By Steven Hutchings They’re red, they’re angry and many folks have them. But perhaps the worst thing about stretch marks is they often develop on the sexier parts of the human anatomy and they reveal where you’ve been. For the record, striae, or stretch marks, are a form of scarring, characterized by an off-color hue. [...]
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How to Get Rid of a Scar
By Steven Hutchings Scars can form on the body from just about any trauma to the skin. But it’s the psychological scars they sometimes cause that make them most troublesome. Scarring results from an over or under-production of collagen during the healing phase of wound repair; it’s a biological process of four stages that, depending [...]
Read MoreThe Best Remedies For Acne May Be Natural
By Steven Hutchings Remember those days in high school when acne would flare up at the worst possible time? Maybe it was on picture day. And if that was the case, the photographer could at least touch up the image so the pimple in question wouldn’t make its way through the annals of time via [...]
Read MoreWhy You Should Use a Skin Toner
By Steven Hutchings Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Toners are for printers. Heard it? It’s a popular mantra among some in the skin care industry, yet a call to arms for others. You’ll encounter two sides to the toner debate. On the one side are the skeptics. They’re the ones who think it’s [...]
Read MoreAn Introduction to Skin Brightening
By Steven Hutchings There are two things you need to know about skin brightening and the many things that women will do for amazing complexion. First, avoid the sun. Second, steer clear of most skin brightening creams, peels and other treatments that consumers pursue in their $150 billion a year quest for great complexion. Use [...]
Read MoreWhat is Argan Oil?
By Steven Hutchings Google ‘Moroccan Oil’ and you’ll get about 14 million hits. But I’ll save both you and the Berber women of Morocco some grief with some quick advice: Don’t buy it. Buy Argan instead. What’s the difference? And why the hype about Moroccan, er, argan oil in the first place? Aside from the [...]
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Skin Care Products
By Steven Hutchings Anyone who’s been to Italy knows that what Michelangelo could do with a fresh canvas was nothing short of spectacular. The Statue of David. The Sistine Chapel. The man was an artist whose works inspire us centuries after his death. Guess what? Your body has a canvass too. You’re wearing it. And [...]
Read MoreSkin Care Tips For Your New Tattoo
Ignore the killjoys. If you want a tattoo, get one. Want several? Get them. Life’s too short to worry about what other people think or how they’ll react when they see your new body art. That said, the quality of your design relies greatly on the skin care tips you practice in the days after [...]
Read MoreAbout Skin Care Products With Retinoids
There’s big bucks in skin care products, and with good reason. People want to get rid of wrinkles and enjoy the taut, plump skin of their youth. That’s easier said than done, of course. But recent developments in skin care reveal some promising solutions. Among them, retinoids, which have raised more than a few eyebrows. [...]
Read MoreCommon Ingredients in Skin Care Products
You’ll find plenty of scientific jabber in your search for good skin care products, but unless you’ve got an advanced degree in bio-chemistry, it can be difficult to know the good ingredients and what they do. The skin care industry is big business, with products that milk the “anti-aging” wave becoming increasingly popular. Of course, [...]
Read MoreSkin Care Products For the Face
Here’s a public service announcement for women new to skin care or who use body skin care products on their face: Stop. Facial skin is extremely delicate and can’t handle many of the skin care products designed for the thicker skin of the rest of the body. They’re different creatures. Treat them so. Of course, [...]
Read MoreSkin Care Products That Irritate
There’s a minefield of toxins and substances in your house that, if you’re prone to allergies, can irritate your skin and make life very uncomfortable. Some of the culprits hit close to home. They’re the skin care products that we least suspect. Before we proceed further, we should define a contact dermatitis as an inflammation [...]
Read MoreNew Sunscreen Rules and Summer Skin Care
Sunscreen plays an important role in summer skin care. You might think that a sunscreen with an SPF factor of 50 protects against sun burns and skin cancer. And it probably does. But not always. That’s because sunscreens aren’t required to protect against UVA radiation. But that’s about to change, and so will summer skin [...]
Read MoreSolutions and Skin Care For Common Problems
Biology and bathing suit season. They favor beauty and skin that’s vibrant. But skin’s only beautiful for so long before the passage of time takes a toll. Hey, we’re not all models. But good skin care counts for something, and if you want to show skin this summer, read on. Let’s state the obvious. Most [...]
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Wrinkles
Wrinkles are a subtle hint that you’ve been around the block and have the scars to prove it. That might sound harsh, but consider the popularity of skin care products and facial moisturizers and it’s evident that consumers want to get rid of wrinkles, and prevent them when possible. That’s easier said than done. Wrinkles [...]
Read MoreSkin Care for Men
There’s a $150 billion global cosmetics industry that caters to skin care for women, offering beauty tips and advice for every type of skin under the sun. But for men? Precious little. But skin care for men is important. In an age with global warming and a looming wave of skin cancer, it’s important for [...]
Read MoreBetter-Looking Skin Starts in the Pantry
Pull up a chair. You’re about to learn two skin secrets that will not only save you money, they’ll give you better-looking skin. First: you can skip those pricey trips to the dermatologist. Second: food’s not just for eating. Ok, so this doesn’t mean that you should ignore cosmetics completely. But it does mean you’ll [...]
Read MoreFood for Healthy Skin
Diet and health are intertwined. Eat well to feel good, fend off ailments and, among others things, to look young. Skin is your largest organ. Treat it well, and reap the rewards. This isn’t rocket science. Nutritionists have long advocated the benefits of healthy diet to raise life expectancy and boost quality of life. Add [...]
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Acne
Acne is an embarrassing condition of the skin. You may associate acne with the red skin and pimples of high school, and there’s no disputing that acne is a common symptom of the teenage years. But acne affects between 40 and 50 million Americans, many of them adults. Why are teenagers prone to acne? The [...]
Read MoreHow to Prevent Eye Wrinkles
Few things betray age like eye wrinkles. They’re not hard to spot. You see them as crow’s feet at the corners of the eye, and expression lines underneath. Eye wrinkles come with the passage of time, and that can sting. There’s an entire industry for skin and wrinkle care, with treatments from preventative eye wrinkle [...]
Read MoreSkin Care For Eyes
Eyes talk. Of age, health and lifestyle. Some eyes look young and vibrant. Others look old and haggard. You might think that aging eyes are inevitable, with the crow’s feet, wrinkles and under-eye bags that creep up with advancing years. You can think that, but you’d be mistaken. Ok, so we age around the eyes. [...]
Read MoreMature Skin Care Tips
Try as you may, you can’t outrun biology. You can age well of course, and minimize the passage of time. But we all get older. And it shows in our skin. So age creeps up. Big deal, some people look older than others. Take care of your skin and you can look twenty years younger. [...]
Read MoreSkin Care For the Sun
Sunlight is great for the soul, but it’s murder on your skin. Sun damage is a leading cause of wrinkles and aging on the body. And that’s before the health risks involved. With skin cancer rates climbing across the globe, there’s never been a greater urgency to stay out of the sun. Ok, so we [...]
Read MoreSummer Skin Care Tips
The joys of summer are numerous. From swimming to barbecues and fireworks, there’s so much to enjoy about summer that it’s easy to forget what it does to your skin. Sun damage ages the skin, causes wrinkles and increases risk of sun cancer. Combine these with the burns and irritations linked to summer activities, and [...]
Read MoreExternal Skin Care Tips
Your skin matters. Not only is it the largest organ of the body, it’s one of the first things people notice about you. Healthy skin tells people that you’re vibrant and full of life. Shrivelled skin says you’re old. Skin care is big business. Some estimates put skin products at $170 Billion U.S. Dollars each [...]
Read MoreSkin Care and Lifestyle
We’ve heard it said that beauty is skin deep. While that’s debatable, there’s little doubt that healthy skin is an indicator of physical health and beauty. Along with the contour of the face, skin is one of the first (and lasting) physical impressions we make on people. The texture, color and smoothness of skin belies [...]
Read MoreAn Introduction to Natural Skin Care
Is your body a temple? The natural skin care industry seems to think so, and it’s riding a green wave of popularity among consumers, of products and services without the nasty chemicals and preservatives of traditional cosmetics. Natural skin care caters to an emerging market, and business is brisk. Why natural? According to a 2007 [...]
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