Skin and beauty

Keep your skin looking forever young

admin — 2008-08-27 21:34:12

Think birthdays are all that shout your age to the world? Unfortunately, your skin can make you look older than you are. Testers in a study from the University of Göttingen in Germany estimated that people whose discoloration was digitally removed from photos were five years younger than their true age. When wrinkles were also smoothed, they guessed a 15-year age drop. Luckily, our plans can help you remove your biggest age markers such as spots, lines and dullness. So by your next birthday...

Cruelty meets beauty for Pakistan burn victims

admin — 2008-08-27 21:24:46

Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman's hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile. Her hands, largely undamaged, deftly handle the dark brown locks. A few steps away in this popular beauty salon, Urooj Akbar diligently trims, cleans and paints clients' fingernails. Her face, severely scarred from the blaze that burned some 70 percent of her body, is somber. It's hard to tell if she's sad or if it's just the way s...

Tiny carp nibble your toes in fishy pedicure

admin — 2008-08-06 10:19:39

Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your feet in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the Washington D.C. area, where...

Skin churns out marijuana-like brain chemicals

admin — 2008-07-12 16:32:31

like substances made by the skin are necessary for a healthy complexion, a new study concludes. The skin has joined the growing club of organs that is known to produce "endocannabinoids" — the body's own reefer. The biggest producer of endogenous pot is the brain. Significantly, the new study pins down long-suspected connections between brain and skin and between stress and zits. Your thinking skin In the skin, explained lead researcher Tamás Bíró of the University of Debrecen, Hungary, t...