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Facial Hair in Women - What Can You Do About It?

Facial hair growth in women is something that many of us find concerning. Assuming that you are not genetically inclined to facial air (Mediterranean, Jewish and Eastern European ancestry) or have a family history of facial hair growth in women), it could be a number of things.One of the most common is hormonal imbalance. Women have both estrogens and androgens (male hormones). As we age, the

Retinol: One of the Best Over-the-counter Anti-wrinkle Ingredients

Dermatologists praise Retinol as an excellent over-the counter anti-wrinkle ingredient. Retinol creams work to soften lines and fade age spots.WHAT IS RETINOL?Retinol is the technical name for Vitamin A. Research suggests that topical Vitamin A can help build collagen fibers and exfoliate the skin, thereby minimizing the appearance of fine lines.There are several forms of Vitamin A found in t

What is the Evil Eye?

The Evil Eye has been around since the beginning of time. It simply means sending someone a thought that seems intrusive or invasive or has the power to hurt him or her. The bad fortune that results is considered to have been caused by envy. The evil eye is not necessarily considered to be intentional or associated with witchcraft or sorcery. Oddly enough, this thought form could actually be

101 Tattoo Facts

1: An Ohio restaurant specializing in cheeseburgers offers a lifetime 25% discount for anyone who has a tattoo of a cheeseburger and at an unrelated tattoo studio in a nearby town, they're offering a 25% discount on cheeseburger tattoos- Sounds suspicious.2: Tattoos are rarely done in ink, what is commonly called inks, are actually suspended solid color particles, mostly metal salts and plast

Infected Ingrown Hairs - Three Advice Notes

Main ingrown hair symptoms include constant tenderness in the affected area, itching, tingling, or mild to severe pain.In chronic cases, hard, prominent, irregular scar tissue may develop.Trapped, ingrown hairs can cause the body to form a bump, or papule - a small, raised abnormality on the sin.Pustules, blisters containing pus, can develop and then become infected, rupture and bleed.Consult

Tanning Beds and Eye Damage: What You Need to Know

A tanning bed or sun bed is a device structured with sunlamps in which one stands or reclines in order to acquire a suntan. Tanning beds emit 2 types of UV radiation, UVA and UVB rays. In general, tanning beds predominantly emit UVA radiation. However, in recent years, tanning beds are manufactured in such a way as to produce the same effects of the solar spectrum, which in turn produces h

Lunchtime Face-Lift Versus Traditional Face-Lift

The mirror is showing that a face-lift might be in order. Now you only need to decide if you want small, almost painless treatments each week or so, or if you have the courage to go under the knife with a recovery time of perhaps months. There are advantages and disadvantages to both lunchtime facelifts and the traditional lift.Imagine laying down at your friendly plastic surgeons office one

Frequently Asked Questions About Permanent Makeup

Frequently Asked Questions About Permanent CosmeticsQ2) What is the recovery time for permanent makeup?A2) Everyone is different, but a general rule would be 3-7 days on the surface, and another 10-14 days below the surface. It is common for a person to return to work the same day. Lips will have some residual swelling and will chap. There may be slight swelling after the eyeliner; brows may

Getting Rid of That Bump on Your Nose

A hump or bump on the nose, which many patients would like fixed, relates to a dorsum that is too high. (bridge of the nose or upper third of the nose) When the dorsum is high relative to the rest of the nose, the dorsal line (line from the bridge of the nose to the tip) is not straight which is unpleasing in profile. More pertinently, patients don't like it because they intuitively know that

Hair Loss Solutions - How to Help Stop Hair Loss and Regrow Hair

Hair loss and male-pattern baldness is an affliction suffered by thousands of men, and can be a real source of insecurity and embarrassment for those not ready to lose their hair or shave their head. Even worse, and more devastating are the younger cases where the hair loss process begins long before a man even reaches his thirtieth birthday. So what are your options if you are one of these

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