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Favourite Tips on Natural Skin Care With Honey

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:41:48 +0000

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I would like to share with you some natural skin care knowledge, one of the most popular topics amongst the female honey fans, before you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on all those anti-aging and moisturising creams. Try some easy, home-made tonic and remedy with honey first. And remember, the main ingredient in all those costly skin care products in the store could be honey!

Really, there may be no simpler way to bring a smooth glow to your skin than with these DIY honey beauty recipes. Honey’s ability to absorb and retain moisture make it an ideal ingredient in a lot of cosmetics as it helps keep skin hydrated and fresh and prevents drying. It is known that ancient beauties regularly applied a mixture of honey and milk to the face to keep the skin young-looking, radiant, and smooth.

Honey’s natural antioxidant and anti-microbial properties help to protect the skin from the damage of the sun’s rays, supports the skin’s ability to rejuvenate and refresh depleted skin, leaving it feeling silky soft and supple. One of the most common natural skin care benefits with honey is related to treatment of minor acne acne which could be caused by hormonal changes or “heatiness in the body”, as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) would call it to refer to the imbalance of yin and yang in the body. Honey absorbs impurities from the pores on the skin, making it an ideal cleansing agent. With the wide-ranging of natural skin care recipes, it is no wonder that there exists a huge number of honey products in the market for hair care, baby care, skin care for sunscreen, hand lotions, facial scrubs and moisturizers. And for instance, the Manuka Honey Lip Balm is an effective and natural moisturiser. It contains sun protection properties to soothe and protect the lips from becoming dry and chapped in cold and dry weather.

6 Pampering Homemade Natural Skin Care Recipes with Honey:

Here are some do-it-yourself, self-help, extremely easy to follow recipes to enjoy the benefits of honey in skin care. I recommend them also because all the ingredients that go along with them are so easily accessible.

1. Cucumber-Honey Toner:

Puree 1 cucumber in a blender, drain and collect the juice. Add 2 teaspoons of honey into the juice and mix. Pour the mixture into a bottle. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. Air dry it and rinse clean. Store the bottle covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

2. Honey-Apple Toner:

In a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay for 15 minutes, then rinse.

3. Honey-Oats Face Scrub:

Combine 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal, and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water. This blend gives a deeply emollient cleansing to the pores of your face. Almonds and oats are superb softening exfoliants.

4. Gentle Honey Cleanser:

Mix 1D4 cup honey, 1 tablespoon liquid soap and 1D2 cup glycerin (found in drug stores). Apply gently on to face using a face sponge. Rinse with warm water and pat face dry.

5. Hot Honey Bath:

Perhaps the easiest natural skin care recipe using honey — Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin. This is especially good for dry skin.

6. Honey Olive Hair Conditioner:

For lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp, simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil. Massage scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as usual. Good for hair revitalising.

By: Ruth Tan

Acne Skin Care Cures

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:41 +0000

It is a fact that no one wants to have acne. But once you have it, you have no other option but to fight back. So what should you do if you are a victim of this skin disorder? Does it have a cure? Yes, there are many types of cures that you can use.

Obviously, acne treatments are aimed at those who are already suffering from acne. If you do not have any breakouts, then you do not need to worry about acne treatment, but you still need to consider acne prevention. This article is for those who are already experiencing acne breakouts.

Creams, Gels and Liquids. You can choose from a number of non-prescription creams, gels and liquids which are available for treating acne. Bottled creams and liquids are not difficult to find and are also easy to use. Creams and gels are easy to apply. You just have to be careful not to rub it too hard on your face. Rather, be as gentle as you can. Vitamin E, a natural antioxidant, is commonly found in these creams and gels. Vitamin E helps the body get rid of unwanted free radicals that result from exposure to various kinds of pollution. This in turn helps in improving overall complexion.

Pills to Combat Acne. Pills can be used to fight acne. Health agencies are authorized to give the green signal to these pills so that they are available for the public. Nevertheless, these pills can have adverse side effects. You could be allergic to the contents in the pill. It could even worsen the existing acne.

You are strongly advised to contact your doctor before consuming any of these pills. You have to be sure that your body won’t adversely react to these oral treatments for acne. When you’re sure that you won’t have any allergies with these pills, you are safe to use them.

Laser Treatment to fight Acne. This type of treatment is used when the acne flare-up is too severe to handle. Laser therapies work by targeting intense light onto the skin. The laser light penetrates the upper layer of the skin to burn off the acne. Some patients are initially hesitant to go for this treatment because they are concerned of the scars that the treatment might leave. But know that the treatment also stimulates production of collagen through the application of red light. This makes new skin grow which makes the scars less visible than before.

It has become possible since recent years to obtain laser treatment kits from the market for home use. So laser treatment too is not at all difficult to avail of but be sure of what is right for you. Read more information about acne treatment at Skin Care Blog.

By: Carole Parker

Honey and Skin Care Favourite Tips!

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:12 +0000

I would like to share with you some honey and skin care knowledge, one of the most popular topics amongst the female honey fans, before you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on all those anti-wrinkle and moisturising creams. Try some easy, home-made tonic and remedy with honey first. And remember, the main ingredient in all those costly skin care products in the store could be honey!

Really, there is no simpler way to bring a smooth glow to your skin than with honey beauty recipes. Honey’s ability to absorb and retain moisture make it an ideal ingredient in a lot of cosmetics as it helps keep skin hydrated and fresh and prevents drying. It is known that ancient beauties regularly applied a mixture of honey and milk to the face to keep the skin young-looking, radiant, and smooth.

Honey’s natural antioxidant and anti-microbial properties help to protect the skin from the damage of the sun’s rays, supports the skin’s ability to rejuvenate and refresh depleted skin, leaving it feeling silky soft and supple. One of the most common skin benefits of honey is related to minor acne treatment. Honey absorbs impurities from the pores on the skin, making it an ideal cleansing agent. With the wide-ranging of honey and skin care recipes, it is no wonder that there exists a huge number of honey products in the market for hair care, baby care, skin care for sunscreen, hand lotions, facial scrubs and moisturizers. And for instance, the Manuka Honey Lip Balm is an effective and natural moisturiser. It contains sun protection properties to soothe and protect the lips from becoming dry and chapped in cold and dry weather.

6 Pampering Homemade Honey Recipes for Skin Care:

Here are some do-it-yourself, self-help, extremely easy to follow recipes to enjoy the benefits of honey in skin care. I recommend them also because all the ingredients that go along with them are so easily accessible.

1. Cucumber-Honey Toner:

Puree 1 cucumber in a blender and drain away the liquid. Add 2 teaspoons of honey and mix. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad. Air dry it and rinse clean.

2. Honey-Apple Toner:

In a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay for 15 minutes, then rinse.

3. Honey-Oats Face Scrub:

Combine 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal, and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water.

4. Gentle Honey Cleanser:

Mix 1⁄4 cup honey, 1 tablespoon liquid soap and 1⁄2 cup glycerin (found in drug stores). Apply gently on to face using a face sponge. Rinse with warm water and pat face dry.

5. Hot Honey Bath:

Perhaps the easiest beauty recipe related to honey and skin care — Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin.

6. Honey Hair Conditioning Treatment:

For lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp, simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil. Massage scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as usual.

By: Ruth Tan

Skin Discoloration on Your Face – How to Get Rid of Face Discoloration

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:59:27 +0000

By the time you finish reading this, you’ll completely understand why face discoloration happens and what you can do to get rid of it. Skin discoloration on the face is completely treatable, as long as you use the right product to get rid of it. In a nutshell (without getting too technical), when your body is expose to the sun, special skin cells produce a skin pigment called melanin that absorbs these UV rays. This is done to protect the rest of your body from these harmful rays.

Whether you have dark brown spots on your skin or the tone and color of your skin is darker overall, it’s all because of the presence of increased melanin.

The best prevention against face discoloration is wearing sunscreen whenever you go outside (even if it’s just for 20 minutes). But if you’ve already developed brown spots or darker skin, then there’s still a pretty easy way to get rid of skin discoloration on the face.

Applying the right kind of whitening cream can dramatically improve your complexion, remove skin discoloration, and even make your skin more youthful and radiant. It all depends on what ingredients are used and whether or not they are effective at doing a few things:

*Decrease the amount of melanin in your skin- the less melanin that’s in your skin, the less skin discoloration on the face there is, and the lighter and brighter your skin will naturally be. Ingredients like Extrapone™, an extra from nutgrass root, has been shown in clinical studies to decrease the amount of melanin in your skin by up to 40%! This is a healthy amount because too little melanin in your skin makes you very vulnerable to UV radiation damage.

*Increase the amount of CoenzymeQ10 in your skin cells- this is one of your natural antioxidants that gets depleted first by overexposure to UV radiation. Using a whitening cream that contains CoQ10 (in a micro- or nano- form) can boost your natural levels of this antioxidant, reduce skin discoloration on the face, and restore your skin cell’s efficiency and protecting capacity.

*Provide extra antioxidant and free radical protection- a face discoloration cream with additional natural antioxidants like natural vitamin E, grapeseed oil, and vitamin C can dramatically reduce the amount of free radical damage in your skin, keeping it looking brighter and more youthful.

These are the kind of ingredients you want to look for in a face discoloration cream. Getting one that’s made with all-natural ingredients will assure that your skin will not be irritated like it commonly is when using one with synthetic ingredients. Plus with natural ingredients, they often provide multiple benefits for the skin- like ones that help preserve your youth!

By: Caroline Richie