Posts Tagged ‘Breakouts’
My Skin Care Routine for “flawless looking” skin (by Kandee)
http://www.kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com Here’s a video response to all the questions about what products I use to clean and take care of my skin…with some bonus skin tips! Smiles, kandee
Duration : 0:6:26
Proactiv Solution Skin Care Line [Review!]
My review of Proactiv Solution product.
You can purchase Proactiv from their website : http://www.proactiv.com, some malls have Proactiv kiosks where you can purchase it, or you can purchase it off of television infomercials (Ive also seen it on QVC I believe.. you can check out QVC.com and check!)
As I said in the video, when I stopped using it, I broke out, so that is why you may see some spots of acne on my face. I am not wearing foundation in this video because I did not go out today and I like to give my face a break from foundation every once and awhile! This product has worked extremely well for me and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has oily skin, acne prone skin and/or has problems with acne!
If you have any questions, please leave me a comment or message me via youtube and I will get back to you ASAP! =]
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Duration : 0:8:36
Dry Skin Care – Your Quick And Easy Guide
Dry skin is easily treatable today when you know how to take care of it – inside and out. Xeroderma, the medical name for dry skin, occurs most commonly on the lower legs, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighs and is a very common condition.
Skin contains hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels. The dermis is structurally divided into two areas: a superficial area adjacent to the epidermis, called the papillary region, and a deep thicker area known as the reticular region. Our skin has many nerve endings that provide the sense of touch and heat.
Bathing or showering too frequently, especially if one is using harsh soaps, may contribute to dry skin. The symptoms most associated with dry skin are: scaling, which is the visible peeling of the outer skin layer, itching, and cracks in the skin. Dry skin can be caused by a deficiency of vitamin A, systemic illness, overexposure to sunlight or some medications.
Serious skin complications, including a dry skin condition, can arise for people with type 2 diabetes. Skin gets exposed to the elements, especially in winter, causing it to become drier. Dermatitis, contact dermatitis, eczema, seborrhea or psoriasis may cause the skin to become very dry too.
Good clear skin is usually a reflection of having a good working non-constipated digestive system. Drink freshly extracted carrot juice, if you can, every day; carrot juice is an excellent cleanser for the liver, great for the skin and contains a great deal of nutrients, all beneficial for dry skin, eczema, acne, zits, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and other breakouts. For an easy fiber boost, to help your skin, add one to two tablespoons of ground up flaxseeds to two or three apples and mix in your food processor.
If you use moisturizers, use the thick, oily-type which work better for dry skin. Dry and pat your skin gently and thoroughly after a bath or shower if it’s extremely dry or irritated. Cosmetics should be used carefully because they may dry out the skin or cause allergic reactions like contact dermatitis; read the labels.
Use a thin layer of coconut oil under your make-up, if you wear it, to moisturize and soften your skin throughout the day. Coconut oil is very inexpensive – a great, cheap home remedy for all skin conditions. Use can use bath oils and moisturizers every day, but coconut oil has the added power of healing.
After a soothing bath or shower at night just before bedtime, apply a thin layer of coconut oil over your entire body; it’ll even last on your skin through your shower in the morning. Apply coconut oil to irritated or chapped lips as well; it’s edible, so it’s safe and so healing to the lips.
Skin that’s not clean favors the development of pathogenic organisms; the dead cells continually slough off of the epidermis and mix with the secretions of the sweat and sebaceous glands and the dust found on the skin, to form a layer on its surface. Many skin conditions can be converted into clear, healthy skin by using natural home remedies.
You should see the results with improved skin within a few days following these dry skin tips and suggestions. Following some of the above treatments, your dry skin should be well on its way to recovery. If nothing seems to work it might be more than dry skin, so you should see your doctor.
Helen Hecker
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/dry-skin-care-your-quick-and-easy-guide-140494.html
Acne Tips – Beware Popular Brands Make Acne Worse!
The shocking must read truth is that the most popular skin care brands targeted towards treating acne are damaging to your skin and make acne worse. Learning the truth will save you disappointment, money and a lot of time.
Many advertisements are aimed at making consumers (you) believe that if you buy their products your acne will vanish and you will have clear, smooth and radiant skin. Pretty models rub cleanser onto their cheeks then splash it off all the while beaming with joy at this so called miraculous product. When you’re suffering from unattractive breakouts and red inflamed pimples, it’s easy to be led astray and you constantly find yourself desperately buying each new pimple fighting product determined that this time it’s going to work, only it never does.
Below is a review on some products in two of the most popular acne targeted skin care ranges.
Clean & Clear:
Continuous Control Acne Cleanser contains Vaseline and mineral oil which adds a lot of unwanted oil and works towards clogging your pores causing more pimples to form.
Other products you should never use from this line are; Continuous Control Acne Wash Oil Free, Deep Action Cleansing Wipes Oil Free, Deep Action Cream Cleanser, Clarifying Toner, Oil Fighting Deep Cleaning Astringent, Sensitive Skin Astringent, Moisturizing Mist, Invisible Blemish Treatment and Overnight Acne Patches.
All of these products contain potently irritating ingredients like camphor, peppermint and clove which work to make skin red and inflamed. Many of these products have a high percentage of alcohol which is also highly irritating and extremely drying towards skin, making your skin flake and peel adding to your problems. Alcohol (the only exception being SD Alcohol) not only irritates and angers the skin, but prolongs healing time.
Also any Salicylic Acid which these products contain is not effective in the least because of the low dosage and the incorrect PH level which renders this ingredient ineffective towards treating acne.
Clearasil:
Considering how long Clearasil has been around, you’d think by now it would have succeeded in curing somebody’s acne. It’s hard to understand why Clearasil is making such bad products, but it’s a testament to their advertising department that they can still convince people to buy their merchandise.
All of their products are very bad choices when it comes not only to fighting acne, but for all skin in general. Many of their products contain menthol and alcohol which is harmful to the skin and which causes pimples to become red, angry and inflamed.
Here are a couple of examples:
Vanishing Treatment Cream Maximum Strength touts a 10% benzoyl peroxide which is a great ingredient for treating acne, however in the same product they use isopropyl myristate which causes breakouts.
Adult Care Acne Tinted Cream is one of the most highly irritating and damaging skin care products for acne. It not only contains alcohol but also has resorcinol, sulphur and isopropyl myristate all very irritating ingredients. This product clogs pores, is drying (in a very bad way) and causes redness and irritation and damages the skin.
It’s a major cause of concern that the majority of skin care products that advertise treating acne not only have no effect on eliminating pimples but actually cause them to look worse. Finding an effective acne treatment is like finding a diamond in the rough, the search is a very expensive game of hit and miss.
Finding truthful and factual information on acne is the best first step you can take in clearing your skin. Rising above the hype and glitzy advertisements is hard, but needs to be done if you want great skin.
David
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/acne-tips-beware-popular-brands-make-acne-worse-115414.html
