Health and Beauty Articles for Women

Skin Testing Device

HollisterStier’s Allergy Business Unit launched ComforTen Multiple Skin Test System, its newest allergy testing device.

The device features ten surgical steel 1.2mm lancet tips, which create minimal skin trauma for comfortable allergy testing. ComforTen is the only 10-test, self-loading, surgical steel testing device on the market. ComforTen is competitively priced relative to other multiple skin test devices available today. In addition to creating a more comfortable experience for the patient; little or no trauma at the negative control site makes it easy to read skin test reactions.

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Facial Deformity

With the popularity of fillers becoming mainstream, it’s no surprise people are looking for longer lasting alternatives to prevent facial wrinkles. Dr. Arnold Klein, world renowned cosmetic dermatologist with an active practice in Beverly Hills says, “Fillers such as Artefill, Radiesse and Sculptra contain injectable plexiglass, bone and suture material. When injected into tissue, all of these products can cause foreign body reactions,” Klein continued, “in which the body attacks these implants causing hard, red, painful and sometimes oozing nodules.”

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The acupuncture and history goes like this, more than 2,000 years ago, Chinese healers discovered that manipulating certain points on the bodies of their patients seemed to make them feel a lot better. As they experimented, these healers began using sharpened stones to manipulate these points. These instruments eventually evolved into needles.

The philosophy behind acupuncture concerns the Qi (pronounced “chee”) or life-energy being in balance. When the Qi is out-of-balance or even blocked, a person will become physically or mentally ill. It is believed that energy flows along paths in the body called meridians, and that the energy can be tapped and influenced at certain points.

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Let your lashes do the talking! Give up clumpy, mascara-ridden eyelashes and explore a new world of bright, beautiful eyes with eyelash extensions!

Are you tired of applying coat after coat of mascara to get the long lashes you yearn for? Would you like to have a full set of curvaceous eyelashes to frame your eyes and highlight their sparkle and beauty, 24/7? Well an ‘eyelash trend’ is emerging that may just be the answer to your prayers: eyelash extensions. More realistic looking than false eyelashes, and also longer lasting, eyelash extensions can be made from a variety of materials, such as mink, human hair or even synthetic fabric and when done properly, let you toss the mascara tube once and for all!

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by Skincare-news.com team
Part I took a detailed look at preparing for your chemical peel; now get a better understanding about the actual treatment and recovery.

6. Fiction - Chemical peels will burn your skin. Burn is a bad word in the skin care industry. Burning indicates that the temperature of something like wax or a chemical peel is so high that it’s going to take off several layers of skin and leave bad scarring. This rarely happens, so please be careful before using the word, burn.

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by Skincare-news.com team

1. Fact - Always get a skin consultation before receiving any type of aggressive treatment on your face. Without an in-depth analysis of your skin type, it’s likely that you will schedule the incorrect chemical peel for your skin.

First, ask yourself - why do I need a peel? What is my skin type? How can a peel benefit my skin? It’s difficult to determine all of these things on your own, so consult a professional. Dermatologists, plastic surgeons, licensed estheticians or registered nurses can perform chemical peels. Remember, there is always a risk when trying something new on your skin. When going to a day spa, there should be a waiver or peel consent form to sign prior to your peel.

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Age Spots

Sun-induced skin damage can cause brown age spots, especially on oft-exposed areas like the hands and face.

At one time, the only remedy was to cover them up with cosmetics. Now, there are therapies that help reverse the signs of photoaging at the physiological level. One approach is physical removal by surgery, microdermabrasion, or chemical peel. But many women prefer something gentler, and topical medications can help, reports the December 2007 issue of Harvard Women’s Health Watch.

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by Skincare-news.com team
Acne can seem like an invisible foe that shows up at the worst possible time, in the worst possible place. But don’t despair! Smart skincare has a host of new treatments to help alleviate the appearance of acne, including dietary supplements!

Acne is a common skincare concern faced by many people, especially teenagers. And while many of us are quick to grab a cream or ointment in our haste to make bumps go away, there may be one other treatment for blemishes that you haven’t tried: eating them away! It’s no secret that taking a multi-vitamin on a daily basis is good for the entire body, but did you know that there are acne-specific vitamins and minerals that you can take to help clear the skin of blemishes, as well?

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Yoga

(NC) - Yoga and soy milkare both rising in popularity across North America. In fact, yoga goes with soymilk like love and marriage in today’s quest for a healthy lifestyle.

Fitness  and nutrition conscious consumers are driving this trend. People following the Atkins, South Beach and Zone diets seek out foods and beverages that are high in protein and calcium, but low in calories and carbohydrates. Low fat soymilks fit well into these regimens. A new soy beverage that raises the bar for soy drinks has just been introduced in Canada and the United States.

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By: ANI

A new study on Klotho, an anti-aging hormone that is associated with life span extension in rodents and humans, has discovered that it might be the next “fountain of youth.”

Dr. Carmela Abraham, a professor of biochemistry and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and her colleagues observed that the levels of Klotho in the brain showed a prominent decline with aging.

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