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Today let’s talk a little about skin , as we know, all women have different characteristics that make us unique. One of them is the type of skin, something that causes so many problems with each. So to know us better, we tell you what are the characteristics of each skin, in this way to understand what you are facing. Furthermore, this is very important when choosing a treatment.

We start with normal skin, as the name says it does not usually show any affection. This skin would be ideal as it tends not to flake or suffer acne. It is usually thin, soft and smooth, clean appearance with a soft natural glow.

On the other hand, we have the dry skin , are more fine-looking mate. The problem with this type of skin that wrinkles and expression lines are marked with greater ease. They are very sensitive and easily irritated, so we must keep properly hydrated and clean.

We also have the oily skin , which are thicker and stronger, though, have a big problem, are prone to acne and enlarged pores are provided. It’s a shiny skin type tends to be bright.

Finally, we have combination skin, which combined with fat dry areas. Usually the sides are usually dry and the fat found in the T zone, ie, forehead nose and chin. It is for this reason that it has attributes of both types of skin.

The skin is young and not the same as in adolescence, and need daily care to stem premature aging, protect against climate change, pollution and other factors that assaulted her. With just a few minutes of attention can help your skin and through that to see more beautiful every day.

Youth is starting to appear the lines, they usually do first in the front and depending on the case, you can present these brands in the area around the eyes. Also develop lines between the eyebrows and dark triangular sector between the nose and the corners of the lips, which over the years become more depth.

The skin at this stage is very sensitive and its appearance can be affected more easily than before. As much as you are still young, your dermis may be tired and less bright if you have not slept enough, smoke, drink alcohol or not you care as you should, on the other hand the damage he causes the sun can lead to the emergence of brown spots, and is likely to see dilated blood vessels around the nose.

At this stage it is important to start with the treatments for the skin, this is because if you do it early you can avoid and defer many of the signs of aging, as well as countless changes that occur in all skin that will not receive the pampering they should.

First of all to proceed care of your skin, regardless of how old you are because this applies to all skin types, you have to determine the biotype of skin you have, there are three classes:

Normal or eudermic: the less common, has a lush appearance, uniform color, without pores or blemishes, she looks hydrated and with the right amount of sebum production, no beans or black spots.

Alip or dry: This skin is dehydrated, has color irregular, hard, flaky, it feels tight, is opaque and lack of vitality. The lines are marked more easily, may have redness and vascular leakage.

Seborrheic or grease: This skin has an extreme production of sebum, pores present, it is shiny and creamy texture, its color is not uniform, have blackheads, pimples and red spots.

In a next post I will be teaching guidelines for skin care younger depending on the biotype to which it belongs, in the meantime you must identify your skin based on the information we’ve provided.

Sunlight produces infrared (heat), visible light (colors), ultraviolet (UVA, UVB) that cause tanning and cellular changes that predispose to cancer. This radiation is greatest between 10 am and 4 pm. At this time the level of UV radiation is larger, more aggressive and carcinogenic.

Taking the Sun

A tan is a defense mechanism of the skin as it acts in a UV filter. Sun exposure in normal skin should be performed 10 minutes of exposure increasing every day since the first one not to exceed 15 minutes, avoiding the midday hours. At 10 days the skin will be ready to withstand the sun without any problems other than accumulation of solar radiation (important for preventing skin cancer). Read the rest of this entry »

Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, which affects most countries with tropical climate.

Malaria is a disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite is usually transmitted by the bite of certain mosquitoes infected female.

Half of world population 2500 million people live at risk of contracting the disease.

Between 300 and 500 million people become ill with malaria each year and kills about 3 million each year, every minute, for 3-5 children die of malaria. Read the rest of this entry »

For many men, physical beauty with just about everything under the skin. Of course, having a good muscle mass and little fat is essential to display a harmonious body and in tune. But while paying attention to the skin, is a mistake that could neutralize all these other virtues

The industry has seen these changes, what has tried to intensify the marketing process with a change based on feminine connotations of such products, mainly through the names “macho.” In this way, we can see on the shelves of the supermarket or any perfumery, such as a moisturizer for the face Polo, Safari glycerin soap, or apply for grain cleaning and black spots, “special” skin oils men.

So, thanks for the purpose of marketing and changes of biases in many of the men last year was estimated that in the United States, the market for this type of special products for males moved a total of U $ S 3.3 billion in annual turnover. Read the rest of this entry »

When does the heat is good time to get into action and improve skin texture.

When the heat starts, we begin to take our clothes off, and discovered the problems left by the winter dry skin, cracked hands and feet and calluses, extra kilos, etc. Then it is good time to get into action and improve the texture of the skin preparing it for a tan even and hair care before the sun to reach it. But be careful, because this is not achieved with one day of treatment, but steadily, day by day, we reach the summer in top form.

Body Skin

In winter, the skin becomes thickened, therefore a polish for the summer. This is for a dry massage can be done at home, filling the imitating a steam sauna, and stay there for 15 minutes. After making plant with a glove upward circular motions from the feet to the neck. Read the rest of this entry »

Necessary for life, too much sun can be profoundly damaging to long-term health. Emilio Carranza dermatologist interviewed on the most important precautions to take during the hot season.

Why is it dangerous to abuse the sun?
Remain long in the sun without any protection can cause erysipelas and even second-degree burns. But the greatest danger is manifested in the long term: premature aging, appearance of dark spots and the worst: melanoma, malignant skin cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Diet, antioxidants, exercise and lifestyle account for 75% of external damage, while the remaining 25% would be attributable to genetic factors.

With the slogan “The skin, internal image,” kicked off the XXXIII National Congress of Dermatology and Venereology, which meets in Salamanca, Spain, a leading specialist until next Saturday.

Experts say that family heritage is no longer an excuse for aging skin. Other factors related to lifestyle seem to be more decisive in the appearance of wrinkles and other signs of skin damage, such as thickening of the skin, lack of elasticity, pigmentation disorders, and others.

Nor is concerned to combat wrinkles at any price, since “they are a consequence of life itself,” said the expert of Clinical Salamanca. These wrinkles can be dynamic or expression, or static. In the latter case, appear on the face due to loss of elastic fibers and decreased collagen that is going to manifest in the natural folds and areas photoexposed. Read the rest of this entry »

A new report recently issued by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, warning of the health hazardscause facial paint that could used especially by children and young people in celebrations like Halloween.

After evaluating ten products facial paint types widely available via the Internet at craft shops or Halloween, the researchers found that:

“The ten facial products containing lead paint, and 6 of 10 had known skin allergens such as nickel, cobalt or chromium, at levels above the recommendations of industry surveys,” said Stacy Malkan, cofounder of the campaign coauthor of the report and author of Not Just a Pretty Face, published in 2007, which talks about potentially dangerous ingredients in cosmetics.

Malkan said the new report that “unfortunately, we found lead in all of them” and according to experts agree the exposure to lead can cause behavioral and developmental problems.

The research found that it had problems with the label as some products claiming to be hypoallergenic, but they were not, while a product “announced in the package as hypoallergenic and nontoxic, and had some of the highest levels of nickel, cobalt and lead, “said Malkan. Read the rest of this entry »

Photosensitivity reactions are those important clinical and produced abnormal, triggered or aggravated by exposure to light, usually sunlight. Unlike fototoxia, skin overreacts and does not play only an increase of tonality, but appear eczema lesions, blistering, etc …

Fototóxia

It is the increased absorption of sunlight by making contact or drugs or chemicals, or sometimes by alterations in the metabolism of persons or in certain diseases. The injuries that occur are the same as sun exposure produces only more intense and appear less exposure time.

1. Fototoxia induced by drugs.

It is a cutaneous adverse reaction due to systemic or topical exposure of a drug and light. The chemicals may be responsible, in addition to drugs, cosmetics and industrial products. The reaction can occur in any individual, is required and dose-dependent, and essentially it is an exaggerated sunburn. It is more common than photoallergic reactions and may also occur at any age and any skin type. Eczematous reaction is not seen in phototoxic reactions. Reactions by the Sun Read the rest of this entry »