Stop Hair Loss and Re-grow Lost Hair Naturally

People who are suffering with hair loss find it easier to treat their problem with natural“step by step” hair re-growth treatments available for only quarter of an hour per day, rather than emptying their wallets in drug treatments and chemicals. It can often be cope with effectively. Not only can you stop hair from falling but you can re-grow hair as well. Some natural hair loss treatments are discussed below.

• Healthy Diet – For good hair growth include Vitamins A, B, C and E in your diet. These vitamins help to provide sebum, good blood circulation to the scalp by increasing oxygen absorption and collagen. Moreover add foods which have rich proteins and carbohydrates to your diet to improve building of tissues and cells in your body.

• Scalp care – your scalp needs massaging regularly. Massage your scalp with herbal oils such as olive oil, jojoba oil, amla oil. In conditions of alopecia areata some of the essential oils of thyme, rosemary, lavender, and cedar wood have also been known to be effective.

• Avoid scalp abuse – washing your hair daily with hot water will give the root to affect on natural oils and make it dry and weak which can easily be broken. Use of chemical shampoos and blow drying daily should be avoided. Chemical treatments, such as coloring and straightening damage hair and scalp.

• Herbal care – there are some natural herbs have been used which is found to be really effective for many hair problems. Such as amla, shikakai, henna and ritha. You can use these herbs or make the powder to shampoo and condition hair. Amla powder prevents graying and hair loss. It is a powerful natural anti-oxidant that is the richest known source of vitamin C in natural form. Shikakai also known as Fruit for the hair and is great as a shampoo because it cleanses without removing natural hair oils. It has a natural low pH. Henna acts as a natural conditioner.

• Lifestyle – Stress is a very important factor in hair loss. Try and reduce stress by meditating and exercising. Quit smoking. The nicotine in cigarettes constricts blood vessels and decreases blood flow to the scalp. Avoid excessive sun exposure as UV rays can burn and damage the scalp.

Acne Home Treatment

Home remedy for Acne

Acne treatment (naturally at home or otherwise) is the most sought after treatment among the younger generation. Acne is a common and chronic skin disorder. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. The lesions are usually found on the skin of the face, neck, chest and shoulders. Nearly six out of ten young people between the ages of twelve and twenty-four suffer from some degree of acne. Acne causes a great deal of embarrassment at an age when people tend to be sensitive about their personal appearance.

Acne Vulgaris Symptoms

Comedones, pimples, superficial sebaceous cysts

Acne Vulgaris is characterized by the presence of comedones or blackheads, pimples, small superficial sebaceous cysts, and scars. There are over half a dozen types of acne, the most common being blackheads. The areas chiefly affected are the forehead, temples, cheeks, chin, chest and back. In rare cases, almost the entire body may be covered with acne accompanied by extensive scarring.

Causes of Acne Vulgaris

Acne can be caused by wrong eating habits and chronic constipation

Wrong eating habits can be the root cause for all types of acne.

• Irregular hours of eating
• Excessive starch consumption
• Too much of sugar
• Fried and fatty foods are also common causes of acne.

Chronic constipation is another cause of acne vulgaris. If the bowels do not move properly, the waste matter is not eliminated as quickly as it should be and the bloodstream becomes surcharged with toxic matter. The extra efforts of the skin to eliminate excess waste result in acne and other forms of skin diseases.

Devitalised condition of skin

Acne is also caused due to a devitalised condition of the skin which is a result of unhygienic living habits, excessive consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol or tobacco, and sedentary habits, which lead to indigestion and general debility.

Home remedies for Acne: Treatment and Medicine

Acne Vitamin Treatment

Two vitamins, namely, niacin and vitamin A have been used successfully to treat acne. Vitamin therapy should comprise the intake of 100 mg niacin, three times daily, and 50,000 international units of vitamin A, three times daily. Vitamin E, 400 mg, should be taken once daily. Continue this therapy for a month.

Zinc Treatment for Acne

Zinc is another effective remedy in the area of nutrition that seems to offer new promise of help for acne. It has shown dramatic results in some cases. Take zinc in therapeutic doses of 50 mg three times a day. Zinc is available in tablet and in capsule form. In tablet form, it is available as Zinfet – 200 mg. The patient can take a quarter tablet so as to get 50 mg of zinc. In capsule form, zinc is available as Ulseal 220 mg. One-fourth of the powder inside the capsule can be taken as a single dose. The patient can take a dose of 50 mg daily upto one month or till there is noticeable improvement and then reduce the dose to 25 mg.

Orange Peel Remedy for Acne

Homemade Acne Treatment with orange peel has been found very effective. Pound the orange peel with water on a piece stone and apply on acne affected areas.

Lemon Cure for Acne

A simple remedy at home for acne: Apply lemon juice regularly to reduce pimples and acne. This has proven beneficial results

Garlic Remedy for Acne

Garlic has been used successfully to cure acne. Rub with raw garlic several times a day. Garlic is known to cure the toughest of acne problems. The external use of garlic helps to clear the skin of spots, pimples and boils. To cure acne further, eat three seeds of raw garlic once daily for a month. This purifies the blood stream and ensures basic cleansing of blood & keeps acne away.

Coriander and Mint Juice Therapy for Acne

A teaspoon of coriander juice, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder, is another effective home remedy for pimples and blackheads. Apply mixture on the face after thoroughly washing it every night before retiring. Use mint juice in a similar manner as coriander juice.

Acne Fenugreek Treatment

Fenugreek is another useful remedy for acne. Make a paste of fenugreek leaves and apply over the face every night before going to bed. Wash off with warm water in the morning. This prevents pimples and blackheads.

Acne Cucumber Treatment

Grated cucumber applied over the face, eyes, and neck for fifteen to twenty minutes has been found effective. It is the best tonic for your complexion. Its regular use prevents pimples and blackheads.

Acne diet

All Fruit Acne diet

To begin with, the patient should take only an ‘all-fruit’ diet for a week, taking three meals a day, of fresh juicy fruits, such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruit, pineapples, and peaches. Only unsweetened lemon or plain water, either hot or cold, should be drunk and nothing else.

Well balanced Acne diet

After the one-week, all-fruit diet, the patient can gradually adopt a well-balanced diet with emphasis on raw foods, especially fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouted seeds, raw nuts, and wholegrain cereals, particularly millet and brown rice. Further short periods of the ‘all-fruit’ diet for three days or so may be necessary at a monthly interval till the skin’s condition improves.

Avoid strong tea/coffee, soft drinks and processed foods

Meats, sugar, strong tea or coffee, condiments, pickles, soft drinks, candies, ice cream, refined and processed foods should be avoided as far as possible.

Other Acne natural treatments

Warm water enema

During the initial one week ‘all-fruit’ diet, a warm-water enema taken daily cleanses the bowels. Apply hot fomentation locally to open up the pores and to bring out the waste matter. Then rinse the affected parts with cold water.

Hot Epsom salts bath

A hot Epsom salts bath twice a week is beneficial in all cases of acne. This bath is prepared by adding 1 ½ kg of Epsom salts to 60 litres of water having a temperature of about 37.8° C. The patient should remain in the bath tub for 25-35 minutes till he sweats freely. After the bath, the patient should cool off gradually.

Lip Care For Having Attractive Lips

Many of us neglect our lips without giving it a proper attention and a well planned lip care.

Because of this at times we need to face some problems which really become a matter of concern.

Beautiful lips are undoubtedly a point of attraction.

Lip care makes it possible for you to achieve those fabulous and healthy attractive lips in a most simple way!

Lip Care is Very Easy!

* Moisturize! Yes, like your skin your lips too need moisturizing. During winter they become a real problematic if left unattended or neglected. So this winter or for that matter whenever you feel your lips are dried up you can use this lip care tip to overcome the problem. All you need to do is give your lips a good lip balm protection. Lip blam also gives protection to your chapped lips.

* Never bite the skin on your lips. I know you do this very often but in this process you not only hurt your self but also damage your lips. It is hard to give but yet possible. Give it a try! Stop licking your lips this makes your lips to get dried up very easily.

* Sunscreen Lip Balms for Soft Lips! Use lip balms which have sunscreen factor in winter or summer. For that matter any season this should be made a habit as this gives a good protection for your lips. Go for natural lip balms, they have proved to give better results.

* Now for the lip make up tip from our lip care regime. If you want your lip stick to stay longer then apply your lips with a transparent powder. To avoid your lips from damage from lip stick caused apply a thin layer of Vaseline before you start applying lipstick, this will help your lips keep moist and avoid from dryness thus preventing cracking.

* Brush Your Lips! Surprised yes you can do this like you brush your teeth to remove flakes but very gently. Very useful lip care tip for dry lips.

* Test for Right Amount! In order to Test whether you have not overdone or applied more lipstick you can simply put your forefinger in your mouth and close your mouth slowly pull out your finger, lipstick on the finger is the excess one which has come out. Good Lip Care Tip isn’t it?

* Now for the perfect lip line! Keep in mind that you can well define your lips giving them a proper shape by using a lip liner. To get that perfect lip line out of your lip liner don’t forget to put it in glass of water for about few minutes then use it to apply. This process will make the lip liner firm and thus easy to apply.

So you are with perfect lip care tips for those peppy, soft and sizzling lips!

NYFW: Anna Sui Fall/ Winter 2010/ 2011

Anna Sui collections are always full of color, sparkle, tribal elements and retro chic. And the Autumn/ Winter 2010 range cannot be an excepion as the brand always sticks to this huge combination.

The focus of the collection was at the dresses – short, highly printed and very sexy. Cardigans, boleros and jackets complemented the looks perefctly. But what was really worth looking at are the accessories.

First come the tights – bright and colorful. Then you should pay attention to shoes and boots – full of tribal patterns, furs, fringe and lace details. Bags are diverse and beautifiul, many with the same tribal features.

Hats need to be described separately. Anna Sui loves the ushanka-hat style and incorporates it easily into her outfits making models look glamorous and sumptuous and at the same time feel exretemely warm and comfortable.

Arabic Makeup Styles and Trends

 

Today's article features Arabic bridal makeup and hair styles that will hopefully inspire you in selecting your wedding look. Arabic makeup might not also be suitable for everyone - it involves bright and contrasting colors for the eyes, dark and high eyebrows and an overall dramatic look. But it is also considered eye-catching, and sexy. Such looks may not be suitable for a mixed wedding, but you can consider it for your all-women bridal party.

If you favor such an Arabic bridal look, then read on!

Arabic makeup is best know for its dramatic emphasis on eyes and lips. This particular makeup style consists of dark and dramatic eyes, bronzer and bold lip colors. While many individuals believe that the goal of wearing makeup is to subtly emphasize your features, Arabic makeup takes a much bolder approach.

The Arabic culture seems to be stylish, attractive, and mysterious. Get all the sensual arabic look applied into your makeup using our tips and guidance to take advantage of the magical arabic image.

Arabic Bridal Makeup: The Eyes

The eye makeup is key to the Arab bridal make-up look. Eyeshadows that are in bright and contrasting colors are often used to complement the bride’s outfit. The use of shades to blend colors is also important. Use gel eye-liners as they are easier to apply and are waterproof. Gel eye-liners are great for lining the inner rim of the eye and they stay put for hours, unlike pencils.

Arabic Bridal Makeup: The Lips

Lips are also dramatically shaped using complementary colors - shades of reds, browns, oranges and pinks are used depending on your skin tone and eye make-up

 

Practical Steps to Know Your Skin Type

Skin seems to be normal for everyone but dermatologist classify the skin in different types to treat them efficiently. Ascertaining your skin type is an important first step in knowing how to treat your skin, what products to use, and how to Have Perfect Skin.

Fortunately, determining your skin type is easy, and the following practical steps will help you when buying moisturizers, cosmetics and facial cleansers. 

1. Face Washing

Wash your face with a gentle cleanser and pat dry. Give your skin a fresh start by removing make-up and cleansing away oils and dirt that may have accumulated during your day.

2. A tough task, Wait for an hour

It is very important to bring your skin back to the natural state so don’t touch your face and wait for an hour. Read a story book, romantic novel or a movie but don’t be busy in a activity that can upset your skin again.

3.  Dab your face with separate piece of tissues

Press a separate piece of tissue onto each area of your face like chin, center of cheeks, outer cheeks, center of forehead, outer forehead and nose. Pay attention to the T-Zone (Area which is the center of forehead, nose, chin and center of cheeks)

4. Knowledge about your skin type

This practical will help you in the determination of four major types of skin i.e normal, oily, dry and combination.

1. Examine each tissue and look for oily residue or flaky skin residue, Normal skin shows neither oil nor flaking skin. It should feel supple and smooth. If you have it, you are lucky. It cost you treat 
2. Oil on each tissue indicates an Oily skin type, It is also common for a person with oily skin to have large pores and a shine.
3. Flaky skin residue on all tissues, without oily residue or a tight feeling in the skin indicates a Dry skintype.
4. If the skin is oily in the T-zone and normal to dry elsewhere, than it indicates a Combination skintype.

Best to Know

• Remember that there are many factors that affect your skin type, such as weather, emotions, hormones and stress, and this will cause your skin type to be in a constant state of fluctuation.