Stress Affect Your Skin?
Your skin holds whole of your body together. It is the single-most organ of the body facing the external environment and changes, all by itself.
Hence, it is quite natural for your skin care to be amongst the first to get affected by any physical or psychological upheaval. For instance, if you happen to be in an environment full of dust, you are bound to notice the impact on your skin just after a few hours. Similarly, stress shows up on your face before anything else. The minute you have a tense moment, those close to you can immediately make out from the signs on your face.
God forbid, if you happen to be under a stress for the most part of your day, eventually the fine lines in your skin will begin to reflect just that. And the situation surely worsens if you are in your 30s or beyond, because that's when the skin's resistance is at its lowest.
Herbs for Enhancing Beauty
In ancient Egypt, women made use of plant products for enhancing their beauty. Extracts from plants were applied to their eyelids, lips and cheeks. Plant products were also useful as perfumes and body anointments. Flowers were used in ancient Rome as bath scents. Roman women applied herbal face masks for better looks. The Greeks knew how to make cold creams as early as the second century A.D. Several ancient peoples of the world made use of herbs and flowers for beautification of their bodies.
Even in modern times, when the cosmetic industry has advanced due to the use of science and technology, several women make concoctions out of herbs and flowers for topical application as well as for internal use and save considerable money by not buying expensive ready made cosmetics. They also keep experimenting for arriving at a beauty solution that suits their skin and hair the best. They try various recipes and the ratios of the ingredients for skin lotions, shampoos, scented baths, facials and so on, in order to tailor the products to their particular needs. They usually save a lot of the money that they would otherwise have spent on the readily available beauty enhancers in the market.
Some natural beauty aids
Among some of the common herbs used for skin care, you can include green tea due to its natural antiseptic properties. It is good for stopping skin irritation and acne. Tea Tree oil is believed to be excellent for hair growth and for banishing lice. As a natural moisturizer, unrefined Shea Butter can be used on the skin for softening it. It is also good for cracked heels and improving the appearance of stretch marks. If you massage your scalp with Jojoba oil, your hair grows wonderfully well. The extract of the berries of the small palm, Saw Palmetto, also works very well for improving the scalp and the skin condition. Men also use it for maintenance of their hair by massaging it into the scalp. Beauty stores sell facemasks and facial creams containing Seaweed, which re-hydrates dry skin and leaves it smooth and shining.
Cosmetic Surgery
One of the greatest shows on television now days is "Nip Tuck." please tell me you caught the season finale! It was outstanding. Granted this show can get a little racy, but the writing it phenomenal and the acting superb. It focuses on the lives of two plastic surgeons, and how messed up things can get. While some may think the series promotes cosmetic surgery for anyone anytime, I think it does the opposite. It shows how little can be gained by cosmetic enhancement. And sometimes much is even lost. Call it a contemporary take on beauty.