Sunday, March 30, 2008

Beauty tips: The art of removing hair dye from skin

Yes we all faced with this problem. It is quite universal. Don’t you think so? Dyeing the hair it self is a task when you have to do it yourself. After dying, your hair will look beautiful. But soon you will feel helpless and unhappy over those ugly patches of hair dye on your shoulders, neck, fingers, and sometimes on your face. So how do you remove hair dye from skin?

Do you know, these stains are removable with little patience. There are few tried and tested methods for removing hair dye from skin. There are many home made remedies which will be handy in such a situation where you need urgent help to remove hair dye from skin.

The best solution is to keep a stock of beauty products specially made for removing hair dye from skin, if you are a regular user of hair dye.

For removing hair dye from skin, you can use little nail polish remover in a swab or cotton cloth and rub it on the stain. After a few minutes wash it off with warm water.

You can even use tooth paste to remove stains. Rub tooth paste in the area of stain and within minutes you can get rid of the stain.

For removing hair dye from the skin you can use Vaseline as well. Before applying hair dye you can apply a thin layer of Vaseline over the hair line or neck. This will reduce the chances of hard stain formation on the skin.

Apply diluted bleach on the effected area to remove hair dye from the skin.

Try these beauty tips. Next time you won’t be embarrassed after seeing those ugly patches.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

White patches on skin-can make up help you?

Does the white patches on your skin demands an emergency help? Whenever you look into the mirror, do you feel frustrated? Are you a positive person who believes that nothing is impossible? Whatever, even it is white patches on the skin.

Yes when appearance is the prime concern, everything is possible. Blotches can be developed as white patches on the skin or black patches. It can be due to hormones, dryness, and poor habits like pricking pimples. During winter, due to make up these white patches are usually covered and is not visible.

But in summer you can not wear make up all the time. During this time white patches on skin may show up. Do you know white patches on skin may show up prominently in areas of more oil secretion? So cleanse with a cleanser that treats oily skin conditions. When you use cleanser, avoid using it on cheek. Use a product with a formula to treat dry skin. The product you use should be free from astringents as well.

You should use a moisturizer on the cheek area before applying face creams or makeup. On white patches on skin you can put a little extra moisturizer. Use creams that works for oily skin in the “T zone”. Use natural oils like Jojoba which can penetrate into the skin to give best results for white patches on skin.

You can hide white patches on the skin to an extent by simple make up tricks. Have a diet rich in Vitamin E and minerals. Remember steaming and deep cleansing more often.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Common myths and facts associated with treatment of Vitiligo skin disorder

If you or someone close to you has vitiligo skin disorder what you have did? How effectively you managed to cope up with life after white spots developed on your skin? Are you able to smile when reading these questions? Or you are sobbing inside?

As you and I know life is very difficult initially in vitiligo skin disorder patients. You can not explain everybody that your condition is not an infection, or contagious disease. Because of lack of awareness and superstition even educated people will frown their face towards matters like marriage, job etc with vitiligo skin disorder patients.

And what happens when you seek medical help? There also you may have faced difficulties. Haven’t you? Some will say it is not treatable at all, you have to live with it. This is the first myth about the treatment of vitiligo skin disorder. It is not true. There are treatments for the vitiligo skin disorder and majority of patients can expect good results after treatment.

The second myth is associated with the oral medicine psoralens. It is used in vitiligo skin disorder patients to make their skin sunlight sensitive. It is believed that psoralen is toxic to liver. But it is not true.

The third myth is that the treatment of vitiligo skin disorder with psoralen + UVA (PUVA) is cancereous to skin. This is not completely true. Usually for treatments using psoralen requires only limited number of times. If you receive the treatment for more than 250 times, yes of course there is a risk of developing treatable squamous cell cancers of the skin.

So don’t be confused with the myths over vitiligo skin disorder. Start a treatment suitable for you by consulting a dermatologist right now.

Treatment options for loss of skin pigment in women.

Something gone terribly wrong-Is this you think after loss of skin pigment? Or Are you frustrated about your social life and frowned looks from your near and dear? I know it is really painful and difficult to cope with. But you can help yourself. How?

If you have already given a diagnosis that you have Vitiligo, you will also know that it is a skin condition, which results in loss of skin pigment.

You may also know that the cause of loss of skin pigment in vitiligo is unknown. It is been considered that it has a genetic link.

You may also know that there is no 100% cure for loss of skin pigment in vitiligo. Make up is an option. People with fare skin, the patches are less noticeable if tanning in the sun is avoided. Still there are several treatment options.

Topical corticosteroids: Creams helps to regain pigment in small areas if applied regularly for more than 3 months.

Ultraviolet therapy: Pigmentation develops after controlled exposure to UV light. Patients may have to take psoralen to make the skin sensitive to light. About half of the patients with loss of skin pigment show improvement with this treatment.


Skin transplant: Although this is considered risky, the doctor transplant tiny pieces patient’s normal skin to the concerned areas.

Depigmentation: This is to fade the color of the normal skin to match up with the loss of skin pigment areas by medication.

Always Always remember to take advise from your doctor before starting any treatment. Remember, there are lots people fall prey to fake

Treatments towards loss skin pigmentation.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

When it comes to tackle white spots on skin what will you do?

Do you have weird feeling about some white spots on skin, recently showed up in your body? Are you embarrassed that this is causing some serious treats for your appearance and social life? Don’t get confused. Clear your mind.

You should know first that all white spots on the skin are not the signs of vitiligo. White patches will also develop due to Tinea versicolor, which is a type of fungus. These can develop in oily areas of skin such as upper chest, back, or upper arms or thighs, neck or face.

This condition of white spots on skin is treatable. It can be treated with skin creams, shampoos and lotions. It will take more than a year to get rid of white spots on skin developed by fungus.

So when you develop white spots on skin, don’t rush into any conclusion. What you have to do is to consult a good dermatologist and take his opinion. White spots on skin may range from the infamous vitiligo to minor fungal infections.

Do you know what causes vitiligo or white spots on skin? The cause is unknown. It is considered as an autoimmune disease. This happens because your own immune system, by mistake destroys the melanocytes, which is responsible for the color of your skin.

The treatment given for vitiligo is only for cosmetic purpose. Treatment may help the skin to look better. Treatment may vary from person to person. It may include creams, oral medicines or surgical treatments.

So if you have white spots on skin, don’t worry. There is always a hope for better treatment. Understand better and live better.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Make up lines for mature skin -What can you expect?

Are you falling in the range 40 to 50 years of age? Don’t lose your heart. With some make up tips, you can rock the world even in your 80s. There are many things you can start with, for make up lines for mature skin.

Make up tips and polishing for mature skin

As you know, after 35 years of age, the skin will show fine lines, wrinkles, dryness and roughness. So what kind of make up you should choose to make up lines for mature skin? The trick lies in the selection and use of creamier and lighter products.

To make up lines for mature skin, as a base make up, you can use liquid or cream foundation. Do it properly by blending it nicely. If you don’t do the blending properly, it can settle into the folds of the skin to give an opposite effect.

Now for your make up lines for mature skin you can settle the foundation by applying minimal translucent powder. Use always a brush instead of puff. This ensures that your foundation doesn’t move around.

Wondering what sort of concealer is appropriate to make up lines for mature skin? Well! Always use cream concealers in tubes. It is lighter and blends properly to hide those age lines.

Go for lighter eye shadows and blusher. This will help you to enhance your looks for make up lines for mature skin. For lip color you can try any color. Use cream lipsticks instead of matte lip color.

So expect lots of whistles and admiring glances if you follow these cool tips for make up lines for mature skin.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Varities of autism

Autism is a really variable disease.Do you know like many things you cannot put all autistic people into one category? There are many autism types.

Some people are totally dysfunctional, some others are mentally handicapped. And in some autism types patients show mild symptoms and responds to treatment. It is a practice that autism types are broadly divided into two. This is not accepted by professionals. This is done on the basis of IQ levels.

  • Low functional autism (LFA) refers to individuals with IQ<80.
  • High functional autism (HFA) refers to individuals with IQ>80.

But it is better to define LFA and HFA autism types by how well individuals manage his day to day life and communications.These classifications of autism types are highly controversial and it is not possible to categorize all autistic people in this. It usually observed that individuals with high functioning autism are highly compromised to perform their individual requirements.

But low functioning autistic people have high intellectual powers. It is often unnoticed or recognized because of their problems in communication and writing skills. But it is easy to understand and diagnose people with high functional autism. So they can be better shaped into full fills their basic needs. A number of people diagnosed with low functioning autism are not been able to get help faster. Early intervention and treatment will help those people suffering with autism. It is important to diagnose all autistic types in childhood itself.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Famous people with autism

Want to know about famous autistic people around the world?

The list of famous autistic people comprise of individuals from different walks of life.

  • Daryl Hannah, who was a famous film actress, was diagnosed in child hood having ‘borderline’ autism.
  • Christopher Knowles, he was an American poet also falls under famous autistic people.
  • Actor Matthew McCarron, got place among famous autistic people, because he was murdered by his mother at the age of three.
  • Michael Moon is adopted autistic child of author Elizabeth Moon.
  • Among famous autistic people, there is a high school basket ball player named Jason McElwain.
  • Sue Rubin can not speak but she had communication skills. She got place in the list of famous autistic people because her story was made into a documentary Autism is a word.
  • An author from Germany named Biger Sellin also falls in the list of famous autistic people.
  • Michelle Dawson, who made ethical challenges to applied behavior analysis of people with autism.
  • Temple Grandin was famous designer of food animal handling systems.
  • Hikari Oe, he was famous Japanese music composer.
  • Bhumi Jensen, he was a prince in Thailand and was killed by Tsunami in 2004.
  • Dylan Scott Pierce, was wild life activist.
  • Donna Williams, famous Australian author who wrote books like Nobody Nowhere and Somebody somewhere.
  • Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist was a autistic person.
  • Axel Brauns, his autobiography was one among best seller autobiographies.

All the famous autistic people above mark a distinction among the rest because irrespective of whatever drawback they had they made valuable contribution to the world.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Early symptoms of autism

Do you know in most cases autism isn’t diagnosed until the child is about age three? Although some scientists and experts believe that the child may show some early symptoms of autism.

This is because autism is considered to have high genetic link. This disorder is considered as congenital as well by experts.

Some children diagnosed with autism in the later age had abnormal head circumference when compared with normal children of their age. This can be considered as early symptoms of autism. But this is not true in all kids.

When you doubt your kid is showing some early symptoms of autism, you should better seek the advice of a good pediatrician.

In expert’s opinion one should trust their instincts and get their kid evaluated as early as possible.

But there are certain early symptoms of autism helpful for the early diagnosis.

· Does the baby respond to her name when called by the parents or caregiver? Normal babies are give response to sounds and voices familiar to them. But babies with early symptoms of autism may not respond.

· A normal kid will point out things he sees and shows curiosity. They shift their looks from one point to others. This is totally absent in autistic children.

· They don’t try to imitate others. Autistic children show this early symptom of autism in their behavior.

· Thy never engaged in pretend play or show any interest in parents or any one looking after them unlike other kids. This also is an early symptom of autism.