By Sondra Cr
Hair is a living thing, and it needs moisture to make it shiny, soft and manageable. Using harsh chemicals on your hair, hot blow dryers and/or flat irons damage the hair, split the ends and cause breakage. Make your dry, damaged hair healthy again by giving it back what you have taken away--moisture. Look at the ends of your hair. Notice if they are split. Feel your hair and see if it feels...
By Ysabel Doran
Spray tan is a safe alternative to natural suntanning or tanning beds, that can save your skin from the UV radiation damage that causes wrinkles and skin cancer. Because spray tan pigment does not originate from deep in the epidermis like natural tan, it also does not last as long. However, there are ways to make your spray tan last longer. Spray tan solutions contain the chemical...
By Adam Cloe
Hair is one of the major cosmetic features that humans have. Hair has three stages of growing, known as the anagen, telogen and catagen phases. Hair begins to grow in small follicles under the skin, called papilla. Certain medical conditions and treatments can cause hair loss as these cells die and are not replaced. Hair growth rates are determined by a number of factors. On average, human...
By Sondra Cr
Go from drab to fab, and lose the gray with a hair color change. Getting your hair colored at a salon isn't cheap. Unless you plan on making a drastic color change, you can easily do your own color at home. Select the hair color that you like. Take into consideration your skin tone, eye and natural hair color. Each box contains complete instructions, plastic gloves and everything needed to...
By Kimberly Kunaniec
Your hair makes a powerful statement about your appearance. A new hair color can completely change your look, but get the wrong color and it can be a disaster. Correcting the mistake quickly and safely is key to feeling, and looking, your best. If you find yourself stuck with a bad hair color, take a deep breath and think about your situation before reacting. Assess the damage. While a bad...
By JL Holmes
As silky, straight hair maintains its popularity, straightening options for curly and wavy-haired locks increase seemingly exponentially. There are three types of hair straightening product categories: straightening lotions, flat irons and salon treatments. Lotions and/or balms often go hand-in-hand with using irons to straighten hair and can be used at home. The straightening effects of these...
By Nacie Carson
During pregnancy, it is common for women to develop stretch marks across their lower abdomen. Stretch marks occur when the skin on the outside of the womb cannot grow at the same rate as the fetus, resulting in split spaces of skin matter in the middle dermis layer that appear reddish in color. There are several courses of treatment a woman may examine post pregnancy to reduce the visibility of...
By Timothy Sexton
Sunscreen is used to protect the skin from potentially damaging UV rays of the sun and the subsequent radiation. This radiation can cause skin cancers, such as melanoma. A few different types of sunscreen exist so it's important to the health of your skin to understand the differences between these types of sunscreen. It is also very important to remember that whatever the type of sunscreen...