If you have oily skin and you'd like to carry out something about this condition, here are few good tips for you: 1. To take care for oily skin you should begin with a gentle, foaming facial wash. This will remove dirt and oil without taking away moisture. 2. You should cleanse only two or three times at the very most with a product suited to your skin type. Washing more often will simply strip the skin of oil  which cleanly stimulates the oil glands to replace it. 3. Rinse carefully and then finish off with a toner/astringent on the oily areas of your skin. The astringent can be used all over the day to help control the excess oil. 4. Make a puree of fresh tomatoes and apply to the skin. 5. Add one teaspoon of lemon juice, half teaspoon of honey, white egg and fuller's earth or brewer's yeast powder. Make it into a paste and apply.  Remove it after 20 minutes with normal water. 6. To stop the problem of your makeup becoming patchy either on the for...

1 . TOMATO MASK:  For oily skin, mash up a ripe tomato and wait on for 15 to  20 minutes. Rinse with hot (not so hot) water. 2. BANANA MASK:  Mash up a very ripe banana. Add honey, as much required  to make a soft pulp. Apply on your face and hair. This is such a great firming  mask that aging movie stars have been identified to put it in the cups of  their bras to make their breasts "perky." (Just check that you don't use too  much honey and you use a sturdy bra.) 3. HONEY MASK:  Apply uncontaminated honey (straight from the bottle)  to your face and your neckline. Allow it to locate until dry (about 15  minutes). Rinse with very temperate hot water. 4. APPLE MASK:  Peel two apples and make a paste with adding one table  spoon of honey now apply it on the face and Wash it with cold water after 20 minutes. 5. SCRUB FOR OILY SKIN:  This scrub help you to get rid of your dirt and  the super...

1. Unhealthy Diet and Depression Long-term exposure to an unhealthy diet is a risk factor for depression, according to the findings of a 2014 study in the online journal  PLoS One  that looked at diet and depression in 3,663 people. What constituted an unhealthy diet, for purposes of the study, was one that was high in sugar and processed foods. “One of the symptoms used to diagnose depression is change in appetite, so there certainly could be a link between diet and depression,” says  Anil Malhotra, MD , director of psychiatric research at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y. 2. Sugar and Food Addiction Research also hints at a link between sugar and addictive eating. For instance, a 2012 study published in the  International Journal of Eating Disorders  found that, of 81 obese people seeking treatment for binge eating, 57 percent met the criteria for  food addiction . Foods that people were addicted to were high in fat and high in sug...