Male Styling, Personal Care & Advanced Anti-Aging Techniques

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.

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The Best Chemical Peels for Acne Scars

Acne scars can be the unfortunate remnant of acne lesions that damage the collagen layers of skin. The result is a depressed or raised portion of skin that can mar an otherwise healthy complexion.

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Fastest Way to Get Rid of Dark Circles

Dark circles under your eyes can be caused by genetic factors, lack of sleep, consuming too much alcohol, nasal congestion and medical issues. Dark circles can make you appear tired or older than you are. Treat dark under-eye circles quickly so you can appear more refreshed and wide awake.

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Can an Ingrown Toenail Grow Out?

An ingrown toenail can make each step more painful than the next. If you experience pain and redness at the toe, taking steps to encourage normal toenail growth can reduce symptoms. Do not leave untreated--ingrown toenails can lead to infection and will continue to grow abnormally without intervention.

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How to Extract Clogged Pores

The skin on your face consists of thousands of tiny pores that feature a hair follicle and a gland that produces sebum--an oily substance that works to keep your skin soft and moisturized. However, hormones can stimulate the gland to produce excess sebum, resulting in clogged pores.

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Can Hair Grow From Damaged Follicles?

The effects of hair loss can be devastating to hair loss sufferers. Treatments for hair loss that can help to reverse hair follicle damage do exist. The effectiveness of treatment depends on the cause of your hair loss and the depth of the damage.

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Eye Bags & Wrinkles

The delicate skin under your eyes may be some of the first areas to show lack of sleep, water retention or aging. Two common problems that can affect your undereye area are bags under the eyes and wrinkling of the skin underneath and on the sides of the eyes.

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What Are the Causes of Puffy Morning Eyes?

If you awaken to eyes that appear to be carrying a little more luggage than the night before, you could be suffering from puffy morning eyes. This common occurrence can be the result of several contributing factors, including what you eat and how you sleep.

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How to Treat a Scar From a TCA Peel

A trichloracetic acid (TCA) peel is considered a medium-level peel designed to penetrate the outer layers of skin. When applied to the skin, the peel burns away damaged and dead layers of skin to reveal fresher skin underneath.

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Dry, Red Elbows

When the skin on your elbows becomes dry and red, symptoms such as itching, swelling and pain can be difficult to bear. Your elbow skin is subject to increased moisture loss because of its location on the body. Knowing common at-home and medical remedies to care for the dry, red skin can help you find relief.

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How to Lighten Dark Sun Spots on the Face

Your body relies on a pigment known as melanin to give your skin its color. When exposed to the sun, the cells that house melanin are released and the skin darkens, according to the DermaNetwork website. This results in dark spots, which are also known as liver spots, lentigos, age spots and lentigenes.

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Sore on Tip of Ear Won't Heal

Because your ear protects the mechanisms by which you hear, any wound or sore can be cause for concern, especially when it does not heal.

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Glycolic Acid Vs. Lactic Acid

Different types of chemical peels provide different benefits to the skin. Glycolic and lactic acid are examples of two types of alpha hydroxy acids, which also are known as AHAs. An AHA peel means the peel is derived from fruit acids.

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How to Clear Sebum From Pores

Sebum is the filmy, sticky substance produced by the sebaceous glands. These glands often are found in the hair follicles and are responsible for keeping the skin's surface soft by preventing water loss. However, when produced in excess, sebum can cause the skin to appear oily and clog the pores.

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How Does Benzoyl Peroxide Work on Acne?

Acne blemishes can be filled with oil, bacteria and dead skin cells--therefore acne treatments must flush out and/or dry these contents. One such treatment is benzoyl peroxide, which is an over-the-counter medication available to treat acne breakouts.

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Side Effects of Sulfur Acne Treatments

Sulfur is present in a number of acne treatments, including face washes, creams, ointments and more. The element has been used historically for its antibacterial and skin cell turnover properties.

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How to Fade Dark Acne Spots

When you have a severe acne blemish, a scar can remain even if the blemish has gone away. This condition is known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, according to Derma Doctor. Although dark acne spots are not actually scars, they can be just as permanent.

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Dry Brushing Vs. Exfoliating

We all know that exfoliation can transform skin from dry and flaky to smooth and radiant. There are several techniques, such as exfoliation and dry brushing that slough off dry cells and help improve the appearance of your skin.

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Why Do I Still Have Cellulite if I Exercise?

Your skin consists of multi-layered tissue that has connective cords which act much like a net to keep your skin, fat and muscle tethered together. When the fat pushes against the net of connective tissue, cellulite is the result.

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How to Clean a Boar Bristle Hairbrush

A boar bristle hairbrush has natural bristles that keep your hair shiny and free from damage. The bristles on this type of hairbrush tend to be packed tightly together, and their coarseness allows the brush to remove dust, dirt and other buildup in the hair.

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