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Skin Care Tips

Hello and thank you for your interest in this book called ‘Skin Care Tips’.

Table of Contents

What To Do If You Suffer From Skin Allergies

Acne Treatment

A Guide to Sensitive Skin Care

Age-defying Hair

California Tan Tanning Lotion

5 Reasons for Buying a Spa Day Package

Are Birth Control Pills a Cure For Acne?

Acne In Teenagers

Calm Down to Cure Your Acne

Caring for Your Skin After the Removal of Warts

Facing Acne - How to Cope With Its Effects

Day Spas and Anti-Ageing

Herbal Skin Care Products

How to Improve Dry Skin

Costa Rican Health Spas and Retreats

Home Remedies for Removing Warts

Facial Skin Care

Melanoma: Skin Cancer By Another Name

My Top Ten Skin Care Tips

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Skin Care Tips

Some suggestions on taking care of your body’s largest organ

by

Owen Jones

Published by Megan Publishing Services

http://meganthemisconception.com

Copyright Owen Jones 2022 ©

Hello and thank you for your interest in this book called ‘Skin Care Tips’.

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable.

The skin’s importance is often overlooked by about a half of the world’s population – mostly men – although this is rapidly changing. Even so, most of those who do worry about their skin are mainly interested in the areas that show like the face, neck and hands.

However, the skin is not only the largest organ on the body (human or otherwise), it is also the membrane that literally holds us together. On a recent visit to a dermatologist, I described a small cut on my hand as ‘nothing serious’. The dermatologist’s response surprised me. “Your skin is not only there to keep bodily fluids in”, he said, “but to keep pathogens out. Every time that barrier is damaged, it makes it easier for bacteria to get in. Bacteria can cause infections such as sepsis and blood poisoning which can be irreversible and so lethal”. I am no longer so blasé about nicks and scratches as I once was in my silly, macho male way.

Skin is also very sensitive to what is going on beneath it, which means that acne, pimples, dry or oily skin are early warnings of underlying problems. The problem for most people is that they treat the symptoms – the outbreak – rather than the underlying cause. This is hardly surprising, since skin care companies make hundreds of billions from selling creams, potions and lotions to mask these symptoms. This effectively allows the condition to continue.

Having said that, continuous, regular skin care started from an early age is a good thing. However, you need impartial information from a specialist before deciding what kind of skin care regimen to follow. Just doing what one’s parents do, or gathering a basketful of products from the local pharmacy is not good enough.

Do your own research, and ask the right people, before you decide on how to protect yourself.

The information in this ebook on various aspects of skin care has been organised into 20 chapters of about 500-600 words each.

I hope that it will interest those who would like to would like to improve or maintain their skin.

As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.

You may also split the book up and resell the articles. In fact, the only right that you do not have is to resell or give away the book as it was delivered to you.

If you have any feedback, please leave it with the company you bought this book from.

Thanks again for purchasing this ebook,

Regards,

Owen Jones

Table of Contents

What To Do If You Suffer From Skin Allergies

Acne Treatment

A Guide To Sensitive Skin Care

Age-defying Hair

California Tan Tanning Lotion

5 Reasons For Buying A Spa Day Package

Are Birth Control Pills A Cure For Acne?

Acne In Teenagers

Calm Down To Cure Your Acne

Caring For Your Skin After The Removal Of Warts

Facing Acne - How To Cope With Its Effects

Day Spas And Anti-ageing

Herbal Skin Care Products

How To Improve Dry Skin

Costa Rica Health Spas And Retreats

Home Remedies For Removing Warts

Facial Skin Care

Melanoma: Skin Cancer By Another Name

Your Guide To Natural Skin Care Products

My Top Ten Skin Care Tips

What To Do If You Suffer From Skin Allergies

Are you reacting to something? Occasionally, people are reacting, but do not know it, because an allergy can show a reaction externally, say, on your skin or internally, say in your lungs or throat. You may become allergic to practically anything including yourself, although that condition is very rare fortunately.

The most prevalent sign of an allergic reaction is a skin rash, which is normally red and occasionally very itchy too. You could apply a cream or some kind, but the only truly effective way of countering it is to eradicate the cause and the first step to doing this is finding out what you are reacting to.

So, take notice and take notes on when you see your allergic reaction. Is it usually in the summer? Is it after eating? Is it after playing with the dog? Is it when you sit near the bird cage? Is it when you do the housework? These all involve common allergens.

By the way, in case you are thinking about it: most people are allergic to housework (or do not like doing it), but I am talking about the dust that doing housework throws up, not the actual work itself.

In fact. the most widespread allergen is dust, because the majority of house dust is made up of skin, both human and insect. Dust attracts dust mites and people are frequently allergic to them as well.

Other particles in dust may be soil, pollutants, smoke, paper, fabric and stone. Coal dust is especially harmful, as coal miners can substantiate. However, for most people, pollen and dust mites are the main difficulty. Pollen is usually more ubiquitous in the summer.

Another prime cause of rash at home is detergent. If you have been using the same laundry powder for years and then change brands, your body might react to the new chemical mix in the new powder. The same could be true of shampoo and make-up.

There are recognised procedures for discovering what you are reacting to. Your physician or a dermatologist can help find your allergen the most quickly, but you can buy DIY kits and get advice at the chemist’s as well.

If you think that you have a food allergy, it is almost certainly best if you test for it under medical supervision, because food allergies can be dangerous. Many people are hospitalised or even die due to a nut or peanut allergy. Sometimes the throat swells up and the person chokes.

If your allergy has an effect on your breathing, you could develop extrinsic asthma (dust mite faeces frequently cause this). In these cases you have to be breathing cleaner air.

You can use anti-allergy mattress and pillow covers and get an air purifier. The best air purifiers are installed in line with your central heating, but you can use stand alone units too.

If your vacuum cleaner blows some dust back, it would be worth purchasing an anti-allergy vacuum cleaner that retains 100% of the dust that passes through it. Use it often, especially if you have pets.

Acne Treatment

Acne is horrible. However, it’s not a problem that cannot be tackled. There are loads of acne skin care items around. We can classify acne skin care products into 3 broad categories -

* Deterrent or general acne products

* Over-the-counter, specialised acne products

* On-prescription acne items.

The general acne skin care products are the ones that are used as an everyday-prevention measure. These include cleansers, make-up removers and similar products that help avoid acne. In the real sense, these acne skin care items are those that ought to be part of your daily schedule anyway. However, some of these are more oriented to work like an anti-acne skin care product.

These anti-acne products act against the reasons for acne e.g. limiting the production of sebum/oil and preventing the clogging of skin pores. Basically, these acne skin care products prevent the oil from becoming blocked in the skin and consequently impede the growth of the bacteria that lead to acne. Broad-spectrum acne skin care items also include exfoliation items like skin peels. These work by removing dead skin cells, hence reducing the likelihood of pore-clogging and bacterial increase.

Then there are specialised acne skin care items that are available over-the-counter i.e. without the need of a prescription. These include items like vanishing creams which remove the extra oil from the skin. Most of these acne skin care items are based on benzyl peroxide and salicylic acid, both of which are the enemies of bacteria (and so acne). You must start with a product that has a lower concentration of benzyl peroxide (e.g. 5%) and see how your skin responds to it.

Alpha-hydroxyl-acid based moisturisers are also popular as acne skin care items. You might have to test a few, before you find the acne skin care product that is most effective for you. If nothing seems to do any good, you should get in touch with a dermatologist.

On-prescription acne skin care items are the ones that are prescribed by a dermatologist. These include ointments that can be rubbed on the affected area or oral antibiotics or just any topical medication. Dermatologist may also suggest a minor surgical procedure to remove the contents of pustules. However, never try to squeeze or do this by yourself, it can lead to the permanent damage of your skin, and create an entry point for infectious bacteria.

Your physician could also prescribe a hormone-based treatment (since hormonal changes are also known to cause acne). Such acne skin care products are known to be very efficacious in some cases.

So, with all those acne skin care items, tackling acne is really not all that difficult.

A Guide to Sensitive Skin Care

If you have sensitive skin, you will already be aware of the fact that it can make your life quite difficult. Climate has an effect on sensitive skin and so on your sensitive skin care regimen. One of the first things you should do is stay away from most commercial cosmetic products, because they contain severe chemicals. However, there are people with sensitive skin who do not realize it yet, so how can you tell if you have sensitive skin?

Some of the most obvious indications are when:

you get skin issues when you shave; the weather can affect your skin; you get skin irritations for no obvious reason; some soaps and detergents irritate your skin; you have to be very selective when choosing cosmetics.

Extreme weather conditions will make skin care more demanding for everyone, but particularly if you have sensitive skin. The first step to take is to select products labelled ‘For Sensitive Skin’. It is a good idea to keep notes on each sensitive skin care product you buy and try. Your notes should include information such as product name, constituents, weather conditions, temperature and your skin’s reaction to it.

Thin skin is the primary cause of sensitive skin. Skin is thicker on some parts of our bodies than other parts, but skin also tends to get thinner as we get older. The reason that thin skin is more sensitive is that the deeper strata of skin have less protection from the elements, temperature and chemicals.

Therefore, you can protect your sensitive skin care from the sun by wearing sunscreen. You can also avoid harsh brushes and strongly scented soaps and detergents. If you consider that you have to use an exfoliant, try making your own. There are loads of recommendations and recipes on the Internet, but olive oil and brown sugar mixed to a thick paste is a good one.

Try using hypo-allergenic skin care products, because they are normally aimed at people with sensitive skin. Perfumes and after shaves can be severe, so it is worth checking the labels before using anything. It is better to read the label before smelling, because then your choice will only be out of perfumes that are suitable for your skin type.

Frequently sensitive skin care involves killing fungus, yeast and bacteria, therefore, your sensitive skin care cream should contain some sort of antibacterial astringent. A bacterial astringent will inhibit bacteria from becoming established.

Regrettably, the burden is on you to make sure that the sensitive skin care products you buy are precisely what they say they are. Government agencies and consumer watchdogs are a big help, but a lot of products in every category still slip through the regulatory net. The best thing for you to do, is to check every ingredient on the tub’s label of contents on the Internet, before you buy it, but at least before you spread them on.

Once you have looked up the ingredients, write them down in an alphabetised note book. This note book will become a valuable resource in your search for reliable sensitive skin care products.

Age-defying Hair

All women and a growing number of men want shiny hair. This is because shiny hair is thought of as belonging to a healthy, vivacious person. The fact is that as we get older, men’s hair falls out and women’s hair becomes more brittle. So how can you have age-defying hair?

There are a few tricks of the trade, some of which are pretty obvious once you give them a bit of consideration. The first and most important tip is not to over wash your hair. Your head produces oil to protect your hair and it does that because it thinks that hair is vital to help it control the temperature of the brain.

OK, nowadays we can put a hat on or erect a parasol, but it takes the body a long time to change. The point is to not wash all the oil from your hair too often. You want to wash the muck off your hair but not all the oil.

Consequently, rub the shampoo into your scalp and not into your hair. As the shampoo runs off your hair it will take the dirt off your hair with it but only some of the oil. This makes a big difference.

The tip above is the most vital bit of advice because it applies to whatever shampoo you purchase, but the next bit of advice applies to what shampoo to buy. Do not skimp on shampoo if you would like nice-looking hair.

Do you remember the days when you had to wash your hair, rinse it and then apply conditioner and then rinse again? Well those really were the good old days as far as hair is concerned. These all-in-ones work on the principle that the conditioner will not work in the presence of oil and the shampoo will not activate if there is no oil.

This means that on the first wash, half the shampoo is wasted, but the shampoo has to scour your hair for the second wash (conditioner) to work. On the second wash the conditioner does its job, but the shampoo half goes down the drain having done nothing.

In other words, your cheap container of shampoo with conditioner costs two times as much as you paid for it, so why not purchase different shampoo and conditioner in the first place?

The combined shampoo and conditioner is a rip off because it makes you think that you are saving time and so getting something for nothing. You are