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Skin Benefits Of Chocolate

  • Posted on November 29, 2010 at 9:19 pm

Chocolate Candy Once considered a junk food and a cause of acne. This is no longer the case. Chocolate is now viewed as a powerful skin care product and health food.

These days everyone from the typical layman to the most experienced beauty experts are trying to extract the quintessential skincare benefits from dark chocolate.

There are chocolate body wraps, creams, facial scrubs, facial masks, massages, body and face packs.

It is no longer just for eating. As a skincare product it can help:

  • Hydrate the skin
  • Nourish
  • Fight sun damage
  • Moisturize
  • Soften the skin
  • Exfoliate dead skin cells
  • Smooth out wrinkles
  • Protection from pollution
  • Skin firming
  • Detoxification

If you are looking to try out the latest craze in foot care try a melted chocolate pedicure.

It is even showing up in products we least suspect like chocolate wax facial hair remover.

This substance not only provides health and skin benefits but is relaxing. It can help titillate the senses and create a sense of well being.

This may be one of the most pleasurable pampering experiences that you’ll repeat often.

 

Chocolate A Health Food

 

It is high in flavanol an anti-oxidant known to help lower the risk of stroke and cardiovascular

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Skin Rash And Hives Chocolate Allergy

  • Posted on November 28, 2010 at 1:37 am

Chocolates appealing to our decadent nature have become one of the most pleasurable pastimes. Satisfying our taste buds and filling our senses with its pleasant aroma. Many have fallen victim to overindulgence. But for some it is to remain an unfulfilled temptation. Plagued buy food allergies eating this one food has resulted in unwanted and troublesome skin rashes, headache, welts, pruritus (intense itching), tightness in the chest, swollen throat, hives, asthma attacks abdominal cramps, difficulty breathing are just a few symptoms of an allergic reaction.

It can be very frightening for someone experiencing this for the first time unaware that they are having a bad reaction to chocolate. In a worse case scenario anaphylactic shock occurs landing its victim in the emergency room.

Anaphylactic shock is severe allergic reaction characterized by a drop in blood pressure, hives (urticaria) and difficulty breathing.

The ironic part of all this is that for most people it is not the main ingredient in chocolate

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Condoms Causing Dry Skin And Rashes

  • Posted on November 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

There are a number of reasons condoms can cause genital irritation. The first is an allergy to latex. This can cause welts, rash, dry skin, itching and rash.

Surprisingly those with an allergic reaction to latex condoms are not allergic to the latex itself; but to the contaminating plant proteins found in the latex when it is harvested from trees.

Polyurethane condoms are an alternative for those skins sensitive to latex. This would also include internal condoms for women.

Skyn condoms made by Lifestyles are a second alternative. It is made of polyisoprene synthetic latex which is more flexible. They cost more than latex but are cheaper than polyurethane.

Dangers Of Nonoxynol 9

 

The use of nonoxynol 9 (N-9) to lubricate condoms has become the subject of many debates. N-9 is a chemical surfactant (spermicidal detergent). Originally, its intended use was to help prevent STD’s and pregnancy. It was also considered a backup incase the condom failed.

Nonoxynol 9 can be found in personal lubricants, bengay, suppositories, shave creams, sports creams, poison ivy creams (Zanfel), contraceptive sponges and cervical barriers.

In later years it has become controversial many believing it does more harm than good.

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What? Mexican Beer Dermatitis

  • Posted on November 21, 2010 at 9:23 pm

What are those brown spots on my skin? Well if you haven’t heard mixing beer and lime juice can cause a skin reaction. Many beer drinkers namely Corona beer lovers like to shove a lime wedge in with their beer: to mix beer and juice, they stick a thumb in the mouth of the bottle and flip it over. The force of carbonation can cause the mixture to spray out of the bottle onto hands and exposed skin, much like shaking a soda and then pulling the cap off.

It is not the beer or lime juice alone that causes the skin reaction a rash; But, the mixture on the skin when it is exposed to sunlight. After the rash disappears brown spots can form and stay around for a couple months.

If you do get the mixture on your skin then wipe it off immediately or at least cover with a towel.

Mexican beer dermatitis (phytophotodermatitis) is when the sun interacts with the

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What Causes Dark Armpits: How To Remove Discoloration

  • Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:11 am

The skin is the indicator for many things and dark armpits is just another illustration of that. But before we go about discussing how to resolve the problem of dark armpits; we need to know the reason for underarm discoloration. The fact is there is not just one cause, but it could be one or a combination of things. We have to narrow it down.

Causes And Solutions

Shaving with cream hair removers can actually leave chemical burns on the skin. Once the burn heals, you can try a bleaching cream that should over time fade and gradually lighten area. Vitamin E or a slice of lemon can also be used.

Shaving with razors can also darken skin under the arms because only the tip of the hair is removed. In this instance the skin is discolored only because of the underlying hair left in the skin. To resolve this you will need to pull the hair out by its root with a tweezers or hair waxing solution.

Excessive sweating has been known to darken under the arms due to the uric acid. Sweat

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Facelift: Skin Feels Bruised And Dry

  • Posted on November 10, 2010 at 2:17 pm

Who benefits from a facelift (Rhytidectomy)? Adult’s really self conscious about their appearance. There are lots of reasons one would want a face makeover.

  1. Job (afraid of loosing your job because of aging)
  2. Feelings of inadequacy with the opposite sex
  3. Constantly being in the public eye (because your job or social activities require it)
  4. Wanting to feel confident again
  5. Sagging skin on the neck
  6. Jowls

Getting a Rhytidectomy (plastic surgery) is major surgery and should only be performed by a board certified plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon.

Where Does The Surgeon Make The Incision

A cut is made from inside the hairline around the temple area and continues around the ear. The skin is raised, muscles and tissue are tightened. Any excess skin is removed. Hair and creases in the skin will cover incisions.

What To Expect

Plastic surgery will tighten skin, get rid of fat and remove excess skin from the neck and face. Many will have multiple procedures done at the same time like the eyes, nose or lips.

The surgery can take 3-5 hours depending on how many other procedures are being done at the same time.

How long can a facelift last? This could be about 7-10 years depending on age. There are other variables

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