Skin Wellness
August 26th, 2007 — Skin
Everyone knows their organs play an essential part in maintaining a healthy life. There is a neglected organ, the skin. It is a living organ. It is also part of the excretory system.
Proper care of skin will assure minimal wrinkles and a youthful appearance.
Skin wellness includes the following:
- Avoid all harmful sun rays. This can be done with clothing, hats, and sunblocks. Protecting the skin is the first line of defense.
- Reduce stress. Worry, frown, and other lines created by a tense face can become permanent. The physiological responses to stress can cause slow healing of wounds on the skin.
- Eat foods that regenerate the skin. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains will aid in skin wellness. Foods high in antioxidants will reduce the toxins that are circulated through the skin.
- Have a healthy circulatory system. Oxygen rich, nutrient rich blood being pumped through the skin will give it a healthy natural glow.
- Get adequate sleep. When the body is at full rest, it can restore and rejuvenate the body, including the skin.
- Avoid cigarette smoke. Both first and second hand smoke is bad. A smoker is exposed to both since they usually don’t smoke alone!
Healthy skin is sure to mean beautiful skin.
Beautiful Mind
August 26th, 2007 — General Beauty
A beautiful woman will turn heads. To keep heads turned towards her she will need to be able to speak intelligently. School may be a chore and seem useless, but education adds to a beautiful mind to keep heads turned.
Follow beauty tips to look your best, but balance it with time for your studies.
Homework Hints:
- Have a quiet area to do homework
- Get a drink, snack, etc, before starting homework to eliminate distractions
- Turn off phone or put in another room
- Have a supplies to complete assignment before starting
Hints for Good Grades:
- Make sure your classes aren’t too advanced
- Get help from other students
- Take advantage of free or hired tutoring
- Be rested, well nourished, and prepared for tests
How To Have Something to Talk About:
- Read the local newspaper
- Watch the national news
- Participate in activities
- Have a hobby
- Read 1-2 books per week
The Big Picture:
- Your grades will determine your college choices
- Good grades can mean some or all of college costs are covered (scholarships)
- Good school habits makes the transition to good work habits easy
Beauty isn’t skin deep, so have a beautiful mind to match your outer beauty.
Keep Perfume Fresh
August 22nd, 2007 — Perfume, Scents
The perfume you wear every day, probably retains it’s scent until it’s gone. The expensive perfume that you wear on special occasions might not smell the same as when you first purchased it. With a little extra care, you can keep fragrances stable, no matter how often you wear a perfume.
Once perfume becomes old, there isn’t much you can do about it. Occasionally carefully cleaning the top with alcohol (be careful not to get any inside the bottle) and allowing the top to air dry helps. Old perfume than has changed scents can be used in the following ways:
- Add to potpourri
- Put on a cotton ball and put in a drawer
- Add to inexpensive lotion
- Mix in hair shampoo and/or conditioner
To avoid the change of scent of any perfume, avoid the main scent destroying factors, heat and air. The following will allow you to maintain the scent of your favorite perfumes:
- Purchase perfume in spray bottles. It reduces the amount of air that gets into the bottle.
- Store away from light. It can cause perfume to become heated, especially sunlight.
- Keep in a dark bag or make-up case
- Don’t keep perfume in bathroom. The heat and humidity isn’t good for perfume.
- During hot summer months keep perfume in refrigerator if house temperatures rise.
It takes a little extra care, but it’s worth it for both everyday perfumes and expensive special occasion perfumes, so that they maintain the scent they had at purchase.
Naturally Curly Hair
August 22nd, 2007 — Hair
Try not to fight your hair, if your hair is naturally curly find a style that compliments your curls. Fighting against naturally curly hair is time consuming, frustrating, and may cause hair damage.
Once you have a hair style that compliments your naturally curly hair, the next thing is to find a shampoo and conditioner that keeps curls hydrated and reduces the frizzies. There are many hair products out there. Try different ones until you find the one that is best for your hair. Use each one about two weeks. If the conditioner doesn’t detangle hair, apply a detangler.
When hair is clean and damp, apply hair serum and gel to hair. Be sure to work down into ends. Some women will skip brushing hair, while others will brush their hair wet. Many women with curly hair find it is more damaging to hair to brush dry. There also may be increased hair loss from the brush when curly hair is brushed when dry.
After running fingers through your hair or brushing your hair, it can be left alone to dry naturally or with a defuser on a hair dryer. To get a more finished look twist hair into ringlets or hair sections can be rolled in circles and secured. Leave until dry and then gently separate. Finish with a light mist of hairspray and you are ready to go.
Beautiful Lashes
August 21st, 2007 — Eyes
Everyone wants long lashes and some women work so hard at it that they end up damaging their lashes. Always be gentle around eyes
Curled lashes will appear longer. When using an eyelash curler, be sure it is clean and works properly so eyelashes are not damaged. Slightly warm (don’t allow to get hot) the eyelash curler with a blow dryer. Curl lashes starting from the inner lash and move to the outer lashes.
Mascara will make lashes look thicker and longer. Some lashes don’t stay curled unless mascara is applied first. If this works for you, be sure to clean curler after use so lashes don’t stick and get plucked out. Be sure to take off mascara before going to bed. Leaving mascara on lashes too long can contribute to lash loss.
Aloe Vera gel accentuates lashes. For a quick and healthy eyelash enhancer on days when little or no makeup is worn, apply pure aloe vera gel to eyelashes. Apply with a clean finger starting from it’s base and moving upward. A cleaned old mascara brush dipped in the aloe vera gel will work well. Ideally, use it right from the aloe vera plant when possible.
Give lashes a break from makeup so they have a chance to restore themselves. Makeup stresses eyelashes. Be sure there is one or more days a week when eyelashes aren’t bothered (except for maybe some aloe vera gel) with makeup. Be sure when you sleep, all makeup from eyes are removed.
False lashes are good for special occasions. If you haven’t used false eyelashes before, first test the glue on an eyelid at the base of the lashes. Practice a couple times and have a trial wearing before the special occasion to make sure false eyelashes will work for you.
Beautiful eyelashes will provide a beautiful frame for eyes.
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