Don't touch your face

Don't touch your face. Many people have bad habits of messing with acne or leaning their face on their hands. Your hands have oils on them that will clog pores, increasing blemishes. No matter how tempting it might be, don't pop pimples or interfere with anything facial- though it may seem like it will make it better, it actually makes it much worse and instead of dealing with a two day pimple you now have a two week long project. A tip here is changing your pillow case often- the oils linger on the fabric, getting on your face during the night.

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Bridal Skin Care- Must Read to look beautiful

 Walking down the aisle and mesmerizing everybody with her beauty is every bride's dream. A girl waits for her wedding day all her life and she wants to look nothing but the best on this occasion. Once the wedding date is fixed, the pre-bridal skin care begins. Girls rush to spas and salons to book pre-wedding packages. Along with these pre-bridal packages, it is essential to follow a strict and disciplined pre-bridal skin care regime at home if you want to look like an angel descended from the Heavens on your big day.  

Skin Care Basics: 

For a glowing skin, go back to nature's lap for its indispensable gift: water. Drink eight to ten glasses of water to get a perfectly radiant and hydrated skin. It detoxifies your body. 

Establish a cleansing-toning-moisturising regime. Cleansing cleans the dirt particles from the skin pores and lets the skin breathe. Toning helps restore the pH balance of the skin, and moisturising keeps the skin tender and supple. 

You can opt for home facials once a week. Ex foliate your skin with natural scrubs to remove the dead skin. You can take one teaspoon of oats, add a little water and rub it gently with your fingertips in a circular motion on your skin. Let it dry and wash it off with cold water; this prevents clogging of your skin pores. 

Apply a moisturiser with SPF 15 before going out in the sun. Make sure you apply moisturiser 15-20 minutes before stepping outside. 

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Latest trends in the man made anti aging skin care

Fetal Cells in Skincare:

Scientific research conducted by physicians and scientists in various laboratories around the world has proved that there are healing properties in fetal cells for restoring and slowing the aging process of the skin. Cell banks have been established to provide fetal cells from scrapings, so there is a nearly endless supply available for research and the development of skincare products.

Through years of research, physicians have discovered that fetal skin cells have the unique ability to heal wounds without scarring. Switzerland created a biotechnology process to extract the rich proteins responsible for scar-less wound healing from cultured fetal skin cells.

Note: The technology using fetal skin cells is still very controversial in the skincare industry.

Nanotechnology:

The term nanotechnology refers to the ability to handle matter that is very small in scale--about the size of molecules or atoms. The new and innovative materials being developed with nanotechnology have a wide spectrum of applications; for instance, nanotechnology is utilized in medicine to produce energy, electronics, and biomaterials. In essence, any technique or tool that is small enough can be referred to as nanotechnology. Having the control and the ability to change matter on the scale of nanometers permits scientists to build working systems that are remarkably light, strong, intelligent, and durable.

Speaking at the 68th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Adnan Nasir (MD, PhD, and FAAD), the clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina, presented an overview of nanotechnology and how nanoparticles may eventually be used in cosmetic products.

According to Dr. Nasir, "Research in the area of nanotechnology has increased significantly over the years, and I think there will be considerable growth in this area in the near future. The challenge is that there is no standard at this time to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topical products that contain nanosized particles."

With the aid of nanotechnology, skincare products can better penetrate beneath the skin's surface, allowing them to target specific areas. Skincare products that use nanotechnology to convert ingredients into nanosized elements improve the blood's circulation and in the process reduce dark circles under the eyes by eliminating the waste products and oxidized particles that cause the dark circles in the first place. Nanotechnology can also be used for other pigmentation issues. Combining vitamin K with nanotechnology alleviates the appearance of unsightly spider veins. While vitamin K has been used to treat spider veins in the past, it can only sufficiently penetrate the skin for a good effect through the use of nanotechnology.

People that want the wrinkles and lines removed from their lips no longer have to undergo lip augmentation. Through nanotechnology, the fullness of the lips can be increased with lipstick containing plumper ingredients. Stretch marks, scars, and sagging skin can also be helped with nanotechnology.

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