Chemical depilatory creams are one of many hair-removal options available. Nair's advantages include smoother skin and a longer time before hair regrowth, especially as compared to shaving; disadvantages include skin irritation and a pungent smell.
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Apple cider vinegar may contribute to a mean salad dressing, but you can also work it into your beauty routine as well. Adding 1 to 2 cups of the vinegar to your bath water creates a rejuvenating experience that also provides health benefits.
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Medically speaking, the Mayo Clinic defines dark eye circles as "round, uniform areas of pigmentation beneath each eye." Under-eye circles can make you appear haggard and exhausted, although late nights and lack of sleep are rarely the main cause. Getting rid of dark eye circles means first pinpointing the exact cause.
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Bulimia, or bulimia nervosa, is an eating disorder that involves repetitive cycles of binging and purging, emotional upheaval and obsession with weight loss.
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Winter can be a welcome change for oily skin. With a decrease in humidity when the weather cools, you may spend less time blotting your face and powdering your nose. However, this doesn’t mean that your sebaceous -- oil -- glands will stop producing excess oil.
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Scars caused from acne can be removed or smoothed with surgery and treatments like chemical peels and microdermabrasion. Skin lighteners can reduce skin discoloration from dark spots.
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According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the average person has 100,000 hairs on their head and loses about 100 hairs daily. Hair loss can quickly become a concern, however, when that rate of loss increases and bald spots begin to appear.
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If weight loss was as simple as adding apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper and garlic to your diet, the United States wouldn't be facing an obesity epidemic. While there is some truth behind the weight-loss claims for these flavor-enhancers, it's never that easy.
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For a variety of reasons, black tea can contribute to weight loss as long as you drink it unsweetened. Although this makes it an inexpensive and effective weight loss supplement, unsweetened black tea can be hard on the palate.
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No special exercise machine or fad diet effectively burns fat lumps in the body. To rid your body of excess fat, you have to create a calorie deficit through changes in your diet and exercise. If you choose a sensible, healthy plan that suits your lifestyle, you are more likely to stick with your weight-loss effort.
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Metformin helps control blood sugar and increase your body's sensitivity to insulin. The drug is available only by prescription and sold under several different brand names, including Fortamet, Glumetza, Riomet, Glucophage and Glucophage XR.
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Despite the growing obesity epidemic in the United States, Americans spend billions of dollars on dieting products each year, according to Creighton University. The lure of pills or new diets promising fast weight loss can be hard to resist -- even if they are ineffective or dangerous.
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White tea comes from the same plant as green and black tea, the Camellia sinensis plant. White tea is made from the new, young buds and the very young leaves of the plant. Due to minimal processing, white tea retains more nutrients than green or black tea.
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Bariatric surgery involves reducing the size of your stomach to reduce food intake and promote weight loss. The procedure is permanent and requires a lifetime commitment to a maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The most common types of bariatric surgery are gastric bypass, lap-band and gastric sleeve.
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Costochondritis is a condition in which one of your ribs -- or the cartilage that attaches to your rib -- becomes inflamed. Costochondritis is a relatively common cause of chest pain. In most cases, notes MayoClinic.
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It's not so much the number of meals you need to eat a day to gain weight but the number of calories. That said, because you need to eat more calories in order to gain, eating more often might help you take in enough calories without feeling too full at your meals.
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Two of the most common skin problems, particularly among older women, are the development of cellulite and loose skin. Skin is more susceptible to looseness as it loses its elasticity, which happens quickly past age 50. Any weight gained or lost is more likely to leave stretch marks or loose skin.
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It's generally easier to lose weight when you're 30 than when you're 60, but a slight slowing of your metabolism and lifestyle changes can make it more difficult than it was in your teens and twenties.
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That slow-but-steady increase in your waistline doesn't just affect how your clothes fit, it's also a health risk. Belly fat often involves gaining visceral fat, which is a type of fat that accumulates inside your abdominal wall.
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More than 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, according to a January 2010 report in "The Journal of the American Medical Association." Carrying around extra weight increases your risk of developing a chronic illness such as heart disease or diabetes, and increases your risk of early death.
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