Shampoo and conditioning products generate millions of dollars every year by promising one thing: healthier, glossier and more beautiful hair. It’s easy to take one conclusion from this then: people want glossy hair. Now some of these products work and others don’t have much impact, but all of the good ones are expensive and you just know that everyone else is using them too. If you...
If you’re spending lots of money and time on your skin regime, then you should make sure that you aren’t doing anything on a regular basis to jeopardize its effectiveness. Makes sense, right? Otherwise, all that effort (and cash) you’re putting in will be going to waste and you’ll be taking one step forward and two steps back. One killer example of this is repeated...
Tampons can be quite daunting the first time you use them and particularly compared to pads and other external solutions. However despite the fact that you need to put something inside which might feel odd at first, they are very much worth getting to grips with as they can greatly help you to carry on doing the things you enjoy when you’re on your period and are ideal for things like...
Waxing your bikini line is important for anyone going on a holiday and one of the best ways to make sure that you look your best when you’re in a bikini. No one likes to have hair around their crotch, and unfortunately shaving more than a few times a week can leave you with a nasty shaving rash. Waxing though painful, will allow you to forget all about maintaining your private areas once...
Working out how to get rid of unsightly hair can often be a bit of a difficult decision for women. Deciding to remove the hair tends to be a quick conclusion but there are so many different ways and how you go about it can vary greatly from person to person. Some people favour waxing, a quick although painful solution; while others favour shaving, much less painful but without the long lasting...
Dermal fillers are substances used in skin treatments which are aimed at improving the firmness and tautness of the skin by ‘filling in’ the layers underneath the surface. The range of dermal fillers are some of the most popular forms of nonsurgical cosmetic treatments for lines and wrinkles. Administered by one or several injections and with minimal recovery time; the basic idea behind all of...
Chemical peel treatments are treatments which treat the skin and aim to improve complexion by eliminating wrinkles, acne, blackheads and more. This is an effective way to improve the appearance of your facial skin, and to help it to breathe as well, but it’s also not without its drawbacks and controversies. Here we will look at how a chemical peel works, and whether or not it’s right for you. How...
Sun damaged skin refers to skin that has been damaged over time by repeated exposure to the sun. Over time the sun can damage the cells of the skin and the melanin production which causes a range of issues – from uneven skin tone, to ‘sun spots’ in the form of brown marks and patches and blemishes, to a generally more wrinkled and even ‘leathery’ appearance. Of course prevention is better than...
Pore minimizers are products designed to try and reduce the visibility of pores in our skin in order to help reduce the number of spots that we form. Pores are the tiny holes in our skin that allow it to ‘breathe’, but while they are necessary, they are also prone to becoming blocked by tiny specks of dirt which can then lead to the formation of blackheads and ultimately spots. If you were hoping...
When we use skin creams and other health products we do trustingly, and while assuming that the ingredients will be safe and effective and that they will do what they claim. Fortunately there are regulations and laws in place to help make sure that for the most part we can buy in confidence and use the products without fear of side effects. However in some cases we might be tempted to buy...
