Beauty and Personal Grooming

Monday, January 30, 2012

Do not be an exercise dropout

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We all know the benefits and rewards of exercising : it helps to keep body weight under control and to maintain a shapely figure; it promotes sound sleep, controls blood pressure and diabetes; it improves the free flow of blood thereby preventing arthritis and it even improves brain functioning. In general it promotes health and happiness and slows down the process of ageing.

Exercising has so many health benefits

However, most of us adults would prefer to sleep in or to sip a hot cup of tea watching a morning TV program rather than to sweat it out to get rid of some extra calories.

The end result is fine but the process of exercising is such a bore that many of us give up soon after we start on an exercising program. That is, unless we manage to make exercising fun!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Ecofriendly Beauty Tips

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You can be good to the earth and gorgeous at the same time. These tips prove it

This is a TotalBeauty.com natural beauty article

Looking good and being green aren't mutually exclusive anymore thanks to these brilliant ways to green-ify your beauty routine. We promise you can keep your curling iron and hairstyling products.

See tips

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Get away from Stress

Categorised under: Health, Personal growth 6 comments

If you overwind your body like a clock it will start to run down. Perhaps, you overwind yourself everyday – if you dash around a lot, work hard to meet impossible deadlines and stay on top of your job, deal with problems at home, and have a demanding schedule.

Some degree of stress can be beneficial and enjoyable and enrich your life, but when it runs dangerously out of control and you can no longer cope with its fall-out, it may lead to physical and psychological problems. Many illnesses are psychosomatic triggered off by some stressful situation or our inability to cope with our everyday pressures.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Rashes due to Henna Tattoos?

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Smriti asks:

I am an 18 year old girl. Whenever I put Mehendi (Henna) tattoos I get small rashes on the back of my wrist and palms. Why does it happen? Should I not use Mehndi at all?

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Homemade Oils for Backache & other info

Categorised under: Health, Home-remedies 3 comments

Backache has become such a common ailment that one can hardly find a person who has not suffered from it. It can affect both the young and the old. One of the reasons why it has become so common now-a-days is the excessive luxury of our everyday lives with few people doing any regular exercise.

How many of us put equal weight on both legs while standing, even if we have to stand for just a few minutes? What we do is, either lean against something or constantly shift our weight from one leg to the other.

A labourer carries heavy weights on his head throughout the day. Tiring work isn’t it? But in spite of it he walks gracefully and erect at the end of the day.

On the other hand, an executive, who has spent the day sitting on his comfortable cushioned chair, is seen slouching and walking with stooped shoulders. Does he not look even more tired than the labourer?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Caring for your skin through Winter Chill

Categorised under: Skin care tips, winter 2 comments

The skin consists of 3 layers, namely, the cutis, the dermis and the epidermis which is the outermost layer. It takes roughly 28 days for the cells of the dermis to travel upwards to form the new epidermal layer.

Of course, this growth of cells depends on a variety of factors such as sunlight, age, skin disorders, etc. which can accelerate or retard the process.

The adult skin covers an area of about 18, 000 sq cm and weighs around 3.2 kg in women as compared to 4.8 kg in men. Isn’t that quite a sizeable proportion to look after and more so when it has to face the winter breeze?

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Look Like Royalty with London's Must-Have Beauty Products

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Nothing captivated the world in 2011 like the exuberance surrounding London's royalty. Middleton-mania has swept throughout Europe and into the U.S., where young women in big cities like New York and Chicago are tripping over each other to replicate the demure and sophisticated London look. Whether you are looking for a way to spruce up your look for your next big Chicago holiday, or you just want to add a little European class to your everyday appearance, we are offering up our top picks for recreating that famous London look.