Added April 24, 2013, Under: Skin Conditions
We have written before about the more conventional ways of removing scars but there are natural remedies that you can use too. Scars are the fibrous tissue formed on the skin in order to repair damaged tissue below. When there is an injury, the skin produces more cells in order to re-grow the punctured skin, resulting in a scar. A scar is easily visible because the cells that go into making up the scar are unfortunately of lesser quality than ...
Added April 16, 2013, Under: Children's Health, Skin Conditions, Top 10
The term eczema covers a group of conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated. The epidemic of eczema, which affects one fifth of children, may be as a result of our all too recent obsessive concern with keeping our children free of germs – aided and abetted by the media and advertising. And all those household and personal cleaning agents filled with chemicals and toxins are certainly not helping the situation.
Eczema is now a worldwide epidemic – ...
Added March 31, 2013, Under: How To, Skin Conditions, Vitamin D
Anyone who reads these blog posts will have noticed that I am a great believer in the importance of vitamin D. And the best source of this feel good hormone is of course safe and sensible exposure to sunlight.
For several decades, both the media and health care professionals have warned us all of how dangerous and damaging the sun is. They have made such a good job of it that we now have many Western populations who are seriously vitamin ...
Added , Under: How To, Skin Conditions
Do you suffer from this autoimmune disease or know someone who does? The good news is that there are natural ways to help treat psoriasis.
With psoriasis, your body's defence system is triggered and overreacts, causing psoriasis symptoms.
The usual skin replacement process is greatly speeded up so that instead of the normal 3 to 4 weeks, the skin cells may be replaced every 2 to 6 days, leading to a build-up of skin cells on the surface of the skin. Another ...
Added March 1, 2013, Under: Environment, Headaches & Migraines, Skin Conditions
An allergic reaction to fragrance is very common and that means not only perfume itself but in other products such as cleansers and face creams. Any one with a sensitive skin, being prone to rashes or with a history of eczema should avoid perfume and such skin care products and look for ones that are genuinely fragrant-free.
There are more than 5000 different fragrances that are in use today. In any one product the number of fragrances used can be many. ...
Added February 21, 2013, Under: Diseases, Skin Conditions
We have a guest post today which is wonderful because I am busy moving house and my time is a bit stretched! Cristy Ramos, who is a great supporter of all things natural, has written about how she makes natural soap...
Soap is a simple word but, what is involved in a bar of soap? Or to take it further, what is involved in soap-making?
Well, there are many types of soap
I’m going to make a comparison between handmade soap and commercial ...
Added February 13, 2013, Under: Environment, Skin Conditions, Technology
I was talking to a friend who told me about her young brother who works as a pilot for Air France. Not yet 40, he has already had skin cancer and he is facing up to the very real possibility that he can expect a shorter lifetime than average because of his career.
Many passengers may not realize the very real dangers to their health that airline pilots and crew face when they keep on flying across the world. If you ...
Added February 11, 2013, Under: How To, Skin Conditions
Simple ingredients in your own home will give you a clearer skin almost at once.
1. Lemon and honey. Take half of a fresh lemon (that has been cooling nicely in the refrigerator) and pour 3 to 4 drops from your jar of raw honey straight on to the cut side of the lemon. Cradle the half lemon in your hand, juicy side up, and rub straight on to your face, concentrating on any trouble areas. Leave the mixture on your ...
Added January 31, 2013, Under: Skin Conditions
Everyone will have a different answer to this question. Some women will say their moisturizer or their eye cream, others cannot live without mascara or lipstick.
But....wait for it, the real answer is not your beauty products but...
Your beauty sleep!
We neglect it, we steal from it and we abuse it but it is never too late to start making the most of your sleep. Beauty sleep is real, it costs you nothing and you can start making the most of it ...
Added December 21, 2012, Under: Skin Conditions, Top 10
Many of us find we have to travel to visit friends and family at this time of the year but just because we might be far from home and our comfort zone, we don't have to compromise our “living naturally” habits built up all through the preceding months.
Here are are 10 tips to see you through your travels and back home again
1. You want to stay healthy so start boosting your immune system as soon as possible by topping up ...
