Beauty Solution: L'Occitane Grape Exfoliating Body Bar

All that I can possibly say about the benefits of exfoliating your skin at least once a week is old news. Of course, there are more pleasant ways of doing so than others and a very pleasant method of exfoliating is by using a body bar. For example Grape Exfoliating Body Bar by L'Occitane.

Ever since I first stepped inside a L'Occitane store, lured by the awesome smell that their stores always have, L’Occitane has been one of my favorite bath and body care brands. If when you exfoliate you are looking to make your skin look more polished, nourished and revitalized and sweep away any dead cells, then this bar is perfect for you. L'Occitane's Grape Exfoliating Body Bar contains apricot kernel powder, grape seed oil and organic grape juice. Grapes, specifically the red ones, are known for their anti-oxidant properties.

Whatever your skin type may be, smooth, fresh and radiant skin surface is always a plus so there’s no reason not to use what today’s beauty industry has for us.

Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration
Micky

Beauty Solutions: One Minute Manicure Spa Treatment

Luscious, soft hands and feet are unbeatable seduction weapons. It is scientifically proven that when you meet someone for the first time (of either sex and of any sexual preference), your hands are one of the first body parts they notice. If you are going to make a fist impression, it might as well be a good one so your hands should be in top condition at any given time. To help you out with that, there’s One Minute Manicure Spa Treatment Moisture Scrub Original Peppermint.

This Spa Treatment Scrub exfoliates, reconditions and moisturizes the skin by using a blend of natural oils and triple-milled Dead Sea Mineral Salts. The original fragrance featured above is a blend of peppermint and spearmint with light undertones of citrus but “Fresh Pomegranate” and “Blackberry Vanilla” are also available.

When using this Spa Treatment Scrub you have to mix the salt with some of the actual oil (and don’t blame me if you get that “mad scientist” feeling when doing it). All you have to do next is to apply a small amount of this mixture to hands or feet, rubbing in circular motion for an effective exfoliation of dead skin cells. Scrub around nail bed to remove dead cuticles and increase circulation, rinse and pat dry. All that is left to do is to massage the remaining oil into skin, nails and cuticles until it’s totally absorbed. It works wonders if you happen to have dry elbows or any small dry patches on you body.

This Manicure Spa Treatment has grape seed oil, avocado oil, walnut oil, apricot kernel oil and jojoba oil. If you know anything about skincare, then you know they are all extremely good for your skin.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration "

Micky

Ingrown Hair Part 2: The Treatment

Now that you know what causes ingrown hairs, the next step is eliminating them: Let's start with what not to do. We've seen some scary examples of removing ingrown hairs using tweezers and needles to pluck hairs from the skin. Um, ouch? Please don't remove an ingrown hair this way! Picking and plucking at an ingrown hair can lead to skin damage, scarring and inflammation around the area.

The safest method for ingrown hair removal at home is exfoliation. Bliss Ingrown Eliminating Pads address all aspects of optimal ingrown hair treatment. These spa-tested ingrown hair eliminators come in a jar of 50 pre-soaked pads. Just grab and wipe over the ingrown hairs. You can even use them between hair removal sessions to prevent ingrown hairs from rearing their ugly little heads in the first place. Bliss Ingrown Eliminating Pads contain glycolic and salicylic acids, which provide the exfoliating action to remove dead skin cells and clear a path for the ingrown hairs to grow out of the skin. Salicylic acid also has both cleansing and anti-inflammatory properties.

What makes Bliss Ingrown Eliminating Pads special is it's Japanese Green Tea extracts. A unique, advanced action ingredient that soothes and eliminates ingrown hairs. Additional soothing agents include: oat extracts, lavender extracts and witch hazel extracts which provide superior skin calming, healing and anti-inflammatory affects that treat ingrown hairs.

Ingrown Hair Part 1: The Cause

What Causes an Ingrown Hair?

An ingrown hair is an irritated red bump that appears shortly after hair removal. An ingrown hair occurs when new hair growth gets trapped beneath the skin surface and begins to grow "into" the skin rather than "out of" the skin (thus the name ingrown hair). Bacteria are often trapped in the hair follicle, which causes inflammation, leaving the skin with red, painful, irritated bumps, which are commonly known as ingrown hairs.



Any kind of hair removal can leave skin vulnerable to an ingrown hair. Hair removal such as waxing triggers the body to heal, so new skin cells tend to form over the hair follicle opening, trapping the new hair as it begins to emerge. The new hair can't "get out," so it grows "in," causing an ingrown hair. Coarse, curly and thick hair is most prone to ingrown hairs. For women, this means ingrown hairs around the bikini area, for men, ingrown hairs occur around the beard area. People with darker skin tones also tend to be more prone to ingrown hairs, because of hair texture. Both men and women suffer from the ugly plight of ingrown hair; however, you no longer have to.


Tomorrow, I'll discuss how you can prevent and rid yourself of ingrown hairs in my Part 2 - The Treatment post.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

- Suzanna