us-beautycosmetics.com offer a wide range of beauty and cosmetics such as makeup tips, fashion trends, skin care products, eyeliners, eye shadow, hair styles and more special advices. Read More from US. http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com Sat, 19 May 2012 20:26:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/5-acne-treatment-tips-you-can-use-today/ Luckily, there are a number of things you can do everyday to make sure your skin is less prone to flare ups. Here are five tips for taking control of your acne starting today. 1. Exercise - Keeping in shape can help fight acne by fighting off negative stress levels that can come from negative self-esteem and depression. However, some safeguards need to be in place to ward off acne that can result from your workout routines. Watch what you put on your body with regards to clothing, sports gear and equipment. For example, tight lycra and nylon exercise outfits might look great in the movies and on magazine models, but if you are susceptible to acne problems, avoid these synthetic fabrics that tend to trap in body moisture and heat resulting in a bacteria frenzy. Instead, choose loose clothing made of cotton or natural blends to allow more air to get to your skin. And when you are finished with your workout, get out of clothing wet from perspiration or water sports. Shower and change into dry, clean clothing. And keep your sports gear and equipment clean, too. Dirty headgear, for instance, can irritate forehead areas prone to acne problems. So toss headbands into the washing machine after workout sessions. 2. Cosmetics - To avoid pore-clogging and skin irritations that are similar to acne and that can contribute to acne, use products labeled noncomedogenic or oil-free. Shimmering facial colors can contain a flaky mineral called mica that can cause skin irritations and clog pores. Other additives in coloring that can cause similar reactions are coal tar derivatives, carmine and heavy cream in blushes. More preventative measures include using a lip gloss that promotes a matte finish instead of a high gloss for less pore-clogging; note the more the shine, the more then comedogenic content... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/10-easy-and-natural-ways-to-get-rid-of-acne/ Are you looking for acne solutions that really work? The good news is, whether you're a teenager or an adult suffering from acne, you don't have to live with it. Here you can find 10 super easy and effective ways to get rid of acne. 1. Do not pick, press or rub your pimples. These actions actually increase the sebum production and rupture the membranes below your skin. The infection and sebum will spread underneath your skin and cause more pimples. Also, you risk increasing the chances of leaving scars on your face. 2. Wash your face twice a day using a mild soup. It is even better if you can buy sulfur-based soap especially for acne. If your skin is too oily, use a soap with benzoyl peroxide. Do not use rough sponges, brushes, or anything similar on your face. You shouldn't, however, over-wash your face because it will actually stimulate your sebaceous glands to produce more sebum which will increase your acne. 3. Check if it is because of the food. For many people, food allergy can cause very serious acne condition. You should avoid eating too much oily and spicy food. Recent studies have shown that acne can also be caused by milk which contains hormones as well as seafood with relatively high levels of iodine. If possible, cut down on those foods. Other foods you may consider avoiding are: sugar, dairy products, deep-fried food, meat, nut butters, etc. On the other hand, it is believed that green vegetables, vegetable fuices and foods rich in zinc can help alleviate acne condition. 4. Drink more water every day. "Eight glasses of water a day can keep acne away." says Jennifer Thoden, a respected acne expert. The reason is that water can carry waste material out of our body and... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/anti-wrinkle-eye-cream/ Anti wrinkle eye cream contains ingredients that provide extra moisture to your skin. This helps in diminishing darkness from the skin and makes it look more firm. Many anti wrinkle eye creams contain vitamins A and D. These are the vitamins that are lost when skin is exposed to sun rays for longer durations. Anti wrinkle eye cream come in different potencies and times of application. The creams can be classifieds based on their time of application. Day Creams : Day creams work on puffiness and dark circles. Night Creams : Night creams usually contain Alpha hydroxy acid and/or retinol. It is used to protect against damage to skin. General Creams : The primary purpose of these creams is to provide moisture to skin. What is the cause of wrinkles? Due the gravitational force, the tissues of our body are pulled down. This phenomenon is helped by the loss of moisture in our skin. Loss of moisture results in collagen breakdown and the free radical damage over a period of time. This results in sagging of the skin, marking thin and deeper lines. Anti wrinkle eye creams work to prevent the easing factors by providing extra moisture daily, reducing collagen damage, and free radical activity with anti-oxidants. Does anti-wrinkle cream work? Creams are local applications and effects produced an veer off after some time. We need to catch the root cause of wrinkle and act on them. The onus is on everyone to try on their own and check the results over time. Many women think about it far too late and for creams and lotions to have any protective effect you need to start the treatment at the right time. A good diet and active life style are the best ways to take care of wrinkles – especially water, vitamin c, anti-oxidants from vegetables,... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/beauty-of-tanned-skin---what-is-the-cost-/ Tanned skin is loved by most of the white skinned people. Who will say that he/she does not like tanned skin? What about the cost of getting tanned skin? I am not talking in term of dollars, but life. It is death due to skin cancer. There are many ideas about tanning that people believe and think that they are safe. Let us talk about them. Many of us believe that use of tanning oils on skin and then getting tanned is safe. But that is not true. No tanning oil prevents the sun. If it had prevented sun, you would not have got tanned! Tanning skin is only due to the UV radiation and radiation damages and causes skin cancer. A swim after tanning skin protects the skin. This is another belief of many people. Please note that no amount of swimming after getting tanned saves the skin. Once the skin gets tanned, it is damaged. Swimming without application of a sunscreen is very bad because water reflects more UV radiation. The radiation near the beach is more than on the ground away from beach. Skin that is tanned is in danger. Protect your life by avoiding all types of tanning. Use tanning cosmetics to get artificial color if you want, but don’t damage your skin with tan. Tanning beds, sun lamps and sun all are bad for skin. This article is only for informative purposes. This article is not intended to be a medical advise and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor for your medical concerns. Please follow any tip given in this article only after consulting your doctor. The author is not liable for any outcome or damage resulting from information obtained from this article. sunless tanning (http://www.dermatology.ucsf.edu/skincancer/General/prevention/sunlesstanning.aspx) - Related Sites Sunless tanning products contain... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/botox-alternative---moisturizer-wrinkle-cream-thats-works-/ What is Botox ?. listen to Dr. Andrew Weil ( Harvard Medical doctor ) He is Oprah Winfrey's and Larry King's physician and possibly the most-respected doctor in America. Dr. Weil says: "Botox is Botulism Toxin (poison) and works by paralyzing facial muscles. It only works for 3 months and then you need more injections. If too much of it is injected (or injected into the wrong areas), you can end up with droopy eyelids that will stay that way for weeks. Other side effects are headaches, respiratory infections, flu-like symptoms, nausea, and pain in the face." The FDA has only approved Botox for use on an extremely limited area (less than 5% of your entire face). That area is the tiny little space where sometimes there is a furrow between your eyebrows. You can't use Botox ANYWHERE ELSE! . Treatment costs about $700 per treatment and the patient need a new treatment every 90 days! How if i tell you can Look as much as 20-years younger, without using Botox Treatment ? The most natural ingredient for anti wrinkle cream is made from something called "emu oil". This is the best triple-refined emu oil in the world. And, an extra ingredient is added to it while it is being made into a cream. This extra ingredient is a suspension of superfine silicon dioxide nanoprisms (from the fractionated silicon dioxide) which has been "fractionated" instead of powderized. That means instead of turning into flakes when it is processed turns into billions of Microscopic Three-Dimensional Nanoprisms. This effect will last until you wash your face and the invisible silicon dioxide is removed, it turns out emu oil is probably the best cosmetic ingredient in the world. That's because its molecules are much smaller than the molecules in human skin. What is... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/laser-treatment-for-acne-scar-removal/ Acne scar laser treatment stands out among all acne treatments in effectiveness. Acne scarring comes under cosmetic disfigurements posing psychological problems to the patients. It is notable here that most of these can very well be corrected using laser as skin resurfacing modality. Acne scar laser treatment involves using a light beam from a carbon dioxide laser. The latter vaporizes the upper layers of damaged skin at specific and controlled levels of penetration. Development of selective photothermolysis The development of selective photothermolysis has caused significant advances in the use of laser technology for skin resurfacing. The improved technology has helped reduce residual thermal damage. By using shorter pulse durations of laser light, the minimizing of thermal damage significantly reduced the risk for scarring on the skin. The latest procedures involve an intense beam of light to destroy the skin tissue instantly. As of now, carbon dioxide and Er:YAG laser reportedly offer best acne treatments. They are able to perform highly specific vaporization of tissue using powerfully focused light to precisely remove the skin layers. Thus they vaporize the ridges of scars and wrinkles and smoothing out the surface of the skin. Best lasers for acne scar removal Er: YAG laser offers the best acne scar laser treatment. The benefit of Er:YAG laser for superficial to moderate acne scar removal stems from the fact that this laser produces less thermal damage compared to other types of laser. The short pulsed Er:YAG laser has a water absorption coefficient 16 times greater than that of the carbon dioxide laser. The water in the tissue absorbs most of the energy of these lasers. That results in minimal optical penetration depth and thermal damage. The more limited penetration of these lasers into the skin triggers a histo-pathological improvement less pronounced than that of carbon dioxide laser. However,... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/natural-soap-the-hot-new-luxury-gift/ Is it time to choose a gift for your loved one? Forget the stereotypical gifts and get a pack of natural and perfumed soaps. A craze as far as health and beauty products go, natural soaps are organic and have been popular for many years. For all you creative gift-hunters, lifestyle gurus have a bohemian suggestion for the wedding season – natural soaps made with strawberry and clove extracts, honey, rose, coconut or palm oil among other spices and fruits. Soaps have a rich history. Romans and other great civilizations used olive oil soaps, as they knew even back then, the many benefits of natural ingredients in enhancing beauty. Besides, Asian countries such as India have a heritage of herbal beauty therapies that date back to more than a few thousand years. But this trend of gifting natural soap is definitely new and novel, especially for its uniqueness! With an inclination for chemical-free, organic and purely natural beauty products that are good and safe for the skin, among the youngsters, the natural soap industry hasn’t have it this good in many years. Rapidly growing, the industry is coming up with innovative combination of spices, herbs, and other natural ingredients to make the most of this trend. Depending on the ingredients and purpose of these natural soaps, you can pay anywhere from $1 to $20 per bar. Naturally Skin Loving Because natural soaps are made from natural oils, plant extracts, herbs, spices, fruits etc. they are great for your skin. Not only do they re-hydrate your skin with care, but also help in making you look younger, more beautiful, and blemish free. A basic skin care item, natural soaps come in a variety of shapes, scents, colors, and textures. These handmade soaps contain only natural, chemical-free ingredients that not just clean your skin,... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/protect-your-skin-with-sunless-tanning-lotion/ The latest news about tanning is that isn’t all that good for you. Even moderate exposure to the sun increases your risk of developing skin cancer. So what can you do if you love the look of a dark rich tan, but you are trying to be smart about the sun? You can use sunless tanning lotion and have a great looking tan anytime. It is perfectly safe, and if you follow a few simple steps for applying it, it will look as natural as the sun itself. Preparing Your Skin for Sunless Tanning Lotion Skin that is dry and flaky won’t evenly absorb tanning lotion products. So before applying sunless tanning lotion it is important to have the smoothest, clearest skin possible. Start by using an exfoliating scrub in the shower. This will remove dead skin and flakes. Then apply a moisturizer each day. On the day you plan to apply the sunless lotion, do it after drying off from the shower. A Picture Perfect Tan Remember the days when tanning lotion turned your skin orange? Well, those days are long gone. The running, streaking goop that used to tint skin has evolved into a natural looking skin tone and colour enhancer today. Not only has the formula changed when it comes to tanning lotions, but the way they are applied has too. The once running lotions are thicker, come in foams or mousse and are slowly activated and quickly absorbed. These factors alone will give you a more natural looking tan, but there are ways to apply them that will help too. First of all, think about the way the sun will tan you. It is usually darker on the forearms and lighter underneath. Rarely are your armpits as dark as your shoulders unless you make a habit of sunbathing with... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100 http://www.us-beautycosmetics.com/recipes-for-dry-skin-care-using-herbs-and-essentials-oils/ Dry skin is generally due to less oil and moisture produced by sebaceous glands. Simple dry skin results from lack of natural oils affecting mostly women under age of 35 years, while complex dry skin lacks both oil and moisture and is distinguished by fine lines, enlarged pores and sagging skin that happens with aging. Alternatively, dry skin could be results from genetic condition, poor diet especially deficiencies of vitamin A and the B vitamins, exposure to environmental factors such sun, wind, or aggressive usage of chemicals, cosmetics and excessive bathing with harsh soaps. To name a few essential oils for dry skin are Chamomile, Geranium, Hyssop, Lavender, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood and Ylang-Ylang. - Aloe Vera gel applied topically helps to remove dead skin cells and is soothing, healing and moisturizing. - Calendula & comfrey with its skin softening properties are used in facial sauna. - 4 - 5 drops of lavender oil to bath water followed by application of diluted evening primrose oil or Aloe Vera cream moistens the dry skin. - Evening primrose oil contains essential fatty acid to strengthen skin cells and boost their moisture content. - Drink tea brewed with chamomile, dandelion or peppermint. Teas of Borage, fennel, coltsfoot or calendula help improve the skin. Add 1 tsp of either herb to 1 cup of boiling water and drink daily. - Tea tree oil with its skin penetrating properties helps to moisturize and smooth the skin. Treat yourself with these recipes using herbs and essential oils - Dry skin mask - Obtain a smooth paste by mixing 6 ounce of unflavored yoghurt, few finely crushed almonds, 2 tsp honey and wheat germ oil each. Apply and massage of your skin for 20 minutes. Wash off with cold water. Crushed almonds exfoliate and eliminate dead skin, honey aids in adhering mask to skin and vitamin... articles - General Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:39:38 +0100