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.
Aging, the sun, pollution and smoke can damage your skin, making you look older or causing breakouts. Topical vitamin A is one way to slow the effects of aging and turn back the hands of time. Sold in creams, gels and medicated pads, topical vitamin A comes in several forms, including retinol and retinyl palmitate.
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You use a bicep curl to tighten the muscles in your arm -- so many contend that exercises to tighten the facial muscles can help tighten the skin. While you do have muscles in the face, exercise to tighten them can have unintended consequences: breaking down the elastic fibers and stretching your skin before its time.
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Collagen is a tough fiber that helps to give your skin its firmness and structure. One of the most abundant proteins in your body, collagen is found in tendons, bones and your skin, according to Smart Skincare.
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The foods you consume and the products you apply to your skin can affect your baby when you are breastfeeding. Now that your heightened pregnancy hormones are beginning to diminish, it’s natural to want to return to your previous skincare routine.
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Dry skin around the mouth can be a painful and highly noticeable occurrence. This condition is caused by a number of triggers, although most do not tend to indicate a more serious condition. Knowing why patches of dry skin occur and how to treat them can help you to prevent future outbreaks of patchy, dry skin.
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Along with your arms, thighs and sides of the abdomen, the lower legs are one of the most common areas in which you experience dry skin, according to the National Institutes of Health's Medline Plus website.
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If you have ever eaten a high-sodium meal and felt bloated afterward, you can begin to understand the effects sodium can have on your body. Not only can sodium cause your stomach to feel bloated, it also can make your eyes appear puffy. To reduce the incidence of puffy eyes, you can cut back on the sodium in your diet.
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You take careful precautions for your baby--so when you notice dark circles developing under her eyes, you begin to worry it could be a sign of a more serious condition. While these dark "allergy shiners"
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A trichloracetic acid -- TCA -- peel is a type of chemical peel that is considered a medium-depth peel. Skin professionals use this peel to treat a variety of skin imperfections; it requires a longer recovery time than a superficial peel like a glycolic or alpha hydroxy acid peel.
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Summer’s open-toed shoes do not keep foot odors at bay. If you experience foot odor after wearing sandals, your feet may not be entirely to blame. When your feet produce sweat, such as after a long walk in your sandals, the sweat itself does not necessarily smell.
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Raised scars also are known as keloid or hypertrophic scars. These scars can result when uncontrolled collagen fibers build over a wound or other skin disturbance, such as a piercing or even acne lesion. These scars can be both itchy and displeasing to the eye, according to CareFair.com.
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If you want to improve skin tone, get rid of dryness and flakes or diminish fine lines, you may be considering a glycolic peel. A type of alpha hydroxy acid chemical peel derived from sugar cane, a glycolic peel is considered a mild chemical peel.
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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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Blackheads and whiteheads serve as a precursor to inflamed acne breakouts, meaning prevention of these lesions can prevent more severe acne from forming. Whiteheads form when oil and bacteria do not penetrate the skin's surface and simply cause the skin to bulge--making a whitehead.
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Oily skin and enlarged pores are two skin conditions that often seem to go hand in hand. These conditions can cause the skin to appear greasy or dull due to excess oil production. Knowing how to prevent and treat these skin conditions can help you obtain and keep clearer skin.
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Benzoyl peroxide is an over-the-counter acne treatment that can be used to kill the bacteria occurring in the skin's pores. However, benzoyl peroxide can cause irritation and dryness, which may lead others to seek acne treatment alternatives.
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Massage therapy involves the manual stimulation and manipulation of your muscles and skin. However, there are several massage types available depending upon your health and your goals for massage. Two common massage types that have some similarities are deep tissue and sports massage.
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While the thin skin of the face is often the first place to show wrinkles, unfortunately, it is not always the last. The skin of the chest can experience deep wrinkling that makes wearing a button-down shirt or décolleté-bearing dress a cosmetic concern.
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Acne blemishes can go deeper than what you see on the outside of your skin. When a blemish is large or you disturb it via picking or popping, your skin can be permanently damaged, leaving an acne scar that can be pitted or raised.
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