Your skin is your skin, so why would it matter for different creams to aim for a particular area? Well, as a quick example, cream meant for your feet may not sound appealing to use for your face. At least you may not purchase foot cream to use as face cream, and you may not use your foot cream for your face, even in desperate times. Your hands are used in everyday activities, almost every minute. Keeping your hands smooth, soft and moisturized can help in a number of...

  Various factors throughout your daily routine can cause your skin to react in ways you do not approve of. Stress, eating an unhealthy diet, hormonal changes, and daily pollution can affect our skin. Unfortunately, when we don’t recognize certain factors that are creating the undesired skin or simply cannot control them, we feel helpless in our appearance. As the most common skin condition in the United States, acne affects up to fifty million Americans each year. As a chronic condition, acne can decrease create potential scarring, cause irritation and...

 Long-term health, good looks, and products that work are generally what all consumers desire in their shampoo. With an ample supply of product choices available on the shelf and online, how do we determine what is best to purchase? No one wants to purchase something that doesn’t work for the purpose they bought it for. More importantly, avoiding the purchase of harmful products. As most people enjoy certain aspects of shampoos and conditioners, those factors that make them so appealing in smell, foam or color may be affecting your health...

Honey is one of the most well-known, all around delicious and nutritious superfoods and is more recently being introduced plentifully into our beauty products. Honey has incredible properties that the beauty industry utilizes to enhance their product’s performance naturally. There is a particular honey that has been on the rise in the beauty industry for its potency. With the rise in popularity, however, Manuka honey has some stingy competitors that market the honey as this type, but actually has very low content of it. To distinguish the good from the...

A common ingredient in cosmetics has been the source of vilification among consumers and health advocates for years. More paraben-free products have been joining the cosmetic market to give more natural alternative sources to consumers. By understanding paraben dangers and knowing whether to seek out different products, you will be a step ahead on your protecting your health both internally and externally. What Are Parabens? Parabens are the most widely used preservatives that are used in personal care products. They are used to stop the growth of fungus, bacteria, and other microbes in makeup,...

When your relaxing weekend turns into a sunburned painful aftermath, you may reconsider your outdoor activities in the future. Sun can give enjoyment to outdoor life and gives an extent of health to our bodies when exposed in moderation. When overexposure occurs, sunburns happen. Just like other types of burns, your skin results in a stinging, red, and irritated state caused by the sun’s UV radiation. The skin can even be warm to the touch and in more serious cases, can result in blisters. The pigment melanin is the body’s...

Improving the appearance and health of our skin is a desirable process that most people find actually difficult to achieve easily. Skincare routines are a necessity on many to do lists for mornings and evenings. While this routine may sound like high maintenance, healthy skin can actually be easier to implement than many people believe. With a long-isle of beauty and skin care products at your local supermarket, choosing a brand and ingredients for your skin needs can be confusing, and rather a guess of choice rather than an informed...

Eczema is an epidemic affecting millions of children to adults each day and can be long-term. The skin condition may be debilitating for certain activities and even occur more aggravated at times. The problem with many skin care products is the minimal warnings and low regulations on the ingredients added. For eczema skin complications, dry and itchy skin is what a person desires relief from. Unfortunately, many products include harmful chemicals that are either indirectly labeled, or unknown to the consumer as unhealthy. Many products on the market today, especially shampoos and...

When it comes to our families as well as our own skin, we want the best of care and gentleness. Having the right knowledge of the ingredients that occur within various products, is helpful to narrowing your picks for the right body washes and skin care. Products nearly anywhere can appear safe, appealing and useful. The problem with the skincare market today is not fully understanding the ingredients. Soap, a widely known substance, is an ingredient in many skin care products that do not do as good for our skin...

While common knowledge agrees that honey can be great on our food to add some natural sweetness, most people do not know honey’s capabilities of wound care. In the earlier days when antibiotic ointment was not easily accessible in a tube carried in your purse, or even when doctors were not in reach, honey was a natural go-to for infected wounds to properly heal. From bacteria infected wounds to burns and ulcers, honey can provide numerous healing benefits even in comparison to antibiotics and antiseptics. Honey can actually promote healing...