Archive for the 'acne' Category

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Dry Skin Doldrums

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

You guys, I am going to reveal something seriously embarrassing.  It’s something I don’t even like to reveal to my girlfriend.  I have got some seriously dry skin right now.  It is so dry, it’s flaky.  It almost looks like my face, arms, and legs have dandruff, and I probably don’t need to tell you [...]

Improving Your Skin from Within

Friday, October 31st, 2008

You’d think that winter time would mean no more acne outbreaks or pimples.  After all, the stifling humidity of the summer is a thing of the past, and even Indian summer is finally winding down in most parts of the country.  But unless you suffer only from seasonal acne, then you’re still going to have [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Making the Most of Menopause

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

We were talking about skin care last time, and that got me to thinking.  I am in my twenties, and when you look at all the skin care commercials on TV, all of them seem targeted to people in their twenties and their teens.  But what about people with adult acne?  What about menopausal women?  [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Acne Atrocities

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Acne is a problem for a lot of people.  The problem is, those people who have never suffered from this emotionally and physically painful skin condition harbor a lot of misconceptions about it.  For instance, do you even realize how many people think that acne is just a problem for teenagers?  They therefore “coach” people [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Revitalize, reprioritize, rejuvenate — part 2.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Remember that post on books a while ago? Books are your friends, and by reading something that really gives you inspiration, you can significantly revitalize your spirit. Most of the tips you will see about this topic will likely tell you to go out and by some self help books – and if that is [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Revitalize, reprioritize, rejuvenate — part 1.

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Before your body can be healthy, before your skin can be in good condition, before you can completely embrace everything about yourself, you have to nurture and revitalize your spirit. You have to be completely at one with yourself and the first step to doing this is being mindful. What is mindfulness? It is living [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Lose yourself, read a book.

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

The world is so busy and every minute of our day is so fast paced that it is all too easy to neglect ourselves.  When is the last time that you were really about to take some time for yourself?  When was the last time you were really able to lose yourself? 
Wanting some time to [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Love Yourself; Pamper Your Skin — part 5.

Monday, July 14th, 2008

This last step on this installment of natural skin care also involves watching the foods you eat. The belief that you need to stay away from fatty foods entirely is a common misconception. In truth, there are some fats that your body needs to keep producing sufficient energy. Now, that does not mean that it [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Love Yourself; Pamper Your Skin — part 4.

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Some of the best skin care techniques do not involve any exorbitant spending on special products – in fact, the best of them can even save you money. For example, one secret to beautiful skin that a lot of people do not know involves sugar – specifically the absence of it.
Sugar is a funny thing. [...]

Beauty // Health // Skin Care: Love Yourself; Pamper Your Skin — part 3.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The United States is becoming a sedentary country – not because we are lazy, but because a lot of us have jobs that require us to sit for long periods of time. Computers are at the core of a lot of industry these days, so many of us are just sitting – and we are [...]