4. Test area: Anterior shin.
It is probably no surprise that stress can wreck havoc on your body, hormones and subsequently, your face. The body naturally releases a hormone called cortisol during a stressful situation coined the “fight or flight” response. If the body maintains a constant level of stress without allowing for drops in [...]
1. The Investigator must be a qualified graduate electrologist with no less than two years experience and a member in good standing of the American Electrol(o)ysis Association.
There are various Mary Kay beauty products that can help you get radiant and flawless skin. Depending on the type of skin that you have you can use [...]
Permanent Hair Removal is defined by the International Guild of Professional Electrologists (IGPE) in their Official Standards dated December 8, 1978 as follows:
DEFINITION: Hair removal is accomplished by destroying the dermal papilla and the surrounding germinative cells in the lower portion of the hair follicle, without harming the upper layers of the skin. The [...]
Generally speaking, two types of hair are produced by the follicle:
• vellus
• terminal
Vellus hair is like “peach fuzz” and it is normally found on a woman’s cheek or a young child. It is soft, downy and colorless. The follicles producing vellus hair are shallow, and the hair shaft produced is relatively short. [...]
The hair system is known the pilosebaceous system. It consists of four main parts
1. Follicle - the hair canal
2. Papilla - the organ that feeds hair growth
3. Sebaceous Gland - the associated oil gland
4. Hair - shaft or structure which has been hardened (keratinized)
Follicle
A hair follicle is an indention [...]
Starting at the top pull the straighteners down towards the floor. Do this fairly slowly. The slower you go the straighter it will be and the longer it will stay in. But also the slower you go the more damage you cause to you hair.
My theory has as starting point my own [...]
And instead of grabbing that can of Coke, consider green tea instead. Green tea is antioxidant-rich and prevents the production of DHT from binding and blocking the hair follicles. It basically allows for the hair follicles to open up and allows the hair to grow freely.
Years ago, I was visiting my grandma and she [...]
Make sure you eat foods that are antioxidant-rich and anti-inflammatory foods like berries - blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Beans like red kidney beans and pinto beans are excellent for hair growth and are anti-oxidant rich.
It started at the young age of 13 when I received my first perfume… Love’s Baby Soft. Then, came the [...]