Archive for November, 2009

Essential Goodness of Essential Oils

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Essential Goodness of Essential Oils

Essential oils are essentially not oils. They are plant extracts, which are generally not soluble in water. The one important thing to remember is that essential oils are to be used as additives to any product you use.

Essential oils have an odour and therein lies their significance. The fragrances have important therapeutic and cosmetic value and are therefore used as flavouring agents and perfumes. They are prepared by fragrance extraction techniques. Distillation, cold pressing and maceration are some of (more…)

A Helping Hand For Scarring.

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
A Helping Hand For Scarring.

Acne affects lots of people and it is nice to come across a post like this one because it is genuinely sympathetic. As’ Some Facts about Acne Scars’ points out, it is not only teenagers that are plagued with this skin condition.

The good news is that, if you have been left with scars from your acne then, there are things that can be done. Techniques such as dermabrasion and laser treatment are both well known for being very (more…)