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Hair Woes: Shampoo Tips When Eliminating Dandruff

Woman Brushing Hair

Dandruff can be quite the embarrassing pest, but have no fear you can conquer this hair woe. If you are noticing that shampooing with any regular shampoo isn’t doing the trick anymore, it is time to move on to anti-dandruff shampoos. However, not all anti-dandruff shampoos are created equal, the ingredients listed on the back of any product bottle will clue you in to what is best. When shopping for an anti-dandruff shampoo look for a product that contains one of the following:

  • Selenium sulfide
  • Ketoconazole
  • Salicylic Acid
  • Zinc Pyrithione

These ingredients help to stop and prevent flakes from becoming out of control. Nevertheless, you should never forget that your scalp can eventually become immune to a shampoo’s effect over time. Therefore, it is highly recommended rotate your preferred brands at least once a month.

Hair Woes Shampoo Tricks For Eliminating Dandruff2

Beauty

2 Ways to Stop Lipstick Bleeds

2 Ways to Stop Lipstick Bleeds

Beauty Quickie: Lipstick bleeding should be left to Batman’s arch nemesis, the Joker. Anyone else most likely wishes to avoid such a beauty look. Two simple ways to prevent lip color bleeding are:

  1. Line Lips With Lipliner– This is the most common technique, which acts a barrier fencing in your lipstick.
  2. Apply Foundation to Lips First– Doing this will give your lipstick of choice something to attach to keeping it in place like cement.

Lipsticks

Beauty

Remedy Puffy Eyes Even While Sleep

 

Relieve Puffy Eyes While You Sleep

Beauty Quickie: Puffy eyes can be relieved even while you are fast asleep. The key lies in how you position the head. Keep your head in an elevated position when you sleep in order to keep fluid from settling around your eyes.

Did You Know?… Did you know that eating salty foods can cause your body to bloat including the area under your eyes? Reduce your chances of bloat by avoiding salty food consumption.

Beauty

Waxing Eyebrows: The Aftermath

Eyebrow Waxing

Beauty Quickie: Freshly waxed skin tends to be sensitive and a few things should be avoided to ensure skin doesn’t become further agitated.

Avoid Such Things As:

Liquid Makeup (i.e. foundation/base)

Sunlight

Facial Products that acid based

Avoiding such irritants for the first few hours post wax, will keep any added sensitivity issues at bay. After waxing soothe skin by applying pure aloe vera gel or with tea tree oil.

Aloe Vera

Fashion

Weekend 1: The Fashion at Coachella 2014!

The 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival seems to be getting bigger and bigger every year. The musical lineup is full of the top tier music acts. You have Pharrell Williams, A$AP Ferg, Kid Cudi and many more.  Celebrities and models alike are enjoying the atmosphere and showing off their fashion sense taking cues from the hippie 70s Woodstock area. Check out Weekend 1: The Fashion at Coachella 2014! of Jasmine Tookes, Grace-Mahary, Christina Milian, Karrueche Tran, Chanel Iman and ASAP-Rocky.

black women Coachella Music Festival
Grace-Mahary
black women Coachella Music Festival
Jasmine Tookes
black women Coachella Music Festival
Christina Milian and Karrueche Tran
black women Coachella Music Festival
Chanel Iman and ASAP-Rocky