Source: Natural Solutions- Vibrant Health- Balanced Living Magazine; Natural Radiance Section-Solutions for healthy good looks
Oil Not your Oily Skin
It seems completely counterintuitive, but oil is no foe of oily skin-it is, in fact, a necessity. According to ayurveda, many people with oily skin actually suffer from dehydrated skin as well. The key to clear skin? Separating the good oils from the bad to restore balance for a glowing-not greasy-complexion.
People with oily skin often try to wash away excess oil with harsh cleansers containing benzoyl peroxide. This may remove the unwanted excess oil, called sebum, but it also strips away beneficial oils, namely the lipids that promote healthy, well-hydrated skin. Once these are gone and the skin dries out, a back-lash begins as the skin overcompensates by producing even more sebum.
So as scary as it may sound, women with oily skin should reach for products that contain naturally derived, lightweight, and noncomedongenic (won’t clog pores) oils. Apricot kernel oil, safflower oil, and sweet almond oil regulate sebum production while kukui nut (from the candlenut tree, which has seeds rich in oil) and macadamia oils help protect lipids.
A Moisturizing Shampoo Repairs Split Ends.
Sorry, but you have only one way to get rid of split ends: a good haircut. So before you buy a posse of shampoos and conditioners, first pick up the phone and call your stylist. “Hair, in a nutshell, is dead,” says Patane. “Once it is damaged, there is no way to repair it other than trimming it off.”
Split ends are the frayed fibers of the hair’s inner cortex which comes surrounded by protective cuticles. When hair becomes overly dry or otherwise damaged, the cuticle can’t do its job of keeping the fiber flat, and it appears as though it’s peeled away from the hair shaft. You can’t repair this; nor will the cuticle and fiber grow back together. But you can take steps to prevent and camouflage split ends, For prevention, eat a diet rich in essential fatty acids (like guacamole and salmon) and use a light hand when styling (no hard brushing of wet hair and fewer blow drying and heat curling sessions).
The next-best option: Mask the appearance of the split ends. Hair serums and deep-conditioning treatments help plump up stressed cuticles with soy and vegetable proteins that fill in the gaps and also help prevent further breakage. Other natural body building ingredients include ginseng root and spirulina, as well as the latest hair-strengthening all-star, creatin. “Products with these ingredients can be very effective, but they offer a visual fix, not an actual fix,” Patane says. “To really keep split ends in check, see your hair stylist once every six to eight weeks.”
