Features Related to Skin & Beauty

The Lowdown on Mineral Makeup

As beauty legend has it, it was the mid-1970s, in the aftermath of the frenzied Haight-Ashbury love-ins of San Francisco, that a quiet, little cosmetic revolution was born. It was called "mineral makeup" – products made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the earth, without any of the chem
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at-Home Tooth Whitener?

"I noticed my teeth were yellow in the past three Christmas cards," says Francesca Castagnoli, 39, an author and blogger based in Montclair, N.J. She wanted to try whitening her teeth, but her severe dental phobia kept her from scheduling a professional bleaching. And she'd heard that at-home whiten
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Skimpy Skin Care Tips

Exfoliate, hydrate, moisturize, cleanse...most of us barely have time to gulp a low-fat, half-caff latte, so who has time for complex skin care? Yet who doesn't want that good-skin glow? So, with your time (and pocketbook) in mind, WebMD sought the help of experts to create these quick, basic skin c
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Quick Facts About Cankles

Cankles: It sounds like a cough. Or maybe a nice shell you'd find on the beach. Instead, cankles are the latest fitness bug-a-boo. A slang term uniting the words calf and ankle, cankles refers to the absence of a defined indent between calf and foot. In short, thick ankles. So what causes cankles? D
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Shampoo, Shampoo Everywhere -- But Which One's Right for Your Hair?

Amber Gates admits to feeling a little stressed when she finds herself in the shampoo aisle at her local drugstore in Ada, Okla. "What's confusing is that the price can be so different while the ingredients are so similar, says the 28-year-old finance administrator for a car dealer. "I decided on th
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What's New: Advances in Hair Care

Hair care seems like it should be simple. But as you age, so does your hair. Over time, your hair becomes less dense. Individual strands get thinner and break more easily. Sunlight, climate, and pollution also exact a toll. And the way you style your hair – blow drying, coloring, overusing gels – ca
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Women's Hair Care

You might just be tempted to pull out your hair when it comes to selecting a hair care product. The choices are endless and today’s products are designed to multitask. With so many on the shelf, how do you know which ones to choose? There’s no magic formula. Dermatologists say the changes you might
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Women’s Skin Care for Your Face

There are thousands of anti-aging creams, moisturizers, lotions serums, exfoliators, and cleansers available. You can spend hundreds of dollars on luxury brands, or just a few dollars at the drugstore. The truth? Many inexpensive drugstore brands work just as well as the luxury brands, dermatologist
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Women's Hand and Nail Care

Growing awareness that frequent hand washing prevents the spread of germs can wreck havoc on our hands. Harsh bar soaps can irritate the skin, leaving hands red, dry, and prone to chapping or cracking. And popular antibacterial soaps can irritate dry skin. The safer we are with germs, the worse the
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Women's Foot and Nail Care

Our feet take a lot of punishment, and it shows. The rough, calloused skin on the heels needs regular moisturizing or it may become dry and cracked. The moist skin between the toes is prone to athlete’s foot. Even the skin on the tops of the feet is vulnerable; it can get sunburned if not protected
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