Category Archives: Skincare

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4 unique beauty bloggers to follow

I love to keep a track of emerging beauty trends and to read about new products and brands and most of all, I like to be part of an online community. That’s why when I’m not working I read other beauty blogs.

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We want safe cosmetics

The campaign for safe cosmetics has had a great impact on people and I have to admit there was a moment when I thought it was all part of the skincare paranoia phenomenon that took over the web. Well, I was wrong.

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Oily skin: causes and treatments

Oily skin always causes a lot of trouble, especially when it comes to women. The oil or sebum produced helps keep skin moisturized but if the glands produce too much oil the pores become clogged and inflamed. Oily skin is shiny, thick and dull.

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5 ways to boost hydration

Every skin type needs to moisturize and that includes oily skin! The problem is that many people mistaken flaked or rough-surface skin with “dry skin” when in fact this is a sign of dehydration and oily skin can be dehydrated.

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Why are anti-oxidants important in skincare

Antioxidant skin care is one of the newest trends in beauty. They used to be accessible only in foods  by oral intake  but after people recognized the beneficial properties of antioxidants, they were combined with skin care products and became part of how we take care of our skin.

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Glycolic peel or microdermabrasion: which one is better for oily skin?

If you’re a beauty lover I’m sure you’ ve heard by now about the wonders of skin resurfacing treatments especially in the case of skin with imperfections.  Weather your experiencing congestion with whiteheads or blackheads, mild or moderate acne, excessive oiliness,

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3 tips to control oiliness

Are you in an S.O.S.- shinny-face situation? This sounds familiar for all the rest of the oily skinners. But don’t be alarmed, read the following 3 reasons for why your skin is going shinny and take into account out 3 tips to prevent oily situations suggested by b.liv skincare. First of all…

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Skincare products for oily skin: Best of 2012

Another year has passed, we’re still alive and these are the best skincare products that got us through. I have carefully chosen them so that they reflect the new trends of the market concerning the safety of the consumer as well as the more natural direction that the skincare industry is heading to. Most of the products are affordable OTCs that you have heard of, so they are:

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Infographic: 50 Incredible Facts About Skin by BeautyFlash

I’ve recently came across another great infographic about skin that I’d like to share with you guys. Beauty Flash made 50 Incredible Facts About Skin available and it consists of common facts about our skin that we take for granted but when you stop and wonder about them, these facts appear so amazing, or at least they do for me. What about you?

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The benefits of tea tree oil for oily skin

Once upon a time there was….

……tea Tree Oil or melaleuca oil, an essential oil taken from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a tree that originates in Australia. It is a traditional medicine for indigenous people from eastern Australia that has been used for mouth ulcers and abscesses,