March 12th, 2010 . 2 Comments »
Head and face massage is a useful technique not only to get rid of stress and fatigue, but it is also a pleasurable way to stimulate and improve circulation in these areas.
Improved circulation is what will give you a glowing complexion as well as stimulate hair growth.
It is sometimes a good idea to get one of those vibrating hair brushes that offers an effortless way to gently massage the scalp, but there are other methods that you can apply using nothing more than your fingers and perhaps some warm oil.
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March 10th, 2010 . 1 Comment »
Probably, a good laugh is the best way to relax a tense face, but these facial exercises also help to tone the face muscles quickly.
1. Scrunch up your whole face for a few seconds so that your nose is wrinkled, your forehead furrowed, and your eyes and mouth are tightly closed.
2. Do the opposite. Open your mouth and eyes as wide as you can.
3. Close your mouth again, purse your lips, and push your mouth up to the left, then push to the right.
4. Grin – as if from ear to ear and open your eyes wide again.
5. Hold and repeat the grin, but this time, tuck in your chin to tighten your neck muscles
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March 9th, 2010 . Comments Off
Who says you need to spend oodles of cash at a spa in order to enjoy a facial?
With a few simple items and some free time, you can enjoy the benefits of a spa facial in your very own bathroom.
Let’s get you started on your way to beautiful skin.
What You’ll Need
* Facial cleansers (whichever you normally use or one formulated for your skin type)
* Toner (again, whichever you normally use or one made for your type of skin)
* A mask (mud, exfoliating – whatever you like)
* A facial buffer/exfoliator
* A bowl of HOT water
* Washcloths
* Moisturizer
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March 5th, 2010 . 4 Comments »
You may have heard of isometrics. Isometrics is a form of facial exercise. For example, leaning your head back a bit, opening, and closing your mouth. You will feel the muscles in your neck flexing. This exercise is to keep the neck tight. Another example is when you are putting lotion on your neck take your fingers in an upward stroke. This also tightens neck muscles.
Try This Exercise
Believe it or not, the more you laugh the more you exercise your face. Laughing gets rid of all the tension in your face. On the other hand, you can try this exercise:
• Scrunch up your face, make sure the wrinkles are in your forehead. Tightly close your mouth and eyes and make sure your nose is wrinkled.
• Now do the opposite open your eyes and your mouth Next, close your mouth and purse your lips.
• Now push and take your mouth up to the right then to the left.Now grin from ear to ear.Tuck in your chin to tighten the neck muscles.
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March 1st, 2010 . Comments Off
Facial fitness is an exercise regimen that involves working out the muscles of the face to prevent them from sagging. It works on the same principle that if we exercise the muscles of our body, then the muscles will become toned and the skin will visibly improve.
The muscles of the face also need to be exercised. If they are let alone, they just sit there on our faces, lengthening and thinning as the years come upon us, giving us that sagging and tired look as we age. With the facial fitness regimen, the facial muscles undergo resistance training, and the skin is pulled and pushed so the muscles are contracted. Eventually, the skin is lifted with all the pushing and pulling, taking away the sags and smoothing out the wrinkles from our faces.
Another benefit of undergoing a facial fitness regimen is that making the muscles of the face contract increases blood circulation to the face. With improved blood circulation to the face, more oxygen and nutrients are brought to the cells and tissues of the facial muscles and skin. Therefore, it would look healthier and whatever damages that our facial tissues have sustained are more easily repaired.
Having a regular facial fitness routine brings us a natural face lift. With a natural face lift, we do not have to undergo surgery just to keep ourselves looking young. The power to look young has become literally in our hands.
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