Beauty Fact: Hairy Legs Are OK in Brazil

I was surprised to learn this (culturally shocking for many of us) fact on J.Simpson’s show “Price of Beauty”. It appears that in Brazil some women do not shave but bleach hair on their legs. They consider it sexy! After some surfing online I did find several discussions on this topic and apparently it is true and is mostly done by those very tanned beauties with beach bodies. This interesting

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Beauty Fact: Stress Does Cause Gray Hair

Wondering what exactly causes gray strands in your hair? Researchers from UK’s Bradford University recently held a study and revealed that oxidative stress can cause hydrogen-peroxide build up in the hair bulb. This appears to be a cause for gray hair. Unbelievable as it may sound, hair simply gets bleached as it grows out of scalp.Source: Marie Claire, July 2009

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Beauty Fact: Pale Skin Ages Faster than Darker Skin

Darker skin has more melanin which naturally protects it from sun damage. That’s why darker skin won’t show signs of aging as early as fair skin. Another incentive to wear that sunscreen regularly!However, there are many other factors that determine the rate at which we age. Take a look at my post Age FactorsPhoto by musZicluvher at Flickr.com

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Beauty Fact: Red Enhances Men's Attraction To Women

Now we have one more reason to wear red lipstick. And this time it’s scientifically supported!A study by two University of Rochester psychologists looked at a relationship between color and behavior. It was revealed that the color red makes men feel more attracted to women.In the course of the study researchers analyzed men’s responses to photographs of women under a variety of color

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Beauty Fact: Lipo Fat Can be Turned into Lipo-Diesel

Photo by Petname at Flickr.comDid you know that fat from your thighs and love handles can be used to fuel a car?Fat contains triglycerides and can actually be turned into diesel. That’s exactly what Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner did with the fat he removed from his patients. With the amount of fat he had, he managed to fuel his and his girlfriend's cars.“Going green” didn’t work out so

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Beauty Fact: Best Anti-Ageing Treatments

A review published in Archives of Dermatology named the tree most effective skin anti-agers.1. Topical retinols2. Fractional CO2 Laser resurfacing3. Hyaluronic-acid-based fillersWe all know about Retinol. It is the best non-invasive anti-ager up to date. Retinol is a form of vitamin A which when applied topically increases cells turnover and stimulates production of new collagen in both naturally

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Beauty Fact: Lipstick Theory

Did you know that lipstick sales are linked to the state of the economy? But not in the way you might think!!This is called Lipstick Theory. The first to suggest the relation between beauty products sales and the state of the economy was the former head of Estee Lauder – Leonard Lauder. If you expect lipstick sales go down during the hard times, you are wrong. On the contrary, they go up! And “

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Beauty Fact: Smoking Can Be Worse For your Skin than Sunbathing

Did you know that one puff of a cigarette subjects your body to more free radicals than a UV-dose needed for a suntan?Most of us know smoking is bad for your health on the whole and for your skin as well. Inhaling tobacco smoke results in restricted blood vessels and, subsequently, reduced amount of blood flow to the skin. As a result your skin is deprived of the vital oxygen and nutrients and

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Beauty Fact: Sebum Contains Squalene and Vitamin E

Did you know that sebum contains such potent anti-oxidants as Vitamin E and Squalene? It is already a known fact that Squalene IS (the one used in cosmetics as a natural moisturizer) a major component of sebum. However Vitamin E presence in sebum is still being researched. Several experimental studies show that sebaceous glands and sebum serve as a transport mechanism taking “the lipophilic

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Beauty Fact: Exfoliating Fish With Big Appetite

Did you know that there is a type of fish that is used for exfoliating purposes? You read right! Garra rufa, also called a nibble fish and doctor fish, is originally found in the Northern and Central Middle East. Garra rufa just happens to like to munch on flaky dead skin and appears to have a special passion for calluses. Garra rufa appetites can be experienced in numerous Turkish and Asian

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