Natural Beauty Skincare

The role of connective tissue in cellulite

The live tissue below the epidermis, the dermis, is made up from cells and the cells are a variety of different functions, including hair follicles, sweat glands and various connective tissues.  These issues are made from predominantly collagen and elastin.  Collagen is a fixed tissue that doesn’t stretch, whereas elastin has movement and spring in this.  However collagen is extremely strong and is good to hold everything in place as it should be a, while elastin allows for movement to a certain degree. Read the rest of this entry »

The skin consists of an outer layer called the epidermis this is basically the covering. Below this is the dermis, This contains sweat glands hair follicles, nerve receptors and other connective cells. Below this we have three layers of of subcutaneous. These layers are layers of fat and other tissues. The top layer of subcutaneous fat is the layer of fat that will be closest to the surface of the skin and would be responsible for cellulite.

Fat is stored in what is known as fat cells, this does not mean that the cells, as in a normal cell is just fat, it refers to a bag like envelope in which fat is stored. Because these are all separate containers, there will be a gap in between each cell. As the cells are filled, they expand, but not in a way that is flat square or even, like a balloon wanting to be inflated it would inflate most around a single point, and not square. To remove cellulite’s it would be necessary to make this bag flatter, more uniform, and appear to mesh easily with it neighbors. Read the rest of this entry »

Cellulite is the physical effect that people referred to as dimpling of the skin in certain areas, fatty area’s that is unsightly.  It is identified as a cottage cheese effect to the skin.  Though not fully understood why this is caused it commonly affects more women than men.  It has been linked to estrogen and androgen production, and therefore it is very uncommon in men. Read the rest of this entry »

After sun tips

So you have been in the sun and now you may have a mild tan or you may be burnt, the best care will now help use whichever way you have ended up. There are great many products available for after sun care. Many of these are oil based and do a good job basically but there are also other natural ways that can help skin repair, or even lessen the pain of sunburn. Read the rest of this entry »

Choosing the best sun screen

Choosing the sun screen is very important for all times of the year, and for all ages.  Sunscreen will stop the skin from being damaged by the sun as well as keeping the skin soft and supple all day long.  It is especially important for young skin as it is never too early to prevent damage to the skin from UVA and UVB radiation. Read the rest of this entry »

Sun care is not only when you’re lying on the beach sun tanning even just shopping or a general stroll in the afternoon sun. Different times of the day can give off different amounts of ultraviolet, but that’s not to say that the amount of damaging rays are negligible at certain times. It is possible to get skin damage even in late afternoon or early morning. Prolonged exposure in the very late afternoon can still color your skin, or even give further damage to already damaged skin.

The amount of skin damage that a person very from person to person and by the complexion. For example if you are fair haired, or red haired, the chances of burning the sun is very high, but you do not need to burn, or even turn red, to damage the skin. People also think that people with black skin do not burn all sufferer skin damage in the sun. Of course this is not true, and all people will burn in the sun, if they have not prepared themselves before suddenly exposure. If you have not been in strong sunlight for quite some time you must build up your exposure a little time, and this will allow the body to produce a agents that will protect your skin from the sun, and will allow your body to tan very fast once established. Care must also be taken to ensure that any areas that are covered will not expose as you’re walking or when you change to different clothing. This often includes areas around swimming costumes, bikini areas, especially if they become wet and expose white areas. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know now that sun exposure is harmful for the skin unless we wear a very powerful sunscreen. Tanned skin is nevertheless fashionable, but we can only enjoy it if we use some form of fake spray tan or another cosmetic product for body treatment. Such skin coloring solutions are indeed smart, innovative and very profitable for those who run a business in the cosmetic industry. The browning of the skin will result from a chemical reaction at the skin level, that cannot be properly defined as pigmentation. The color wears off in six or eight days, with the possibility to extend the tan to ten days if a post tanning treatment is used.

A good fake spray tan will create an even skin look that resembles the natural tan glow. As it happens with all the market sectors, there are also doutbful items sold for very low prices. We may call them tan sprays but they could be low quality and a risk for one’s health. If they are not carefully chosen, such products may cause skin dryness, allergies, irritation and a skin disease called contact dermatitis. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a good number of reasons to afford or to make yourself afford a spray tan, and these are an ever growing army of salons springing up , with just this sole business in mind.There may be the possibility that this is a millennium fad , but as we are becoming more conscious of the sun and its effects it may be a thing of the future.

The impact of sun rays on human skin was proved to be harmful, yet, people still want to look tanned without having to get exposed to the action of the ultraviolets. Much like a shower cabin, the spray tan booth is a new technology that allows the almost instant artificial tanning of the body by means of chemical substances. Good cosmetic parlors have a spray tanning booth, and although you are not in the privacy of your home, you’ll get to feel comfortable in such locations too. Most people choose to go nude inside the booth, which is perfectly fine. Read the rest of this entry »

A nice tan is something only the modern man can appreciate since in the past brown skin used to the a symbol of the lower classes. Tanning is trendy, but sun exposure is no longer safe. Even so, the cosmetic industry has come up with solutions to make people with their fashionable statement: tanning booths, spray suntan, tanning pills, tanning beds and tanning lotions. The application of spray suntan requires the use of special equipment. Let’s see how this artificial tanning works and what the specificity of the method is.

Lotions, pills and creams are considered inferior to spray suntan. First of all, there is no health threat for the skin. Spray suntan products contain some non-toxic chemicals and moisturizing agents that create a chemical reaction with the amino acids in the superficial skin layers causing the brown coloring of the tissues. There is no modification of the skin structures and therefore no health problem. The effect of spray suntan is short, lasting up to ten days only. Although the results are very similar between spray suntan and creams or lotions, the latter are more difficult to apply in such a way so as to achieve an even look. Read the rest of this entry »

Fake tans come in 2 forms, the kind you spray and the kind you apply. Of the spray types,  there are 2 types, and these are colored and non colored.The colored are instant tans that are immediate color and the later are colorless , that darken as the day goes by. With the colored , it tends to dull very quickly as it washes off and a lot of the initial color is in the paint! It is also very easy to apply as the tech guys can see exactly where the color has landed and where it has missed.

The other type is clear and requires very experience techies to apply , because it is not possible to see , overlap,missed parts, or points of overapplication. But this type lasts much longer as it darkens with more reative compounds, and applied properly gives a more realistic and longer lasting product. Read the rest of this entry »