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Facial Skin Care Tips For Sensitive Skin

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:58:21 +0000

Sensitive skin requires facial skin care that caters to that sensitivity. The facial care that many products offer is simply too harsh for the special needs of sensitive skin. This makes it important to choose the right products as well as to treat the skin right day and night.

When looking for a moisturizer, wrinkle cream or a cream for your oily skin, also keep in mind its sensitive nature. That doesn’t mean buying one just because it says “Sensitive Skin” on the label. That usually means that the active ingredients have been diluted or that they’ve added aloe to the mix. What sensitive skin really needs is to have a product that uses ingredients that are so pure and natural that they work well with any skin type.

There are products that use gentle natural ingredients that are affective against skin problems without being too harsh for sensitive skin. This is accomplished by using active ingredients that repair the skin rather than only providing it with moisture.

The proper facial skin care also depends on how the products are applied. There are a number of ways to apply skin creams, gels and masks. Unfortunately, most of them are wrong for sensitive skin. The rough sponges, loofahs and washcloths that are often used are too rough for use with sensitive skin.

A soft cloth that is made for sensitive skin or a soft shower gel pouf are much better ways to apply facial care products. But perhaps an easier way is to simply use the fingertips to work the products gently into the skin. The product should be rubbed into the skin gently to avoid damaging the skin and causing redness and an uneven tone.

Sensitive skin should also be kept away from the elements whenever possible. Sunlight, wind and cold can all aggravate skin of any type, but sensitive skin responds particularly poorly. Finding shade and positioning yourself to face away from the wind will keep the skin from becoming irritated.

The kind of facial skin care that is best for sensitive skin requires the right products and the right handling of the skin. The way the skin is touched by the hands and by the elements can have a big effect on the way it looks and feels. Facial care that is done correctly can soothe sensitive skin and make it feel better and look smooth and radiant.

By: Maricha Jordan

Face Skin Care Products – Learn How to Choose the One That’s Perfect For You!

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:43:36 +0000

Your face is like your window (open window) to the world and thus faces environmental damage often; for example weather and pollution. During the Spring & Summer, the skin on your face (and body) must resist the negative effects of sunlight, wind and dust, and it must endure the effects of the wind, frost and rain in the Winter and Fall.

Determining the right kind of skin creams & lotions for you depends a lot on your skin type. Do you have normal, dry, oily or combination skin?

To find out your skin type, you can try this experiment at home: Before washing your face in the morning, put a paper napkin on your face and rub it around. If you have oily skin, you will most likely see some oily discharge on the napkin. If you have dry or normal skin, you will not see a residue on the napkin. Dry skin usually hurts a little after you wash it, but Normal skin is not irritated by washing it at all. If you have combination skin, you might see some fatty traces on the napkin when rubbed on the T- zone (forehead, nose and chin area).

Now that you know your skin type, it should be easier to find face skin care products that’s perfect for your skin type.

When you’re searching for information on face skin care products, and you don’t know which one to choose it’s helpful if you start with the well-known brands. You can’t really go wrong with those face skin care products – they’re tried and proven!

Face Skin Care Products – Learn How to Choose the One That’s Perfect For You!

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:09:18 +0000

Taking care of your face and face skin care products go hand in hand. Okay, so you know that it’s important to take care of your face (after all, it’s what other people see and they make their judgement about you based on your face!) but which face skin care products should you choose?

Your face is like your window (open window) to the world and thus faces environmental damage often; for example weather and pollution. During the Spring & Summer, the skin on your face (and body) must resist the negative effects of sunlight, wind and dust, and it must endure the effects of the wind, frost and rain in the Winter and Fall.

Determining the right kind of skin creams & lotions for you depends a lot on your skin type. Do you have normal, dry, oily or combination skin?

To find out your skin type, you can try this experiment at home: Before washing your face in the morning, put a paper napkin on your face and rub it around. If you have oily skin, you will most likely see some oily discharge on the napkin. If you have dry or normal skin, you will not see a residue on the napkin. Dry skin usually hurts a little after you wash it, but Normal skin is not irritated by washing it at all. If you have combination skin, you might see some fatty traces on the napkin when rubbed on the T- zone (forehead, nose and chin area).

Now that you know your skin type, it should be easier to find face skin care products that’s perfect for your skin type.

By: Sara Diamond

Beware of Collagen Skin Care Products – Why Face Creams With Collagen Don’t Work

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:45:04 +0000

Before you rush out to buy collagen skin care products, there’s something you need to know: face creams with collagen don’t work.

Shocking? Perhaps. Hard to believe? Yes. In this article I’ll tell you why and give you a much better solution to increasing skin collagen and elastin, the two important protein connective tissues that help the skin maintain its structure and elasticity.

The reason is quite simple. The molecules of these proteins are too big to penetrate the skin. In order to work, they need to penetrate down to the lower skin cells. They can’t do that.

The fact that the versions you’ll find in skin creams are usually derived from bird and cattle sources don’t help much either.

In other words, collagen skin care products truly is a waste of your time and money. But if face creams with collagen cannot provide the answer, what can? After all, the anti aging and anti wrinkle properties of these connective tissues are no myth. Something must be done!

How To Naturally Increase Collagen Connective Tissue In The Skin

Your body is actually pretty good at producing this stuff all by itself. As we grow older however, production decreases. What happens next? The skin loses structure, becomes thinner and starts to wrinkle.

Bottom line: you look old.

So if you can’t supplement it with creams, what do you do?

You get the skin to produce more of it.

Some skin care products now feature ingredients like functional keratin, which has been clinically proven to stimulate the skin to naturally produce more collagen connective tissue, as well as elastin fibres.

The obvious benefit here is clear: your skin gets more of these proteins in the most natural way possible, and exactly where they’re needed most.

Even natural oils like avocado is known for its ability to increase the production of these fibres. Instead of looking for collagen skin care products, find products that can actually make a real difference by increasing the natural production of these critical proteins.

By: Alex Beckman

Skin Care – The Natural Way

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:00:01 +0000

Nature is a storehouse of miracles which are in the form of natural products such as the various extracts from fruits and vegetables. These obtained from nature in the most natural way, function as the perfect ingredients for skin care and especially skin whitening. There are many skin care products in the market which are artificial creations and contain chemicals that have harmful side effects accompanying their usage.

In fact most of the brands and companies offering these products have now adopted a “back to nature” strategy to make their products safer and more effective for widespread use. The skin just like other organs is a gift of nature and should be looked after in the most natural fashion. Here is a guide to the different fruits and vegetables which help you in your skin care practice:

LEMON

Lemon has become a wonder fruit. The juice of the lemon is a must for a healthy scalp skin of the head. The lemon extract is used as an essential ingredient in many shampoos and skin creams. Apart from curing dandruff it also help to reduce melanin content in the skin and whiten it.

ROSE WATER

This is obtained from roses of course and is an excellent accessory ingredient to be used with your face pack. It re-moisturizes the skin and helps restore its vitality. Rose water can also be used directly to rejuvenate the skin and cleanse it.

SPINACH

Spinach is full of essential proteins and minerals which help make the skin cells gain more strength and stand up against foreign attack such as acne, disposition and other types of blemishes.

CUCUMBER

This is one of the immense water bearing fruits. The moisture content in the fruit is very effective against mitigating the effect of dark circles under the eyes. Peel grate and squeeze out the juice of the cucumber, mix it with rose water or even glycerin and then apply it on the face for 10-15minutes. The mixture forms a mask over the face and is effective in curing skin burns.

EGGS

These are abundant in protein content and thus a multiple purposes of maintaining the health of the skin and the hair on the body. A paste can be created by mixing the egg content with oil and honey. This may applied on the face for a few minutes and then peeled off. The facial hair stays in perfect shape.

APPLES AND GRAPES

These fruit products are excellent for maintaining the glow and the apt moisture content of the skin, especially grape juice. An apple a day is really effective for having a healthy skin too. Green apple contents can keep away the oily shine of the face.

By: Wilaiporn Kempka