Planning to buy a new sunscreen that you’ve seen in the market? Better think twice before you do that. According to a study conducted by the Environmental Working Group, a non profit research organization based in Washington D.C., 4 out of 5 sunscreen lotions do not give adequate protection against the harmful rays of the sun or contain harmful chemicals.
It would only seem like a sensible thing to do when one proports the idea that out of all the face creams available in the market, let’s figure out which one proves to be the most effective. Often women get carried away by brands without even realizing the percentage of relevant chemicals that are in the cream or whether or not will it suit them. Anti-ageing cream is one such product that women buy in dozens simply because they help them to fight against their perpetual enemy - Age.
BBC’s Horizon programme last year undertook such research and declared Boots’ moisturizer ‘No 7′ as No.1 in efficiency to slow down ageing. Following their lead, Chris Griffiths, professor of dermatology at the University of Manchester, administered this study on 60 volunteers for a period of 6 months and the data is still under analysis at the moment. If its high efficiency is proven, it will spark off a debate where dermatologists and peers will question the threshold of efficiency, upon reaching which, a cosmetic will be declared a medicine.
Using Botox for men’s cosmetic procedures, certainly requires higher doses of it in all treatment areas and the reason is higher muscle mass that males commonly enjoys in comparison with women. Similarly, clinical observations have also revealed that larger, stronger men need more units per treatment area than slender, small-boned men. According to study author:
A new treatment using carbon dioxide is set to revolutionize the anti-aging treatment. The ‘Brazilian Rio-Blush rejuvenation system’ is now available in Britain after being a huge success in the US. According to the celebrity Parisian doctor, Jules-Jacques Nabet the treatment has produced amazing results.
While treating a patient carbon dioxide gas is injected just under the surface of the skin using a fine needle. The gas diffuses into the surrounding tissues and cause blood vessel to dilute. Wider blood vessels increase oxygen and nutrient supply to the treated area.
Researchers now report that people who eat plenty of vitamin C-rich foods have fewer wrinkles than people whose diets contained little of the vitamin.
Are you infected with Eczema? If you are, don’t even think about wasting your money away on your eczema bath emollients. They may not give you enough bank for the buck.
Experts predict that the bath emollients are just a waste of money!
Good clothes are important as they make us look good but something more important then that is a good skin. Cosmetic Aesthetic Expert Dr. Cheryl Perlis has penned down seven tips that can make your skin the next best thing to wear. I am sure you have got my point, so, check these out.
In a study conducted by British Journal of Dermatology, it is found that female smokers experience ‘dotty skin’.
It also says that smoking is not one reason for women developing marks on their face. Stress, pollution, hormonal alterations, occupation, exposure to steam and heat for longer hours etc. lead to non-inflammatory acne. As skin make-up varies from individual to individual so all smokers may not experience such dermatological problems.
When you are outdoors or on the beach enjoying yourself, it is imperative for you to know the long term risk factors associated with excessive sun exposure on your skin. Skin cancer is usually caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun. These ultraviolet rays are responsible for the DNA damage resulting in skin cancer.
Not for many, those pesky wrinkles signify wisdom. Nowadays, most people would prefer not having those fine lines on the face and body.
In a bid to have a wrinkle-free skin, people resort to many products and procedures available in the market.
But unfortunately, most of them land up disappointed with their products’ claims! And for many, plastic surgery seems to be the most safe and effective step towards possessing a wrinkle-free skin, but it does not suit everyone’s pocket!
And, if you are one of them, forget turning to either of the options.
A researcher at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences has come up with a new wrinkle-fighting method – an antioxidant.
Excessive exposure to sun’s rays or during normal aging, free radicals in the body increase leading to a breakdown of many body tissues including the skin, i.e breakdown of the skin’s collagen and elastin fibers – resulting in wrinkles.
When the new antioxidant is applied on such skin, it can protect it for a longer time, compared to the ones prevailing in the market – as is able to withstand high temperatures being soluble in water.
And most importantly, unlike the ones in the market shelves, it does not oxidize easily and thus remains effective over time.
So, its time to bid the commercially available antioxidants — claimed to oxidize quickly, declining their efficiency with time – goodbye, as also those plastic surgeries and grab the new product, once the claims proof successful on humans.
Though, most common in babies and children, skin diseases like Atopic dermatitis can happen to anyone. Though the cause of such disease is not yet known, researchers have importantly come up with remedies.
There are other skin diseases in which skin cells grow abnormally, but are not taken seriously by many and go untreated. But, now researchers have come up with a new remedy for such skin diseases – ‘synthetic lipids.’
The new synthetic lipids are called ‘pseudo-ceramides’ after the natural lipids – ceramides — found in the outermost skin layer made of dead cells and mainly serves as a physical barrier. The lipids’ mainly control the growth and differentiation of skin cells.
These laboratory-created pseudo-ceramides are thus, responsible for skin cell growth, and thus can significantly be used to treat abnormally-growing skin cells.
Ah! Here is thus an alternative and effective solution for skin disease ailments like —
* Atopic dermatitis — a form of eczema which is manifested by red, flaky and very itchy skin;
* Psoriasis — a disease causing red scaly patches on the skin; and
* Glucocorticoid — induced epidermal atrophy, in which the skin shrinks by the loss of skin cell.
The three pseudo-ceramides — K6PC-4, K6PC-5, and K6PC-9 — significantly increasing proteins-amount produced during skin cell-differentiation, can play a vital role in curing such common, but long process skin diseases.
To get that classic type or the latest and trendiest hairstyles, what do you resort to? Refer to those online and parlor experts’ beauty tips or those gels, shampoos and conditioners on the market shelves?
Unlike the today’s materialistic lifestyle, the 17th century men interestingly seem to be literally more down to earth, at least when it comes to grooming and good health, especially hair – to your surprise, the ‘beauty tips’ list consisted of cat’s dung, snail’s blood and even chicken droppings!
To add to your shock, arsenic and brimstone too played an important part in grooming men back in 1650s. All these ingredients did not just serve their skin deep purposes – rather were recommended as remedies for everything from bad breath to baldness, fatness to flatulence!
And, if your are interested in more of such basic tips on men’s health, wait till the auction of the sort of 17th century version of Men’s Health magazine – ‘The Path-Way To Health’ in October. The apparently bizarrely informative book has emerged from a private collection of antiquarian books.
Now, you have all those ‘earthly basics’ to help cure either your baldness, body odor, flatulence or even bad breath – as a cheap and natural alternative to the present chemical-based beauty products.
Lets admit it, all of us have something about ourselves that we do not like and given an option we would like some (maybe all!!) of our features changed. With the advent of technologies like plastic surgery and innovations like botox, it has been easier for people get their desired looks.
A surgery however means putting yourself under the scalpel, spending hours at the clinic, risking yourself for the possible side effects and of course, a huge hole in you pockets. On the brighter side, the latest “non surgical age erasers” promise to wipe your wrinkles, crow eyes and take years off your age.
Let’s check out a few options that are available for a perfect makeover.
Wrinkle eraser: Artefill is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable wrinkle filler for the correction of facial wrinkles known as smile lines. While the temporary dermal fillers such as Restylane and Sculptra are eventually absorbed by the body and require frequent repeat injections to maintain correction, the unique PMMA microspheres in ArteFill are not absorbed by the body and provide the permanent support your skin needs for long-lasting wrinkle correction.Treatment cost ranges from $2,000-$2,500
No more puffy eyes! — Dark circles, puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles - there are many concerns associated with eyes, a very delicate that require special care. It has been proven that Neuropeptides play many important roles in maintaining youthful, beautiful skin. This powerful science is now used to treat significant signs of aging in the eye area. N.V. Perricone’s Advanced Eye Area Therapy formula contains patented ingredients including multiple Neuropeptides and DMAE will help to restore a well-hydrated, contoured and firmed appearance to the eye area. costs .5 oz/$95
Look young: B.Kamin’s therapeutic anti-aging moisturizer is a powerful anti-aging, anti-oxidant treatment emulsion, which helps rejuvenate, refine and lift fatigued, sallow complexions. This modern preparation is formulated using innovative technologies, including copper and zinc oligopeptides, alpha lipoic acid and our unique moisturizing Bio-Maple compound, to help reveal a remarkable resilient complexion. Formulated with mineral aminopeptides, free radical scavengers, hygroscopic moisture-attracting molecules, physiological humectants and invisible film-forming occlusive technologies. $140 for 2.2 oz
Laser surgery in a bottle! — Goldfaden Instant face lift’s unique complex tightens, smoothes and lifts skin for up to eight hours with instant, extraordinary results. Costs $125
Try these and let others keep guessing your age!
Prolonged exposure to sunlight, besides other factors leads to skin cancer. In 2007 alone, 1,000,000 cases of skin (non-melanoma) cancer have been estimated, with nearly 2000 people being killed by the disease.
Though it is not always possible to change one’s job requirements to go out and travel in the sun, change in your “lifestyle” can be an answer to the deadly disease.
If you are an exercise freak, just add to it a cup of that refreshing coffee – and you are at the least risk of developing skin cancer!
Yes, by building up this healthy but simple habit, you may actually reduce your risk from the painful and killer disease. This combination of exercise and caffeine may help bringing in a revolutionary remedy to the growing skin cancer cases across the world.
Dr. Allan H. Conney of the laboratory for cancer research at Rutgers said,
With an understanding of these mechanisms we can then take this to the next level, going beyond mice in the lab to human trials. With the stronger levels of UVB radiation evident today and an upward trend in the incidence of skin cancer among Americans, there is a premium on finding novel ways to protect our bodies from sun damage.
And if you are a ‘caffeine-drinking runner’ and the new finding proves true for humans, then you are just the ideal example of the lifestyle that can effectively reduce skin cancer risks.
But again, that does not mean, you can take the liberty of staying unprotected under the sun for hours!
Acne is the word every teen hates but faces this nightmare at one point or the other during her growing years. There are as many numbers of creams and lotions available as the number of teens with acne! New research suggests that a diet with foods containing low glycemic loads could help people suffering from acne to get rid of their acne.
Scientists from th RMIT university in Melbourne studied the effect of food on about forty three patients aged between 15 and 25 years. They were randomly assigned a normal diet and a low glycemic load diet for 12 weeks. The diet consisted of 25 percent energy from protein and 45 percent from low-glycemic-index carbohydrates.
It was found that people whose diet consisted of low-glycemic-index carbohydrates had a significant reduction in the total acne when compared to people on a normal diet.
What is Glycemic index?
The Glycemic Index (GI) relates to the way your body’s sugar levels respond to certain foods. Foods are given a rating from 0 –100 on the glycemic index with glucose in the highest position. High Glycemic Index foods (such as simple carbohydrates) will increase the body’s sugar levels rapidly whereas low glycemic index foods will increase the body’s sugar levels slowly according to HWF.
The new findings suggest that diets that contain low glycemic loads may not only improve insulin sensitivity and helps reduce weight but clears up acne as well.
So, if you want to get rid of acne and have a blemish free skin, foods that have high glycemic index like white bread, sugar, potatoes are a strict NO. However you can eat low-glycemic foods like whole grains, vegetables, fish and lean meat as these foods are kinder to your skin and say good bye to acne forever.
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