Added February 6, 2012, Under: Environment, Skin Conditions
New Zealand's active manuka honey is used as a natural healing product both internally, and topically on the skin, and the honey's unique health properties are gaining recognition worldwide. Beekeepers in New Zealand set up their hives in wild uncultivated areas in which Manuka bushes grow. The bees gather nectar from the flowers of the Manuka bush, which is indigenous only to this country, plus the honey making process is enriched by the pollution free environment of New Zealand. Even if ...
Added February 4, 2012, Under: Diets, Diseases, Health, Skin Conditions
Fortunately, lemons are easy to get hold of all year round, even if you do not have your own lemon tree. Lemons have so many health and other benefits that they should always be part of your diet and especially in the winter months. And don't forget that it is not just the flesh and juice of the lemon - try to use the pith and the zest too.
1. Always start your day with a lemon as a glass of ...
Added January 27, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Health, Skin Conditions
Hundreds of everyday products contain parabens and the main reason for this is that parabens are widely used as effective preservatives by the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. These paraben compounds, and their salts, are used primarily for their bactericidal and fungicidal properties. They can be found in shampoos, conditioners, hair coloring products, moisturizers, shaving gells, make up, toothpaste, bubble bath, lubricants, topical pharmaceuticals, spray tanning solutions, baby preparations, deoderants, eye and nail products. They are also used as food additives..
Parabens such ...
Added January 17, 2012, Under: Environment, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
Many women like to keep their nails looking attractive and polished especially in the work place or for special occasions. But nail polish and remover can be particularly toxic and it becomes very high maintenance to keep those nails looking freshly polished because let's face it, nothing looks more tacky than chipped nail polish.
Nail polish, polish removers and artificial nail products contain a host of toxic chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer, reproductive harm, asthma and other negative health ...
Added January 2, 2012, Under: Environment, Exercise, Nutrition, Skin Conditions
Changing to a healthier lifestyle is one of the best resolutions you can make at the start of a new year because then everything else just falls into place! Here are ten ways to take care and improve your all important skin while remembering that many commercial skin products can contain toxic ingredients. Go for natural proven skin products.
1. Increasing our intake of vitamins C and E are important for our skin because they help reduce the damage caused by ...
Added December 30, 2011, Under: Nutrition, Skin Conditions
Often teens and young adults have to suffer the embarrassment and discomfort of acne itself followed by the double trouble of acne scarring.
There are three types of acne skin conditions that can lead to scarring:
- Acne vulgaris is the most common form of acne and includes blackheads, whiteheads, papules, pustules, nodules and cysts. It is the papules that you have to be careful of for scarring. Resist the temptation to squeeze them. If you only have a few red or ...
Added December 28, 2011, Under: Diseases, Health, Skin Conditions
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition which can be chronic and even lifelong for some but, rather than the long term use of synthetic drugs (with all their side effects), psoriasis home remedies can be a popular way to go. Recent research has shown that many chronic skin problems, including psoriasis, may be a sign of gluten or other food intolerances. So if this could be you, it is worth investigating further.
Here are some safer ways to help treat and ...
Added , Under: Children's Health, Health, Skin Conditions
Often the wart treatment you decide to use (whether it be an over-the-counter medication or other solution) is not always successful so that even after a wart shrinks or disappears, this same wart may return or spread to other parts of the body. This is because most treatments only destroy the wart – they cannot kill the virus that causes the wart. This is when you get recurring warts.
As you get older, you should be less likely to get warts ...
Added , Under: Diseases, Health, Skin Conditions
Skin tags and warts are both small skin growths that can appear on different parts of the body so some people might not be able to tell them apart. Both warts and skin tags are harmless conditions, relatively common and can be equally unappealing to the eye of the person who carries them.
However there are some noticeable differences.
Dealing with skin tags first, these small pieces of skin hang off the skin but are actually attached. They are usually irregular and ...
Added December 18, 2011, Under: Skin Conditions
Whiteheads are pimples that are filled with pus and this is what gives them their name. They are formed when excess oil from the sebaceous glands clogs up the pores or hair follicles on the skin. This sebum gets trapped along with other debris and some bacteria which can be airborne or from the skin's surface so that when the trapped sebum and bacteria stay below the skin's surface, a whitehead is formed. Whiteheads may show up as tiny white ...
