Beauty and Personal Grooming

Everyuth’s lemon face wash is also a good buy. Suitable for all skin types , it is enriched with the goodness of Lemon , Green Apple and Honey . The lemon refreshes your skin, green apple acts as a natural, gentle scrub, cleansing your skin of the dirt and grime while honey softens and nourishes your skin. When you squeeze a little of it in your palm you can see that it’s of a pale yellow colour and doesn’t have an overpowering fragrance either. As stated, it is 100% oil-free and does not dry or stretch the facial skin; the result after washing is a visibly smooth, soft and glowing skin. Applying it too frequently may however, make the skin somewhat dry , especially if your skin is not too oily , so just apply it just once or twice a day, preferably.

Recently I tried Vivel Di Wills Sheer Radiance, a soap that promises to enliven the skin and make it radiant. It’s pretty cheap, costs Rs.42/- for a pack of 3. The fact that it is enriched with olive oil goaded me to buy this particular soap. I have been using it for a week and my skin seems to like it. Plus it has a lovely aroma. Another variant of the Vivel Di Willis range, Vivel Di Wills Sheer Crème is enriched with Shea Butter and claims to moisturize the skin to make it soft and supple.

Did you know that -your digestive system starts working even before you take your first bite of food? The sight and smell of the food makes special glands in your mouth produce saliva. - a meal takes between 12 to 15 hours to go through the whole digestive system? - a mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen? - in your very own lifetime, you'll produce enough spit to fill two swimming pools. -if you blink one eye you move over 200 muscles? - on an average, a person will blink 17,000 times in one day, or once every five seconds (over 10,000,000 times a year)? - your brain weighs about three pounds, but over two pounds of that is water? - everyone is colour-blind at the beginning of life. That is because cone cells do not develop in the eyes until a baby is about six to eight months old? - there are as many as 50 or more primary sensations of smell? - you cannot lick yo...

Bad breath (Halitosis) is due to a variety of reasons; oral bacteria , odoriferous foods, negligence of dental hygiene and smoking being the key ones. However the repercussions of bad breath are many. You lose out on relationships, friends and almost face social ostracization. And the sad part for you is that it’s tough to tell if you have vampire breath, because your sense of smell adapts to your own odours. But here are some ways to test your breath and determine how bad it is before everyone else does. The floss test: Work a strand of flavourless dental floss between your back molars and give it a whiff. If it smells like rotten eggs, then most certainly you have bad breath. The smell actually is from plaque , which is a thin film of microorganisms, which everybody has to some extent. But the stronger your plaque smells, the more likely it is your breath stinks too. Watch your tongue: Stick out your tongue. Do you clean it on a regular basis with a tongue scraper? If not,...

I love body washes. I had tried Lux Silk Nourishment Body Wash sometime ago and was pleased with the results. Recently I purchased Dove Exfoliating Moisturizing Body Wash and I must admit that it’s quite good. With a creamy consistency and blue flecks, it has a wonderful, fresh scent that isn’t too overpowering. I poured a little of it on my loofah and worked up a lather. As I applied the loofah to my body, I could feel the blue things exfoliating my skin. It rinses off easily and it leaves my skin feeling soft, moisturized and smelling great. For a greater exfoliating experience, however, you should pour it onto your palm and apply it to your skin directly with your fingers. You’ll notice a few of those blue flecks scattered everywhere in the bathroom after you are done with the shower and cleaning that up may take some time. But, overall it’s a wonderful product for gentle, everyday exfoliation.

Some incredible quotes on success to motivate ourselves: A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. - Arthur Golden The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. - Maureen Dowd One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. - Marie Curie A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away. - Charles Schwab Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. - Dr. David M. Burns The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. - Benjamin Mays Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. - Henry David Thoreau

The ubiquitous egg is the centerpiece of most breakfast tables around the world. Eggs, without qualification always mean the eggs of a domestic fowl. And it is a fact that raw eggs can be used to advantage in your skin and hair care routine. Eggs make for some of the best hair conditioners . The properties of egg create a needed impact on your dull, dry and damaged hair. They can help restore shine to dry hair and are also useful in taming frizz. The natural fatty acids in eggs can infuse split ends with the nutrients needed to restore the hair's natural shine and also maintain its texture. Here are some home based recipes to make such conditioners. To add body, bounce and shine to your hair Whip up one/two raw eggs. Massage this mixture on your hair and let it stay for half an hour or so or until dry. Shampoo your hair and then follow it up with a vinegar and water rinse . The protein in the egg coats each hair shaft and adds body and thickness. Follow this procedure twice a m...