Body Care

This section of our website is about taking care of your body, excluding face and hairs that are dealt separately. The skin is your body?s first line of defense against damage from infection, extreme of light and temperatures, pollution, chemicals and any physical injury. Its health can be destroyed by internal disorders as well external factors. By taking proper care of your skin, you will keep it healthy and it continues to serve you well for a lifetime.

It is a common practice all over the world to take care of face and hairs while neglecting rest of the body. We all know that the skin of face and neck are most sensitive and prone to damage by external factors (like sunrays, pollutants and temperatures) as well as aging. Accordingly, we spend considerable amount of time, money and energy to improve our face and hairs and to protect them from any expected damage. However we must keep in mind that the skin over rest of the body is equally important and subjected to damage. Thus our whole body needs to be pampered in the same way, with special attention to hands and feet.

In order to keep your skin healthy, smooth and supple, all you need to do is to follow strictly a self care routine, protect it from any irritants like ultraviolet sun rays, chemicals and other potentially harmful agents and monitor your diet. Prevent premature aging of skin by eating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables. Limit your intake of saturated fats, refined foods, alcohols and cigarettes. All these tend to speed up aging process. Try to lose any excess weight, slim yet well nourished people tend to age more slowly.

The first step in skin care is to make a proper skin care routine. Just a few extra minutes, each day can keep you fresh and glowing, improve your personality and build up confidence. First of all cleanse thoroughly, you can use any good brand cleanser according to your skin type or make your own homemade cleanser derived from kitchen cabinets. After doing diligent cleansing, apply some good moisturizer to keep your skin properly hydrated. Spread it generously and massage till it is completely absorbed. Also hydrate it internally by taking adequate amount of water each day. Now protect it from deteriorating factors, like extreme temperatures, strong winds, harsh soaps and detergents. For sunrays protection always use a good sunscreen, with SPF 15 or more. Read more on the importance of sun screen. Use a mild soap containing vegetable extract like palm kernel and coconut oil or with a soap less cleansing bar. Always use rubber gloves when using harsh detergents.

Hands are a very important part of our body. Beautiful and gorgeous hands are important but what is the beauty of hands. Not only the shape and color is important but also the skin texture, the skin quality, the nail shape and above all, the way hands are used are all very important. To achieve good looking soft hands that attract every one and highlight your personality is possible only with proper care not for a day or two but always. Manicure refers to hands and nail care. Here is more on steps for manicure.

The skin of our body can be subjected to a number of diseases. During this period of illness we need to take special care of our body and skin. We have included a brief discription of common skin disorders with special mention on tips to prevent them and home remedies to cure them fasly and effectively. The main skin conditions included in this section are Scabies, Eczema or Dermatitis, Dry skin and Diaper rash. Other skin problems will be included soon.