Beauty articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why use a beverly hills plastic surgeon?
- Beverly Hills is Mecca of all people looking for plastic surgeons, though not many of prospect patients really know why. "Beverly Hills" and "plastic surgeon" are two phrases that are almost inseparable now. Thanks to Extreme Makeover? and Dr. 90210 TV shows every Beverly Hills plastic surgeon is by definition a good one. And, unlike many other TV-created myths, this one is gen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do plastic surgery pictures look like?
- The plastic surgery pictures usually come in pairs. One shot is taken before the operation, the other - after it. You can see them almost at every plastic surgery website and finding them is not a problem. Trouble begins when you want to use them to make up your mind about the results of the plastic surgery you want to have.Which plastic surgery pictures are the good ones?It is very ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cosmetic surgery ? vanity or healthy choice?
- Cosmetic and plastic surgery has long been associated with vanity, but mounting evidence suggests that in many cases cosmetic surgery can offer substantial health benefits. Nose jobs can offer real health benefits in addition to improving the symmetry of the face. Face lifts have been shown to increase life expectancy. And eyelid surgery can create significant vision benefits for some people. All ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 essential beauty tips
- BeautyBeauty is defined as the phenomenon of the experience of pleasure, through the perception of balance and proportion of stimulus. It involves the cognition of a balanced form and structure that elicits attraction and appeal towards a host, creature, inanimate object, scene, music, idea, etc. It's as well seen as An assemblage or even graces or even properties pleasing to the eye, the e...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Natural hair - get creative with homemade recipes
- Do you wear your hair natural? No lye? As many will tell you, once you make a change to go natural your hair regimen must also change. This frequently includes an adjustment to the types of products you use on your coils. A number of your old stand-bys may no longer lend you the same results on your kinks as they did on your straight hair.Product junkies will agree -- you can spend hundreds...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Skin care secrets ? you can have beautiful skin
- Your skin is the largest organ of your body, just like your heart or your kidney. Its job is to protect your insides so it is important for it to be healthy. If you eat a healthy diet, drink lots of water, keep it clean, and protect it from the sun, your skin will stay healthy all your life.A skin care program is the combination of skin care products and a routine that will be most benefici...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Importance of your skins ph
- One of the most important roles of our skin is to protect our 'insides' from the external environment, acting both as a barrier and a filter between 'outside' and 'inside'. In addition, the skin is involved in regulating our body's temperature, like when we have a fever or we're physically working hard, we tend to sweat, which is the body's way to attempt to lower the temperature.Another im...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are herbs weeds or treasures?
- Many herbs have been introduced into Australia and because they are not native plants, they have often few competitors for resources such as water, soil nutrients and light and have few predators. Subsequently, these plants can grow and spread unchecked, endangering native vegetation and even various animal species such as birds and insects.Weeds certainly can be a real threat to native flo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wonderful foaming honey foot bath at home
- I imagine you can tell me at length about how tired your feet and legs get after your busy day. When's the last time you got to treat yourself to a day at the spa? Even if you had the time, it's not too often you can afford the $100 cost of a simple, relaxing, foot soak.Doesn't that sound nice? A relaxing foot soak at a spa. So I put together this simple recipe so you can have that soothing...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Should you make your own beauty products?
- With the huge range of beauty products on the shelves, why do some people still make their own beauty products?I started making my own skin care products years ago. I got a book about natural skin care. You can actually make masks out of mashed fruit. They are really messy though, but back then, I was really broke. Could not afford to spend on good skin care so I made do with what I could g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Natural skin care products - why natural ingredients work best on skin
- Natural skin care products seem to be on the rise recently. Go to your local drugstore and you'll see evidence of this."Natural Skin Care" seems to be quite a buzzword lately, and with good reason - many natural skin care ingredients actually outperform their man-made counterparts. As with any other natural beauty product, unfortunately the adage "you get what you pay for" applies almost tw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Benefits of alpha lipoic acid creams
- Alpha Lipoic Acid (or ALA) has received a great deal of attention recently as more and more individuals are learning about its numerous benefits. Although Alpha Lipoic Acid comes in various forms, creams are often the most easy and effective way of applying ALA.A high quality Alpha Lipoic Acid cream can act as an effective antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory daily skin cream, as A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Detox - does it improve your skin?
- The answer is yes, especially if you have problem skin. The skin is one of the body's main organs and can eliminate around 10% of all waste from the body. It does this mainly through sweating, we loose moisture through the skin 24/7 even though we're not aware of it. It's a natural process and of course your facial skin is included in this.So what is detoxification (detox)? To put it very s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using water to get glowing, vibrant skin
- I've mentioned your skin's need for water before, but it's such an important topic that it deserves a section all its own.We sometimes forget our skin -- until something goes wrong! Your skin is the largest organ of your body. The skin protects us from infections, guards us against harmful effects of the sun's rays, and helps to regulate our body temperature.But what most of us think...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Alpha hydroxy acids (ahas)
- In the following article we will attempt to shed some light into these questions and give you all the information you need to make an informed choice. Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Do they belong in natural skin care products? What are they?How are they useful to our skin?Are they a natural ingredient in skin care? Alpha hydroxy acids (AHA's) are Fruit a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using water to make your hair beautiful
- We tend to think of hair problems as being an external thing.In other words, we think that if we only wash with the right shampoo, condition with the right conditioner, or whatever, our hair will be beautiful. If only it were that easy!The secret to luscious, beautiful hair is internal. In other words, it's what you put in your body that determines 90% of what your hair will look lik...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Contacts, what a dream
- It all started when I was in second or third grade. Before going to bed every night, my parents and I would read together, usually a chapter or two from a book I couldn't yet manage on my own (the Chronicles of Narnia stand out most in my memory). Maybe I knew that I was bound to be near sighted since both of my parents were, or maybe I'd seen somebody I admired on TV who was wearing glasses, but ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Natural mineral makeup, a natural alternative to greasy makeup
- Mineral Makeup is a natural alternative to acne causing and pore clogging oil based makeups that dominate the market. Cosmetics are big business, but just because something costs more doesn't mean it's better for your skin. Every liquid you put on your skin is absorbed into the skin and goes directly into the blood stream. Think about that next time you pull out your liquid foundation and apply it...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - New york laser hair removal clinics are all the rage
- Laser hair removal: New Yorkers are in love with it. With no time to spare, New Yorkers find that laser hair removal is a quick and efficient way to clear their faces, backs, legs, armpits and bikini lines of that unwanted hair. The latest machines allow specialists to remove hair from virtually any part of the body, as long as it is fully grown hair and not just peach fuzz. After six months of tr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The search for youth: a boomer phenomenon?
- Looking younger has become an increasing obsession. Many Baby Boomers, in particular, seek to continue and extend their active lifestyles and preserve their youthful looks. As always, the quest for the fountain of youth is attainable, in part, through today's evolving fashions offerings. Among the most exciting of recent fashion trends is the resurgence of the hat as the ultimate accessory. The ri...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Teeth whitening: frequently asked questions
- OverviewTeeth whitening is one of the easiest ways to improve your appearance. Whiter teeth can boost your self-esteem and confidence. Years of drinking coffee, tea, cola, red wine, and smoking eventually takes their toll on teeth. The results are dull, yellowish-colored teeth. Some teeth may have darker gray-colored stains due to antibiotics. Most teeth will benefit from tooth white...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kitchen treasures for healthy and beautiful skin
- Vegetable and spices are necessary in our kitchen. They play a vital part in our diet and nutrition. Now, you can even make your own beauty regimen out of those veggies and spices in your kitchen.I listed some commonly known veggies and spices that can help in the maintenance of healthy and beautiful skin.Almond- almond oil is good for treating dry skin and removing scars of old pimp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven quick and simple reminders for healthy skin
- Healthy skin is a sign of good health. The skin is the largest vital organ in our body comprising of about two billion cells and has a surface area of around two square meters.Oftentimes, the radiant, glowing and smooth skin of a person gets our attention, and be ultimately envious. The truth is nobody can blame us. A beautiful skin is always worthy of attention and praise. It spells great ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is botox and whats the use
- Botox is an injectable substance that is a medical grade form of the botulinum toxin, most often used to soften and relax forehead/scowl lines as well as crows feet around the eye area.Botulin toxin or botox is the toxic compound produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is an enzyme that breaks down one of the fusion proteins that allow neurons to release acetylcholine at a neuro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Botox, the no-surgeon solution to wrinkles
- Despite the fact that Botox is a toxin it's been safely and widely used by ophthamologists for more than ten years. Botox has been used for for wrinkle treatment since the early 1990's and no serious side effects have been documented.Botox works by relaxing the muscles that create the wrinkles and that way lessening the appearance of frown lines, crow's feet or laugh lines. Botox is injecte...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Factors that can influence your skin type
- Normal skin typeNormal skin is smooth, finely-textured, soft and supple. If you are lucky enough to possess this skin type, treasure it by using light cleansers and lotions and mild toners and fresheners.Dry skin typeDry skin is usually thin and delicate and often flaky and prone to fine lines. It sometimes feels tighter than it should. Extremely rich and greasy ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wrinkles and liver spots are signs of aging, mature skin
- WrinklesGravity is the skin's worst enemy. Weakening of collagen and elastin fibres causes reduced firmness of the skin, gravity pulls at the skin and causes it to sag, this in combination with a reduction in the fatty padding of the skin inevitably causes wrinkling of the skin tissue.Can Wrinkles Be Avoided?Environmental factors such as over exposure to the sun,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your skin - are you creating an asset or a liability?
- Skincare consists of Skin and Care ? obvious really, but let's look at exactly what that term means. Anything that is taken good care of will look, last and function better for longer and retain its value.Maybe we should think about skin care in terms of 'Skin maintenance', because there are several factors, which constitute good skin care. Consider that your skin is involved in both...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Aging gracefully: skin care in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond
- How to keep your skin looking great!Invest some time and care!Everyone wants to have younger looking skin. Unfortunately, even the most expensive skin care products, with all their claims of 'reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles', can't turn back the years. However, don't despair! There are steps that we can all take to make sure our skin looks healthy and vibran...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Importance of skin care: ever wondered just what exactly our skin does?
- The following article provides some insight into why good skin care is important and suggests a simple skin care regime anyone can follow to help your skin perform at its best.Our skin's functions are too many to go through here in detail, however it protects our 'insides' from the external environment, acting both as a barrier and a filter between 'outside' and 'inside' our bodies.T...