Posted on Feb 07
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Advice on summer skin
From sunburns to dry, flaky skin to germ-laden beauty supplies, summer weather can be tough on your skin and beauty routine. USA TODAY’s Michelle Healy asks skin care experts for advice on keeping your face and skin healthy and protected in the season ahead:
Sunscreen: You should be applying sunscreen all year round but come warm...
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Posted on Feb 02
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Make your morning routine more than mediocre
I believe that no beauty ritual should be viewed as a chore – especially those that have to be done once
a day or more. Which is why the moment I looked at my cleanser and toner bottles and sighed, I knew something had to be done.
Now, I’m sure you’ll agree that every time you lay...
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Posted on Jan 31
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Everyday skincare rules
With everyday skincare, rules apply, writes Kate Lovelace.
Rule one: simplify your beauty routine
Do you use too many active skincare products at once?
Why it’s bad
If you’re using several anti-ageing products at once, you could be over-dosing on retinols (vitamin A) and AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids), which may cause the skin to react.
If you’re self-prescribing, you might...
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Posted on Jan 17
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Tips for beautiful Summer skin
Summer is here, and for many this means holidays, parties with friends, spending time with family and making sure your skin looks healthy, glowing and gorgeous. Unfortunately, sun damage, shaving and your diet all play a role when it comes to a healthy glowing complexion. Here are some skincare tips to help you maintain softer,...
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What’s so big about vitamin D?
It has been implicated in a range of diseases from cancer to diabetes, but just how important is vitamin D?
Most of us feel naked outdoors without wearing a hat or sunscreen, but some doctors are now cautiously recommending doing just that: going sans protection, to combat rising vitamin D deficiency.
Research shows vitamin D is essential...
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Posted on Jan 10
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The daily beauty routine for time deprived women
For women who have a ‘severe lack of time’ or are ‘more honest’ and admit they may be ‘slightly lazy’, here is a simple daily beauty routine you can learn and do with flair and ease.
Zoe Foster’s time-saving beauty routine: step 1
First, cleanse your face. Why? To get rid of all that rich night cream...
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Posted on Dec 15
Maintaining youthful skin
There are a variety of ways to help you maintain a more youthful appearance. In the area of skin aging there is some useful information available on the internet, however there is also a vast amount of unproven and possibly unsafe treatments and product claims advertised. Many ‘natural’ remedies can still cause harm. Consider consulting...
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How to survive the party season
With an average of 25 party invites a week, Shelly Horton, editor-at-large of S in Sydney’s Sun-Herald, has an impressive little black book. Here, she dishes up some mingling know.
Get out of a boring conversation graciously
Rather than ending the chat awkwardly, make an excuse to mingle. “I’d better network or my boss will be on...
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Posted on Dec 06
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Food with surprising benefits
Find out which foods can help your health.
Can you eat your way out of a hangover? What about foods that fight belly fat? Nutritionist Kathleen Alleaume looks at foods that offer surprising health benefits.
Hangover
Feeling blurry eyed from a few too many glasses of wine? Research published in the Journal of Inflammation proved the best defence...
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Posted on Dec 01
What causes flaky skin?
Here’s an article explaining some of the reasons why skin gets flakey. If your skin changes or if you are worried about the flakey-ness (is that a word? You know what I mean!) of your skin, head to your GP
for a diagnosis.
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THE body constantly renews the skin, making more skin cells as the top layer...
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