How to Get Rid of Ingrown Hairs After Waxing
Any time you remove body hair using conventional forms of epilation or depilation, you risk getting ingrown hairs, and waxing can put you at an increased risk.
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Does the Air Climber Work for Losing Body Fat?
The Air Climber is a piece of home exercise equipment designed to burn body fat and increase lean muscle mass. The construction of the Air Climber simulates stepping in place and comes with a body cord for simultaneous upper body training.
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Can You Lose Weight Drinking Apple Juice?
Making wise choices in the beverage department can definitely help you avoid weight gain and obesity. Drinks that seem perfectly healthy, such as apple juice and other fruity beverages, give you essential nutrients you need in your diet. But they also deliver a lot of extra calories if you drink them in excess.
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Permanent Treatment for Bags Under the Eye
If the eyes are the window to the soul, the sagging skin and lower eyelid puffiness indicate that yours have been around for a longer period of time than you want the rest of the world to know. There are an abundance of eye creams available that claim to get rid of bags under the eyes.
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How to Make My Toenail Grow Back Without Fungus
Toenail fungus (onychomycosis) is a long-term problem for roughly 15 percent of the U.S. population, according to an October 2009 New York Times report.
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What Is the Bump on My Nipple Piercing?
If you find a bump on your nipple piercing, this may be a sign that you have an abscess. A study published in the July 2010 edition of the "Journal of the American College of Surgeons" indicates that nipple piercing is one factor that puts you at risk for recurrent breast abscesses.
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Bananas-Only Diet
Fad diets often put a certain food in the spotlight to convince you that it has magical weight loss properties. The common banana, an inexpensive staple fruit, has had its fair share of promotional time.
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What Are the Causes of Dark Circles Around Eyes in Women?
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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The Best Low Impact Exercises That Burn the Most Calories
Don't let the term "low-impact" fool you. Low-impact aerobic exercise gives you a calorie-burning workout -- the perfect complement to your weight-loss plan. Low-impact exercises are less stressful on your joints compared to high-impact activities such as running and jumping rope.
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Hair Loss Caused by Heat Straightening
If you have wavy, curly hair, you can get sleek, pin-straight tresses if you crank up the dial of your straightening iron so that it generates maximum heat. However, intense heat, when used on an everyday basis, can lead to damaged, fried-looking hair -- and ultimately hair loss due to breakage.
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Will Salicylic Acid Peels Help the Skin?
Salicylic acid is an ingredient used in chemical peels. These treatments, which are safest and most effective when done by a dermatologist, may be just what you need to give your face a polished appearance.
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How to Change Pierced Earrings
Changing your pierced earrings doesn't have to be a challenge as long as you take measures to make the process safe and sanitary. If you are changing your pierced ears for the first time, don't be tempted to remove the studs, however, until your ears are completely healed.
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Milk of Magnesia for Weight Loss
Some do-it-yourself weight loss techniques are filed under "desperate measures," and laxative abuse is one of them. Taking milk of magnesia, also known as magnesium hydroxide, on a regular basis is risky business, causing chronic diarrhea, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
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Does Laser Hair Restoration Work?
Laser hair restoration spurred a heated debate between conventional hair restoration surgeons and providers of laser therapies. By the time the "New York Times" reported on a nonsurgical way to restore thinning follicles called "photobiostimulation"
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Can You Lose Weight by Jiggling Your Belly?
While belt exercisers and ab belts sound like a no-sweat way to burn belly fat, fitness professionals caution you to avoid the lure of equipment and gadgets that promise a quick, easy route to weight loss.
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Cures for Razor Bumps on the Back of the Neck
Razor bumps are a particular hazard to shaving parts of the body where hair grows out dense and coarse. For men, these typically occur on the face or the back of the neck when you're "cleaning up" the hair line around your nape.
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The Use of HCG Without a Strict Diet
Human chorionic gonadotrophin, or hCG, hormone injections first came into use as a weight loss aid back in the 1950s. However, the British physician who devised the hCG weight loss plan designed it to be used in conjunction with a very low calorie diet.
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Weak Nails That Curve Up
Just as the eyes are the windows to the soul, your nails can sometimes speak volumes about your physical health. Weak nails that curve up or nails that are pitted, horizontally ridged or discolored can tell your doctor that you have an underlying medical condition that requires treatment. If you have "spoon nails,"
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How to Control the Side Effects of Differin Gel
Differin Gel, the trade name for adapalene, is a synthetic topical retinoid used to treat acne. Differin and other retinoids can be very effective in reducing clogged pores, says the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), but they also have unpleasant side effects.
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Tea vs. Coffee for Melting Belly Fat
The calories you get from the foods you eat and the beverages you drink all contribute to weight gain if you consume more calories than you need. Neither tea nor coffee will melt belly fat; this is one of many nutrition myths that can derail your weight-loss plan.
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