NEW MAKE UP 2011

How do you handle oily skin?

If you have a problem with your oily skin, you can follow these tips to reduce some of your troubles:

Choose a cleansing product made especially for oily skin and use it up to a maximum of three times a day. If you over do washing that will remove all the oil off your skin and this will cause your skin glands to produce more oil.

Wash all the cleansing agent off your face and use a toner or astringent on the oily sections of your face. You may use the astringent all through the day to tackle the extra oil produced.

How do you manage the make up on blemished skin?

Avoid the combination of blemish and make up altogether.

If you apply make up over blemished skin, this is going to make the scar look even worse.

Why is it so? The skin pores may become more clogged with the make up. The contents of the make up may cause the skin to be more irritated and cause it to break up even more.

You may apply make up on very rare occasions on your blemish, provided you remove it as fast as possible after the function/occasion.

Some tips to gain beautiful skin

Some of the things you may do to keep your skin in great condition:

Try to relax and avoid stress as much as possible.

Stay out of the sun as much as possible and use a good sun screen with SPF 15 or higher when you have to stay in the sun.

Smoking affects your skin and so avoid the habit.

Drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

Get lots of sleep.

Make sure you clean your skin thoroughly every day.

Include lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet.

Aging, Sun-Damaged Skin

Approved treatments for aging
FDA has approved only two products for treatment of sun damaged or aging skin. This was done after extensive studies to check the effectiveness and safety of these products.

Renova or tretinoin emollient cream is derived out from vitamin A and can be bought with prescription. This is approved for reducing the amount of fine wrinkles, dark spots, roughness of facial skin etc., on people whose skin do not show any improvement with regular skin care and even with the use of sun protection. Renova do not remove wrinkles nor repair sun damaged skin nor restore your skin to its healthier younger condition. Studies were not conducted in order to learn about the safety of daily use of Renova for a period of more than 48 weeks. It is not advisable for pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant to use Renova. The studies conducted for Renova has not been done on people who have moderately or dark pigmented skin or people who are older than fifty.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) and Erbium:YAG (Er:YAG) lasers are approved by FDA for treating wrinkles. The procedure is an out patient procedure and is done under anesthesia in a operation room by a qualified doctor. In this procedure, the facial skin is removed in a layer by layer manner.

Source: U. S. Food and Drug Administration