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Archive for the 'Skin Care' Category

COMMON SKIN DISORDERS IN ADULTS: BROKEN CAPILLARIES

Author: admin
06 7th, 2011
Many myths exist about the cause of broken capillaries. It is often said, for example, that exposure to very hot or cold water will make the blood vessels break, which is not true. Likewise, drinking alcohol or coffee does not cause broken capillaries – diet makes no difference whatever. Broken capillaries are caused by hereditary factors and sun damage, and occasionally by the use of strong cortisone creams. Men as well as women seek treatment for broken blood vessels for fear that they will unjustly be accused of drinking too much alcohol.
Many men seek treatment for broken capillaries because they are loathe to cover them with make-up, while women generally do cover them with make-up until they become quite prominent. Wearing yellow or green make-up neutralizes the redness of broken capillaries, which can then be covered with regular make-up to fully disguise them.
For many years diathermy was used to remove these blood vessels. Although this gave good results, the problem often recurred. Nowadays, the best way of treating broken capillaries is with the copper vapour or pulsed dye lasers. Lasers are not magical instruments and can certainly cause some pain, but the cosmetic results following treatment are excellent.
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HAIR CARE: STATIC OR FLY AWAY HAIR AND HEAD LICE

Author: admin
04 21st, 2009

Static or Fly Away Hair

Lemon mist spray: ltsp lemon juice , 1 tsp. kombucha brew, 1 cup of water. Mix all ingredients together, pour into a spray mist bottle. Spray onto damp hair and style as usual, keep mist in refrigerator for five days. Dry and brittle hair: banana conditioning pack – 1 mashed banana, Vi cup mayonnaise, 1 tbsp. coconut oil. Combine ingredients and apply mixture to clean damp hair, put on a shower cap, then wrap a warm towel over and leave for 20 minute, then rinse well.

Dry itchy scalp: avocado moisturising mask -1 avocado, pitted and peeled, 1 teaspoon avocado oil. Mash ingredients, together and spread through damp hair and on scalp. Cover with a shower cap, then wrap a warm towel over the cap. Leave on for 20 minutes, then shampoo and rinse well.

Head Lice

Essential oils: combine equal parts of lemon, rosemary, clove, thyme, cinnamon, mustard, lavender, orange oil – one drop will kill mites. As a prevention essential oils of rosemary, geranium, lavender, eucalyptus and lemon are lice deterrents. Add 2 drops of any of the essential oils to 1 tbsp of guava vinegar to the final hair rinse

Guava: boiled up to a thick liquid and mixed with turmeric can be applied for head lice.

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HAIR CARE: DAMAGED HAIR AND HAIR LOSS

Author: admin
04 21st, 2009

Damaged Hair

Essential oils: basil, carrot, cypress, eucalyptus, lavender, rosemary, sage and thyme.

Herbs: borage, chamomile, peppermint, rosemary Make up a herbal oil with any or a combination of the above herbs. Beat an egg yolk with herbal oil and massage into hair and scalp. Wrap hair with a warm towel and leave treatment on for 15-20 minutes . Shampoo and rinse with apple cider vinegar.

Urine: is massaged into the scalp and left to absorbed for half an hour to one hour. Then the head is washed with luke warm water only. It is not recommended to use shampoo or soap

Hair Loss

Water: bathe affected areas twice daily, first with dead water for about ten minutes and follow up after about five minutes with living water. Repeat treatment, daily for about three weeks even after it appears to settle, otherwise the condition will appear again.

Guava: have one cup of guava tea per day, and rinse your hair with concentrated guava tea, also massage tea into the scalp.

Other support: Symbiotic Colon therapy, work stations, head massages and lymphatic drainage, Reflex zone massage, vitamin H, vitamin B. Washings with Aloe and yarrow infusion.

Kombucha: fermented in green and herbal teas. Good results have been reported by drinking and using the brew externally by rubbing it into the scalp. Kombucha can be used as a final hair rinse.

Essential oils: chamomile, sage, carrot, lemon, lavender, sandalwood, rosemary.

Herbs: lavender, maidenhair fern, calendula, nasturtium, nettle, quince seeds, rosemary, southern wood, thyme, vine leaves, watercress and willow. Make up a herbal infusion of any or combination of above herbs. To every 500 ml of infusion add 60 ml of vodka, then dab mixture into the roots of the hair daily.

Urine: is massaged into the scalp and left for half an hour to one hour. Then the head is washed with luke warm water only. It is not recommended to use shampoo or soap

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