Here are 7 proven beauty tips that you can use to help in your quest for beautiful skin!

Beauty Tip #1 – Start with a regular cleansing routine: Cleanse your skin twice daily (only once if your skin is dry) using a mild, natural, inexpensive cleanser designed for your skin type.  Add a couple drops of essential oil of rose, spearmint, or orange to your cleanser to boost its cleaning effect and aromatic quality.  Cleansing your skin is especially important before going to bed, because your body loses toxins through your skin as you sleep.  If your pores are clogged with makeup and dirt, you invite pimples.  If you perspire a lot, then rinse off and massage your body with a coarse cloth or loofah before retiring to remove salts and dead-skin buildup.  Your skin needs to breathe while you sleep!

Beauty Tip #2 – Exfoliate once a week – try a homemade sugar scrub.  Take a tablespoon or two of sugar and mix with a little olive oil to make a paste, lightly scrub in a circular motion, but be careful not to scrub the area under the eyes.  The tissue here is very delicate, scrub the whole face and the area near the outer eye, which is where the “crows feet” appear.  This process is similar to Dermabrasion but doesn’t irritate the skin as much.

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Beauty Tip #4 – Eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens.  Good nutrition is the basic building block of healthy skin.

Beauty Tip #5 – Drink plenty of water every day.

Beauty Tip #6 – Cut out skin-damaging habits like smoking, excessive drinking, tanning booths, and excessive sun exposure.

Beauty Tip #7 – Wear sunscreen, even on cloudy days and in winter.  Use a good-quality, high-SPF, full-spectrum sunscreen.  Sun damage is the single most important cause of premature aging.  On the face, decolette and the back of the hands, use SPF 45 sunblock.  Remember to put sunscreen on exposed areas like the back of your hands, neck and chest.  They’re often the first place to show your age.

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Beauty secrets from your hairdresser are always nice to get.  I found a few and thought I would pass them on to you:

Fine Hair

BeautyTip #1 – Volumizers with a lot of alcohol can cause frizz.  Look for an alcohol-free spray or mousse that has moisturizing panthenol (also called provitamin B5)

Beauty Tip #2 – A little lightweight hair spray keeps a blowout from falling flat.

Beauty Tip #3 – Unless hair is damaged or tangles easily, a rinse-out conditioner is not recommended for helping to plump up fine strands.  Conditioners will smooth the hair’s cuticle which is great for hair that is curly, wavy or damaged, but it will tend to flatten hair that is naturally straight or slick and fine.

Beauty Tip #4 – Hair experts argue about this point but many find that blasting fine hair with a cool or cold water final rinse will close the cuticle and help it to swell slightly.  It also helps to add natural shine.

Beauty Tip #5 – One trick that will help to detangle fine hair without requiring heavy detanglers is to take one to two drops of pure rosemary essential oil and apply it to the palms of your hands. Massage the oil well into your palms and then use fingers to lightly run through damp hair in the areas that tangle. 

Thick / Curly Hair

Beauty Tip #1 – To prevent frizz and flyaways, spritz a heat-protecting spray on thick hair from just below the roots to ends before blow-drying.

Beauty Tip #2 – Work a flexible-hold gel labeled “smoothing” or “straightening” through damp curly hair. 

Beauty Tip #3 – Hair that is thick, curly, and easily knotted is difficult to comb from the top and straight down, you will encounter many knots along the way and will likely end up breaking your comb or getting it caught in the hair. A better way is to comb the hair in sections, start about 2 inches up from the bottom and comb down, once you get the knots out of that area move up another couple of inches, and comb down from there and so on until you have reached the top of the head, this will help you gradually get out all of the knots while keeping from pulling from the top and damaging the hair.

All Hair Types

Beauty Tip #1 – A dry shampoo in spray form won’t cause a mess.

Beauty Tip #2 – When blow-drying hair, separate tangles with fingers until hair is about 80% dry, then try brushing. You want to make sure your fingers glide through hair effortlessly before introducing a brush to wet or even damp hair.

Have your own beauty tips for styling your hair?  Let us know what they are!

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Anti aging skin care tips you can use.  As with most beauty regimens, the secret to good anti-aging skin care is proper maintenance. Many women disregard the topic entirely until they start to see those little lines we all dread. The trick to good anti-aging skin care is to start now. Look at your skin every day, take note of the changes and look for trends that may need attention. Don’t wait until you see signs of wrinkles; start using an anti-aging skin care cream lotion now; before the lines start to form. By starting early you can reduce both the severity and quickness of Mother Nature’s natural smile lines.

The most important tip for anti-aging skin care is to keep your skin moist and hydrated with a proper cream. Otherwise, your skin will dry out and those lines will start to form prematurely. However, anti aging skin care does not always equal using a lot of oil or cream on your face. This only treats the surface of your skin, what you need is a product that will penetrate the layers of the skin and is made specifically to provide nourishment and protection for your skin.

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Skin care advice you can use!   As promised, here is our second question and answer from Dr. Teri Dourmashkin, who holds a Ed.D. in Health Education from Columbia University.

Question:  I have combination skin – what are your recommendations for skin care products for my skin?

Answer:  “Treating combination skin may take a little more effort than just having dry or oily skin. But with a few tips, it is easily manageable. In some cases, you may need to treat your oily and dry areas a bit differently. One option is to use a light weight moisturizer all over your face. This can work if you feel that it provides enough moisture for your dry areas. If not, you may need to use a somewhat richer and more hydrating cream only on your dry areas. This would of course require purchasing two different types of moisturizers. If your skin is really oily with dry patches, you can opt to only use your moisturizer on dry areas. In as much as many experts will tell you that even very oily skin needs a moisturizer, I do not think this is always the case. If you are 35 and over, I would recommend some type of anti-aging treatment. This could be either a very absorbent light weight cream with super hydrating properties (hyaluronic acid is a great humectant) or even a serum. You really need to listen to your skin. As far as cleansers are concerned, combination skin should use an oil free, yet hydrating cleanser (aloe is a great natural oil free moisturizer) that contains no detergent or fragrance. This type of formula will benefit both dry and oily skin. La Vie Celeste Restorative Mother of Pearl Exfoliating Cleanser is great for combination skin as well as dry and oily. There are some “all natural” cleansers on the market that are detergent free, but they are not always easy to find. Detergent cleansers (even found in some “natural” products) can be very drying for some skin types.”

Have a skin care question for Dr. Teri?  You can comment to this post with your question or send it to us at questions@hormones-beauty-health.com.

You can also visit Dr. Teri’s site at http://www.laviecelesteskincare.com/index.html.

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Skin care advice you must have starts with understanding sunburn.  A lot of us out there have suffered Sunburn at one time or another, but what’s the best way of dealing with it during the phases of a sunburn?

The first stage of sunburn occurs when you’ve been out in the sun for prolonged periods of time. Your skin will steadily turn red, and then look slightly damaged. When this happens, it’s because the UV Radiation from the suns rays is effectively killing the topmost layer of your skin, and sensing this occurrence, your immune system increases blood flow in the affected areas, opening up capillary walls so that white blood cells can come in and remove the damaged cells. The increased blood flow makes your skin warm and red.

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All natural skin care products – are they or are they not?  We were recently privileged to a question and answer session with a skin care advice expert, Dr. Teri Dourmashkin, who holds a Ed.D. in health education from Columbia University.  We thought our readers would find her advice interesting and informative.  Here goes:

Question: Does all-natural skin care products really mean all-natural or do many people advertise as being all-natural when they’re really not?  Is there a government standard or is it up to the ethics of the seller?

Answer: “This is a great question. Because there are currently no standards for what constitutes “all natural,” there are companies who do advertise their products as being “all natural” when in fact they may not be. Some companies may not specifically state “all natural” on their packaging, but may word things in such as way as to lead the consumer into believing that they are “all natural.” For example, a brand may use phrases such as “made with natural ingredients.” How many natural ingredients is the million dollar question.

In one case, a product may only contain 2 natural extracts out of 50 or so ingredients. Technically, the labeling would not be false, but one could argue that it could be interpreted as misleading. There are some organizations that do set guidelines for what constitutes “all natural.” However, these are not enforceable agencies that can mandate what a company can or cannot say. According to some of these organizations, a product can be labeled “all natural,” if at least 95% of the ingredients come from natural sources. The other 5% may include synthetic ingredients but MAY NOT contain any artificial fragrance, petrochemicals or any ingredients known to be toxic. So, “all natural,” may not mean the same thing as “100% all natural.” In reality, a product that is 100% all natural may or may not be your safest bet, particularly if it is not properly preserved.

All products containing water must be properly preserved to ward off mold and bacteria. So, in answering your question, there are no government standards (the FDA does not regulate what goes into cosmetics or skin care) that clearly address what constitutes “all natural.” At the moment, it is entirely up to the ethics of the manufacturer as to how they market their products.”

Stay tuned on Wednesday for another question and answer from Dr. Teri on the subject of combination skin care advice!

You can read more from Dr. Teri on her site at http://www.laviecelesteskincare.com/index.html.

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Breast health is important to all of us and every morning I wrestle with whether I should have that wonderful, hot, sweet smelling cup of joy I call coffee. Well, feel guilty no more if you are like me, because Java and caffeine are chock-full of health and beauty benefits!

Health and Beauty Tip #1: Coffee is good for your brain! Those of us that are lifelong caffeine junkies may be less prone to develop Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s diseases. Coffee actually contains antioxidants that may tamp down cell damage linked to Parkinson’s. The caffeine also blocks inflammation in the brain, which is associated with Alzheimer’s.

Health and Beauty Tip #2: Coffee is good for your smile! The caffeine in your coffee has antibacterial and anti-adhesive powers that may keep cavity-causing bacteria from eating your enamel. Drinking a cup daily has been shown to slash oral cancer risk by half, and compounds found in coffee may actually limit cancer cell growth and DNA damage.

Breast Health Tip: Premenopausal women who drink four cups of regular coffee per day experience a 38% reduction in their breast cancer risk, a study in The Journal of Nutrition finds. Coffee unleashes phytoestrogens and flavonoids that may stifle tumor growth. So drink up!

Skin Care Tip: Drinking two to five cups of regular coffee daily may help lower your risk for non-melanoma skin cancer by up to 17%. Caffeine may actually spur skin to kill precancerous cells, and it also inhibits tumor growth.

Our lesson for today ladies is to do your own research to find which of your vices helps or hinders your health and beauty, skin care, and breast health concerns. You just may be pleasantly surprised by what you find.

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Health and beauty tips always start with what we eat.  I’ve always been one to multi-task wherever possible which is why I love including foods rich in antioxidants into my diet. It’s the best health and beauty tip out there! Including these nutritious little gems can help prevent heart disease and cancer, reduce blood pressure, and slow the effects of aging.

Health and Beauty Tip #1: Include blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in your diet. They are rich in antioxidants and can help prevent cancer and heart disease.

Health and Beauty Tip #2: Add tomatoes to your salad on a regular basis. These little gems contain the antioxidant glutathione, which helps boost your immune system.

Health and Beauty Tip #3: Eat your broccoli and other vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables contain a compound called indole-3-carbinol, a potent antioxidant that breaks down estrogen in the body and can reduce the risk of breast cancer and other estrogen-sensitive cancers, like ovarian and cervical cancer.

Health and Beauty Tip #4: Enjoy a glass of red wine at dinner. Red Grapes contain resveratrol and quercetin, potent antioxidants that boost heart health by acting as free-radical scavengers, reducing platelet aggregation and helping blood vessels remain open and flexible.  Resveratrol can also protect against cancer and reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases, gastric ulcers, stroke, and even osteoporosis.

Health and  Beauty Tip #5: Drink a cup of tea, green or otherwise. The antioxidants found in tea have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other diseases.

Health and Beauty Tip #6: Carrots are good for more than just your eyes. They are loaded with a potent antioxidant called beta-carotene. Also found in beets, sweet potatoes and other yellow-orange vegetables, beta-carotene provides protection against lung, bladder, breast, esophageal and stomach cancers; heart disease, and the progression of arthritis by as much as 70 percent.

So, the next time your mom or grandma tell you to eat your fruits and vegetables, remember they may be on to something. Including the right blend of foods and antioxidants in your diet can be the best health and beauty tip you can get.

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Health and beauty tips are something all of us can use.  Here are some designed especially for the busy mom.

If you are a mom, chances are you are also a busy mom. At the end of the day, it is often hard to remember what you did during the day to care for yourself, body and soul…..If you follow the following health and beauty tips everyday it will help you keep yourself in tip top shape to do all of the things you want to do.

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Beauty tips for my hair are always something  I keep my eyes open for because this time of the year is always a blessing and a curse for me. I have thick curly hair that, in the humidity, wants to do anything but lie down and obey my straightening hair dryer; so I look forward to the dry wintertime and that glorious lack of moisture that takes my dryer time from an hour down to 15 minutes.

As nice as this is, however, there is always that point where the lack of moisture in turn creates a static firestorm. So how does one tame the fly-away winter frizzes? What are the beauty tips for smooth winter hair?

Beauty Tip #1: Change Brushes! I bet you didn’t know that the type of brush you use matters. Well it does, stay away from the cheaper plastic brushes and invest in something a little more upscale. Upgrading to a bristle brush will make a world of difference in your battle with static!

Beauty Tip #2: Try a hair wipe! Similar in concept to the dryer sheet, these little wonders can take the excess static out of your hair with just one little wipe!

Beauty Tip #3: Moisturize! Not only is it a good thing to have hand moisturizer handy in the wintertime to calm the dry skin on your hands, it can also be the frontline weapon of choice in your war against winter frizz. Next time you grab a dab to relieve your itchy hands, run your newly moisturized hands through your hair to calm your hair down too.

Keeping wintertime hair gorgeous can be a real challenge. Remember the beauty tips above and keep those weapons on you at all times to win the battle. Good Luck!

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