Top six summer skin tips

As you prepare to show more skin, get ready to face the sun's rays with our top 6 summer skin tips!

1. Exfoliate for clearer, smoother skin

What it does: Exfoliation removes dead, dulling skin debris to prevent congestion and improve hydration from toners and moisturizers.

Don’t forget: After you exfoliate, follow with a hydrating body cream to seal in moisture, and always shield freshly exfoliated skin with an SPF (as recommended by the FDA). 

When: Perform in the mornings prior to toner, moisturizer, SPF and make-up application. Tip: Make-up will last longer on an exfoliated skin!

2. Keep skin hydrated

How: Up your regimen’s level of hydration with intensive masques, perfect for use one to two times a week. Boosters are a great fit, working best when layered underneath a moisturizer. Toners are a refreshing moisturizer prep, working to even out skin porosity. Tip: Refresh with a revitalizing toner spritz at your desk, in the car, at the gym, on the plane!

3. Make friends H20

Why: Higher temperatures and more time outdoors leads to internal dehydration, which can result in headaches and dizzy spells!

What you can do: Eight 8-ounce glasses of plain, filtered water every day help maintain critical moisture balance of the body and skin, and assist in detoxification. Tip: If you drink caffeinated beverages, you must triple the amount of water you drink!

Recommended:  Plain and pure water!

4. When in doubt, apply (and reapply!)

Why:  It’s not enough to just apply sunscreen.: you must apply enough, and apply frequently.   Studies indicate that most people do not apply nearly as much daylight protection as they should.How much: A teaspoon for the face. For the body, about as much as would fill a shot glass.How often: Re-apply every two hours. Tip: Stay out of the midday sun from mid-morning to late afternoon whenever you can.

5. Soothe over-exposed skin

What: You forgot the sunscreen, didn’t apply enough, or got caught in a sunny spell.

What’s next: Unfortunately, the damage is done, but you don’t have to suffer in pain! Super-soothing botanicals and cooling gels can help prevent peeling and reduce redness and inflammation.

How: Apply cooling balms generously over-exposed skin, preferably at the first sight of a pink glow

Prevent: One blistering sunburn doubles your risk of melanoma -- remember to get a yearly skin exam by a doctor and perform a self-examination once a month to detect early warning signs of carcinomas and malignant melanoma. Look for a new growth or any skin change.

6. Repair and treat sun damage

What causes skin damage: UV light causes photoaging in the form of brown spots, coarse skin and wrinkles, whether you have burned your skin or not. When sunlight comes in contact with skin a cascade of damage results (including the stripping of barrier lipids) causing inflammation, production of reactive oxygen molecules that affect healthy cell growth, and stimulation of collagen destructing enzymes.

What to do: A tan may be a popular summer look, but it indicates damage. Bombard your skin with age-fighting ingredients to help undo any damage that may occur, and to further protect it from the aging effects of UV.

olive oil

Tips memanfaatkan minyak zaitun (olive oil) untuk kecantikan:

1. Jika dioleskan ke mahkota kepala, minyak zaitun akan membantu menyuburkan rambut sehingga membuatnya hitam dan lebat. Caranya bisa dicampurkan dengan penggunaan sampo yang biasa dipakai sehari-hari kemudian bilas hingga bersih.
2. Bukan hanya untuk rambut, minyak zaitun pun memberi manfaat tersendiri jika diaplikasikan di wajah, khususnya untuk wajah kering dan mulai berkeriput.
Hal tersebut tak lain karena buah zaitun yang mengandung minyak sebesar 15 persen sehingga mampu melembabkan kulit dengan baik. Di sisi lain, kelembapan tersebut akan menjaga elastisitas kulit sehingga meminimalkan munculnya keriput dini. Ada yang melakukannya dicampur dengan bahan lain, seperti buah alpukat dan ada pula yang langsung mengoleskan minyak zaitun murni ke wajah.

Oleskan secara merata di permukaan wajah hingga leher setiap malam dan diamkan selama sekitar 10 menit. Setelah itu, bilaslah hingga bersih. Sembari mengoleskan ke wajah, berilah sedikit pijatan karena minyak tersebut juga dapat membantu mengendurkan ketegangan otot di wajah setelah lelah beraktivitas. Apabila dilakukan secara teratur, kulit wajah pun akan terlihat lebih segar.

3. Demikian pula untuk merawat kesehatan kulit di tubuh secara keseluruhan, yang bisa dioleskan ketika mandi.
Kulit tubuh pun akan terjaga kelembabannya dan terlihat lebih bercahaya. Dengan beragam manfaat ini, tak heran jika minyak zaitun juga banyak ditemui sebagai salah satu bahan formula yang digunakan dalam sebuah produk kecantikan

Semoga tips di atas bisa memberikan sesuatu yang baru untuk anda wanita-wanita yang peduli akan kecantikan ^-^

3 pertanyaan yang paling di benci oleh kaum wanita

WANITA merupakan sosok pribadi yang unik. Dia bisa bersikap lembut, tetapi mudah sekali tersinggung dengan pertanyaan yang tidak menyenangkan,termasuk saya jika di tanyakan seperti pertanyaan ini.

Kamu sedang datang bulan?
Tidak semua wanita ingin menguak kehidupan pribadinya secara lugas, termasuk dalam urusan yang satu ini. Kenyataannya, wanita lebih senang bila pasangannya menanyakan sesuatu yang membuat hatinya senang, seperti menanyakan aktivitas pekerjaan di kantor atau rencana kencan impian di akhir pekan.

Kakakmu lebih cantik?
Wanita paling benci bila kecantikannya dibanding-bandingkan dengan wanita lain, apalagi dengan saudara perempuan sendiri. Oleh karena itu para pria seharusnya bisa menyelami isi hati wanita agar hubungan tetap berjalan mulus.

Bisakah melakukan sesuatu seperti mantan kekasih?
Jangan sekali-sekali menyebut nama mantan kekasih saat Anda bersama si dia. Apalagi membanding-bandingkan cara kekasih Anda memberikan perhatian dengan sang mantan. Hal itu tentu saja akan menyakiti hatinya, dan bisa berujung pada sebuah pertengkaran hebat.

semoga para pria di luar sana tidak selalu menanyakan kepada kita "perempuan" dengan pertanyaan seperti di atas.

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tips for healthy skin

10 tips that will help you on your way to clear, beautiful skin:

1. Your outside appearance reflects what's on your inside. Maintain a healthy and balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and sunflower seeds.
2. Try and drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day. This will help to keep your skin moist, refreshed and supple, which will help the skin fight off developing wrinkles and blemishes.
3. Moisturize! Applying moisturizer after a warm face wash or a warm shower is the best remedies for skin. Moisturizing helps to restore the oils that our skin has and helps to keep the skin hydrated. Moisturizing for men is just as important as the oils in men's skin can be lost more easily than those in women.
4. Protect yourself from sun and tanning studio's. The sun and tanning studio's are the main reasons for premature aging. By applying self tan spray or keeping your face well protected from UV rays can help to prevent premature aging.
5. Keep up regular exercise. Regular exercise helps to keep the skin elasticity which prevents wrinkles. Exercise is also good for your body as a whole as it helps to maintain a low amount of body fat.
6. Taking vitamins and minerals helps to keep goodness in the skin. Vitamins and minerals have been developed to help your body. By taking one multivitamin can help to keep your skin fresh and clean.
7. Try and maintain a constant sleep pattern. Sleep is the body's time to restore itself and to re-energies the body's organs and skin. By maintaining a regular sleep pattern, you will feel more energized and your skin will become more healthy and fresher looking.
8. Do not scrub and wash too hard. By doing this it removes the required oils that the skin needs to regenerate. When washing, wash lightly and in circular motion. This helps to keep the blood flow in your skin and does not allow the essential oils to escape.
9. Do not squeeze spots. Although very tempting, by squeezing spots and black heads, the disease spreads and your acne will not disappear. By not squeezing your skin can heal the spot on its own and scars will not be formed. Constant squeezing of spots will cause scarring of the skin.
10. Finally, the most important thing you can do to help achieve, younger healthier looking skin is to stop smoking or never to start. Smoking causes premature aging and yellowing of the teeth and skin. The tobacco that is released into the air dries out your skin, while the smoke you inhale constricts the flow of blood to blood vessels, therefore preventing your skin of essential nutrients that your body supplies.