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Brighten Your Mood with a Bath
May 1st, 2013Aromatherapy can help fight stress, lift your mood, and alleviate aches, pains, burns, and even cellulite. How does it work?
App Alert
May 1st, 2013CineMama
Time-lapse pregnancy slideshows are a trend for expectant mothers these days, and the latest app, CineMama, is using this trend to their advantage. This app is available for iPhone and is a fun way to turn pictures into a video and share it through social media.
Beckford Formula for Weight Loss
Healthy Hair at Home
May 1st, 2013Aging produces many challenges and maintaining healthy hair is certainly among them. As we age, our scalps produce less sebum, a waxy matter that coats the cuticle and keeps hair shiny. The hair growth cycle also slows, making hair thinner and finer.
Kitchen staples could be the answer to your best hair yet
From Sun-Kissed to Scorched
April 1st, 2013Why is it that skin cancer develops in one out of every five people, yet tanned and sunscreen-less bodies are regularly strewn about every beach each summer? If you are late to the game, here is a collection of sun and skincare tips to get you through this summer unharmed.
What is sunburn?
Avoid the biggest sun mistakes
Name That Itch!
March 1st, 2013Winter months can bring on the itch as cold weather and indoor heat dry out the skin. For some people itchy, dry skin is something more: a symptom of atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, or hives. Skin testing by an allergy expert is the best route to long-term skin solutions, but Brian Rotskoff, MD, offers up these general guidelines for understanding your skin condition.
Protect Your Skin!
March 1st, 2013Many people don’t realize they are at risk for skin cancer in the winter, especially if they are around snow or at a higher elevation. Professional skier and three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso is serving as a SPOTlighter with the American Academy of Dermatology’s SPOT Skin Cancer initiative, helping get the word out about skin cancer prevention and detection.
Addressing the Causes of Acne
March 1st, 2013Clay has been used by man since the beginning of time. According to Hippocrates, Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and Galen, the Greeks made use of clays extensively. The Romans used clay to clean their togas (detergents weren’t readily available in those times) and, according to Pliny, they used poultices to heal wounds.
How using clay can keep you naturally beautiful
Beauty Ingredient: Witch Hazel
March 1st, 2013Witch Hazel—a flowering plant, part of the Hamamelidaceae family—contains a chemical called tannin that helps reduce swelling, repair broken skin, and fight bacteria. Witch hazel is used in cosmetics because it contains astringent, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, and anesthetic properties.
Are You Wearing Vitamin E?
March 1st, 2013The question isn’t why cosmetic companies started putting vitamin E in their products—the question is why didn’t they before?
Why cosmetics companies are turning to vitamin E
Winter Glow
February 1st, 2013You can feel it coming on: cracking, flaking, blotchiness. Yes, it’s winter, and with all the fun festivities that come with it, ‘tis the season that can wreak the most havoc on your largest organ.
How to keep your skin supple and soft through this blustery season
