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Collection of articles addressing cosmetics and skin care to improve your look. News and analyses from the cosmetic and plastic surgery world
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Plastic Surgery Primer 1-Liposuction, Cellulite & Scars
This article helps women decide if plastic surgery is right them. It looks at liposuction, Cellulite, Scars and most importantly expectations with plastic surgery. - Plastic surgery is an ever-growing field in the health and beauty world. Some of the results can be amazing and some can be horrendous. With the advent of TV shows like The Swan and Nip/Tuck we are increasingly exposed to the idea and the outcomes of cosmetic surgery and lots of us are liking what we see
09-Feb-2006 -
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Cosmetics Confusion
Confusion about exactly what "cosmetics" are and some of the marketing terms used to describe them can cause problems for those trying to avoid allergens.
14-Feb-2006 -
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The Miracle of Botox
Injections of Botox, one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures on the market today, are used for the reduction or elimination of facial wrinkles caused by dynamic, or hyper-functional, muscles (muscles that get a lot of use).
16-Feb-2006 -
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Worlds Best-Selling Makeup
For cosmetic maker Clinique, eyes are more than a mirror of the soul, they are a pathway to profit. For now, at least.
22-Feb-2006 -
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Taking care of your skin never smelled so good
Elements Salon & Spa is offering chocolate-based spa treatments — all the indulgence without any guilt.
Spa customers may treat themselves to a variety of services, including chocolatelayered facials, chocolate spa pedicures and chocolate body scrubs.
28-Feb-2006 -
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Photodynamic Therapy is Lighting the Way for Medical and Cosmetic Treatments
For the millions of people who
suffer from acne, sun damage or even worse, skin cancer, there is a light of
hope - photodynamic therapy or PDT. Originally approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer, dermatologists initially focused on
using PDT to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), the earliest stages in the
development of skin cancer
03-Mar-2006 -
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Cosmetic perjury
Asked whether she feels that the cosmetic industry encourages women to be overly concerned with changing their appearance she almost jumps out of her seat
03-Mar-2006 -
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A wrinkle in the anti-wrinkle cream
It's a painful paradox of our quest for beauty: Alpha hydroxy acids, which promise to replace our wrinkles with a youthful glow, may actually speed up aging and cause sun damage.
06-Mar-2006 -
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How Botox Injections Stop Wrinkles
A look at the how Botox works to prevent wrinkles and lines caused by muscle contractions in the face. The most common patterns are smile, frown and squinting lines around the mouth, eyes and brow.
14-Mar-2006 -
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Cosmetic safety from 1 to 40
1. Always read package directions.
2. Look for warnings about the consequences of misuse.
3. Be aware that ingredients are listed in descending order, starting with the ingredient found in the greatest amount in the product.
15-Mar-2006 -
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Facelift for the old nip and tuck
The Western world's attitude to ageing has changed dramatically, and none of us has escaped the consequences. Even if you stand firm and let nature take its course, there will be plenty of friends and colleagues who have no intention of doing likewise, so the landscape of ageing has changed forever.
03-Jul-2006 -
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Versatile lipsticks more than skin deep
If you’re one of those women who absentmindedly swipes lipstick and gloss across your lips for quick color and shine, take note: Your juicy tubes and gloss wands could be doing a whole lot more for you.
They could help you quit smoking or help curb your appetite. They might even get you a man.
10-Jul-2006 -
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Tips for Making Your Skin Radiant on Your Wedding Day
Every bride wants her wedding to be picture perfect - from the dress to the flowers to the food at the reception. And of course, brides want to be beautiful, both for the ceremony and for the wedding pictures. Beauty starts with good skin, so start planning ahead to ensure flawless skin on the big day.
02-Aug-2006 -
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Chocolate - the delicious skin care ingredient
Sensation Chocolat Paris is due to launch a new skin care range on the market this winter that taps into increasing demands for exotic, natural and effective ingredients.
The French company has built up a portfolio of cocoa-based products in the space of the last year marketed on the antioxidant and nourishing effects of the ingredient on the skin and is now set to launch three further products.
08-Aug-2006 -
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Shedding some skin
Losing 165 pounds of fat was only half the battle. Pruning 15 pounds of excess skin proved to be nearly as long and arduous. It had to be done, though. "I looked like a Shar-Pei," said Laurie Crawford of Delaware.
09-Aug-2006 -
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