Skin Care Tips

Beauty Skin Tips

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Reflect on the real beauty within you that radiates to everyone you see. Your Personal appeal begins with your view of yourself, the pleasure and joy you take in being who you are. Take a fresh, new look at yourself right now. Get to know and appreciate that special person. Then learn how to tap your inner beauty to create a personal style

Skin - Total beauty begins with beautiful skin that is clean, fresh and glowing. To look gorgeous and graceful all that you have to do is spend little time every day for nourishing and caring for your skin. Know about skin types and textures, their problems and treatment, a skin care program including natural masks for the different types of skin, to maintain a soft, smooth and radiant complexion .

Eye - A woman' eye are her best beauty asset. The skillful application of is an . Admirers focus on eyes that are alive, bright, and rich with splendid color. Learn about the basic shapes of eyes, their care and makeup Read more...

Make up - Make up gives you an instant lift, a confident glow, and a vibrant energy. Cosmetics help you feel polished and put together; they let you define, highlight and enhance your best features. Read about the various cosmetics used for make up

Pedicure, Manicure : You may not think of including your hand and feet in your regular beauty routine. After all they are not as visible as the rest of the body. But proper feet and hand care offers many benefits .. Read more...

Tips - Body care, Skin care, Lip care and Hair care

Human skin

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Human skin color can range from almost black (due to very high concentrations of the dark brown pigment melanin) to nearly colorless (appearing reddish white due to the blood vessels under the skin) in different people. Skin color is determined by the amount and type of melanin, the pigment in the skin. Variation in skin color is largely due to genetics. As a general pattern people with ancestors from tropical regions (hence greater sunlight exposure) have darker skin than people with ancestors from subtropical regions. This is far from a hard and fast rule however, because many light skinned groups have managed to survive at the equator by way of social adaptation. The same can be said of dark skinned groups living at subtropical latitudes

Health related effects

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Dark skin (melanin) protects against ultraviolet light; this light causes mutations in skin cells, which in turn may cause skin cancers. Light-skinned persons have about a tenfold greater risk of dying from skin cancer under equal sunlight exposure, with redheads having the greatest risk. Furthermore, dark skin prevents radiation of UV-A rays from destroying the essential folic acid, derived from B vitamins. Folic acid (or folate) is needed for the synthesis of DNA in dividing cells and folate deficiency in pregnant women are associated with birth defects.

While dark skin better preserves vitamin B, it can also lead to vitamin D deficiency at higher latitudes which in turn can cause fatal cancers affecting the colon, lung and prostate. Dark-skinned people are also at higher risk for rickets, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis..To address this issue, some countries have programs to ensure fortification of milk with vitamin D.

The advantage of light skin at high latitudes is that it allows more sun absorption, leading to increased production of vitamin D₃, necessary for calcium absorption and bone growth. The lighter skin of women at higher latitudes most likely results from the higher calcium needs of women during pregnancy and lactation. However, some have postulated that it may also derive from sexual selection.

Albinism is a condition characterized by the absence of melanin, resulting in very light skin, eyes, and hair; it is caused by an inability to synthesize tyrosine, and has a genetic basis.