Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Straight Talk On Gorgeous, Manageable Hair

The best thing about the warmer months? For many people, it's the weather. The worst thing? For some people, that's what the weather is not for hair.

Frizzing effects of heat and humidity on the hair can be a girl's worst enemy, especially for those looking for soft, sleek wave or a neat, polished hair this season's hottest looks. Fortunately for 60 percent of American women who define their hair as curly, wavy or unmanageable, there are new systems and products to help overcome factors and style curly curly or unruly hair into smooth, easy key.

Durable hair straightening system, such as thermal straightening (also known as "Japanese straightening"), which grew in popularity, but still very expensive (from $ 300 to $ 1,000) and is not accessible to most women. This is a surefire way to beat curly hair left but stay straight, so the style of choice-add curls or waves-is nil.

For those who want to keep their options open but still against the clubs, there is a new home, relaxing and durable hair straightening system called EasyStraight. Developed by a Manhattan-based stylist Haime Munoz, now available at Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade, Eckerd, Brooks Pharmacy and other drug stores for under $ 30.

Friday, July 1, 2011

THE HISTORY OF THE MILK BATH - How to prepare one for you and your partner.


Milk Baths:
The history begins with a Cleopatra milk bath, which is famous in antiquity for its beauty shine. This beauty queen is said to have been due to bathe in milk flavored with honey, lavender, or rose petals. Some sources even suggest that the strawberries and raspberries are used on occasion to scent bath. Cleopatra is said that the ship is so fragrant with perfume that smells of rose petals before Mark Antony he saw the ship itself. No imagination to consider the fact that Cleopatra may share a bath with her ​​two lovers, Caesar and Antony. Science has reinforced the legend of Cleopatra's beauty, shows that bathing in milk to calm the body and soften the skin, scientists are beginning to be the first Pythagoras to recognize the positive effects.

A recipe for bath milk similar to Cleopatra's is as follows:

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Powdered Milk
1/4 Cup Liquid Honey
One teaspoon Jojoba Oil
4dropsRose Essential Oil
5 drops Patchouli Essential Oil
5 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients andadd to warm bath water. To create an ambient setting, light candles (use rose, patchouli or sandalwood for best effect) and/or burn incense of the same scents.


Obagi Exfoderm Forte - Skin Care

Obagi Exfoderm Forte is formulated for use on oily skin, thick, great research, or abusive. Products, Obagi Exfoderm Forte is a lotion containing alpha hydroxy acids in a unique soothing base to tone and smooth out your skin. Forte Obagi also assist in the removal of the outer layer of dead skin cells. Ingredients include: purified water, glycolic acid, Trietanolamina, emulsifying wax nf, glycerin, lactic acid, triglyceride Caprylic / capric, Kalaya oil, stearic acid, methylparaben, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, propylparaben and complex 272.

Obagi Exfoderm Forte should ideally be applied to the skin before applying Nu-Derm Sun fader. Obagi Exfoderm is exfoliating lotion contains phytic acid, which is much gentler than AHA. Generally Obagi sun block should be applied after the application of either or Obagi Obagi Exfoderm Exfoderm Forte.

Restore the health of your skin will not happen if you just treat the symptoms. To achieve and maintain the health of your skin, first, you need to fix the underlying problem and begin to stimulate the growth of new skin cells healthy. If you believe that you may have a medical condition, consult your physician immediately before using one line of Obagi products. Then, once you've decided to start your skin care, you must first use the Obagi Exfoderm or Exfoderm Forte and then apply the Obagi Sun faders on it.