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Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
Hyaluronic acid is a crucial moisturizing and nutrition-providing substance found throughout the skin. By age 50, we have lost much of this valuable skin component. Hyaluronic acid has recently been in the news as filler to inject into the skin to correct wrinkles. What I am discussing here is the use of HA [...]
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Firmness
Firmness is lost when the skin falls short on all three counts of moisture, oil and nutrients, or when its metabolism is sluggish. To improve firmness, make a habit of applying treatment creams and face packs that will help provide these needed components. Also, actively use serums to plump out your skin from deep down [...]
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Healthy Habits
Before you prepare each meal, hold up three fingers and say to yourself: “I need a protein, a god source of carbohydrates, and a small amount of unsaturated fat.” Therefore, your typical meal should consist of a piece of chicken or fish, fresh vegetables and fruits, and a small source of monounsaturated fats such [...]
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Women who wear makeup sometimes use a cleansing cream or makeup remover before they wash their faces. I don’t think this is necessary, unless you use a very greasy or waterproof makeup. A water-soluble cleanser and warm water will remove most types of foundation. The fewer things you use on your skin the better, and [...]
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What is Facial Rejuvenation
To rejuvenate is to make young or youthful again or restore to an original or new state. True facial rejuvenation, for the face to be made young or youthful or restored to an original state, requires correction of all of the above facial aging changes. The problem with most wrinkle cures and [...]
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In the field of dermatology, skin discoloration is one of the most difficult conditions to solve. The medically sanctioned ingredient to tackle the problem is called hydroquinone. It works by inhibiting the manufacture of new pigment cells. However, it doesn’t do anything for dark spots once they’ve appeared. Pigment cells have about a six-week life [...]
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Are Facials Helpful At All?
A facial can make you feel great - someone gently massaging your facial muscles while applying toners or masks. Extractions from your pores and mild exfoliation can brighten your complexion. But I’m not crazy about the prospect that bacteria may be lurking in such a busy setting. Choose your salon very [...]
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The medical community knows that the percentage of active ingredients is critical for the product to be effective. All scientific efficacy studies on cosmetics ingredients have to be reported by naming the exact percentages of the active ingredients. This is because we know that if, for instance, the retinol or the glycolic acid percentage does [...]
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Women who wear makeup sometimes use a cleansing cream or makeup remover before they wash their faces. I don’t think this is necessary, unless you use a very greasy or waterproof makeup. A water-soluble cleanser and warm water will remove most types of foundation. The fewer things you use on your skin the better, and [...]
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Hydroquinone, while the most powerful bleaching agent, actually does not bleach the skin. It inhibits a pigment-forming enzyme so that new cells don’t darken. But it has had its bad day in the spotlight, which is why it’s banned in Japan, European Union countries, and Australia. In 2006, the FDA proposed removing it from its [...]
