Facial and Its Many Types
Following are seven cosmetic ingredients that should be on everyone’s alert list: Formaldehyde: This potentially irritating preservative is normally absorbed into the skin and it can cause allergic reactions, headaches, even asthma. The ingredient, if listed at all, is often referred to as formalin. Its use in cosmetics is banned in Japan and Sweden. Therefore read labels carefully and watch out for any warning of caution since products containing levels that might trigger an adverse reaction are required to carry a caution. Found In: Nail polish, shampoos, soaps, skin creams. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: This detergent, which has been found to enter the brain, heart and liver and impair the immune system, has been linked to eye irritations, skin rashes and allergic reactions. The biggest problems occur when it is mixed with other chemicals, like those typically used in toiletries, because it can form carcinogenic compounds. Minimize the risks by using products with SLS sparingly and rinsing off quickly afterwards. Found In: Shampoos, bubble baths, toothpastes, and lotions. Alpha-Hydroxy Acids: AHAs are known for accelerating the exfoliation of dead skin cells. But they can also increase the skin’s sensitivity to the sun by as much as 50 percent, leaving you exposed to accelerated skin aging and the possibility of skin cancer. Use AHAs at a concentration that is less than 10 percent. Found In: Moisturizers, toners, cleansers, masks, age-spot removers. Mineral Oil: A petroleum derivative, it has been linked to everything from clogged pores to cancer. Its density does not allow skin to breathe. This product you should avoid completely. Found In: Makeup removers, lipsticks, lotions. Face Exercise : If you have those circles under your eyes, frowning and squinting left tracks on your face then here are a few face exercises that will help you look great and beautiful. By following these few exercises religiously you will have a young and dazzling look without going for surgery or face-lift. Let us begin with forehead. This exercise should be done 10 times daily to the count of six at a time. Forehead : 1. Join your fingers together with your thumbs folded in and place your fingers near your temples i.e., where your scalp meets your head. Push straight up and hold and then, raise your eyebrows, hold for six counts and release. Benefits: This face exercise removes the lines above the brow. It targets the muscles of the forehead and the muscles at the back of your head. 2. First, place the middle fingertip of each hand in the centre of each eyebrow. Pull the eyebrows apart or outwards, and at the same time try to frown. Hold for six counts. The next step is totally the reverse exercise. Place the middle fingertip of each hand in the centre of each eyebrow; push brows together or inward and at the same time raise eyebrows and hold. Benefits: This face exercise helps remove the mark on your forehead and the area between the eyebrows. This face exercise targets the muscles right above the brow area. Eyes : 1. Place the three centre fingers of each hand underneath the eye, pull down, and try to close your eyes. Hold for six counts and release. Benefits: This face exercise eliminates puffiness as it targets the muscles under the eyes. 2. Place the ring and middle fingers of each hand at the outer corners of eyes. Pull the corner of the eyes toward the hairline and hold. At the same time, squeeze eyes shut; hold for six counts and then release. Benefits: This face exercise helps remove the wrinkles around the eyes. Cheeks : 1. Put your head back. Take your three centre fingers, place them on the apples of the cheeks and push down. At the same time, raise your cheeks as hard as you can by smiling. Benefits: This exercise targets the muscles of the cheeks. 2. Put your thumb in your mouth right in the centre of the cheek and push. At the same time, bring the cheek back towards the teeth against your thumb. Hold for six counts and then repeat on the other side. Benefits: This face exercise will fill out the cheek hollows, firm the face and lift. Mouth : 1. Take your middle fingers and pull down on either side of your lower lip thus exposing your teeth. At the same time try to mope. Benefits: This exercise tones the muscles around the lip area. Chin : 1. Take your three centre fingers, pull the chin down and at the same time curl the lower lip over the bottom teeth. Benefits: : This face exercise tones the muscles of the chin. Dealing with wrinkle and ageing- Our skin is very delicate and needs all the care that you can give it. In our teens and youth the skin is very elastic however after years of wear and tear, pulling and tugging and exposure to the elements, the elasticity wears out leaving behind wrinkles on our beautiful skin. Wrinkles are caused because of number of reasons, the most dangerous is sun exposure. Sun exposure damages skin inside and out. First, it attacks the epidermis, the thin, outermost tier of skin, forming