Friday, 19 October 2012

Skin care for Acne


Acne also known as pimples is a disease that affects the oil glands of the skin. There are very small openings on your skin  which cannot be seen with the natural eyes that connect to oil glands under the skin. These glands make an oily substance called sebum. The pores connect to the glands by a canal called a follicle. Inside the follicles, oil carries dead skin cells to the surface of the skin. A thin hair also grows through the follicle and out to the skin. When the follicle of a skin gland clogs up, a pimple grows.

 There are many types of pimples, the most common types are:

• Whiteheads. These are pimples that stay under the surface of the skin.

• Blackheads. These pimples rise to the skin's surface and look black. The

black color is not from dirt.

• Papules. These are small pink bumps that can be tender.

• Pustules. These pimples are red at the bottom and have pus on top.

• Nodules. These are large, painful, solid pimples that are deep in the skin.

• Cysts. These deep, painful, pus-filled pimples can cause scars.

 Surprisingly there are foods which you eat that can cause acne. Though you are not discouraged from eating such foods but a balanced diet helps keep the disease level down. These foods include

Dairy
Milk contains many biological products apart from protein and nutrients which can cause increased sebum production, an oily substance that can clog pores. Although it’s not everybody that reacts by producing sebum when milk is consumed but some do even with just one cup. If you experience such try almond milk.

Carbohydrates
white bread, sugar, white pasta and baked goods which are examples of simple carbohydrates are converted into sugar quickly in the body when digested cause acne easily than complex carbohydrates, which take longer to digest. These foods may cause acne because they increase blood sugar levels, which triggers an inflammatory response in the body. However eating healthy carbohydrates is better for reducing acne than eating refined carbohydrates.

Other things that can cause acne in the body include:

Stress
For some stress can cause an outbreak while for others it doesn’t cause it but worsens it, this may be due to may be due to increased hormone production and impaired immunity. most studies have associated acne and skin issues with that correlated to high stress-levels. So be sure to manage stress so that you can decrease your prone-ness to breakouts and skin blemishes and also that of fine lines and wrinkles.

Poor hygiene:
Once pimples breakouts occur and the sebum pushes toward the surface of the skin, carrying cells with it. These cells tend to clump together, which means that instead of washing out of the pore in your skin, they clog it. Bacteria heads for the clogged pore, and that's where your pimple forms. That doesn’t mean you should wash your face too much, it could irritate the skin a couple number of times with a mild cleanser will do.

Too much exposure to sun
sun exposure may increase your skin’s oil production, which clogs your pores. That dosent mean that you should leave your home on the beach, but choose your sunscreen wisely. Also choose spray-on sunscreen, which is dissolves in alcohol instead of plant oils like palm oil. The alcohol will evaporate and only the protection is left behind.

Things you need to do to help to care for your skin

Healthy:
Eat healthily, vegetables and fruits have essential anti-oxidants that purify your body and keep your skin looking fresh. Make your diet so your system
and skin layers will have the necessary elements to perform optimally and look its best.

Several products may be used to help prevent pimples. For updates on this products you can follow me on twitter @marketwatchkara

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Beauty tips

The body is one important part of you that needs care. One of the very important part of it is your face next to it is the skin on the body which also needs attention and for this attention, there are wonderful products that care for skin from head to toe. These are beauty tools which are necessary and they include purifying cleansers, refreshing toners and hydrating moisturizers cover the basics for the face. There are also specialized treatments for concerns such as acne, aging and rosacea as well as targeted products for specific areas like the eyes, neck and lips.

These beauty tools can also be found among wide range of skin care products. In recent years, such tools have gained popularity due to their ability to boost the effects of any daily regimen and improve the quality of the skin. There are markets that has exploded with tools like electric cleansing brushes, light therapy devices and other at-home appliances which provide treatments that until recently were only available in doctors’ offices and spas. In my next article i  will show you how to get good ones and at affordable prices.

Skin care products for use on the body include the basics like cleansers and moisturizer. Cleansers help to detoxify your body from contaminants that you come in contact with everyday from herbicides, industrial pollutant and even metabolic wastes which the body itself produces and have to be eliminated before they create health problems.

 Moisturizers on the other hand treat dry skin, protect sensitive skins and even improve tone and texture. However the type of body moisturizer that you should use, depends on the type of skin that you have and part of the body that you applying it to. There are specialized products for areas like the hands and feet as well as treatments for concerns such as scars, stretch marks and cellulite.