Permanent makeup has emerged on the plastic surgery market as a means to enhance the eyes, eyebrows, lips, blush or eye shadow. Similar to tattooing, the technique uses a specialized ink to administer the desired effects (typically a black line) around the eyes.
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Your body relies on a number of vitamins to work at its best, including vitamin B-12. When you do not get enough vitamin B-12 in your diet, you can experience adverse effects, ranging from pernicious anemia to fatigue, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements.
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Also known as striae, stretch marks occur when your skin is stretched beyond its normal limits. Your skin behaves much like a rubber band: It has elastic fibers that allow it to stretch, but they break when pulled too far.
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Hair follicles dot the face, protecting it with a light coating of hair and secreting oil from the follicle's sebaceous glands, which keeps the facial skin soft and smooth. However, the sebaceous glands can overproduce oil or cause other buildup that results in acne.
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Tanning beds have long been utilized by those who desire a year 'round tan that takes less time to acquire than lying in the sun. Tanning beds work by creating an artificial sources of ultraviolet light, which is present in two forms: ultraviolet-A (UVA) light or ultraviolet-B (UVB) light.
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Hair color is determined by two different forms of pigment: eumelanin (which is the largest influence) and phenomelanin. Eumelanin is a black pigment, and phenomelanin is a red or yellow pigment.
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A diffuser is an attachment applied to the end of a hair dryer. It is generally rounded and features several long, rod-like pieces. A diffuser is most often used when drying curly or wavy hair because of the special properties this hair type has.
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Tanning beds utilize bulbs that give off artificial light that results in a tanned appearance. While they may help a person achieve a darker tan, tanning beds have recently been under fire for being a known carcinogen--a cancer-causing agent.
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Toners and astringents are products used to improve the surface of your skin. Toners help to remove any traces of oil, perspiration or makeup from your skin. An astringent, however, may be alcohol- or chemically-based and is used to clean the skin and close pores.
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Gastric sleeve surgery is a type of bariatric surgery that involves removing a portion of the stomach, leaving a thinner sleeve-like stomach. Because the stomach is not as large, you become fuller, faster, helping you to lose weight.
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Not all wrinkle remedies come from a bottle or a surgeon’s scalpel. Facial massage can be an alternative way to stimulate circulation and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, according to Elle Canada. Knowing different methods of facial massage can help you find a technique that works for you.
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Because teenagers are growing at a rapid pace, it is common for stretch marks to occur. Also known as striae, stretch marks occur when the skin is stretched beyond its growth capacity. Most teenagers experience stretch marks on areas where rapid growth occurs, such as the breast, thighs, hips or buttocks.
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Dry skin can be itchy and flaky -- it's caused by a number of skin conditions and environmental factors. When temperatures turn cold, lack of humidity in the air can rob your skin of moisture, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Blood clots can be a deadly occurrence, contributing to heart attack and stroke. If your physician suspects you are at risk for blood clots or if you have experienced them in the past, he may recommend taking a blood-thinning medication.
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Bronzer tanning bed lotions are used to enhance a tan by making the skin appear darker or tan faster. These types of lotions also are known as tanning accelerators. After it's applied, the lotion reacts with the skin to increase the body's production of melanin, the pigment in skin.
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Ketosis is a metabolic condition in which the body begins breaking down fats, thus releasing carbon fragments known as ketones from the liver. The liver produces ketones as a byproduct of breaking down fatty acids. When your body is in a state of ketosis, your appetite is typically reduced.
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When it comes to acne (the clogging of the skin's pores with oil), not all bumps are created equal. There are whiteheads, blackheads, pimples and the topic of this article--papules. What makes papules different from the rest? Papules are lesions that are small in size and tend to be pink in color.
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Facial scars from blackhead extraction are the result of damage to the deeper layers of your skin. It can be difficult to eradicate blackheads, which may make it tempting to extract them. However, you should refrain from doing so yourself.
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For those hoping to grow their hair longer, faster, biotin has served as a vitamin supplement used in the quest for maximized hair growth. Biotin is a B-complex vitamin that can be found in both supplement and food form. Biotin deficiencies are associated with hair loss.
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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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