Skin care requires some experimentation, some trial and error. Everyone’s bodies respond differently to the various ingredients in skin care products. One combination of ingredients may work great for one person and cause serious skin problems in another. Fragrances are a great example of this....
The number of skin care products available can make choosing the best one an overwhelming prospect. How do you know which product will do what it claims and which aren’t even worth the cost of the stamp placed on the envelope of your complaint letter? Choosing a skin care product entails some...
The consumer market is flooded with beauty products. There are skin car products to correct and improve every facet of skin needs. Some products are deemed multifunctional, able to remedy numerous skin problems with a single bottle. Other products specialize in a single functionality. Not one...
Concentrating all of your efforts caring only for the skin on your face is counterproductive. The skin on your hands and neck will reveal your age and lifestyle just as surely as the skin on your face. And unless you plan on spending the summer covered up and sweating buckets, chances are the...
Choosing the right makeup can be tricky. A wrong choice could really be disastrous. A makeup product which contains drying ingredients could make a person with dry skin appear to have face dandruff. What could be more embarrassing than dry skin peeling and falling off of your face all day? It...
There are many unique characteristics differentiating one person from the next. People like to say that is what makes life interesting. But no matter how many facets of ourselves are unique, there are always going to be some in which we share a commonality with a percentage of the population....
How many times have you heard how important first impressions are? People will tell you when you first meet someone new, the individual decides within the first few minutes of the initial encounter whether or not you are someone he/she would like to: befriend, hire, become lovers with, or avoid...
Acne is a skin condition often associated with the hormonal imbalances of teenagers, yet twice as many adults suffer from acne as teens. There are a number of commercial or pharmaceutical products for acne, some work better than others. There are also a number of natural remedies that have proven...
Astringents are substances which work to induce contraction in human tissue. They are often used in cosmetic applications, and they can be found in many skin care products. The word astringent has its roots in the Latin word astringere, which literally means to “bind fast”. While most people...
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
