also if you exfoliate the skin beforehand (mix 1/4c virgin olive oil with 1/2 cup sugar) it smoothes the hair follicles so it doesn’t get irritated as much for those of you who are doing it for the first time…then when your done use baby oil/gel and moisturize your legs and ...
What formula and color should I choose and how will my hair react? And... What if I really mess things up and end up looking like the neighbor's calico cat? Don't worry -- we'll fill you in on how to prevent blunders as well as how to deal with them when they occur. Contents...
Not many people know, but hot water strips the hair of moisture and weakens hair strands making it more perceptible to breakage. To prevent damage, make sure you're washing your hair with lukewarm water, and definitely not hot or scorching. Warm water will cause follicles to open, enabling ...
Dr. Jeffrey Laitman joins WIRED to break down how our organs and body parts age from head to toe. From hearing and hair loss to sagging skin and deteriorating joints, Dr. Laitman highlights the impact of aging on the human body—and what we can do about
The polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) derived from green tea also protects animals from whole-body radiation, blocking lipid oxidation and prolonging life span.24Green tea extracts can protect rapidly-reproducing cells in the intestine and hair follicles from the damaging effects of radiation th...
For example, abnormal cell growth in the digestive tract, bone marrow and the hair follicles. There are quite a few side-effects of chemotherapy including: Myelosuppression: Also known as bone marrow suppression, it is an abnormal decrease in the production of cells that produce leukocytes(for ...
Processing is best done by professionals who know how to take care of the delicate strands of your hair. Overprocessing can cause breakage and damage the integrity of your hair follicles as well as cause excessive frizziness and dryness, especially in curly or wavy hair. ...
Inside your hair follicles, there are small glands producing oil called sebum. This oil mixes with skin cells in the follicle and joins them on the journey outward. But when there's too much sebum, too many dead skin cells or something on the surface that blocks their exit from the follic...
S. aureusstrains first infect the skin and its structures (for example, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles) or invade damaged skin (cuts, abrasions). Sometimes the infections are relatively limited (such as asty, boil, furuncle, or carbuncle), but other times they may spread to other ...
Inside your hair follicles, there are small glands producing oil called sebum. This oil mixes with skin cells in the follicle and joins them on the journey outward. But when there's too much sebum, too many dead skin cells or something on the surface that blocks their exit from the follic...