Dry Skin Moisturizer

by Charley Huang

Jojoba plant was discovered in a desert near Baja California by a botanist, H. F. Link in ear 1882. The scientific name of Jojoba plant is Simmondsia chinesis. Before the discovery and research, fishermen kill whales to extract its oil to be used for facial products. It was not until US banned killing whale, jojoba plant started to gain popularity for whale oil substitution. Therefore, there is much research being done to find out the essence of jojoba oil for facial products.

How does jojoba plant have oil extracts? Jojoba plant produces a bean pod where it will be heated and causes oil to be secreted. The desert people of Southern California and Mexico have been using this oil to treat their skin conditions and cuts. Japanese researcher done some research about jojoba oil and found it to be non-toxic for human to use and soon discover more of its properties that benefits us in many ways.

In actual condition, jojoba oil is actually a wax in liquid form at room temperature and has similar chemical that makeup our sebum oil that our skin produces. Another fact is it is the most easily absorbed vegetable oil available today. Because of its absorption ability, now it is used to produce mnay kinds of different skin care and cosmetic products.

Jojoba oil will be an answer to people who have sensitive skin conditions including (more…)

by bmvintage

A straight razor is razor with a permanent single blade and a handle. A safety razor is designed so that only the edge of the blade is exposed to the skin. Earlier straight-edge razors are used which are dangerous in use. Then safety razor came into existence which is just the alternate of straight-razors. These safety razors are much like straight-edge razors but are made to protect shaver from cuts and other injuries. Safety razors come in a variety of styles like double and single blade.

Tips to protect from injuries while shaving:

1. To avoid from any cut or injury, provide a smooth surface to shave. For young generation, it is not a big deal as their skin is tight, but older men need to worry about this. While shaving, hold the skin tight with their facial muscles. This provide smooth surface to safety razor.

2. Gently handle the safety razor across the skin for working properly. These safety razors (more…)

Home Remedies For Stretch Marks. by anneyshine

Given below the list of Best Home Remedies for all common diseases and conditions. Try these effective home remedies for a few days and see the results. If the symptoms do not go away, or you do not see any improvement, then you must consult your doctor.When parsley or mint is used as a garnish, there is a
reason for that. It is also meant to be eaten to help fightbad breath from odorous meals. This bad breath home remedy has been used for thousands of years.This home remedy for coughing is much more than a single remedy – it’s a collection of natural cough remedies to choose from according to the type of cough you have. Each remedy is easy to make, safe and effective. Also included is a superb breathing exercise to enhance the effects of the remedies by clearing your lungs and airways and flooding your system with fresh oxygen. Naturally, to give these home cough remedies a chance to work quickly and well, it’s important you eliminate or at least reduce cough causing or aggravating factors. After all, what’s the point in taking a cough remedy while, for instance, continuing to smoke!

Pound 500 grams of fresh garlic into a paste. Mix two teaspoonfulls of the paste and a (more…)

It is easy to find men’s body lotion in stores online or offline. Just like women, men also need to use lotion. The market is flooded with skin lotions for men. You see shelves in departmental stores loaded with body lotions for men from different brands. All manufacturers claim that their product is the best lotion for men. With this market scenario, finding a good body lotion for men can be difficult. Trying them all is not sensible, because you cannot trust all the products available.

It is best not to take unnecessary risk. It is better to do your own research. Make every endeavor to know the best ingredients for men’s body lotion. You have to be conscious (more…)

During the first 20 years of my adult life, I experienced extremely oily skin. I did everything I could to control it, including using paper blotters several times a day to soak up the oil. Everytime I went to my local drugstore, I diligently read all product labels to make sure they did not contain oil. I never used moisturizers of any kind, including those that were oil free.

When I later decided to shop for department store brands, every sales person I encountered told me I needed to use a moisturizer even though my skin was very oily. Was this just a ploy to get me to buy more products or did my oily skin truly need a moisturizer?

Ask almost any esthetician or skin care specialist, and they will tell you that oily skin needs to be moisturized. In many cases, they will recommend an oil-free one. Their rationale is that even oily skin needs hydration and that moisturizers help prevent moisture (or water) from evaporating from the skin.

So, in answering the question, "Do I need to moisturize oily skin," I believe the answer is not (more…)

While choosing skin care products, it is advisable you read the ingredients list before making a choice. How many of us actually do that? Even if we do, how many women really know what ingredients to look for?

Moisturizers form an integral part of a skin care regimen. However, because of their complex ingredients, it often becomes confusing to choose one over the other. If you know what moisturizing ingredients to look for, you can skip the confusion and select the best moisturizing products for your skin. Here are some popular and effective moisturizing ingredients that help make your skin soft and hydrated.

Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs)

AHAs are potent skin care ingredients that help to remove dead skin cells that build up on the surface and relieve skin dryness. They enhance the exfoliation process of the skin thus (more…)

Cocoa and Shea butter are two of the best emollients around.  If you suffer from dry skin, like so many seem to do, you can’t go wrong with either one!  Moisture is moisture, I say, so how do you choose?  To make an educated decision, you have to look at the qualities of both and decide for yourself.  Some companies even combine the two in a lotion or body wash, for the best of both worlds.  In my estimation, the two are interchangable and equally moisturizing.  I have made lotions from both, choosing the shea butter for myself… but we shall get to that later.

Skin conditioning is of utmost priority for me.  I suffer from some of the worst dry skin in the

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Shea Butter is the oil from the seed of naturally grown wild shea trees scattered throughout the wooded savanna of West and Central Africa.  Shea Butter has been used for centuries in Africa as a decongestant, an anti-inflammatory for sprains and arthritis, healing cream, lotion for hair and skin care, and cooking oil.  Shea Butter is primarily sold in two forms: raw and refined.  Raw butter uses are generally limited due to the content of free fatty acids which gives bad taste, strong color and odor.  Refined shea butters are used in cosmetics, soaps and cooking.  The refining procedure enhances the recovery of the buttery fatty acids and removes the earthy aroma and the yellow color.  The refined grade of Shea Butter is deodorized and filtered using natural clays to render a butter which is nearly white and odorless, better suited for use in high end cosmetics and skin care products.

Shea Butter melts and absorbs at skin temperatures, making it ideal for skin creams,

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The stuff from which shea butter soaps are made is not actually butter – though it can be used like butter. However, the main ingredient in handmade shea butter soap is actually a kind of vegetable fat derived from the fruit of a tree native to Africa. When shea is used for the manufacture of natural shea butter soap, manufacturers use plant extract from exotic fruits and floral essences to create a total sensual experience – for the nose, the eyes and skin.

The Shea Tree

The main ingredient in shea butter bar soap is imported from the African savannah, where the shea (pronounced “shay”) tree grows. This ingredient, the basis of high quality shea butter soaps, is extracted from the seeds that are found inside the fruit of this tree. The name comes from a language spoken in this region of Africa, known as Bamana. The tree itself is uniquely adapted for the hot, dry climate of the savannah south of the Sahara desert. The fruit of this tree, actually a drupe similar to other stone fruits such as avocado, olive, peach and cherry, has a tart-tasting pulp. The seed, or pit at the center is where the primary

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Gentlemen, does your face feel wonderfully clean and fresh after a close shave, or do you pick up your razor dreading the soreness and unsightly rashes it might cause?

Ladies, do you wish you could have silky smooth legs and underarms but find shaving leaves your skin dry and itchy?

Shaving is the quickest and easiest way of removing hair from any part of the body, but scraping your skin with a sharp blade is not the kindest way to treat it! Shaving removes the very thin but protective top keratin layer of the skin along with the unwanted hairs. The resulting damage can lead to irritation, infections of the hair follicles, razor bumps caused by in-growing hairs, dryness or excessive oiliness. And, once you have a skin problem, further shaving will only make it worse.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of shaving while protecting, and even improving, the

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