Skin Care Basics

How to Make a Natural Chocolate Hand Cream

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Chocolate scented beauty products are a chocolate lover's dream, but unfortunately these luxury products often cost a small fortune and are full of harsh chemicals, unnecessary dyes and artificial perfumes. You can pamper yourself by making your ... more »

How to Make a Natural Cocoa Butter Body Lotion

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If you are tired of buying expensive body lotions that are full of unnecessary chemicals, dyes and preservatives, you can create your own natural body lotions right in your own home. Making a natural cocoa butter lotion is a snap and will save ... more »

How to Make a Natural Skin Peel

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Alpha-hydroxy acids are used in a variety of over-the-counter and professional microdermabrasion and chemical peel products. However many alpha-hydroxy acids are naturally occurring and can be used to create your own natural skin peels. With a ... more »

How to make an aromatic foot scrub

By Bizzylizzy

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Want soft pretty feet? This is the recipe for you!! Fast and easy way to make your own salt scrub which can be used on the body too... more »

How to Make Astringent for Oily Skin

By Ziggy

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A natural astringent that you can make at home that works wonders for oily skin...try it and pass along the secret. Read on to learn how to make astringent for oily skin... more »

How to Make Face Packs

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Using natural ingredients including a variety of fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables, you can make face packs that nourish your skin while enhancing your natural beauty. Face packs help keep skin smooth and soft while removing any impurities and ... more »

How to Make Grapefruit Sugar Body Scrub

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Elegant and expensive spas often use natural ingredients such as grapefruit and sugar as a way to tone and invigorate the skin. Your kitchen may not be as luxurious as a high priced spa, but you can still experience some of the benefits with a ... more »

How to make rose tonner

By TCSuria

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U may use this as tonner to your face and keep it in fridge.. more »

How to Make Stretch Mark Oil

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Many women find that massaging skin with homemade stretch mark oil is a great way to prevent stretch marks, and can often alleviate stretch marks that are already present. The oil will also keep the skin smooth and supple and the delightful aroma ... more »

How to make your own Natural shaving cream!

By jadedskies

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If you've ever looked at the ingredients in your shaving cream, there is a LOT of ingredients in there that are incredibly not good for you - as in toxic. Sure, there are brands like Alba or Kiss my Face for shaving cream, but they have very ... more »

How to Moisturize Combination Facial Skin

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Proper moisturizing of all skin types is very important, especially for combination skin. People with combination skin suffer from not only oily skin in some places, but also very dry skin in others. A common misconception is that moisturizing ... more »

How to Own Your Paleness

By rpalotay

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Those of us with pale skin need to learn to love it instead of always trying to hide it. The sun has very damaging rays and many people who are fair-skinned truly look better that way. Just look at Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain. She looks ... more »

How to Prevent Ingrown Facial Hair

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Not only is an ingrown hair painful, it also damages your attempts at a blemish-free face. An ingrown hair occurs when hair is cut too close to the follicle, and the hair begins to grow into the tissue or curls back into the tissue instead of ... more »

How to Remove Marker from Skin or Nails

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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If you have ever had your child write on her skin with a permanent marker or have gotten it on your own skin or nails, there are some things you can do to remove the marker... more »

How to Skin Polish

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Skin polishing is just another way of saying exfoliation. The only difference may be in the price of skin polishing products and treatments versus body scrubs and exfoliation treatments. You may be able to save even more money by making your own ... more »

How to Start a Skin Care Routine

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Developing a skin care routine improves the look and maintenance of your skin, your body's largest organ. Besides keeping you looking great, caring for the skin is a health issue, and one that can prevent signs of aging. Read on to learn how to ... more »

How to Sun Tan Safely

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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You can get that sun kissed look without damaging your skin. Follow these suggestions on how to sun tan safely... more »

How to Treat Cellulitis With Antibiotics

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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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 and Hands

By missbon

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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

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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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 Use Baking Soda as an Exfoliant

By karilivingston

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Dead skin cells can dull your complexion, but you don't need to spend big money on harsh chemical exfoliants. Baking soda will work just as well... more »

How to Use Facial Cleanser

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Facial cleansers do a better job of deep cleaning skin than a bar of soap and there's a cleanser formulated for every type of skin, from extra dry to combination to oily and acne ridden. Facial cleansers banish dirt, guard against pimples and ... more »

How to Use Home Remedies for Dark Circles

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Puffy dark circles under your eyes can be an embarrassing nuisance. Many different things cause them and treatments vary from surgery to concealments and vitamin therapy. Taking good, preventive care of your eyes and making small changes in your ... more »

How to Achieve Flawless Glowing skin

By starchild517

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We all want to have flawless looking skin so why not start of with learning the basics of simple easy skin care knowledge... more »

How to Add Natural Ingredients to Face Cleansers for Healthy Skin

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Just because all the stars are spending thousands of dollars on chemical and acid peels, doesn't meant that you have to do the same. You can add natural ingredients to face cleansers for healthy skin. Just incorporate some natural stuff into your ... more »

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