SENSITIVE SKIN

SENSITIVE SKIN

If you, like 40 percent of the population, have sensitive skin, there are ways you can treat it.

HOW TO TREAT SENSITIVE SKIN

Products created for sensitive skin have one thing in common: minimal ingredients. Because sensitive skin is often dry, a simple splash of water will effectively remove any surface oil in the morning. in the evening, wash your face with a very mild cleanser. Although you may feel that exfoliating your skin will only serve to further irritate your skin even more, you are incorrect. Everybody needs to help their skin shed that dead upper layer of skin on the surface of the face. The best way to exfoliate, if you have sensitive skin is to pick an exfoliate lotion that is very gentle and rub on to your face gently. After you have cleansed your face, use a gentle moisturizer, be sure to use one with an SPF during the daytime. For nighttime use choose a cream that is specifically targeted for dry skin, some experts even recommend baby moisturizers. Keep in mind that if you treat your skin with care, your skin will treat you well for a lifetime.

HOMEMADE FACIAL MASKS

HOMEMADE FACIAL MASKS: FACIAL MASKS FOR DRY SKIN, OILY SKIN, SENSITIVE SKIN AND FIRMING FACIAL MASK

I'm obsessed with my skin! Aren't you? I mean with your skin, not mine, why would you be obsessed with my skin? Anyway, I digress. I crave having that clear even skin tone that magazines create digitally for their cover models. Ok, so I realize most women don't really have that perfectly flawless skin, but i don't care, I aspire to it anyway. So, I am on the constant look out for facial masks that will help me achieve that perfect beauty.

Before you say anything, I know that no beauty product can perform miracles, but they can help, especially a really good facial mask. I found a really good website that has a whole slue of homemade facial masks http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/, and I'm going to share them with you.

Homemade Facial Mask: Dry Skin

Mix 2 tablespoons honey with 2 teaspoons milk, smooth over face and throat. Leave on for 10 mins, rinse off with warm water

Homemade Facial Mask: Oily Skin

Grate an apple finely and then add about 4 tablespoons of honey. Mix it well, apply to your face, Wait 10 mins and rinse

Homemade Facial Mask: Sensitive Skin

Warm a small pot of honey in a double boiler, then test a small amount on your hand to make sure it's not too hot. When warm apply the honey generously over your entire face. Leave the mask on for 15 mins. Rinse thoroughly with warm, then cool water

Homemade Facial Mask: Firming Skin

Mash up a very ripe banana. Add just enough honey to make a soft pulp. Apply over the face and hair. Leave on for 10 mins and wash off with warm water.

I tried to cover all the basis here, but I know the first one I'm trying-the firming facial mask!

let me know how these work for you, now go make a mask.

SAVE MONEY ON YOUR SKIN AND HAIR

SAVE MONEY ON YOUR SKIN AND HAIR:
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If you're anything like me, you'll break the bank chasing after every new product that comes out claiming to enhance your beauty, save money, or make you appear to look younger. Well, you don't necessarily have to. I have found a couple of beauty tips for skin and hair that are not only less expensive but pretty clever as well.

One of my favorite things to use to clean my face is a cleansing cloth. I use oil of olay http://www.olay.com/. The only problem is it's pretty expensive. But while I was perusing the Internet, I found a great tip on saving money on these things. You can cut each of the individual cloths in half, thereby doubling your product. It's so simple, I wish I'd thought of it myself and a lot earlier. I dump a bucket full of cash on my hair as well.

All the expensive hair products I use are not only sending me into bankruptcy, they are also doing some serious damage to my locks. Here is a cheap way to get all the buildup of crap we put on our hair out. Simple take one cup of apple cider vinegar and rinse it through your hair once a week. Don't do it more than that though because it will strip all the natural oil out of your hair if done too often.

That's all I got for now. Try this stuff out and tell me how it works for you.

3 SIMPLE WAYS TO HEAL DRY SKIN

If you're anything like me, you dread the damage you're skin suffers during the dry, cold Winter months. I have found 3 simple ways to heal dry skin, and alliviate the pain and suffering that goes along with it. But, don't think the only thing you need to concern yourself with is the extreme itchiness that comes with dry skin.

Common Symptoms Associated with Dry Skin

• Scaley skin
• Long-term redness to affected areas
• Skin that sloughs off easily
• Hyper sensitivity to affected area

As you can see, the painfull itching is only one componant of this problem; however, it is one of the most annoying ones. Until I found ways to combat the situation, I would wake up in the middle of the night tearing at my ankles and lower legs. Unatractive and painfull, not a pleasant combination.

The good news is, there are simple steps you can take to avoid these symptoms, and allow yourself the ability to enjoy the Winter months again.

3 Simple Steps

1. Take a shower in lukewarm water (not hot). Hot water will only make matters worse, as it dry's out the skin even more.
2. Use an in-shower lotion. It doesn't even have to be one of the lotions companies are making that are specified in-shower. You can use any regular lotion. Put it on right before you get out of the shower, and then gently pat yourself dry.
3. While you're still slightly wet, aplly more lotion. Your skin will soak up more of the moisture if you let it dry with the water.

That's it. It's seems so simple and basic, but often times those are the things that work best. If you want more infor regarding dry skin, you can visit http://www.jergens.com

HOW TO BEAT WINTER DRYNESS

How to beat winter dryness. Now that Fall is here, and with Winter fast approaching, it's time to pay close attention to our skin and hair. We've all been there, red, itchy, cracking skin, fly away frizzy hair, it's enough to make a girl want to stay indoors all season. Either that or drop a pile of money at the beauty counter trying to counteract the affects of old man winter. Before you lock the door and throw away the key, there are other less expensive options you can try.

I've found some economical, homemade tips for pampering ourselves without breaking the bank at frugalliving.about.com. On top of being a cheaper way to go, they are also much more environmentally friendly, so that's an extra bonus for those of us who no longer want to kill the ozone layer with our hairspray.

Homemade Hairspray
Take a lemon or an orange, simmer it in water, strain, and put in a spray bottle. The added feature to this one is how nice your hair will smell.

Deep Moiturising Hair Treatment
Take a generous amount of mayonnaise, apply it to you hair, wrap in a warm towel for 15 mins or more, and then shampoo in warm (not hot) water

Homemade Moisturising Skin Care
Mix about equal parts of corn meal and honey, use it as an exfoliating scrup, and then store it in a jar for later use.

You see, we don't always have to go to the mall or expensive makeup counter for our beauty products. Sometimes the grocery store will do just as well.

You can find more inexpensive ways to do just about anything at http://www.frugalliving.com

How To Kill A Zit

Picture this; it's the night before some big event, and as you're passing by your hallway mirror, and sneak that glimpse we all try to pretend we don't do, you see it...A ZIT! But wait, you're 37 not 17. What the heck, weren't those nasty bastards supposed to go away when puberty did?

Unfortunately, they don't, not completely at least. There are all kinds of reasons for this I suppose, but I slept through the class in biology that explained all of that. I no longer question the why of it, but I do question how to deal with it.

The good news is I found a simple solution that helps alleviate, if not get rid of, the problem. Believe or not it's Visine. You heard me, I said Visine. You know their tag line; Visine, it gets the red out, and it really does!

Here's all you have to:

1. Put one drop of Visine on a cotton swab
2. Gently apply pressure to the offending area
3. Wait 30 seconds

After that, no more red, at least not for a few hours anyway. You may have to re-apply throughout the day, but by the next day not only will the red be gone, the protrusion will be much smaller. I think the Visine helps dry it out or something. I'm not really sure how it works, and I don't care just as long as it works.

Try it one time and let me know how it works. I'm also open to any and all beauty tips you may have.

Bye for now, talk to you later.