Skin Care Basics

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The use of herbal treatments for a multitude of medical conditions is extremely popular. Many swear by the effectiveness of herbs to treat everything from migraine headaches to foot fungus. The skin infection cellulitis is also believed to be ... more »

How to Take Vitamin C and E to Treat Cellulitis

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The skin infection cellulitis is almost always treated by antibiotics, but alternative therapies such as vitamins C and E may be helpful in the management of the condition. Taking these vitamins is purported to promote healing and improve overall ... more »

How to Tan Safely Using Sunscreen

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The key to tanning safely is building it over time by using a good sunscreen. Although sun worshipers might think sunscreens can inhibit their tans, it actually shields them from getting burned and can help to develop their tans over time... more »

How to Tan Smart

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As good as the sun's rays feel on our bodies, it isn't healthy to soak in the rays to get a nice tan. Tanning smartly is often shrugged off by people who just want to relax with a good book on the beach for hours and hours. Getting the desired ... more »

How to Treat Cellulitis With Acupuncture

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Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical therapy involving the application of needles into specific points of the body. Many Western medical professionals do not understand the way acupuncture works to improve health. Despite the questions ... more »

How to Treat Cellulitis With Antibiotics

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Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial infection of the skin. It can affect any part of the body but is most commonly found on the arms and legs. The condition appears clinically as a reddened, warm, flat area that spreads with time. The ... more »

How to Treat Chapped Lips

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Chapped lips, or cheilitis, is the result of exposure to sun or wind, allergies, dehydration, medications or mouth-breathing, and can plague us any time of the year. Rough, dry lips can crack and split and be difficult to heal. By getting to the ... more »

How to Treat Chapped Lips and Hands

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Chapped lips and hands can be painful as well as unattractive. You can apply a treatment to chapped skin that will not only relieve the condition but keep it from coming back, providing you use it regularly... more »

How to Treat Dark Circles With Dermabrasion

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Dark circles under your eyes may the result of too little sleep or a change in the seasons, in which case you can treat them once or as they appear. Sometimes, however, dark circles can become a permanent or recurring problem, in which case ... more »

How to Treat Dark Circles With Hemorrhoid Cream

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You may find it hard to believe--and it may even sound a little distasteful given its ostensible purpose--but hemorrhoid cream is a very good way to treat dark circles under the eyes, It often contains components that are very good for the skin, ... more »

How to Treat Dark Circles With Slices of Cucumbers

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The archetypical day spa customer is the one with the towel wrapped around her head and the cucumbers on her eyes. There's a reason for that: using slices of cucumbers is a very good way to treat dark circles under the eyes. The ingredients they ... more »

How to Treat Dark Circles With Tea Bags

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If you're a tea drinker, you can use your bags for more than just your beverage. Used tea bags are a great way to treat dark circles around your eyes and to help reduce the puffiness and redness that sometimes accompany them... more »

How to Treat Dermatitis

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If you have ever had a bout of dermatitis, you are familiar with the misery it can produce, including severe itching, blistering and even pain. While dermatitis has many causes, some of the most common forms are allergic dermatitis and contact ... more »

How to Treat Dry Hands With a Home Remedy

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You can find many home remedies available to treat dry hands. You can experiment with several methods until you find the one that works best for you. Instead of purchasing expensive creams or lotions, soothe your hands by combining common ... more »

How to Use Dermalex to Treat Dark Circles Under Eyes

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Dermalex is a health and beauty product designed specifically to treat dark circles under the eyes. Its ingredients include aloe vera, cucumber extract, chrysin and citrus-derived flavinoids that help to reduce swelling and return the skin color ... more »

How to Use Exfoliators

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You may not see it, but everyday skin is clogging your pores. An exfoliator removes the dead skin, make up and other products that's trapped in your pores. If you want to look 10 years younger, get rid of that dry or dead skin build up on your ... more »

How to Use Jojoba for Health

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Jojoba oil comes from the bean of the jojoba shrub (Simmondisia chinenis). It is native to Sonoran Desert and surrounding area in northwestern Mexico, southern Arizona and California. Native Americans knew of its therapeutic properties for ... more »

How to Use Low-SPF Suntanning Lotion

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SPF refers to the sun protection factor in a tanning lotion or sunscreen. Although SPF levels range from 2 to 70, tanning lotions have an SPF of 6 or less. Using a tanning lotion with a low SPF is preferable to using non-SPF oils. The low levels ... more »

How to Use Makeup to Conceal Dark Circles

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Dark circles under the eyes are attributable to many causes. Allergies, nasal congestion, too much sleep, too little sleep and heredity are among some of the most frequently cited causes. Despite the cause, if you don't have time to treat those ... more »

How to Use Massage to Treat Cellulitis

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The use of massage therapy is controversial in the treatment of cellulitis. Those who suffer from the infection first should seek the opinion of a physician. Some doctors believe certain massage techniques, used along with conventional antibiotic ... more »

How to Use Milk to Help Your Skin

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Milk is a key ingredient in a healthy diet, but it also helps create beautiful skin. This is due to the vitamins A and D and proteins, which are present in milk. There are also beauty products containing milk that, when applied topically,provide ... more »

How to Use Mint Juice to Treat Blackheads

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Blackheads appear on the surface of the skin when hair follicles become clogged, usually with a combination of oil and dead skin cells. Air reaches the oil and skin cells via the follicle's large opening and oxidizes. This process generates the ... more »

How to Use Nutmeg to Treat Blackheads

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Blackheads are a form of acne in which pores become clogged from dead skin cells and a special oil secreted through glands attached to the pores. In pores with large openings, the built up skin and oil mass becomes exposed to air and oxidized. ... more »

How to Use Personal Care Products for Non-Toxic Living

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Choosing to live a non-toxic lifestyle means eliminating any products with potentially harmful chemicals and artificial ingredients from your home. Everyone uses a wide variety of personal care products in order to keep themselves healthy ... more »

How to Use Radish Seeds to Treat Blackheads

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Blackheads are an acne related skin problem. They develop when hair follicles become clogged with skin cells and oils. Only hair follicles with large openings will become blackheads. Hair follicles with average or small openings will not permit ... more »

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