4 WAYS TO BEAUTIFY YOUR ELBOWS AND KNEES
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Have you ever stopped to think how many times a day the skin on your elbows and knees is subjected to stretching? These areas of thicker skin are affected by virtually every move you make (and bear the brunt of a lot of leaning), so it’s no wonder we all experience dryness and some degree of wrinkling and crinkling by a certain age.
According to dermatologist Dr. Janet Allenby of Allenby Cosmetic Dermatology in Delray Beach, Florida and Boca Raton’s BodySquad, “These areas get a lot of action and the skin is not rich in sebaceous glands, so it doesn’t get natural lubrication from the body.†The main concerns Dr. Allenby hears from patients when it comes to
LIQUID HAND SOAPS GO LUXE
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That innocent bystander on your sink—the hand soap—now is getting its due. Several brands are introducing beautiful varieties that now are on par with shower gels in their look and feel, and certainly in their ingredients. Since hands get extremely dry with repeated washings, hand soaps by nature tout “moisturizing” benefits like a Superbowl commercial. Here are some we love:
L’Occitane Verbena Cleansing Hand Wash ($20)
This pale yellow number is formulated with a vegetable base and is gentle enough to use on a baby’s hands.The sparkling lemony aroma of verbena gives cleansing hands that zing, and while it’s a pricier hand soap than most, it’s worth it for that non-
NEUTROGENA’S WAVE FOR CHANGE HELPS TEENS GIVE BACK
For the second year in a row, Neutrogena is sponsoring Wave for Change, a charitable campaign that makes it easy for teens to support a cause of their choice. This July and August, Neutrogena will donate $1 for every Neutrogena Acne, Cleansing or Cosmetics product sold and registered on the brand’s website. The company will donate up to $250,000 to GlobalGiving, an internet-based network that connects donors directly to the causes they care most about. Teens can choose to support a disaster relief, environmental or educational cause, each spearheaded, respectively, by Neutrogena brand ambassadors Vanessa Hudgens, Hayden Panettiere and Miranda Cogrove.
It’s simple to pa
7 DEADLY SKINCARE SINS – How Many Are You Guilty Of?
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A lifetime of bad habits can result in skin that lacks radiance and resiliency, and premature wrinkles. However, you can reverse the damage by changing your evil ways today and starting on the path to beautiful, healthy, glowing skin.
1. SMOKING
The simple fact is that smokers do not age as well as non-smokers. You can’t smoke a pack a day and expect to counteract the effects it has on your skin with cosmeceuticals and lasers. Smokers take on a gray or yellowish hue and develop more wrinkles because of the repetitive action of pursing their lips and squinting, and the carbon monoxide from cigar
