Kiss My Face and Eco Lips are two brands offering organic alternatives to your regular ChapStick and Blistex. These alternatives aren’t too pricey at less under $4. Looking at their product descriptions closely, it is worth mentioning that the lip balms with sun protection are not fully organic. Kiss My Face lip balms are 72 percent organic and have SPF 15 except for the Sport variant at SPF 30, which is 52 percent organic. Eco Lips’ variants without SPF are 90 to 99 percent organic; but Eco Berry and Eco Mint which have SPF 15 are 87 percent organic; SPF 30 Sport is 81% organic.
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Nivea body essentials for dry skin
Nivea understands the needs of dry skin and has products dedicated to your skin type. Nivea body Smooth Milk Triple Action is a moisturizer for daily use. It gives skin a smooth consistency with its creamy formulation that is easy to apply on skin. It is enriched with Gingko Extract, Shea Butter and Vitamin E for long-lasting softness.
Nivea body Rich Caring Milk has Natural Minerals, caring Almond Oil, Vitamin E for intense moisturization. It reduces roughness and activates your skin’s natural moisture.
Nivea body Rich Caring Oil is for extra dry skin. It provides pure intensive care for taut, stressed skin. It contains Avocado Oil, which creates a protective layer, helps prevent stretchmarks, and softens flaky skin.
Reddened Skin After Fall – Whaaaaa!!!!
Most people are mesmerized at the way their skin turn bright red as the seasons change and dermatologists offer a very simple yet real fact, they are forgetting the basics of skin care that says the skin reacts to the environment. Most people tend to have an astringent or two to cleanse their skin of excess oil that tends to be quite a real threat during the summer. As the weather shifts to colder weather, they continue with their skin care regimen forgetting the fact that skin is drier in the winter than in summer and using astringent dries it up more resulting in ever drier skin.
Frostbite Kills Skin Cells
There have been many cases of frostbite especially in the most severe weather conditions that are today plaguing us. Frostbite takes its toll when the mercury hits 20 below zero, the point at which the temperature is so low that water in the cells ant tissue freezes instantly causing painful dead skin that if left untreated can become gangrenous and eventually be enough to kill. Skin care experts recommend proper clothing and wind protection during the colder months to prevent the painful skin condition. Windbreakers work best to keep the wind out of your warmer inner clothing that works to keep you warm. Clothing should also be made of breathable materials that allows moisture to escape yet keeps water out.
Old People With Young Skin
People who live in many rural communities tend to live longer than city dwellers due to their diet which may be rich in fish or other naturally grown vegetables. Researchers have found that some of the best anti-oxidants are found in berries, nuts, root crops and sticky vegetables making the old wives tale of eating vegetables of utmost importance. These foods are rich in compounds that helps the body keep fit longer and the skin healthier that if used with all year round regimen of moisturizing and cleansing keeps us young longer. Read the rest of this entry »
Old Age Weather Warning
Exposure is a very painful condition whereby the human body succumbs to the effects of extreme weather. Though mostly associated with the warm summer months, it can also happen during the winter months when the mercury drops and people are kept indoors to keep themselves warm. Surprising details have emerged from research on elderly people who seemingly loose most of their ability to detect sudden temperature changes due to temperature sensors in the skin becoming less sensitive to the external weather factors. The skin of aged people tends to have less temperature sensitive nerves that alerts them when it becomes too cold or too warm preventing them from taking immediate action to remedy the situation. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Up – Not Too Much Though!
People have a tendency to over-wrap themselves for all the wrong reasons, and cold being a sure sign of winter, it tends to be the time when skin gets a bit more irritated than usual. First, the skin tends to be drier due to cold air having a nasty ability to suck out moisture from it which necessitates heavy moisturizing maintenance to keep it smooth and healthy. Our clothes have to be designed fro the cold weather yet must also allow it to breathe so as to discourage moisture loving bacteria and fungi from growing in them and onto the skin. Read the rest of this entry »
Goodbye Dry Skin
Winter can make a person’s skin dry and irritated. The dryness leads to cracking, which can be painful.
There are a number of ways on how to deal with dry skin during the winter season. To keep skin hydrated and well-nourished, moisturize your whole body and lips with products containing natural oils and vitamins. There are number of products available in the market. Use mild soap when bathing and softly pat dry after.
A good investment during the cold winter season is buying a humidifier. The humidifier gives off additional moisture in the air, keeping the skin from dryness and itchiness.
When going out, apply a sunscreen lotion to the exposed areas of the skin. This will not only protect the skin from the harsh exposure from the sun, it also helps in moisturizing the skin.
Dry Skin? Scrub Down
Body scrubs are good for those cold months when your skin often flakes leaving it dry and looking dull. Using body scrubs exfoliates your skin exposing new tender skin that glows of health. Use protective moisturizers after bathing and use only warm water, not hot for the hot water will dry your skin further. Your skin produces natural oils that lubricates it protecting it from chaffing, using moisturizer keeps it tender and minimizes friction from dry skin that can break the skin and leave marks.
Use natural tea extracts to sooth dry itchy skin and keep warm as much as possible with breathable clothes that allows sweat to escape but keeps warmth inside, keeping you comfortable and toasty. For calloused hands, feet and elbows, an extra helping of Vaseline will help reduce friction and keep them soft through the cold winter days. Skin on your nose burned, use sunblock on it to prevent sunburn, especially during outdoors activities.
Moist and Luscious Lips
Cracked lips are common and painful, specially when the weather is cold and everybody know it is a painful and uncomfortable prospect. Many of us feel the urge to lick our lips when it feels dry and cracked but experts say this only worsens the problem. The best solution is to use moisturizing lip balms with added sun protection. Apply and re-apply liberally all throughout cold days when you go out to prevent cracked and bleeding lips. Exfoliate your lips with mild abrasive pads to remove dead skin and then re-apply moisturizers each time you wash your face. There are also lipsticks that provide both moisturizing and sun protection that look good and helps protect your lips as you enjoy those cold winter days.