Health and Fitness

By now, we are all very familiar with the important consequences of long-term unprotected sun exposure. However, this knowledge is not always heeded. We should protect ourselves, year-round, from over exposure to the sun’s harmful rays.

Spa treatments now give us all even more reason to shun the sun. The exposure to sun makes the skin more sensitive and more likely to react adversely to most spa treatments and products.

Most medical spas will advise to always avoid sun exposure before any laser or ILP treatments.
It is recommended to avoid the sun for four to six weeks before and after treatments and to use sunscreen regularly. Clients are also advised to stay out of the sun for the entire course of the laser hair removal treatments – which may mean a period of 10 to 14 weeks.

Following facial peels, waxing and aromatherapy, stay out of the sun. Retin-A and other chemical…

Spots on your skin often marks the onset of middle age and are called liver spots, age spots, senile lentigines or solar lentigines. They are all the same thing. Some people are predisposed to getting age spots genetically and others are exposed to skin damage from the sun.

Age spots can appear on any skin that has been exposed to the sun, such as the back of the hands, face, feet and back. Getting rid of them requires patience and time. There are home treatments as well as medical procedures performed by dermatologists. If you do not have age spots, how can you prevent them?

Two factors influence the development of age spots – age and the sun. Ageing can’t be stopped so the only way to prevent age spots is by staying out of the sun. Prevention and skin protection starts in your 20’s, preferably younger, as the earlier you start…

Sun, sand and sea kind of girl? Before heading out here are the eight beauty tips you really must follow.

Summer is getting near and all of us are heading to the beach, so we must know what are the things that we need to prepare before going there. Lets not compromise our skin with the fun and enjoyments that we will be having.

1. Blessed are those who wear sunscreen… For they shall save their skin from the harmful effects of the sun. This is the cardinal rule this summer and all year long… the sun can do more damage to your skin then you think to cover up the slather on some sun block especially on the overlooked and sensitive areas like the sides of your nose, neck, back and back of the ears.

2. Blessed are those who eat fruits and drink loads of water…. For they shall keep their…