Men's personal care involves a balance of practical styling, advanced anti-aging methodologies, and rigorous hygiene practices to maintain physical health and aesthetic appeal.
Whether you shave your legs, bikini line, face or head, hair growing back in can be maddeningly itchy. Shaving irritates and dries out the skin, and sometimes when the freshly shaved hair grows back it can become ingrown, building up in a coil just under the skin's surface and forming a painful red bump.
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Foam rollers -- soft, cushion-like foam and a plastic rod and clip that secure the hair -- are gentler on your hair than many other styling tools. They don't use heat to curl the hair, and the foam is unlikely to snag or damage your hair. They're also more comfortable than hard rollers.
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According to the Weight-control Information Network, 68 percent of American adults age 20 or older are overweight or obese with a body mass index of 25 or higher. Treating obesity has become a major focus of health care and people are often willing to try anything.
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Bloodshot eyes develop for many reasons, including allergies, lack of sleep or a crying spell. No matter the cause, bloodshot eyes turn puffy and red, and it often feels like they're way too dry.
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A number of factors can cause you to look tired, from a lack of iron to common allergies. The natural process of aging also causes skin to sag and droop, especially around the eye area.
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Although flyaway hair looks like a beauty problem at first glance, it's actually a simple science problem -- friction and ionization cause static electricity, which leads to wild individual strands sticking our from your head.
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Jojoba oil is a wax ester that is similar to the natural oil produced by skin. This botanical extract has a number of potential benefits. Jojoba oil can moisturize, help balance oil production and will not irritate eyes, according to the website Acne.org.
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Having good personal hygiene practices means taking care of yourself and leading a healthy lifestyle. Personal hygiene habits and techniques should be instilled by parents to their children at a very young age.
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Tweezers are a handy tool for removing splinters, ticks and facial hair, but they can harbor germs and bacteria. It’s important to sanitize tweezers thoroughly after they come into contact with blood, bugs or anything else that may lead to the spread of bacteria. Rinsing tweezers under water isn’t enough to do the job.
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Dry hair occurs when the hair shaft cannot absorb or retain enough moisture, resulting in a brittle, lackluster appearance. Dry hair may result from washing too frequently, using harsh soaps and heated styling tools, or excessive exposure to the elements. In many cases, home remedies can restore moisture to dry hair.
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Denim, although known for its durability in work and play, commonly wears out at high stress points like the center seam, knee, hem and inner thigh. Depending on the wearer's habits, other areas can also become threadbare, eventually progressing into unacceptable holes or tears.
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Natural African American hair can be difficult to manage, especially when most hair products are made for Caucasian hair.
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If you suffer from facial redness, you may use a moisturizer to calm the area and relieve your redness. Rosacea, keratosis and eczema are examples of skin conditions that can cause redness to appear on the skin. Moisturizers can be used to calm the skin and reduce the redness of the skin.
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Scars on the nose can manifest in two very different ways. The first are sunken scars, which can be the result of slow-healing scabs and acne. Nose scars can also show up as keloids, puffy, hypertrophic scars that are raised off the surface of the skin and caused by trauma, like a nose piercing.
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Collagen is a fiber in the connective tissue throughout your body, most noticeably in the face. As you age, your body naturally stops producing collagen and the existing collagen will begin to break down. This leads to facial sagging and wrinkles and gives skin a rough appearance.
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Whether you're fair-skinned or have a darker complexion, you're at risk for getting a sunburn if you fail to properly protect your skin from the sun's rays. Although the actual sunburn may be more noticeable on someone who has a lighter skin tone, the effects of the sun remain the same for all types of coloring.
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The skin underneath the eyes is so thin and delicate that when blood vessels there are engorged, dark circles appear. As you age, the under-eye skin thins even more -- making dark circles more prevalent. Genetics, allergies and poor beauty habits all contribute to dark circles.
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If you have acne-covered skin, you may have tried just about every medication—both over-the-counter and prescription to clear your complexion.
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Sinus allergies can dry out your skin and mucous membranes, which can result in chapped lips. Chapped lips can also result from products such as toothpaste or lipsticks that contain irritants. Chapped lips can be uncomfortable at best and painful at worst.
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On average, your fingernails will grow about 1.5 inches every year, reports the website azTeen Magazine. They are made of protein fibers called keratin, which is also what your hair is made of. On average, nails grow fastest in people under the age of 30.
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