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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Tips for Using Sunscreen

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Sunscreen can indeed provide protection against skin from sun radiation. But the new sunscreens can work effectively if its use is right and proper way. Here are some tips to use sunscreen in order to effectively protect your skin.

  • Use a cosmetic or sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or more if you will move outside and exposed to direct sunlight. The people whose skin is whiter need sunscreen SPF numbers higher than that of his dark skin.

  • Choose a sunscreen that provides protection against various kinds of radiation, including UV-A radiation. Usually veil

  • Choose a waterproof sunscreen (waterproof) and sweat resistant (sweatproof). Without the label, sunscreen easily erased by sweat or water while swimming.

  • Choose a sunscreen that is free PABA or Para-aminobenzoic acid. PABA can create a skin allergy. PABA tends to make skin irritation, redness, and more sensitive to sunlight. Therefore, choose a sunscreen that does not contain PABA.

  • Apply sunscreen with a thick cream 20 minutes before your outdoor activities. Let the sunscreen absorb and ready to work for 20 minutes you could be the new outdoor activities. Then apply again after 20 minutes exposure to sunlight. Then apply sunscreen every 2 hours especially if you are swimming or sweating. Sunscreens with waterproof labels should be re-used every 40 minutes.

  • Apply sunscreen cream on the nose, ears, back of neck, and other areas exposed to sunlight. The nose is a part of the most exposed to sunlight. Therefore, do not forget to apply sunscreen on the nose and surrounding areas.

  • There are various forms of sunscreen. If your skin is oily sunscreen gel is more suitable for you. Whereas if you have dry skin so use sunscreen cream.

  • Do not forget to always check the expiry age of your sunscreen. Because every beauty product has an expiration period.

  • Do not be fooled by cosmetic products such as powder, foundation, or different types of make-up that also serves as a sunscreen. Because the cosmetic product is not thick enough to act as a sunscreen. Therefore, use sunscreen products with different cosmetics as they contain high levels of protection.

  • Sunscreen should not be given to infants under 6 months old. Then check the expiration date the sunscreen product. Because if it is thick, dry, or discolored, then sunscreen products can be lost benefits.


Wearing sunscreen does not mean you are safe from sun radiation. Sunscreen is only one product to the dangers of sun protection. Weaknesses sunscreen is easily removed from the skin if exposed to water or erased by a towel or cloth. Therefore, always protect your skin from the hot sun in various ways including the use of sunscreen.

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Tips for Choosing the Right Sunscreen

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The sun is beneficial to life. However, if you linger in the sun, your skin may burn and can even suffer from skin cancer. You can protect your skin by wearing protective clothing and avoid hot sun. But there are other ways that are also effective to protect your skin, use sunscreen that is also known as sunscreen or sunblock that contains UV protection. How you can choose an effective sunscreen? Here are some tips on choosing an effective sunscreen.


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Many people do not wear enough sunscreen for cosmetic reasons and the economy. They just put a little sunscreen so it does not reach the solar protection factor (SPF). What is SPF? Then usually in sunscreen products also contained some of the terms or labels such as sunscreen, sunblock, SPF, UVA, UVB, PABA, waterproof, and others. What does it mean? Here is some explanation of terms contained in sunscreen products or sunscreen.

  • SPF
    SPF stands for Suncreen protection factor or protective factor from the sun. Every cosmetic and sunscreen products usually include a number that indicates the level of SPF, such as SPF 15, SPF 30, and so on. SPF levels determine the safe time for your skin exposed to sunlight. For example a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 means your skin will be protected for 15 times longer than the natural resistance of your skin. If you usually experience skin redness after 10 minutes then bask in the sun wearing SPF 15 sunscreen, your skin is safe for 15x10 minutes of 150 minutes.


  • SPF numbers are available from 2 to 60. But it does not mean the higher the SPF number will work according to a multiple of that number. The fact that there is SPF 50 just to give more protection around 1% to 2% compared to SPF 30. The thing to remember is the SPF only applies to protect against UV-B radiation alone.

  • UVA and UVB
    Ultraviolet rays that enter the earth within a radius of A, B and C (UV-A, UV-B and UV-C). However, UV-C can be inhibited effectively by the ozone layer. While UV-A and UV-B can enter the earth's surface even though it has been filtered by the earth's atmosphere.


  • Sweatproof
    Sunscreens labeled sweatproof usually resistant to sweat, so it does not fade with sweat.


  • Water resistant
    Sunscreen that has a water resistant labels can provide protection up to 40 minutes if exposed to water or sweat.


  • Waterproof
    Sunscreen that has a waterproof label can provide longer protection than a sunscreen that is labeled water resistant up to 80 minutes if exposed to water or sweat. Suitable for use if you're swimming.


  • Sunblock
    Sunblock is a type of physical sunscreens that function block or reflect sunlight through the skin surface. Physical sunscreens often contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide which serves UV radiation. However, only sunblock can prevent UV-B rays.


  • Organic Sunscreen
    Organic sunscreen is a sunscreen chemical species whose function is to absorb or filter out ultraviolet radiation (UV). Chemical sunscreens often contain such octylcrylene, avobenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, oxybenzone, homosalate, 4-MBC, or para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). Sunscreen can provide more protection than a physical sunscreen because it can absorb UV-A radiation and UV-B. UV-A radiation penetrates the skin more deeply than UV-B, which can cause skin cancer.

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Interesting Facts about Sunscreen

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Many thought when the weather is overcast during the day, safe for the skin without using sunscreen. Because when the air is cloudy in the afternoon, the sun will not damage the skin. But in any situation, at noon, you should wear sunscreen. There are some interesting facts of the sunscreen you need to know.

A good sunscreen should be able to protect you from skin damage, aging skin and prevention of skin cancer which is dangerous. This is especially important when you will be doing the activity in the sun. Some things may not be important to note that the maximum you can use sunscreen.


Additional materials that Deplete the Sunscreen


In sunscreens, oxybenzone and sometimes added material that serves ocyinoxate counteracting the effects of sunlight. But apparently, these materials can cause skin irritation and interfere with hormones in the body. Other Ingredients Retinyl Palmitate is usually added, which is another form of vitamin A. Negative effects of this content is that it can cause abnormal skin tissue.


No Sunscreen Protects from UVA

SPF 15 or SPF 30 - you may often see this label when purchasing sunscreen. The figure shows its ability to protect from UVB rays which can cause sunburn. Sunlight itself is made up of UVA and UVB. UVA rays that often can not be protected with sunscreen use. Deleterious effects of UVA is able to cause aging of the skin and skin cancer. To get protection from UVA, choose a sunscreen that contains titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and avobenzone.


meaning of SPF

Sunscreen labeled SPF 30 (Sun Protection Factor) does not mean that will protect your 2-fold than the use of SPF 15. Likewise with sunscreen labeled SPF 50 or SPF 100. The fact is that number is the ability to filter out UVB sunscreens. SPF 15 can filter out 93% of UVB, SPF 30 filters out 97%, SPF 50 filters out 98%, and SPF 100 to 99%. The difference is less than 2 times the SPF labels are written. Choose the proper use is dependent on your skin type. If normal skin can use an SPF of 30 while the skin is sensitive can pick a sunscreen with a higher SPF.


Expired Sunscreen


Although the expiration date of your sunscreen has not yet arrived. Not necessarily sunscreen is still safe to use. The average period until the expiration of sunscreen is for 3 years, but that if you store it properly. Sunscreen should be stored at cool temperatures. Let sunburnt while you're at the beach or pool can cause the sunscreen to be damaged. Include it in the bag can protect sunscreen.


Natural Sunscreen


Tomatoes, guava, grapes and watermelon is a fruit that good for the skin because the content of lycopene. Cooked tomatoes will produce higher levels of lycopene. Substance lycopene can function as a natural sunscreen from the body. Consume can help the skin withstand the adverse effects of UVA and UVB. However, the protection of a sunscreen that protects from the outside is still needed when you do the activity in the sun.


How to Use Sunscreen

When you use a sunscreen does not mean you have fully protected. This does not mean you can bask for long in the sun for the use of sunscreen. These facts can help you to choose an appropriate sunscreen.

Apply sunscreen in sufficient quantities and re-applied every 2 hours or when the body perspires profusely or if you have been out of the water at the beach or pool. Water and sweat can make a smear of sunscreen flushed from the body. To protect the body more secure, able to wear protective clothing, hats and wide as possible to avoid activities under the blazing-hot sun during the day.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Is Eczema That?

Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Is Eczema That?

Eczema or dermatitis is the medical term for a skin disorder where the skin looks inflamed and irritated. This inflammation can occur anywhere but are most often affected are the hands and feet. This type of eczema is the most common atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis.

Symptoms of eczema will begin to appear in childhood, especially when their children aged over 2 years. In some cases, the eczema will disappear with age, but not a few others who will suffer all his life. With proper treatment, the disease can be controlled by either reducing the recurrence rate.


What are the Symptoms of Eczema?

Wherever the location of the onset of eczema, the main symptom is itching perceived patient. Sometimes the itching has appeared before signs of redness on the skin. Symptoms of redness usually appears on the face, knees, hands and feet, but did not rule redness appears in other areas.

The affected area will feel very dry, thickened or scab. In whites, this area will initially pink and then turn brown. Meanwhile, in people with darker skin, eczema affects the skin pigment so that the eczema area will appear lighter or darker.


What Causes Eczema?

The cause of eczema is actually not known with certainty, but some experts suspect the power of eczema associated with the activity of the body's defense (immune) is excessive. This causes the body to overreact to bacteria or irritants that are not harmful to the skin. Therefore, eczema is commonly found in families with a history of allergic disease or asthma.

Each each person has different triggers eczema different. There are people who, after holding the soap or detergent will feel itchy exceptional, some are caused by material or other appliance. Symptoms that arise are varied, there is a mild itch but the burning sensation of the dominant, some are otherwise. Upper respiratory tract infection or flu can also trigger the onset of eczema. Stress experienced by patients will make symptoms worse.

Although healing of eczema is very difficult to do, but in many cases, patients can reduce recurrence by doing the right treatment and avoiding irritants / allergens that cause eczema. Keep in mind, the disease is not contagious and will not spread from one person to another.


How is it treated?

The main goal of treatment is to relieve itching to prevent infection. When the skin feels very dry and itchy, lotions and moisturizing creams are strongly encouraged to make your skin moist. This action is usually done when the skin is still slightly wet, like when finished bath so that a topical lotion to retain moisture. Cold compresses are also thought to reduce the itching that occurs.

Ointments or creams containing corticosteroids such as hydrokortison given to reduce inflammation or inflammation. For severe cases, doctors will give corticosteroid tablets and if the area had been infected eczema then it could be given antibiotics to kill bacteria that cause infection. Another drug that is required is an antihistamine to relieve itching that is too heavy, and cyclosporin for patients who do not respond to all types of treatment provided.


How to Prevent?

The emergence of eczema can be avoided by doing some of the tips below:
Keep your skin moist.
Avoid changes in temperature and humidity of a sudden.
Avoid sweating too much or too hot.
Reduce Stress.
Avoid clothing that uses materials such as wool and scratching others.
Avoid soaps with ingredients that are too hard, detergents and other solutions.
Avoid other environmental factors that can trigger allergies such as pollen, dust, animal dander, and others.
Be careful in choosing foods that can cause allergies.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Skin Care Tips With Fruit

Friday, January 27, 2012
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Fruits other than beneficial to nourish our bodies, it has the advantage that the fruit is very useful. Fruit-harbor was also able to make our face to be beautiful naturally. Here are some pieces that can beautify your face.

apple
Apples is suitable in use for your face is oily. The trick grab an apple, then cut into pieces and input into the blender. Blend until smooth apple without using water. Once in a blender and apply evenly on your face. before membalurkan should clean your face first. after the jerky let stand for 20 minutes. Then wash face with warm water and cold water to sum ​​up the pores. Do it once a week.

orange peel
In addition to the delicious fruit in the meal, it turns orange peel can be useful for your face. Especially for your face is dull. The trick orange skin prick-prick premises fork, and put orange peel in warm water and soak for one night. Basuhkan on the face that has been in the wash and then dry with a towel. Serves to remove impurities and dead skin cells.

Papaya fruit
Papaya can be useful to rejuvenate your skin, mashed ripe papaya and mix 1 tablespoon of honey. Apply on your face and let sit for 20 minutes then rinse thoroughly. Papaya is able to lift dead skin cells and prevent wrinkles on the face. If you want maximum results use once a week.

Melon fruit
Melon can cool your skin is sunburned. Thin slices of melon and kompreskan for 20 minutes on your face that has been in the clear, then rinse. This melon astrigent contain substances that are useful as a tonic and is able to cool the face burnt by the sun.

With these fruits may be useful and make your face fresh and beautiful natural beauty without using medication.

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Tips For Healthy Skin

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Problems of the skin sometimes can make dizziness, especially for girls. Sometimes when I wake up, it appears 'the little' in red on the skin of the face.

It was never an inexhaustible problem that occurs in the skin. But the truth is, we can reduce the problem by performing well on skin care.

Although the hormonal activity, are on the rise, which can lead to skin disorders like acne, good skin care can prevent or reduce the problems on this one.

Acne is a skin problem that most often found. The reason is the oil glands called sebum, can not smooth out the pores of our skin.

This accumulation causes the skin around the pores are closed, when accompanied by an infection will cause increasing pain, redness, swelling and hardening.

For the teens who entered the age of puberty, acne is a common problem encountered. This is caused because of hormonal influences that cause increased production of sebum. Some of the following tips can help reduce the appearance of acne and accelerate the loss of her 'little' of our skin:

  • Clean your face with warm water twice a day (not more) by using soap. If too often we wash your face, will cause skin irritation.


  • After doing massage gently on your face with circular motions. But do not rub. Because by rubbing the skin, will make your skin irritation.


  • After the clean skin and massage, dry, and then be applied to acne medications containing benzoyl peroxide, which sold freely, the acne that appears on your face.


  • Do not squeeze your acne, because it will make the infection will spread more widely.


  • Do not touch the skin of the face with his hands especially when unwashed hands. Or do not leave objects on the face, as when lying on his stomach. Hands or dirty objects that can cause irritation or infection of the skin pores.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Dry Skin on Face

Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Dry facial skin that would not radiate freshness. In fact, the freshness of the face giving the appearance of a prime and growing confidence. In addition to the inappropriateness of care, dry skin can be caused by various factors.

Dry skin is caused because the skin tends to dry. However, the lack of fluid intake, dehydration due to illness, treatments that dry the skin such as the use of antiseptic soap, bath with water that is too cold or heat, and high ambient temperatures and low humidity may be other factors causing dry skin on your face.

Therefore, to keep skin soft, moist, and fresh need to consider various factors. Like for example, pay attention to adequate fluid intake each day. Drink about 8 to 10 glasses per day to give adequate intake for the freshness of the skin.

Bath with water that is too hot or too cold also have an impact on skin health. It is recommended to use an appropriate soap is sticking to the skin. In addition, in order to avoid dry skin is not direct sunlight and avoid air-conditioned room is too cold.

To provide moisture to dry skin, moisturizing cream should be used. Moisturizing creams usually work draws water from the surrounding skin and prevent too much evaporation. In using a moisturizer to note when basting. When is best to use a moisturizer is immediately after bathing. After the bath the skin is still damp so the moisturizer can function optimally.

Now there are many on the market various types of moisturizers. Materials used were very diverse as lactic acid, glycolic acid, urea, etc.. in high concentrations.

If one had tried moisturizers but no sign of improvement in the skin to stop the use of moisturizers. Indeed, the use of moisturizers seem like try and error. However, some moisturizer brands must be found according to the skin.

Talk to experts or dermatologist, if it turns out a variety of moisturizers are not appropriate to skin type.

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Tips For Being White and Clean Skin

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The skin is white and clean, still often be a desire for someone. In order to preserve and maintain a clean white skin should not use the expensive cost. What is important is discipline in maintaining and caring for your skin.

  1. It is unlikely that you change your original skin color of black to white over the color of your skin pigment default, but you can still try the maximum with the skin clean and charming.


  2. Try to keep your skin terhidar from direct sunlight, use clothing to cover skin. You can use a sunblock, if indeed the skin should be exposed to direct sunlight.


  3. Shower after you finish the activities of daily use of soap according to the skin. With a shower every day the skin will be separated from the dirt and sweat.


  4. After a shower, get used to using a body lotion to maintain skin moisture.


  5. Expand drink water, because the adequacy of water will keep the freshness of the skin from your body.


  6. Eat many fruit every day, will help maintain the freshness of your skin.


  7. In do not care at least once a month your body thoroughly with a scrub for example.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tips to Prevent Allergies

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Some things you can do to prevent allergies:

  1. Maintain cleanliness of the environment, both inside and outside the home. This includes not accumulate a lot of stuff in the house or bedroom that could be a nest of dust accumulation as a stimulus alergi.Usahakan reactions do not keep animals in the house or put a pet cage around your home.


  2. Personal hygiene should also be considered, to avoid tertumpuknya dirt that can also be a source of stimulation alergi.Untuk reaction bath, should use warm water for life, and try to shower the evening before PK.17.00. Soap and shampoo are used preferably is soap and shampoo to bayi.Dont using hair dye.


  3. Do not use air freshener or perfume, anti-mosquito drugs. If your home there are lots of mosquitoes, use anti-mosquito racket.


  4. Use a mattress or cushion of foam material, not cotton.


  5. Use of cotton bed linen at least once a week and wash it with warm water will be effective.


  6. Avoid using the clothing of wool, use of cotton clothing.


  7. Air conditioning (AC) may be used, but should not be too cold and should not be more than PK.24.00


  8. Keep an eye on any food or beverages or medicines that cause allergic reactions. Avoid manakan materials, beverages, or drugs. You must comply with the rules of your allergy diet.


  9. Meet the experts. Consult with a specialist. Allergies are emerging require different treatments on each allergy sufferers. Ask your doctor to perform immunotherapy to lower your sensitivity to substances trigger allergic reactions, for example: by using extracts of house dust injection or by conducting immunization Baccillus Guirine Calmette (BCG) at least 3 times (1 time a month), respectively.


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Eight Tips Have Beautiful Skin Naturally

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Want to have beautiful skin naturally? Some suggestions to treat the skin, can help you have beautiful skin naturally.

To find out what are the finer points, let's consider the following Koreanbeautytips exposure:

  1. Choose a moisturizer made from vegetable oils. Lotions, creams, and body oils that you use must be made with vegetable oil instead of mineral oil.


  2. Vegetable oils (such as olive oil, sweet almond oil, corn oil, etc.) contain fatty acids that help moisturize, and soften the skin. Mineral oils derived from petroleum and does not contain anything that helps to nourish the skin.

  3. Look for herbs and herbal derivatives in your cosmetics. Herbs and their derivatives (essential oils, extracts, infusions) contain natural chemicals which soothe, tone and help condition skin.


  4. Two herbs that are very useful in natural cosmetics such as Lavender and tea tree. Essential oils of both lavender and tea tree are gentle, natural antiseptic.

  5. Once a week to soak feet in warm water, and enjoy the exfoliation of dead skin with a pumice stone. Furthermore, to moisturize your feet with oil or natural foot lotion.


  6. Each week, soaking in a tub sprinkled with salt. Salt, especially the salt mines of the Dead Sea in the Middle East, which is rich in minerals and help draw out impurities from the skin.

  7. To provide any moisture from the shower, use oil or body lotion made from natural vegetable oils.


  8. If you have problems with dry skin, dampen you in the morning and at night with products that contain vegetable oils high in essential fatty acids.


  9. Essential fatty acids help to soften and moisturize the skin and they can also help soothe minor irritations. Vegetable oils containing large amounts of essential fatty acids are: corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, borage oil, blackcurrant seed oil and evening primrose oil.

  10. Look for toners and astringents that are made without ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. These ingredients are solvents that have a drying of the skin.


  11. Every time you wash your hands, dampen with a natural lotion or cream to help keep them soft.

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