Monday, June 9, 2014
Beauty Tip of the Day!
Stop damaging your hair. No really, stop. You're only hurting yourself here. We know you're shivering when you jump out of the shower and that you just want to blast your hair with that warm blow dryer of yours, but if you care at all about having healthy hair, you will throw on a robe and do the right thing: properly prep your hair for heat styling. Any hair care expert will tell you that in order to prevent hair damage and breaking, it is crucial to apply some sort of heat protecting hair care product like a spray, serum, mousse or cream before subjecting your strands to high temperatures from irons and dryers.
Blow dryers, flat irons and curling irons weaken and/or destroy vital proteins in your hair as well as deplete your hair's natural oils, which means frequent use of them requires extra maintenance. So to help you help yourself, we combed through the highest-rated styling products (according to Total Beauty readers, of course) and found which ones also boasted heat protecting properties in order to give you a cheat sheet to healthier hair.
The best part is that these products aren't just going to keep your hair from getting fried, but they are also going to add shine, de-frizz, help straighten your hair or enhance natural curls -- depending on the style you're going for. Once applied, you can heat style your hair with confidence.
Blow dryers, flat irons and curling irons weaken and/or destroy vital proteins in your hair as well as deplete your hair's natural oils, which means frequent use of them requires extra maintenance. So to help you help yourself, we combed through the highest-rated styling products (according to Total Beauty readers, of course) and found which ones also boasted heat protecting properties in order to give you a cheat sheet to healthier hair.
The best part is that these products aren't just going to keep your hair from getting fried, but they are also going to add shine, de-frizz, help straighten your hair or enhance natural curls -- depending on the style you're going for. Once applied, you can heat style your hair with confidence.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Beauty Tip of the Day!
An ingrown toe nail can be painful and unpleasant. Here is a method that will allow your toenail to stop growing into your skin, along with some general pointers. It may even prevent you from having to get surgery to remove the ingrown toenail!
1. Soak your foot in a mixture of hot (or as hot as you can stand it) water and Epsom salt. Do this for 15-30 minutes at least twice daily. The goal here is twofold: to soften the toenail and prevent the ingrown nail from becoming infected.
2. Gather your tools and get ready. Get a cotton round or a cotton ball ready, a pair of tweezers along with something pointy (like a tool that helps you remove cuticles, for example).
3. Trim your toenail, taking extra care around the ingrown section. Make sure your toenail is cut perfectly straight without any pointed parts near the edges. Toenails that are rounded off have an increased likelihood of growing into the skin, causing ingrown nails.
4. Keep your toenail slightly raised. Putting a small piece of cotton between your toenail and the skin should keep the ingrown toenail from coming back.
From either the cotton round or the cotton ball, remove a small piece of cotton with the tweezers.
Hold the bit of cotton in the tweezers by the corner of the toenail that is ingrown.
Use something pointy to push the cotton under your toenail into the corner. Don't push too hard or you will hurt yourself! The piece of cotton should form a little ball under your toenail in the corner. It doesn't have to be so big that it sticks out from the top of your toenail, but make sure it is not too small either. If you firmly but gently pack as much cotton as is comfortable, you will have the right amount of cotton to do the job.
Remove cotton daily to cleanse area and replace with new cotton to reduce risk of infection.
5. Stop infection. Apply infection-preventing ointment to the site and keep it bandaged. Neosporin works fine for these purposes.
6. Give your toe some air! Don't wear socks or shoes when you're at home.
7.Check back. If you keep the cotton in place and treat your feet well, your ingrown toenail should grow back out within a few weeks.
Replace the cotton every day to keep the toe from becoming infected. If the toenail is painful, replace the cotton every other day, checking daily for infection.
Beauty Tip of the Day!
Benefits of Mascara Primers
The benefits of eyelash primer are not limited to mascaras only but to any other eyelash product such as eyelash extensions and fake eyelashes or false eyelashes you might be using. If you have never used them before, there is a lot you could be missing. Some of the benefits of mascara primer include the following:
They are specially formulated to ensure they adhere well to your eyelashes and when you finally apply mascara, it will adhere firmly. They are very important way of avoiding flaking and smudging other than going for waterproof mascaras.
Mascara primer helps in creating a larger surface area. This will resort to thicker eyelashes when you finally apply your mascaras. For instance, some of them have small fibers, which cling to the eyelashes, and when you apply your mascaras, your eyelashes will look fuller. People who want to use different types of mascara such as matte or glossy can benefit from these products too.
Most of them are white in color and they can help in knowing where you have already applied mascaras and where you have not applied it. It will make application much easier especially for people have darker eyelashes since it is not easy to see where you have not applied mascaras.
It helps in conditioning eyelashes because it contains some nourishment for you lashes.
The benefits of eyelash primer are not limited to mascaras only but to any other eyelash product such as eyelash extensions and fake eyelashes or false eyelashes you might be using. If you have never used them before, there is a lot you could be missing. Some of the benefits of mascara primer include the following:
They are specially formulated to ensure they adhere well to your eyelashes and when you finally apply mascara, it will adhere firmly. They are very important way of avoiding flaking and smudging other than going for waterproof mascaras.
Mascara primer helps in creating a larger surface area. This will resort to thicker eyelashes when you finally apply your mascaras. For instance, some of them have small fibers, which cling to the eyelashes, and when you apply your mascaras, your eyelashes will look fuller. People who want to use different types of mascara such as matte or glossy can benefit from these products too.
Most of them are white in color and they can help in knowing where you have already applied mascaras and where you have not applied it. It will make application much easier especially for people have darker eyelashes since it is not easy to see where you have not applied mascaras.
It helps in conditioning eyelashes because it contains some nourishment for you lashes.
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Beauty Tip of the Day!
A callus is a thick area of skin which has become relatively dry and hard due to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Since repeated contact is required for callus forming, they are most often found on feet because of frequent walking. Calluses are generally not harmful, but may sometimes lead to other problems, such as skin ulceration or infection.
You can removing calluses naturally. It's quite simple to do, and you can use items that are already in your home.
The process of removing a callus consists of three steps: soaking, rubbing and drying.
Soaking
4 alternatives to soak your callused feet.
1. Soak your feet in chamomile tea to soften hardened skin for about 30 minutes. Don't worry if your skin gets stained because you can remove any tea stains easily later with soap and water.
2. Add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to warm water and soak the affected area. This will help dissolve the dead skin and begin the healing process. Soak for approximately 30 minutes.
3. Soak a bread slice in apple cider vinegar for about 10 hours o form a paste. Before going to bed put the paste on the callus and secure with a bandage. wrap it in a plastic sack and leave it on overnight. Remove in the morning.
4. Soak the callus in warm water with Epsom salts. The warm water softens your skin, and the salts help scrub the corn or callus away.
Scrubbing
2 ideas on how to best scrub the callus away.
1. Using a foot file or pumice stone rub the calluses away. Use the file after you have soaked your feet or at the end of a shower, when your feet have been softened by the warm water. Rub your feet with a vigorous, circular motion. If you have a heavy buildup of calluses, rinse your feet often by dipping them back into the water. Also, rinse the pumice stone to get it wet again and remove the dead skin. Work until the skin turns pink for best results.
2. Another great way to scrub away unsightly a callus is to take a barefoot walk on a wet, sandy beach.
Drying
Dry the area completely. It is important that you don't allow this area to remain damp. Use a towel to remove all moisture.
Sprinkle a small amount of cornstarch on the area. This will ensure that the area stays dry. It will also help ward off infections.
You can removing calluses naturally. It's quite simple to do, and you can use items that are already in your home.
The process of removing a callus consists of three steps: soaking, rubbing and drying.
Soaking
4 alternatives to soak your callused feet.
1. Soak your feet in chamomile tea to soften hardened skin for about 30 minutes. Don't worry if your skin gets stained because you can remove any tea stains easily later with soap and water.
2. Add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to warm water and soak the affected area. This will help dissolve the dead skin and begin the healing process. Soak for approximately 30 minutes.
3. Soak a bread slice in apple cider vinegar for about 10 hours o form a paste. Before going to bed put the paste on the callus and secure with a bandage. wrap it in a plastic sack and leave it on overnight. Remove in the morning.
4. Soak the callus in warm water with Epsom salts. The warm water softens your skin, and the salts help scrub the corn or callus away.
Scrubbing
2 ideas on how to best scrub the callus away.
1. Using a foot file or pumice stone rub the calluses away. Use the file after you have soaked your feet or at the end of a shower, when your feet have been softened by the warm water. Rub your feet with a vigorous, circular motion. If you have a heavy buildup of calluses, rinse your feet often by dipping them back into the water. Also, rinse the pumice stone to get it wet again and remove the dead skin. Work until the skin turns pink for best results.
2. Another great way to scrub away unsightly a callus is to take a barefoot walk on a wet, sandy beach.
Drying
Dry the area completely. It is important that you don't allow this area to remain damp. Use a towel to remove all moisture.
Sprinkle a small amount of cornstarch on the area. This will ensure that the area stays dry. It will also help ward off infections.
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