Inner Beauty Is Outer Beauty

Shampoo is made to cleanse your locks of leftover hairsprays, gels, and other unwanted residue that builds up on your scalp and hair shafts. It’s been used for hundreds of years for this purpose, and has become an essential part of men, women, and children’s bathing routines. This being said, most people don’t think that they can do without using shampoo to clean their hair. Unfortunately, shampoos that are frequently used in this day and age are causing more harm than good to both your scalp and hair strands. The reason why is because of the ingredients used to concoct the many different shampoos on the market. Fortunately, you can cleanse your hair without the use of shampoos or dry shampoos, and still have healthy hair. Why You Don’t Need a Shampoo The natural oil that your scalp produces is very important since it keeps you hair hydrated. And herein lies the first problem with shampoo because it’s hard to find a product that doesn’t strip your locks of all this natural oil. S

Jewellery can make us look younger, older, married, unmarried, classy or frumpy, so pick your pieces with care. Jewellery lasts a lifetime, and so one should not buy it on impulse. Many of us have some jewellery lying around at home, that we don't much care for and hardly ever wear. So instead of buying new jewellery, the next time around consider melting your gold to make something different. You can make something completely trendy and very wearable. Isn't it better that you convert the gold into something new, rather than leave it hanging around in the locker. Also, avoid the urge to buy numerous trinkets. Many of us spend far too much money on little things like tiny rings or little pendants. Instead of wearing a little ring on each finger, it makes more sense to invest that money in a single, bigger ring. Rings on each finger suit teenagers more than someone in their late twenties or thirties. For your daughter Opt for silver jewellery for your teenage daughter.

STRETCH MARKS Stretch marks are the result of sudden body changes such as puberty, pregnancy or weight gain or loss where the skin stretches out to accommodate the body changes. The best way to combat stretch marks is to prevent their formation. Stretch marks, also known as Striae Gravidarum are scars that develop mainly around the arms, breasts, abdomen, thighs and buttocks. They are pink, purple or red when newly formed and turn silver or white over time. Stretch marks develop in the dermis i.e. the middle layer of the skin. Rapid or sudden weight gain is said to be the main cause of formation of stretch marks. Therefore, stretch marks are primarily the bane of pregnant women. 75 to 90% women develop stretch marks during pregnancy. The main cause of stretch marks is excessive production of the hormone, cortisone, during pregnancy. Collagen, a protein, helps keep the skin supple. Cortisone decreases the level of collagen present in the skin leading to development of stretch m

HAIR REMOVAL METHODS Read on for a quick run-through of various hair-removal methods, and select the options that work best for you. Often, a combination of various methods is the best. Waxing Waxing is a very widely used method of hair removal here in India. It is very convenient as one needs just do it once a month or so. In addition, there are a number of women who readily come to your home, charge very nominally, and wax your body quickly and efficiently. The advantages of waxing are that as opposed to shaving or using a cream, hair grows back much slower. Th is is because the hair is removed from the roots. However, if your skin is sensitive you may not be able to wax, as you may develop boils on certain areas of your skin. You may also develop in-growths when the hair grows out, leading to rough skin. But not everyone has these issues. If waxing works for your skin, it is an efficient, hassle-free method of hair removal. Threading Threading is best when used on

ORANGE PEEL SKIN No, this is not a food article. These phrases are popularly used to describe the dreaded phenomenon of cellulite. Dimpled knees only look cute on babies. If you're way past the baby stage and you have dimpled fat below your waist level, you've got cellulite! The pinch test Pinch your skin between your thumb and finger or between the palms of your hands. If it is just plain old fat, the pinched skin will appear smooth. However, if the pinched skin has ripples or bumps similar to an orange peel, it's cellulite. Skinny people have it too Cellulite can affect any age group and there is a depressing statistic that claims that 99% of all women develop some cellulite after 30. However, men can also have cellulite around their necks and stomachs. As you may have guessed from the title, it definitely appears on the thighs. It also settles around the buttocks, the hips, the stomach, the ankles, the upper arms, the upper back below the shoulders and the lo

Eat an early dinner. Finish off your meal at least three hours before you hit the sack. At what time do you have your dinner? Research suggests that you should have finished your dinner at least three hours before going to bed. So if you start your dinner at nine and are in bed at eleven, you're not doing it right. Needless to say, for most of us it is more practical to change the time we have our dinner than it is to change our bedtime. Don't do it gradually. The most important thing is to make up your mind, make a plan, and stick to it. And what should your plan be Simply to keep a cut-off time after which you will not eat anything. How many of you return home from office at around 7:00, then eat a snack, and have dinner at around 9:30 or so And then, before long, you go to bed. The result All that food, just sitting in your stomach. Not very healthy, to say the least. Instead, skip the snack and have your dinner as soon as you return from office. Not only does is t

Homemade Wrinkle Treatment  Wrinkle masks and lotions can be applied daily to help tighten skin, reduce lines and prevent wrinkles. You can purchase wrinkle treatments at makeup counters and other retail outlets but these commercial wrinkle treatments can be pricey and may contain a lot of chemicals.  It is just as easy to make your own natural wrinkle treatments from ingredients you already have at home or that you can find easily at health food stores. *  Egg Mask  The combination of egg whites, cucumber, lemon juice and brandy in this recipe makes an all out wrinkle fighter that will help wrinkles fade and new ones from forming. Cleanse your face with your usual cleanser. With a mixer or whisk, beat one large egg white in a bowl. Add one teaspoon lemon juice, one teaspoon of rum or brandy, one and a quarter teaspoons of Sodium Benzoate and two tablespoons of cucumber juice to the beaten egg. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients together. Apply the mask to the fac