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CARROT MASK:

Ingredients:

1-2 large carrots
5 tablespoons of honey

Instructions To Prepare Carrot Mask:

Boil the carrots in a pan of water to the point where they are pretty easy to mash. You can feel the consistency going soft by probing them with a fork to check whether it is ready to be mashed. Then allow the carrots to cool off a little by taking them out of the pan. Then mash it down to the point where you see small fine pieces of carrots or mash them a little more to achieve more smaller and fine pieces and then mix those pieces together with a spoon or fork and after that add about 5 tablespoons of honey and then mix it well. Now you can apply the mask gently to your skin and leave it there for about 10 minutes and then rinse your skin with cool water.

APPLE MASK:

Ingredients:

1 large apple
5 tablespoons of honey

Instructions To Prepare Apple Mask:

Peel off apple’s skin and then boil it in water to the point where you feel that the consistency of apply is soft and it would be easy to grate the apple into a fine paste. Then take the apple out of the boiling water, allow it to cool a little and then mash it down till it turns into a paste. Now you can add about 5 tablespoons of honey to the paste and mix it. Now the mask is ready to be applied on skin. Apply the mask gently on the skin and leave it there for about 10 minutes and then rinse your skin with cool water.

Just feel as to how refreshing and alive your skin gets after you have applied these masks, they are homemade, very cheap and are brilliant for skin. Do try them out.

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How do you feel about yourself when you look in a mirror? The feeling that you are having now is exactly how you feel about yourself and a person’s perception about themselves is of great importance as to how they look, as this is deeply rooted into one’s self confidence and self respect.

Do you feel comfortable the way you look? If not, what are you doing to get yourself back in shape? If you are not feeling comfortable about yourself and you are not doing anything to fix it, then you are in trouble, because there is a state of conflict inside you that is bugging you all the time to do something about it and you try to quiet those voices inside, but they ask you to stand up and do something about it and I believe that you will do it when you convince yourself to take care of that. I believe that you can.

The first and foremost step that comes into play here is that you look at yourself in the mirror in all angles and then weigh yourself and you will see that where you are according to the standards mentioned regarding height and weight ratio and proportion. Start writing a journal and document your body weight and if possible attach a picture of yourself on a weekly basis to the journal to see what changes are being brought about.

After this step, just start looking at your diet as to what you are eating on a day to day basis and how many calories you are consuming and see what are the foods that you need to cut down. Controlling diet is one of the major steps in bringing about a change to the way you look. Count your grams and watch very carefully as to what you are eating, just remember “You Will Look To What You Eat.”

Start exercising a few minutes every day and then gradually increase it day by day. Don’t expect that you will see an overnight change, it is a slow and gradual process, but the results are definitely positive. It mostly depends on your level of commitment and dedication to yourself.

There will be days when you will be down, at those times do see your pictures that you are clipping to your journal and extract all the motivation from it that you don’t want to look like that and you need a change and remember the words, “I Can, I Will.” Remember this is your fight and your determination will make you win it.

Here are a few links that will help you through the process of getting yourself back in shape.
http://weightlossinternational.com/articles/project_manage.html
http://www.dietbites.com/article1005.html

Best of Luck

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Oils these days are considered to be hazardous in our diets, but on the other hands they are pretty beneficial for our skin.

The chemical analysis of natural oils has brought about the facts regarding ingredients of the natural oils, which contain hormones, vitamins and other natural elements that can be amazingly beneficial for the skin.

We can categorize the natural oil into two categories. One is the Essential Oils and the other is Carrier Oils. Essential oil is found in plants, fruits and fibers and gives them the fragrance and smell. Carrier oil is present in almonds, walnuts, sunflower and olive etc. are the ones used in preparation of cosmetics.

The oils are used for massage and they penetrate through the cells and transport the beneficial ingredients to the body such as essential vitamins, nutrients and oxygen. The massage of oil also helps better the circulation and stimulates the metabolism and regeneration.

Many oils also have the anti-bacterial property and they prevent the skin from infections as well. They are also used as a cleanser of the skin and maintain the tone and shine of the skin and keep the skin smooth and healthy.

The reason why these oil applications are important to the body is that the skin has a tendency to lose moisture, become dry and forms wrinkles and lines and thus applying the oil on the skin prevents the skin from getting the creases. The best part of applying the oils is that we are able to prevent the skin from getting all creased up and leading us to think to make doctor’s appointments. So it is better to keep our skin clean and apply a gentle oil massage once daily to be in our best shape.

Related: Beauty, body and skin oils

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As philosophers say that Eyes Are Windows To The Soul, so is our Face A Book To Read All From.

Our face tells so much about us and we can get a whole lot data about the other person just by looking at the face. You look in the mirror and see as to how you feel about yourself.

Many people feel that they take a hike to a plastic surgeon’s office and have their wrinkles and loose skin fixed though they could have taken care of it on their own if they wanted to through exercising their facial muscles, which would have prevented them from knocking on the surgeon’s door.

It is always best to deal with matters when they can be easily handled beforehand and this is the purpose of our article here so as to raise awareness in people that they take matters in their own hands and fix them.

What do we want to achieve by discussing all this? Just a healthy young look that can add so much self-confidence and self-esteem inside us and can help us lead a wonderful life.

The face has its appearance depending on the status of the muscles cause if the muscles are tone, then the skin on it would not sag, but if the muscles lose their tone, the skin would sag and this would ultimately give creases and wrinkles on the skin of the face. The most under worked muscles of our face are chin and neck and that is where we see mostly the sagging or loosening of the skin and according to different people who have been going through the facial exercises have found a great deal of difference and never needed any surgeries to give their face that young look that they were looking for.

You can just go through the following links to gain more information on facial exercises http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20030429hfreshface3.asp
http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/facial-exercises.htm

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This is a well established fact that tanning under the sun on beaches can cause a lot of hazards on the skin and now many people are aware of this fact. The hazard lies in the ultraviolet light that has deleterious effects on skin. Due to this fact there a whole lot of solarium salons that are coming into the market to fulfill the needs of people who want their bodies to have a bronze look.

This is being published in a lot of health articles as to the hazards of the tanning on skin, but in general people think that it might take a whole lot time for them till their bodies might show up some signs or symptoms of tanning under the sun or using the tanning beds.

The damage that sun and the solarium beds do is that first of all it causes little red spots to appear on the skin and discolorations and as the next step the elasticity of the skin starts to fade out and that is left unnoticed initially. You can ask two individuals to stand side by side, one who does the tanning regularly and the other who does not, and when you see the difference in both their skin, its pretty outstanding.

Tanning just causes the skin to sag and thus it turns out to be a pretty risky thing to do. If a person does tanning at the age of 25, his or her skin appears as a skin of a person who is age 35 plus. The reason for this is that as the person loses the elasticity of the skin, his or her skin starts to lose the elastin fibers and this is the factor that causes the skin to have the a creasy or wrinkled look. A person also gets large age sports and busted capillaries and this situation worsens from thereon. So, please take care of your skin, as it is one of the major organ of our body.

Here are some sunless tanning tips.

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Take some dried orange peel or half whole fresh orange; sliced, 3 tbsp of dried jasmine flowers and 2 tbsp of dried sandalwood chips. When everything seems just a bit too overwhelming, a bath can be extremely good medicine. This season, you might appreciate herbal remedies for feelings like nervousness, tension, anxiety or emotional fatigue. Try whole herbs like chamomile, jasmine, juniper, lavender, orange, rose, rosemary or sandalwood. For a bath that’ll restore your sense of balance, make an infusion of the listed herbs; sit back and enjoy.

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Everyday starts with its own challenges, but one thing that is I am sure of is that we don’t have enough time on our end and we need to run things in fast pace so that everything just lines up in order and in an organized way. Today I am going to discuss the 10 ways we can get ourselves fixed up in the least possible time.

1-Moisturize your skin – Apply the moisturizer on your skin at night and wash your face when you are getting dressed up to hit the road and this will give your skin a younger and fresh look.

2-Another very important thing is deep breathing and a few stretches in the morning, which will just give the body a good circulation through and movements on joints will give your body a good warm up and will result in a pretty fresh start of your day.

3-Put makeup on, which is a slight base with gentle powder application, which would take you about two minutes.

4-Brush your hair the way it suits you. Put your hair up in clips or tie them up as pony tail to give a young and bright look because it will also help keep the hair in that pattern if it is going to be hectic or you can also let your hair fall back, it depends a lot on the mood as well as from the practicality standpoint.

5-Prepare clothes night before (if you have to try on outfits, do so the night before. Dress in simple things that make you look and feel attractive and feminine, that make you feel good about yourself, and ready to face the day. (Simple is always attractive)

6-You can apply a quick application of lipstick, apply the liner on the lips and gloss, again depending on the mood, the basic thing is to achieve an inner satisfaction.

7-You can treat your eyelashes with mascara or just a quick coat on it to make the eyelashes prominent.

8-Use the shadows over your eyes with a dab of your finger.

9-Just wear the perfume that you like.

10-Grab the shoes that match your wear and are comfortable according to the day, your shades, keys, purse, double check if everything is complete and there you go.

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What is acne?

Our skin secretes an oil called “sebum”, which is being produced in hair follicles and it travels up to the surface of the skin and lubricates and protects the skin. When the oil is being secreted in excess amounts, some times the oil gets trapped into the hair follicles. The pores that get clogged are called blackheads or whiteheads, and that creates an environment, which allows the growth of bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes. This bacterium then further causes the inflammation of the hair follicle and reddens the skin surface causing acne.

How to prevent acne from spreading?

Acne is not a serious problem, but it can become pretty serious if not enough care is taken of it. It mostly involves the face, back, and it is pretty painful. The best way to deal with it is to take a few precautionary measures and to be patient with it.

1. Do not pop, squeeze or pick at the acne lesion. This can spread and worsen the situation.
2. Wash your face twice daily with soap or a sulfur soap. Pat your face dry and not rub it.
3. Always use non-comedogenic products to prevent formation of blockage of the hair follicles.
4. Do not use oil-based products.
5. Do not rub on the acne if you have an urge to scratch it.
6. Apply anti-acne products and give them time to clear up the lesions. This might take several weeks to months.

What medications to use?

The most common medication that is used for acne is benzyl peroxide, which is an over-the-counter topical treatment. It is applied once or twice daily and it takes time to take its effect so the person applying it must be patient to obtain the results from it. There are other antibiotics that are taken orally, which are prescription medications such as erythromycin, tetracycline etc. For severe cases of acne, doctors prescribe Accutane as the drug of choice.

Our guide to acne cure and lots of home remedies on acne.

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