Many have wondered how they could remove their freckles?

One of the most commonly used method for removing freckles is the use of bleaching agents, the most conventional treatment for freckles.

This is generally very safe but have limited success in completely removing the appearance of freckles. However, it does help to lighten and fade freckles.

The fact is what bleaching agents attempt to do is to fade the freckles to a color closely that is somewhat similar to the...

Eastern cultures use various spices and herbs in cookery, religious rituals and medicine. Eastern beautiful women found great cosmetic qualities in spices long ago and use them successfully. Today I’d like to tell about one of such plants – turmeric.

Turmeric is a tropical plant of ginger family. It has different colors – from orange till brown. Turmeric is also known as Curcuma longa or curcumin. It is very widespread in India, China, Japan, Cambodia,...

Skin lightening treatments are targeted at people who exhibit conditions ranging from age, liver and sun spots, freckles, sun damage, acne marks, pigmentation issues and general skin discoloration.

In early product formulas a form of bleaching was used to try and resolve these conditions with the most notable ingredient being Hydroquinone. Unfortunately, Hydroquinone is a strong skin bleacher that can cause mild to severe side effects such as redness, skin irritation, and extreme...

Lanolin is a very common ingredient in everything from soaps to lotions to lip balms.  I've listed it myself as an ingredient on many a bottle of lotion and bar of soap. That got me to wondering what exactly it is and where does it come from?  Is it animal friendlly and safe for us to use?   We watched an episode of "How It's Made" months ago, in which they discussed where lanolin comes from, and I wanted to share with you what we learned...

Are you sick and tired of looking for a safe and effective skin whitening lotion? A skin whitening cream that contains extracts the cyperus rotundus root is your best bet. Other creams on the market contain irritating and harmful ingredients.

In many cases, skin whitening lotion contains mercury, acids and exfoliants that bleach, peel and "scrub off" your skin's outer layer. Mercury is, of course, a hazardous heavy metal and its inclusion in skincare products is...

Over the age of 50? Or perhaps you're suffering from spider veins. Either way, this could be applicable to you. Research has shown that 50%-55% of all women will develop these embarrassing webby networks close to the surface of the skin. For men it's 40%-45%.

However that gap narrows when either sex approaches the age of 50 - one out of every two senior Americans develop spider veins (also known as spider angioma). In some cases these little capillaries are located on the...

Facial masks are your friend.  As your skin is the largest organ in your body, it would behoove us to take better care of it.   By hydrating, cleansing and exfoliating your skin, you are actually helping it protect you from a variety of viruses and other irritants that would do you harm.  A skin mask goes on wet, and as it dries, it peels back to reveal a pinker, cleaner dermis.   Think of a facial mask like...

There are many types of bacteria, both good and bad. In fact, most bacterial species cannot cause disease. Many species even play beneficial roles producing antibiotics and foodstuffs. The soil teems with free-living bacteria that perform many essential functions in the biosphere, like nitrogen fixation. As well, our bodies are covered with commensal bacteria that make up the normal flora.

The skin is the body's first barrier against bacteria that cause infections. Even...

Boy, did I learn a valuable lesson. Testimonials on skin care products disclose the misperceptions that some people have long had. The writer of one comment said, "Only over the past year...have I realized that even oily skin needs moisture." A later comment suggested that the same person saw discovery of the oil free moisturizer as a sort of revelation.

In a later comment, anyone who had been surprised to learn that even oily skin needs moisture focused in on a...

Causes of Dry Skin

Dry skin, also called xerosis, is a common problem. Your skin needs moisture to stay smooth and supple, and retaining moisture becomes difficult as we age. Our skin also looses mositure more readily in the winter. Central heating of home and other buildings is very drying to the skin.There is a lack-lustre appearance to the skin and it looks and feels scaly. This dryness occurs even in the areas of skin not involved directly with active eczema
Dry skin...