The drier and colder air of the winter months can certainly be merciless to your hands. And with all of the cooking, cleaning, crafting and wrapping that come with the holiday season, your hands will be doing a lot more work than usual. You’ll also be washing them frequently to avoid cold and flu bugs, and you may even be engaging in fun but finger-freezing snowball fights. Chapped, sore and flaky hands need not be your fate, with proper winter hand care.
Hand-woven cotton place mats sound more fragile than they really are. Cotton is a very sturdy material that withstands everyday wear and tear better than many other fabrics. Don’t be afraid to use your cotton place mats on a regular basis. Caring for your hand-woven cotton place mats is fairly easy, since they are machine washable and dryable.
A hand axe can be an invaluable tool while camping or chopping some kindling for a fire in the den. Simple maintenance and care of the axe will help you get years of dependable service. Just keeping the blade clean and dry after use will go a long way toward preserving the usefulness of your hand axe. Sharpening the edge before storage takes only a few minutes, ensuring that the axe is ready for use when you need it.
If you're looking for some ways to update your grooming routine but don't want to shell out a lot of money, consider investing in some inexpensive hygiene tools. Items like cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol can be added to your grooming arsenal and give you high value for their low cost.
Perky, firm breasts are desired by many women. As you age, your breast tissue loses its firmness and gravity takes its toll resulting in saggy, droopy breasts. Hereditary factors, weight fluctuations, pregnancy and breastfeeding also cause breasts to sag. Because your breasts are made from fatty tissue, toning them similar to how you tone muscle tissue is not possible. Alternative methods to firm and lift your breasts range from surgery to exercises to train the underlying muscles and bra support.
There are many reasons why gravity takes a toll on your breasts. The natural aging process, pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight fluctuations and exercising without proper breast support all contribute to loss of firmness of your breasts. Unlike muscle tissue, breast tissue cannot be increased or defined because your breasts are made from fat. The closest muscles to your breasts are the pectoral muscles. Strengthening your pectoral muscles will help firm and tone you breasts.
Having a baby takes a toll on your entire body. During pregnancy, your uterus gets bigger and your breasts can increase by one or more bra sizes. After giving birth, your breasts will most likely change size again, but rapid inflation and deflation of your breast tissue can cause the skin to sag. There are various methods you can try to lift your breasts back up to where they used to be.
There are various kinds of instruments used to clean teeth. Dental hygienists clean and polish teeth, remove plaque and diagnose overall health of the mouth. Many of the dental hygiene instruments are used on certain areas of the teeth in specific ways. For example, the mirror tool magnifies, reflects light and allows hygienists to see hard-to-reach areas of the mouth. The tool consists of a metal handle with an angled mirror at the top.
Tools exist for many types of handicaps, including arthritis, multiple sclerosis and lupus. These tools are made to help people with conditions that affect their joints, freedom of movement or ability to grasp. Doing everyday activities with a handicap need not be as challenging as was once the case. Tools can extend your reach or grasping ability, allow for hands-free activities and free the handicapped to be less dependent on others and more able to care for themselves. Handicap-assistive tools, many of which are inexpensive, include products for hygiene and grooming and products for everyday activities such as writing, bathing…
Sweaty hands and feet can be treated with topical options, such as aluminum chloride, or with Botox injections. Find out about other options if the first two options fail with help from a dermatologist in this free video on skin care and sweating.
Bolle, a company known for producing high-end glasses for sports and safety, has two main product lines that offer interchangeable lenses: Breakaway and Action Sport. These products allow you to change your lenses based upon the amount of sunlight, location and degree of acuity needed for specific aspects, such as moguls on a ski slope. While the task can be daunting at first, it is relatively easy to perform a quick and easy lens change.
A person trained in nail technology is usually referred to as a nail technician or a manicurist/pedicurist. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of nail technicians is expected to grow by 28 percent over the next decade.
A dentist's office can seem daunting to many patients because of the many of tools that surround the patient's chair. Shiny, sharp edges and hook shapes can be intimidating, because they appear so eerily invasive. For a dentist to perform her job, however, these technical tools are required, in order to examine, probe, clean, restore and perform other procedures that yield healthy teeth and gums.
Fingernails are made up of keratin, a component that is also found in other areas of your body, such as your hair and skin. Manicures are more than just to look your nail pretty. They are procedures for caring for your nail to keep them healthy and in excellent condition. In between salon appointments, you can care for your nails at home by following some guidelines and learning more about your nails.
There’s nothing manly or sexy about grubby, dirty workman’s hands. There’s also nothing prissy or “metro” about keeping your hands in good, clean, well manicured condition. Even if you are a grease monkey, you can have clean hands that your lady wants to touch her soft skin. She spends a lot of time and effort making her body clean and soft to the touch, even softer than nature creates. The least you can do is make sure the hands you touch her with are soft, clean and smooth. There are certain places on a woman’s body that are not friendly…
Many women are concerned about the appearance of their breasts. If they have a small bosom, they want them to be bigger, and if their breasts are too large, they want them to be smaller. Saggy breasts are a concern to some women, too. Sometimes a woman’s breasts will start to droop with age, but the aging process is only one of the causes of this problem. Whatever the reason for this loss of firmness, women wish they could get their breasts looking youthful again. What can be done to firm sagging breasts? Here are some of the options.