Archive for the ‘Skin Care’ Category

7 tips for keeping your sinuses clear.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Many people with sinusitis recover quickly and completely without taking antibiotics simply by promoting drainage.

  • Drink lots of water. Good hydration helps keep mucus loose.
  • Inhale steam three or four times a day. Boil water in a pan. Turn off the heat and bend over the pan with a towel over your head. to catch the steam. Breathe deeply through your nose.
  • Sleep with your head elevated.
  • Use decongestants. Tablets containing pseudo ephedrine or phenylephrine are helpful, but beware that they may raise your blood pressure, speed your pulse, or make you jittery.
  • Avoid antihistamines. They’re fine for allergies or a watery nose, but they make mucus thick and hard to drain—the last thing you want for sinusitis.
  • Use a saline (salt water) nasal spray to loosen mucus and rinse your sinuses.
  • A warm compress on your face may soothe sinus pain. Over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin or acetaminophen will help reduce pain and fever.

Antibiotics aren’t the first step in treatment. Good as they are, they have potential disadvantages. They can trigger allergic reactions or cause side effects. Most people recover fully without antibiotics, but if your sinusitis is very severe or does not improve with two to four days of drainage therapy, ask your doctor if you should take an antibiotic.

Stress Relief Tips

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Time management is a big problem for most people to deal with. People have become so busy in their daily lives that they don’t realize how important it is to effectively manage their time. There are some things in our lives that get put on the backburner when they should be included in our schedules. A lot of stress that we deal with comes from not properly managing our time.

Ideally, you have a plan of action that addresses both of these aspects. First, a way, or several ways that can be used in combination or by themselves, of cutting down on the stress and our body’s stress response. Essentially, you’ll need a way to chill under fire.

Second, once you find that your mind is working better again, it’s time to address the cause… Some people may think of in-the-moment fixes as Band-Aids and scoff at them since they’re not addressing the “real” issue. I find, though, that you really need the short-term fixes or else you’ll may never get to actually dealing the cause.

Natural Looking Makeup

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

We’ve all seen women who just plaster their makeup on, looking more like a mannequin than an actual person. If you would rather have a natural beauty, you don`t need to go completely bare, it`s all in how you choose and apply your makeup. Here you`ll learn a few tips to keep your face glowing and lovely without resorting to heavy handed techniques. The trick is to keep it light and to highlight just one area of your face, your eyes or your mouth.

Coverage

When it comes to concealer and foundation, many women tend to cake it on in an attempt to hide blemishes. That tends to result in the cracked face issues that occur a little later in the day. By using the following tips, you can make your face look natural while still covering up those spots and blemishes.

- Opt for tinted moisturizer, it blends and evens out the skin while moisturizing and is so thin that it`s literally unnoticeable.
- For heavier coverage, use concealer chosen to blend with your skin to dot over spots and then finish the face with a tinted moisturizer for a lighter look.
- Concealers with yellow undertones tend to hide blemishes best.