BEAUTY KLINIC

If you are a new parent you are probably asking yourself the same question asked by parents since the dawn of time. How to get baby to fall asleep, and stay asleep long enough to get some rest yourself?

With all the parenting books, internet sites and other parents you can turn to, sleep in unfortunately the least predictable milestone in your baby’s life. Other milestones are pretty standard, as in teething ages, the ability to start on solid foods and when you can anticipate her first smile. However, nobody seems able to give you a concrete idea of when you might be blessed with more than a couple of hours sleep at a time.

Developing healthy sleep habits is very important and should be started from baby’s birth. After the initial period of getting to know your baby and watching her signals, you will be able to recognize and know when she needs to be put to bed.

Once baby reaches about two weeks of age, it’s time to start helping her to distinguish the difference between day and night. This is the first step to begin developing her sleep schedule. During daytime hours, take advantage of play time or singing using your normal tone of voice. Don’t stop yourself from daytime tasks. Baby needs to distinguish and grow accustomed to the variety of noises around him during the day.

It’s time to change things around when your baby wakes up during the night. Dim the lights and reduce noise as much as possible to avoid stimulation. This will help teach baby that night time is a quiet time. When he wakes up to feed, try not to talk very much, and remember not to be playful. The realization will occur soon enough that day time is play time, and nights are for sleeping.

Bedtime routines also play an important part in getting a bit more sleep. Try leaving bath time until right before bed. Warm water is very soothing to your baby, as is the whole bathing process. If you happen to notice that your baby gets too excited during bath time, this defeats the purpose of it being a calming experience. It might be best to move this to a morning ritual instead. Try to establish a new bedtime routine through soothing music or family bed-time stories.

Even when you are trying to establish a routine, when it comes to calming themselves many babies have challenges falling asleep. There are many opinions on the easiest way to help baby overcome these challenges.

One technique that many parents have found helpful is the crying down method that can be used when when baby reaches about 6 weeks old. If you’re sure your baby is not hungry and any other potential issues are taken care of, you might let your baby cry a little until she calms down. At first start with 5-10 minutes, but expect that if your baby has become over-tired or over-excited this could take as long as 20 minutes. If you are having trouble ignoring the crying try and wait 5-10 minutes before returning to baby’s room. Repeat this procedure until the baby can fall asleep on her own without the crying.

If you think that it would be a little tough to let such a young baby cry itself out, there are other techniques that may be better for you. For example, many parents prefer to pay closer attention to clues that indicate baby is ready to fall asleep, meaning bedtime may vary from night to night. Other parents may begin by lying down with baby and touching and talking to baby to provide comfort. Over time, the parent starts to provide less comforting interaction and moves further away, weaning the baby from the need to have the parent nearby to fall asleep.

Any way you look at it, babies are precious to their parents, but they still need to sleep. Listening to a few tips from others and a bit of patience, a sleep pattern that is beneficial to everyone will soon show the way to that good night’s rest.

Do you ever wake up in the morning looking like you went a few rounds with a prize fighter? No one wants to show their face to the world bearing dark under eye circles. Before reaching for the newest beauty treatment on the market, try to resolve the dilemma of the under eye circles with a natural remedy.

Why do we have to put up with under eye circles? Many people don′t know the causes. Not getting enough sleep is the first potential cause that comes to mind. Stress can bring on sleeplessness and other conditions that can lead to under eye circles. Dark circles are one sign that the body isn′t getting the time it needs while you sleep to repair itself.

Shedding tears of joy or sadness causes problems under the eyes. Tears are retained in the tissue and dark circles and puffiness result.

Here are a few ways to reduce that look without chemicals.

1. Cucumbers. Waste not, want not is the adage when it comes to natural beauty. Thin slices of cold cucumbers can be placed on the eyes for at least 10 minutes. The juice works as an astringent, removing excess fluid and lightening the area under the eyes. Don’t throw them away afterwards, though. Pop them in your mouth for a healthy snack.

2. Potato slices are good for under eye circles as well. Who ever heard of using potatoes? In old fashioned remedies, potatoes were used to draw out impurities. Here, use thin raw potato slices (washed first). Apply them to your eyes for about 20 minutes. The circles will get lighter.

3. Use mushy bananas. Food seems to be the order of the day as a natural remedy. Bananas contain potassium which is great for the body because it helps restore water balance. Take a ripe banana and mash it up. You can puree it in a blender for a smoother texture. Before going to bed, place some of the banana puree under your eyes like a cream. In the morning, the dark circles should be gone or greatly diminished.

4. Use chamomile tea bags to soothe the skin. The tea bags can be slightly warm (after you brew your tea) or cold. If you want them cold, allow them to cool and place them in a bag in the fridge for about 20 minutes. Cover your eyes with the tea bags for 10 minutes. See the circles begin to fade.

5. Water. Drinking water will never go out of style. Your body is 90 percent water. Dark circles can evolve from a poorly watered body. The usual daily dose is at least eight glasses. Drinking your water (flavored or plain) can stop dark circles in their tracks.

6. Change your diet. If you are not eating properly, your body will show it. Lack of vital nutrients and minerals can manifest itself with dark patches on your skin including under your eyes.

7. Lack of moisture can contribute to dark circles under the eyes. Natural moisturizers contain ingredients like avocado and almond (nuts contain Vitamin E). Cut out the middleman and use pure avocado or almond oil on the area.

Dark circles are horrid at any time. Try natural remedies to get rid of them.

It would be reasonable to assume that we don’t need to ask the question, are our cosmetics safe? Safe cosmetics should be taken for granted shouldn’t they? After all, we have a government and corporations that look after our interests?

Sadly no. Neither the government or the major cosmetics companies take steps to ensure that our cosmetics are safe, and as a result there is a whole range of dangerous cosmetics and skin care products on the market which contain dangerous ingredients including lead, 1,4-dioxane and paraben.

The FDA doesn’t test the ingredients found in mainstream cosmetics, and so the big brand companies can, and do, put anything that they want in their products. The government doesn’t protect the women of America against corporations that are prepared to use unsafe ingredients to sell their products.

This is now such a problem that there are whole organizations set up to raise public awareness about the risks of dangerous cosmetics, and the need to find a source of safe cosmetics.

Sadly though the government isn’t listening to the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, and the cosmetics companies aren’t listening either. There is nothing being done to protect US women from dangerous ingredients found in mascaras, bronzers, eye shadows, lipsticks, blushes and more that women here are using daily not realizing they are taking a risk with their health.

There’s lots of examples, here’s 2.

The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics initiated laboratory testing of major brand name lipsticks in 2007. The report was astonishing. More than 50% of big brand name lipsticks, including some of the biggest names that you may well use now, contained lead. And you’re not even immune if you buy the most expensive brands, they were represented amongst the lipsticks that contained lead as well.

And in 2002 more tests found Phthalates in the majority of 72 major big brand beauty and personal and body care products and cosmetics, including products from Christian Dior, Revlon and Calvin Klein. Phathalates are a family of industrial chemicals that are linked to defects in male reproductive organs and birth defects.

And included common household use products like shampoos and toothpastes as well as beauty and cosmetic products.

Despite the fact that Phthalates weren’t listed on the labels they were found in 52 of 72 products tested.

Now is that scary or what?

So should you just swear off cosmetics? No not at all. There are excellent and safe cosmetics available but they aren’t made by the big brand names and aren’t found on the shelves of your local store. They are made by companies that are prepared to evidence their commitment to making safe cosmetics. They have signed a pledge on the website of the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics evidencing their commitment to making cosmetics using only ingredients known to be safe.

And the companies that make them aren’t household names, in fact chances are that you’ve never heard of them. But their products, including their safe cosmetics, are first class.

Visit my website to find out more about safe cosmetics.

There are so many wrinkle creams out there that picking one can be a difficult task. Any drugstore or even grocery store is likely to have shelves full of creams to choose from. Add to that the ones that you can find in online stores. Then there’s the wrinkle cream that your friend swears by, that is only sold through network marketing. Finding the one that works for you can feel like a game of blind luck.

Wrinkle cream manufacturers all make similar claims about their products. It reduces fine lines, delays signs of aging, and makes you look younger, all within a relatively short period of time. Advertisersa marketing copy doesnat provide any helpful guidance.

The word-of-mouth approach is another possibility. The advantage of getting feedback from people who have actually tried the product would be ideal. However, they would have to be people whose judgment you trust so that you could have faith in their recommendation.

But realistically, how many friends and relatives can you ask? No one has tried every product out there, and there are probably plenty of products no one you know has tried. Also, the fact that a certain cream has worked for someone else is no guarantee that it will work for you; everyoneas skin is different.

So where do you look for guidance? There are people and institutions that have done scientific testing on the effects on wrinkle cream, but you generally only hear about it in the form of marketing claims. The only studies that are likely to reach you are the one that show some product to be efficient and superior. But what about all the others? Is there any independent information out there?

Unlike prescription products, which must be compared to a similar moisturizer to test their efficacy over and above a standard product, over the counter creams are usually only tested in a before and after study that looks for some treatment effect.

Fortunately, there are some test results regarding the effectiveness of ingredients commonly used in anti-wrinkle creams. Manufacturers of drugstore creams have started including retinoids, a type of vitamin A found in some prescription products. Although retinoids can take up to a year for their maximum effect to be seen on skin, they do work for many people. Other ingredients that have been tested include hydroxy acids and antioxidants, though these may not hold quite as much promise.

Generally, most of the effect of wrinkle creams tends to come from their moisturizing and protecting effects on the skin. This doesn’t require fancy 200 dollar products. It could make economical sense to try the cheaper options first, in case they deliver the effect you are looking for. They very well may, as there have been tests that showed little difference between exclusive anti-aging products and less expensive drugstore moisturizing creams.

Finding the best wrinkle cream for yourself probably requires you to ask a lot of questions. There are a lot of elements to consider when purchasing an anti-aging cream. Skin type is one question many women ponder. Another is finding a cream that works for specific parts of the face. Some women may want a product that can not only reduce wrinkles but help clear up troublesome acne. Even with the plethora of ingredients todayas products include, it can actually be quite simple to decide which anti-aging product to purchase.

One thing to consider when purchasing an anti-aging cream is your skin type. If you have dry skin, you should avoid products containing alcohol or sodium laurel sulfate, ingredients that dry your face. Heavier creams are also suggested for drier skin. Although if your dry skin is also sensitive, you should not buy a heavier cream. Sensitive skin should also not be covered with any cream having a fragrance. Products with oil are not recommended for anyone no matter your skin type. Avoiding this type of product will keep your skin shiny as you will avoid any build up that might occur.

Women of different ages have different needs when it comes to fighting wrinkles. For younger women who havenat started to develop lines yet, stick with an ordinary moisturizer with SPF 15. If you have started to develop deeper lines, look for creams labeled aregeneratinga or aage fighting.a Retinol, a substance found in Vitamin A, has shown some results in reducing wrinkles, so look for that ingredient.

Many women may also need a product that also can have some positive effects on their acne. Not only does retinol fight wrinkles but it also fights acne. Check the product to find out if it contains this ingredient, especially if your skin is also dry and prone to wrinkling. However, if your skin leans more to the oily side, find a product containing salicylic acid, which is known to stop acne.

Crowas feet are a special worry because these wrinkles are often the first ones to develop. If you are a young woman with no other signs of aging, stick with your SPF moisturizer, but invest in an eye cream. Caffeine has shown some results in making eyes look more alert and less puffy, but to really fight crowas feet, try looking for something with phenylephrine. It is the active ingredient in hemorrhoid cream and many women swear by this folk remedy. Just donat get it in your eyes!

Women also question the need to purchase creams for each part of their face. The majority of these creams are merely a marketing strategy by companies. However, eye cream should be used as the skin surrounding your eye is unique in comparison to the rest of your face.
This skin is very thin and prone to various problems.

Ingredients in a product are another concern of women. Some ingredients have been mentioned previously: retinol, caffeine and phenylephrine but others are more of a trend. Some of these trendy ingredients are things like rose hips or coffee berry. In actuality, there is not much merit to using these ingredients. Stick with creams containing vitamin A and E and youall have moist skin and fight wrinkles.

A lot money is spent annually by women searching for the fountain of youth in a bottle. However, despite their promises, the majority of these products are a waste of money. If you keep these hints in mind when navigating the anti-aging cream selection, you should be able to find the best product for your skin needs.