Archive for April, 2010

Generally speaking, professional laser hair removal is a fairly expensive process. In order to be completely free of unwanted hair, it can take as many as six to eight treatments, which can cost up to five thousand dollars each depending on the particular facility and the area of the body that is being treated.

That said many people don’t realize how much money they invest into hair removal in other forms over the years, such as waxing or shaving. Recent studies have shown that the average American woman spends between $3,000 and $10,000 over a ten-year period to remove unwanted hair from their legs, underarms and bikini line. Of course, laser hair removal can also be done on other areas of the body and is growing in popularity among men as well, especially for the removal of unwanted back or chest hair. Considering the cost that most women put into waxing and/or shaving and the time and hassle involved in the hair removal process, it isn’t surprising that many people are opting for laser hair removal despite the intimidating price.

One possible alternative to professional laser hair removal is the TRIA at-home laser hair removal system. It provides the same technology used by professionals but in the comfort of your own home at just a fraction of the price. For $795-$995 you can purchase the TRIA laser for use at home. It is easy and safe to use with no goggles or other safety precautions necessary. There are some limitations however. For example, it can’t be used on your face or genitals and the technology will only work for people with darker hair and lighter skin tones.

The TRIA system also requires more work on your part than an in-office treatment. You can’t just lie down and let the physician do all the work. Instead, you have to prepare the desired area by shaving and then tediously apply the laser. The laser is very small, so treating a larger area like your legs or arms can take a very long time and be more difficult to accomplish when you are treating your own body. You also should not expect immediate results. Just as with professional treatments, you will still have to treat each area up to eight times, which means a lot of time spent on at-home hair removal over the course of up to one year. This is due to the fact that hair grows in cycles and some hair may be missed from one laser application to the next. However, after that, you can expect to be virtually hair free for life, so for most the trade-off is worth it if you can afford the initial investment. And at less than $1,000, you can rid nearly your entire body of hair, for a savings of up to $15,000.

Risk is everywhere around us. Our health faces risks all the time too. At home or in any interior places, you face the risk of falling down, tripping down, chemicals injury to your body, accidental consumption of wrong food, choking, fire injury and so on. Outside the home or in outdoor, you faces the risk of knocking down by vehicles, accidental assault, natural disaster such as strike by lightning, earthquake, typhoon and so on. We cannot escape risks totally, but we can reduce risks on our part, as by taking precaution in whatever things that we do.

Those risk that we face are all external. They are all accidental health risks that we can possibly face in our lives, whether you are a child, teenage, adults or old people. Besides accidental health risks, other health risks that we face could be the short-term health risks and the long-term health risks.

Our body are in constant touch with foreign objects in our surroundings. All these foreign objects are all health risks to us. From food preparation to cooking and eating of food, there are already health risks involved in every steps that we do. For example, food that are not washed properly such as vegetables might contain parasites’ eggs from soil particles on the vegetables. These eggs might hatch into parasites in our stomach(favourable condition for them). Meat that we eat if they are not cooked properly will still have parasites exist in them. So when these meat are eaten, our health is at risks – risks of parasite infestation in our body. Parasites can compete with our body for nutrition and it can also cause sickness to us and sometimes can even be fatal.

Besides parasites, other potential health risks from food we eat are germs. When seafood and poultry products are not washed properly or when they are not fresh, they have germs – the bad bacteria in them, that can cause people to suffer from symptoms of food poisoning after consumption of them. Sometimes, besides improper food handling, ignorance can also cause us to have risks of our health, as in food poisoning when eaten food that is kept in the fridge for too long, or even food consume after left over in the room for a long period of time. These are short-term health risks. They cause immediate results to our body.

Other examples of short-term health risks that we face are allergies. Eating food that our body ‘cannot accept’ such as seafood or eggs for some people can have immediate rashes, and ‘watery and red eyes’ and other symptoms for some

Hair dyes were once the preserve of the professional hair dresser but now supermarket shelves are stacked full of different makes of hair dye or all colours. There are though issues from making use of hair dyes at home; not least of all is the fact that hair dye has a habit of going everywhere covering walls and fabrics alike.

If hair dye does find its way onto any fabric it is important that work on the stain is started immediately. The method of operation though does depend upon the type of fabric being used. For fabrics made from linen or cotton, then some rubbing spirit or turpentine should be applied to a white cloth. The white cloth should then be used to dab and blot away at the white cloth. This action should hopefully remove most of the hair dye. For fabric made from synthetic materials like polyester, then hydrogen peroxide should be used rather than rubbing alcohol.

Once the hair dye has been blotted the fabric should then be rinsed in cold water and washing soda. If necessary the stain can then be rubbed again with turpentine. The fabric can then be washed in washing machine with a biological detergent.

There are many other solutions to removing hair dyes from fabrics, especially home remedies. The use of hair dye is an especially favoured one, and if the stain from the hair dye is immediately noticed, then the hair dye can be used to saturate the stain. The fabric can then be washed as normal, with the result that the mark of the hair dye is gone. Another home remedy is to create a paste of lemon juice and cream of tartar which can then be applied to the stain with a toothbrush, before a liquid laundry detergent is added to the stain. Again the fabric can be washed as normal.

There are other solutions though to removing hair dye from fabrics, although they are not as safe as previous methods, and are reserved for stubborn stains. The first of these methods involves the use of bleach on the affected area. Bleach though is rarely used directly on fabrics, and should be first tested on an unseen area of the fabric, and it may result in the need to use colour-fast bleach. There are in addition a number of colour removing solutions now available to buy, and will remove any colouring caused by the hair dye. The issue though is that if the fabric is itself coloured then these colour removes may also remove this colour.

In some cases it is impossible to remove the hair dye from the fabric, and then there is only two main options available; either the fabric gets thrown in the bin, or else the more sensible option is to make use of the shirt or fabric the next time hair is dyed.

Most of us love to eat avocado now and then, but do you know that they have much more to offer than just delicious taste. From the ancient times avocado is used as an excellent beauty aid. They truly offer wealth of health and significant beauty benefits.

Avocado contains vitamins A, C, E and K, which helps a great deal to improve overall skin health and give a soft look and instant glow. Avocado is an efficient multi-purpose beauty essential that nurtures your skin without the chemical additives which are found in over-the-counter beauty products. From now on stop spending on professional beauty treatments, but start using natural ingredients from your kitchen for all your beauty ailments.Read on to learn how you can use the avocado in your day to day beauty routine.

Hair Conditioner and for Hair Growth

Avocado is rich in protein and polyunsaturated fat, and is packed with plenty of minerals and vitamins. It is an ideal natural ingredient for hair rejuvenation as it is enriched with essential fats which are fabulous for moisturizing. Avocado makes the hair softer and more elastic and also makes it less prone to breakage.

Take one avocado, half teaspoon of olive oil and one egg yolk. Mash it thoroughly in a a bowl. Apply this mix to wet or damp hair. Leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Massage it in your scalp properly. Rinse with warm water and shampoo your hair as usual. The result : Amazingly soft, silky and shiny hair.

Face Cleansing Mask

Avocado is a natural cleanser . Take the flesh from the avocado and mash it with a fork in a bowl. Make the cleansing mask according to your skin type. For dry skin , add one teaspoon of honey in the avocado mash. For normal or oily skin , add one teaspoon of lemon juice in the avocado mash.Mix the mash thoroughly and stir it well. Apply it to your face and neck, and massage gently. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse off with warm water. The result: Clean , Soft smooth and glowing skin.

Natural Moisturizer

The peel of the avocado is excellent as the precious oil is hidden in the peel. Simply take the avocado peel and gently massage your face with the inside of the avocado peel. Remember to use upward stokes while massaging. After massaging for 2 to 3 minutes, leave the oil on your skin for about 10 minutes. Wash your face with water and pat dry. The result : Beautiful and Moisturized , good looking skin.

Exfoliating Scrub

You can use avocado as an exfoliating scrub for extremely dry skin . Make a mix with one avocado, 1 egg white,2 tablespoons of oatmeal and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply it on your face and hands. Leave the mix on for 15 to 20 minutes and than rinse off with warm water. The result: Softer and smoother skin.

Essential tips

Avocados are perishable, so always use your avocado mix just after making it.

Opt for organic and fully ripe avocado for best results.

While storing unused avocado, cover the unused half with plastic wrap and refrigerate it immediately.

Never keep an avocado in the freezer; it will simply die by the temperature shock.

To ripe the avocados quickly keep them in a paper bag, or wrap them in foil to hasten the process of ripening.

By now you are familiar with the beauty uses of avocado. So what are you waiting for? Go, reach for an avocado and try out these quick and easy home remedies right now!

We have all heard the old sayings such as ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’; beauty is only skin deep’; ‘beauty is on the inside’. Whatever. At the end of the day, we as a society are obsessed with physical beauty. It used to just be women applying make up in the bathroom. Now some guys will not venture out of the house without their eyeliner and mascara. Being beautiful is so important to us.

So, how can you stay beautiful all day long? Sure, there are beauty products we can apply throughout the day to look good. But I believe from the bottom of my heart that beauty shines through the eyes. If you have spent a lot of money on physical appearance and are a rotten person, people will notice. Maybe at first they will be attracted by your physical looks. But once they get to know you, they will come to realize that your are below all the gloss an ugly person if you do not treat others correctly.

It is far more important to concentrate on our inner beauty all day long. To bite your tongue when you are angry and wish to lash out at someone. When you are tired and cannot be bothered to be nice to others. When someone has behaved abysmally and you want to retaliate. It is hard, but with practice we can become beautiful people. Initially people will be magnetized by the appearance of a beauty on the outside. But for a lasting relationship, you have to look for inner beauty.

I always believe that you should behave as if you are meeting a new woman you really fancy. You try to impress her with your outstanding behavior, attentiveness, gentlemanly actions, caring attitude, the way you listen to everything she says. Why not treat everybody the same way? Make them feel important and interesting to you. That way you are being beautiful. So, you want to look your best. That is not difficult today with all the products on the market. But never forget that being beautiful is a state of how you are – not a transient. physical thing.

I have dated many women in my time who would consider themselves a great catch because they conform to how society perceives beauty. But many of them – not all – are self-obsessed and have no idea how to communicate. Their only topic is ‘me’. I have always grown tired of them – just as they have probably grown tired of my lack of interest in them!