Many vitamins and minerals are needed by the body, some more than others. Some are especially useful for a particular part and should form a part of your diet. For the health of your hair the minerals and vitamins most essential are vitamin C, biotin and copper. Hair is made up of mainly protein and…
Good health is reflected in your skin by making it glowing and radiant. Healthy skin shows that the person concerned is eating a well balanced diet containing all the food groups, thereby being supplied with essential vitamins in requisite measure. If for any reason these vitamins are insufficient, then they need to be supplemented. The…
Wrinkles are a part and parcel of the aging process. These start to appear earlier in some people as compared to the others. The primary cause of the wrinkles is breakdown of collagen and elastin in the skin. For toning up the skin various substitutes are given by the dermatologists. In addition healthy and balanced…
Wrinkles begin to appear on the face of a person when he is in the late forties or after he or she enters fifties. The primary cause of wrinkling of the skin is loss of elasticity, firmness and moisture. At this time of life, the fat layer under the skin also starts to decrease and…
Like all wrinkles which appear on the face of any person, wrinkles under the eye are also a result of the aging process. Whenever a person blinks the eyes or squints, there is a movement of muscles. Over a period of time due to continuous use, the wrinkling process sets in. If the facial skin…
Head lice are small insects which travel from one person to the other through contact. These are parasites and are of black or brown color. They live on the blood sucked from the scalp. They lay small yellow color eggs called nits which cling to the shaft of the hair. Being very small these eggs…
All people clean and wash their face every day but most of them do not know whether it is being done in the right way or not. We are living in the world full of pollution emitted by polluting vehicles and dust particles. Face is the part of the body which is always exposed to…
Waxing is done by almost all women and even some men to get rid of unwanted hair. Though waxing is quite a safe method of removing hair, but if not done properly, sometimes scars do appear on the waxed areas. These look embarrassing especially if these are on the parts of the body which are…
Stretch marks are the scars that are left behind on the skin when it overstretches. As a result of overstretching, the fibre in the middle layer of the skin breaks. These generally appear on the abdominal region of pregnant ladies. These also appear on the upper arms, breasts, and buttocks of fat people. Fresh marks…
Burn scars are mostly brown in color. However, in some cases these may also have a reddish brown look. Burn scars and even other scars caused due to injury or healed acne is noticeable and gives an ugly look. Dermatologists are of the view that the color of the scars or their texture and their…
Skin constitutes a major part of the body of a human being. It is the part which is exposed the maximum to atmospheric conditions. Sunlight and dust particles have adverse effect on the health of the skin’s outer layer. Being exposed, it is vulnerable to ultraviolet rays which have maximum damaging effect. There is no…
Many a times due to accident or due to some medical reason one needs to get operated upon. Operation involves cutting of skin layers to remove the unwanted growth under it. After cutting, or after the accident, the wound is stitched. Stitching is done using a thread. During earlier times the thread used was again…