Removing Blackheads

If you have blackish dots on the ends of your nose, have you ever wondered what they are and how they got there?

Before I went to see the PrettyMePink beautician I already knew that they were most likely called blackheads but had no idea on how they got there or the best way of removing them. I have listed the key parts of what she told me:

Causes:
•    Normally caused by a high concentration of sebum (natural oil) that starts to harden up. The sebum mixed with other bodily toxins together form a thick pasty residue that rises to the skin surface with the head turning black (due to exposure to air)

Treatment Tips:
•    A good pore cleansing strip from health shop (do not leave for over the time specified on the directions of the product) and moisturise the area immediately after (cleanse area before use of strip) – Also do not use too often as it can start to dry out your skin
•    If you go for regular facials, inform the qualified beautician that you would like for them to focus on your blackheads
•    Double check that you are using the correct moisturiser for your skin, for example if you already have an oily skin type and use moisturiser for dry skin then your skin will be getting too much moisture
•    Do not squeeze the blackheads as this can lead to scarring or infection
•    A good facial scrub after steaming the area can help reduce the appearance over time

Get rid of those blackheads, you now have no excuses.

Pretty x

Skin Care Tips Free eBook

PrettyMePink has finally finished an eBook totally dedicated to tips and secrets on skin care. The eBook brings some of the best posts from the website and other never seen before topics relating to skin care on eBook format.

Topics include:
* Lip Care
* Preventing Aging
* Food For Skin
* Understanding your skin
* Deep Cleansing
* Problem Skin and much more

And for a limited time only this eBook will be entirely Free to download from the following link Skin Care Tips (Or click on the image of the book above). You can then save a copy of the Skin Care Tips book to your computer.

It is in pdf format so please make sure you have downloaded Adobe Reader first so that you can view it.

Enjoy

Pretty

p.s. Please only forward onto people / friends you think would actually benefit from the tips in the book.

Skin Acne

Okay we’ve all probably had our fair share of skin problems, spots, skin acne, red patches and the list goes on. According to leading health experts most of us don’t even know that we have skin problems until later on when they are much more visible and harder to treat.

Skin acne is a common problem.

1: Causes & Description:
•    Inflammation of skin because of infection
•    Sebum (oil) created by our glands joins forces with dead skin and blocks the hair follicles. This basically allows for oil to build up beneath our skin until spots erupt.
•    Normally occurs on the face, but can also occur on chest and back
•    Can be started due to: Stress; Bacteria; Excessive Scratching; Hormonal related

2: Skin Acne Treatments:
•    Dermatologist: (may need to be referred by Doctor) He / she may prescribe you with antibiotics that will reduce Acne. But remember that your body may become immune to the antibiotics and the acne that returns after may be stronger
•    Foods / vitamins containing vitamin A are known to reduce oil on the skin. There are also some medication that have high levels of Vitamin A (ask Dermatologist)

Home Remedies:
•    Cleanse face on a regular basis to take away any dead skin. There are special acne related cleansers around that are built specifically for the condition (examples include: Zeno)
•    Most likely to be stress related, so get to the route. Yoga can help and deep breathing exercises

If you do have skin acne, don’t let it get to you. In the majority of cases it is just a short term problem and if treated correctly can be reduced and wiped out.

Pretty

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