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Aloe Vera, A Natural Beauty Gel

May 25, 2011 By HeadHoncho

Keep your skin smooth, healthy and glowing with a remarkable natural beauty gel. Everyday your skin goes under attack from sun, wind and environmental toxins. Using this gel and products made from it, protects your skin and heals past damage. Packed with vitamins, anti-oxidants, amino acids and minerals, it nourishes, protects and heals face and body. In fact, it is a natural cure for the skin, as well as offering major beauty benefits.

Aloe vera works wonders on dry skin by smoothing out rough areas and nourishing the skin cells. It naturally contains high levels of vitamin E. Vitamin E works on the skin surface to smooth out the appearance of fine lines, age spots, and scars for smoother, younger looking skin. Vitamin C, also found in high quantities in the gel of this plant, is a free radical fighting anti-oxidant that improves collagen production in the skin. Collagen is a structural protein that breaks down over time. By building up collagen levels, vitamin C helps plump up skin cells.

Amino acids work externally on the skin adding collagen-building proteins. The amino acid proteins smooth and protect moisture levels in the skin by bonding with the skin cells. Aloe vera has 18 different amino acids that improve the skin when used in topical applications.

Age spots and discoloration of skin pigment is an inevitable part of the aging process as your skin undergoes damage from free radials and UV radiation. This natural beauty gel naturally lightens dark areas on the skin.

You can also treat puffy eyes with aloe vera gel. In the morning, eyes can look puffy and swollen. Rub some of the gel around your eyes first thing. It’s natural anti-inflammatory properties get to work right away so you look fresh and awake when you head out the door.

It also heals damaged skin. Studies show that small wounds and cracks heal better when treated with it. Compounds in aloe vera fight fungal and bacterial infections while stimulating the healing process and encouraging the skin to rebuild in the damaged areas. And, as a natural anesthetic, it reduces pain at all stages in the healing process.

Keep healthy skin glowing and repair damaged skin with a daily application of aloe vera. Face cream and toner that contain it make it easy to add this natural healing gel to your daily skin care routine. Or use aloe gel straight from the plant. The leaves come packed with clear gel. Simply break off a stalk and squeeze the gel into your hands. That’s why I like to keep an aloe vera plant close at hand.

You can learn more about organic moisturizers, facial toners and other natural ways to create beautiful skin at my GaelleOrganic web site.

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Choosing The Right Mascara For You

May 18, 2011 By HeadHoncho

You probably don’t wear a lot of make up but chances are you are a fan of mascara. That said, when it comes to mascara each brand is unique. The mascara that works for your friend will not necessarily work for you. As you will soon find out, the problem lies not in the mascara but in your lashes. And as you delve deeper, you find that the mascara itself is not half as important as the mascara wand that is used in application.

If you’re a victim of stubby, sparse or pale lashes, don’t worry. I have compiled some tips to help you in choosing the best mascara for your lashes. Keep in mind that all mascaras use different wands so it is not wise to mix them up as the results may be disastrous. Trying to make a decision is very difficult.

However, with the information I am to provide, you will be able to make a better decision on what mascara to pick for yourself.

First and foremost there are different types of mascaras. Waterproof, thickening, lengthening, defining mascara and curling mascara are all types of mascara. Yes! Choosing mascara now is more challenging than it used to be largely because there are so many to choose from. Most people tend to go with mascara that complements their skin tone. Think about your eye color too and pick mascara that works with both.

If a dramatic look is what you’re seeking then you can have fun with dark blue and light blue mascara i.e. if your eyes are blue. Purple mascara works very well especially with green eyed individuals with auburn hair or light skinned individuals in general. In choosing mascara you need to pay attention to the size of the mascara brush. The fuller and longer eyelashes you have, the thicker the brush you need.

Take for example lengthening mascara. I find that this type of mascara is great for those with reasonably thick eyelashes. The brushes usually have long bristles to help you put mascara to the tips of your lashes. They also serve the purpose of extending your eyelash length. Anyone can use waterproof mascara as long as they are not allergic to it. This type of mascara, however, is not highly recommended for daily use and comes highly recommended for athletes who spend so much of their day in water or in extremely humid atmospheres.

Defining mascara- coats each lash to make them dramatically long and extremely defined.

What about thickening mascara you ask? Thickening mascara wands consist of thick bristles. They serve to broaden your eyelashes and make them stand out more by thickening them – just as the name spells out.

Curling mascara is useful in exposing your eyes to give them better definition while adding thickness to the lashes. Not only do they bring out beautiful eyes but also very enhancing eyelashes.

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Benefits Of Calcium – Does Your Body Have Too Much Calcium Or Too Little?

May 8, 2011 By HeadHoncho

I am sure you have all heard the old adage that taking calcium will help give you strong fingernails. And I am not here to dispute that, although I will add that taking a calcium supplement on its own will not necessarily give you the longer, stronger fingernails you are after.

You can either be deficient in calcium or your body may have too much calcium, and either way your nails will be affected. The most probable outcome will be brittle fingernails.

The benefits of calcium are many, a proper intake of this important mineral can help you maintain a good weight, can help ease premenstrual symptoms, good for helping strengthen bones and teeth, great for helping treat high blood pressure, help ease cramps in legs and help guard against osteoporosis. Every cell and organ in your body needs calcium for proper functioning.

On the flip side, if your body has too much calcium you can suffer from calcium deposits, which in turn will affect your nails and can cause them to tear instead of break and you will suffer from very soft fingernails.

And the worst part about you body storing too much calcium is this can result in WRINKLES. Dare I say it, the dreaded word….

Low calcium levels will produce muscle cramping, eye twitching and of course brittle toenails and brittle fingernails.

Many people are often advised to take a calcium supplement to help with weak fingernails, yet this advice is very misleading. For you body to pick up the calcium you need to take it with vitamin D. This is especially important if you are not consuming enough foods with calcium.

By taking a supplement on its own, you may notice there is not much change to your fingernails health.

If you have discovered that you may be deficient in calcium, there are some dos and don’ts concerning taking a supplement. Don’t take an iron supplement with you calcium; this will only inhibit your body being able to absorb the calcium.

Do take calcium with vitamin D, even better buy the calcium supplements which have vitamin D included, vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. Vitamin C and Silica also help the body absorb calcium, and if you take all four supplements together you will not only have beautiful healthy fingernails, you will have strong healthy hair and look half you age.

When you are out shopping for your supplement, make sure you buy one which has the elemental calcium content of the tablet.

So, before you rush out and buy yourself calcium supplements, determine first if your body is suffering from too little or too much calcium.

Pauline Downie is passionate about fingernails, visit her site Beautiful Healthy Fingernails and find out how to promote healthy nail growth. Includes information on nail art, tools, nail polish, manicures, artificial nails, nail diseases and problems and best vitamins for fingernails.

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