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MAKEUP BASICS

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Women nowadays are more conscious on how they look. From the hairstyle up to the foot, they see to it that it’s perfectly beautiful. Of course the face is the most important for them aside from the figure.
To enhance the beauty of the face, makeup is necessary. It accentuates the natural beauty. There [...]

Filed under: Beauty Scams and General Skin Care and General skin info and Information and Invasive Procedures and Sun Protection and skin diseases by Lightning - 15. August 2008, No Comments

Skin Cancer

The skin is said to be the largest organ. It is also the most exposed. Skin cancer is usually associated with ultra violet rays from the sun, but other causes of skin cancer include chronic non-healing wounds, and moles that eventually grow and become cancerous. The best way to avoid this disease is limit exposure [...]

Filed under: skin diseases by editor - 25. April 2008, No Comments

Avoid Acne II

Keep your hands clean, and keep it off your face. The hands come in contact with a lot of bacteria, and hand-to-face contact increases the chances of bacteria in the skin.
Do not squeeze or pop your blackheads, whiteheads and pimples. There are specialized cleansers and topical treatment available for these. Squeezing them will just [...]

Filed under: Tips and Guidelines and skin diseases by zahflo - 19. April 2008, No Comments

Avoid Acne

Prevention is the key. Although acne seems “natural” during puberty, there are ways to avoid its spread, saving you money on treatment, and giving you more confidence to face the world.
Always wash your face with the appropriate cleansing product, especially before going to bed. Also take regular baths and totally rinse your body, as soap [...]

Filed under: Tips and Guidelines and skin diseases by zahflo - 17. April 2008, No Comments

Causes of Acne

Some of the factors causing acne are:
- genetic history
- hormonal activity, such as puberty and menstrual cycle. This is the reason most teenagers, both male and female, develop acne.
- Stress, as increased amounts of hormones are released through the adrenal glands
- Hyperactive sebaceous glands, producing more sebum than what is naturally needed by the [...]

Filed under: General Skin Care and skin diseases by zahflo - 14. April 2008, No Comments

Acne Classification

Acne is classified into three for treatment purposes: comedonal, inflammatory and nodulocystic.
Comedonal acne is also commonly known as whitehead or blackhead. Whiteheads are closed comedones, or trapped sebum. Blackheads are open comedones, giving it a dark color.
Inflammatory acne occurs when the bacteria present in trapped sebum (Propionibacterium acnes) produces enzymes that stimulate the [...]

Filed under: General skin info and skin diseases by zahflo - 11. April 2008, No Comments

Acne Overview

Acne vulgaris, or acne, is a skin disease. It is also called pimple or zit. It is caused by the changes in the hair follicle and the sebaceous gland surrounding it. The sebaceous gland produces sebum, an oily substance that makes the skin and hair waterproof to avoid drying. Excess production of sebum blocks the [...]

Filed under: General skin info and skin diseases by zahflo - 9. April 2008, No Comments

Warty wart

Warts are not skin allergies. It is actually a viral infection by the human papilomavirus (HPV), which is contagious and can spread through the use of towels, and skin contact. It usually disappears over time, but can recur.
Warts are categorized according to its shape, size and location in the body, and the type of [...]

Filed under: skin diseases by zahflo - 25. March 2008, No Comments