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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

The Buzz on Sunscreens

Skin cancer is the leading form of cancer in the US. Because of this, sun protection is one essential of skin care we cannot do without. This is a review on sunscreen basics.
SPF or sun-protection factor, is a number such as 15, 30 or 50 that indicates how long a topical sunscreen remains effective on [...]

Filed under: Anti-aging and General Skin Care and Sun Protection by Lightning - 1. June 2008, 1 Comment

Melasma Treatment

Melasma, like freckles, may be treated by applying creams that contain depigmenting agents such as hydroquinone. These creams do not bleach the skin, rather, it controls the levels of melanin by pigment-producing cells. Facial peels and laser treatments are also available, but have higher risk of irritation. If the melasma is dermal, most treatments will [...]

Filed under: Sun Protection and Treatments by zahflo - 23. March 2008, No Comments

Freckle Types

The types of freckles are ephelides and lentigines. Ephelides is the Greek word for freckle. This type are flat red or light brown spots that appear during warm, sunny seasons, then lightens and fades in the winter. The use of sunscreen helps suppress the appearance of this type of freckle.
Lentigines, on the other hand, [...]

Filed under: General skin info and Sun Protection by zahflo - 12. March 2008, No Comments

Freckles – a blessing or a curse?

People with fair complexion develop freckles after sun exposure. It is the skin’s natural protection from UV radiation. Freckles are actually melanin clusters that become darker when exposed to UV-B radiation. Therefore, it is not a skin disorder. Blondes and read heads develop the most freckles because they have lower levels of photoprotective melanin, unlike [...]

Filed under: General skin info and Sun Protection by zahflo - 9. March 2008, No Comments

Sun Exposure = Skin DNA Damage!

Sun burn is not the only damage caused by sun exposure, but something deeper and more dangerous ? DNA is damaged as well.
The protection that the three layers of the skin provides is determined by the DNA ? much like a computer program. If the DNA is damaged, the cells do not perform properly. This [...]

Filed under: General Skin Care and Sun Protection by zahflo - 28. February 2008, 1 Comment

Sun Protection Factor

A product’s sun protection factor (SPF) indicates its ability to protect the skin from the sun’s harmful rays. The SPF of a product may range from 2 to 60. It is an indicator of the amount of time the skin should be exposed to the sun before it gets damaged or sun burned. Different skin [...]

Filed under: Sun Protection by zahflo - 20. February 2008, No Comments

Skin Aging

Aging is inevitable. As we age, skin becomes dry, wrinkled and it sags. Pigments appear and blood vessels become more visible. Skin lesions develop, skin becomes brittle, metabolism is reduced resulting to a slower turnover of skin cells.
There are two aspects of aging: true or intrinsic aging – which is the natural process as [...]

Filed under: Anti-aging and Sun Protection by zahflo - 18. February 2008, No Comments