An estimated 200 000 plant species grow in the Amazon, many of them still unexplored . As the magazine VITAL in its current issue ( 7 / 2010 ) reports are now discovering not only physicians, but more and more beauty companies the healing and soothing ingredients this rainforest plants.

For example, the berry of the acai palm tree as a new super fruit for skin and hair care. Their combination of vitamins A, C, B1 and polyphenols protects cells against free radicals and make such products for the ideal moisturizer for chapped skin and brittle hair.

From the fruits of kokosnussähnlichen Babassupalme again one gets a soft – yellow oil , the saturated addition to vitamins B1 , B2, and both E and unsaturated fatty acids. These keep the moisture content of the skin and act at the same time anti-bacterial – which makes it the ideal babassu care for combination skin.

A true multi-talent is the Andirobaöl obtained from the seeds of Andirobabaums . The locals use it because of its antiseptic properties in inflammation and skin diseases, also serves as a sun and insect protection. The cosmetic uses toning and blood circulation of oil to Bodypflege products.

Also attractive for beauty products : the antioxidant extract of Cat’s Claw. The climbing plant was recognized in 1994 by the World Health Organization as a medicine plant. Their active ingredients help the body’s own repair processes and also support the development of new healthy cells.

So that no depletion is operated , should consumers look for when buying natural products certified natural cosmetics. Some beauty companies involved locally with fair trade projects.

From 2011 , developed by environmentalists ” FairWild “seal facilitate the decision. It indicates that not only the social criteria, but also the ecological requirements are met.

1. The area to be smoothed must be well washed and dry. There should be no other lotion , oil or soap , as this makes it difficult for the wax adhere to the hair properly.

2. Do not try shaving the first time by yourself . If does not help someone who has already done so , go to a room so that you shave and learn watching.

3. In general, when you have your period menstrual , your skin is more sensitive. When you’re not in those days.

4. If you have an important event , you will not pluck esses same day. Do it at least 24 hours before and your skin will not look irritated or swollen.

5. If you tan , do not pluck . Wax remove the hair , but also part of your skin and , therefore , your color, and it shall not evenly.

6. If you’re prone to acne, hair removal wax can produce aYour reaction skin accentuate your problem. Avoid it .

7. For some women , hair removal is very painful. Some people take a painkiller one hour before being tested.

8. The best time to shave it after bath, because the pores of the skin is are more open. If you do it in that time, the hair is a little less painful.

9. If you have some buried and go vellitos to wax , exfoliate your skin gently during bathroom. Take care that exfoliation is not excessive, not to cause irritation.

10. To delete a little tenderness area to treat, Spend some ice and dry well. If do, it will not hurt much.

11. When you go to treat, you must be sure it is in a room well lit for you see all that should fall outside vellitos of your body.

12. Before shaving , make sure not sensitive or allergic to the product. Try a small area and if the reaction depílate is within the normal range.

13. Heat the wax carefully and according to product manufacturer’s instructions , for a couple of minutes but they may wax too hot and damaged skin.

14. Make sure that the consistency of wax is soft (similar to honey ), but not slip , which is a sign that is too liquid .

15. Apply a thin layer of wax in the direction of hair growth . Remove with rapid movement in the opposite direction as the put . Hold the skin with the other hand.

16. When removing the wax , do so parallel to the body and never tires to sideways or upwards, and you will avoid hurting your skin and you will draw the vellitos successfully.

17. To soothe the skin after the flip, press the area with your hand for a few seconds.

18. It is recommended exfoliate at 24 shaving hours. This prevents the dead cells accumulate in your skin and can vellitos bury.

19. Do not expose yourself to sun after plucking . Leave spend at least 24 hours .

20. After shaving , apply a cream moisturizer. There are some special retard hair growth.

1. Do not wash your hair the other day have told you painted. Let the color set well.

2. During the first week after having applied the dye, wash your hair a Day in and day no other. If you live in an area where it much heat, this will be quite difficult. If you decide bath , then wash your hair only once, and do not delay too .

3. Use products which are especially manufactured dyed hair care. The can be found in beauty salons and also in the supermarket . There are some that even pigments are light to help you maintaining the tone.

4. When you bathe , avoid using water very hot. Try to keep the temperature low, to the hair cuticle remains closed and the color lasts for more than time.

5. Do not get to swim for 15 days after the dye because the chemical of pools can make the process of bleached accelerate.

Our body knows a lot with the change of seasons and adapts to time: like the primates we are in the fall really in shedding that you notice to the hormonal differences in the autumn months.

Unfortunately, these changes are associated with increased allergy-readiness, with fatigue and extremely sensitive skin. Right now an optimal supply of nutrients and protective substances is particularly important to us.

We are indeed protect against the weather with warm clothes, and takes us inside the home heating a pleasant feeling, but what about the interior of our body? In the constant changing from cold to warm and vice versa, the body is very stressed in particular. And not for nothing now plague us pretty quickly colds and colds up to the bad flu.

Unfortunately, we often fail to prepare for this season right on time, although this is quite simple. Our institutions should be supplied in time with key nutrients, so that the immune system to function smoothly.

The most important nutrients are:

* Water
* Vitamins
* Minerals

When the body sufficiently with these precursors is supplied, should fail to diseases. However, it is now almost impossible to talk about the daily food intake to achieve these basic services. A good dietary supplement may therefore be advisable

An optimal dietary characterized by natural ingredients from (not synthetic vitamins), and the presence of such an important essential amino acids. These provide only for an optimal absorption of the nutrients.

A good composition offer:
Heart vitamins

For the absorption of minerals to offer a number of good products. Also, to get a good acid-base balance, it is taking appropriate steps to be advisable. Are known, for example, Basica, Nema-bas or the original Dolp from the Alps.

Of considerable importance also is the regular detoxification and purification of our body. Since we compete with the modern food too many environmental poisons and acids in high degree, they should be disposed of regularly.

This helps one to a high fluid intake (at least 1.5 liters a day) with “real” water (with little or better yet, no gas), on the other algae tablets, which provide a good detoxification.

The alga Chlorella is known as a particularly good source of vitamins and minerals. It also contains the important active ingredient of plant chlorophyll. Chlorophyll protects against free radicals bends very well, so against skin damage and aging.

* Always apply the foundation on your skin thoroughly clean.

* If you are going out at night and you brought a blowout and makeup, it is necessary to remove that you have in the face with a cleanser to return to spread a new layer. This will prevent breakouts leaving you or the makeup looks cracked.

* Try not to use fingers to apply it, it’s best to spread it with a sponge, even if you do it laziness, because it provides better on your skin.

* To run fast you can not seal it with translucent powder or spray a bit of mineral water on your face, so set up.

* In case you use a powder foundation, wash the sponge applicator that comes in the box, this will also keep you out pimples.

* Gain a foundation mineral powder, it will help to cover the imperfections and leave your face radiant.

* Finally, do not forget your skin removing makeup every night, so your skin is free of impurities and revitalize during sleep.

Several weeks hairless bestowed with Heiboder removing cold wax (such as Veet), because the hair is pulled out completely. Similarly, rotating work with mini tweezers. Your advantage: you capture even the finest hairs (such as Braun, Panasonic, Philips). Tip: make a before and after peeling, prevents ingrown hairs.

Fit for summer: UV Protection:

The trend municipality pale beauties Hollywood star Tilda Swinton is pursuing a particularly effective anti-aging strategy: avoid the sun and use a high sun protection factor. Who has to do with a sun allergy, should now apply a high UVASchutz anyway – at least SPF 30, more 50. Particularly in the spring, the UV-defense shield, the ozone layer, to be particularly permeable. For everyone else, a day cream with sun protection is sufficient Who CREATE sparingly: Choose a better product with a high sun protection.

Fit for summer: Self

“Beautiful skin guard” :Self acting on fresh exfoliated skin is best, because dry skin or dead skin areas, a dark stain. This applies to the slightly tinted lotion (such as Lancome) and for nurturing gel (eg, Garnier Ambre Solaire), or the practical spray for hard to reach parts of the body (eg from Lavera). Who is very careful, therefore, the self-tanning lotion mixed with a little in front of the application. This mix of cream and lotion to buy it already ready-made (such as Nivea, Dove, Garnier). In about ten percent of all users of the skin is not brown – for which even dermatologists found no consistent explanation. An alternative: Bronzing Fluid and Powder for face and relatively long term creams for the body (eg Mac) and sprays specifically for the legs (such as L’Oreal Paris). Avoid sunbeds at all the best abrasive wear, they rub off the paint. And careful with the new white silk blouse: Self (and some Bronzer crawl) is quite sustainable in the fibers.

Fit for summer: Peeling

Tired complexion neckline, krisselige scales on the arms? It’s best to plan an a weekly exfoliation. This removes the small left rough cornification and takes the gray haze, the dead skin cells. Nice for dry skin care with shea butter scrubs (such as KiBio with Ecocert label for natural cosmetics) or with gentle micro beads from plant waxes (such as Origins, Weleda) and additional moisture binders (such as Biotherm). This overdrive is generally better with a skin that responds to mechanical stimuli with redness. Very horny places on the knees or elbows are soft due to this old home remedy again, cut half a lemon, elbow support in the lemon half. The acid dissolves rough skin, and can then use the towel rub away easily. Then apply cream with thick body lotion, for example with one that contains urea. Urea (or urea) is a natural moisture binder, which is also found in the skin and makes it beautifully smooth.

Fit for summer: Hair Tint

“Skin and hair in the summer mood” : Desire to bring more life into the hair? If it’s just a little faded color (foam) shades are best. Let the natural color shine wash intense, gradually, and disappeared after six to nine washes. However, gray hair take that color is not very good. Who wants a treatment that covers the silver strands with a color film: Ask for a mild non-oxidative tint to the hairdresser (for example, “Cellophanes” by Sebastian). This superficial tint with time also paler, holds about ten washes stood. And if it should better be tough: When Schwarzkopf hairdressers there is a new colors , which are both very transparent and opaque impact results. And with the so-called light painting technique (and dark) reflections with the brush from the professional to be deleted into the hair – for life effects, as if the hair is lightened by the sun (such as Wella hairdressing). By the way, highlighted hair bright harmonious effect to the skin color, if that is the years become paler. A contrast with the nuances of “dark cherry” or “ebony” makes older.

Fit for summer: pedicure

Roman Sandals planned? Then start at first a little pampering: Larger horny removes a peeling. As with the body, you may choose here between the practical Lemon application, an exfoliating cream that already contains a lot of skin care ingredients, but is rinsed again (such as Maha cosmetics, LCN), or you sink your feet for ten minutes with relish in a warm foot bath and give an extra with salicylic acid in water (eg from
Allgau mountain pine). The disinfected and makes the cornea soft, rub them off so that the leaves are then more easily. The best gently with the pumice stone files (such as Scholl). The use of a corneal planer rather leave medical pedicure. The risk of injury when Selbstanwenden is great, and wounds do not heal on their feet so quickly. Finally, feet thick lotion.

Fit for summer: Skin Care

The fat cream out of the winter use up most quickly. So, come along better with lighter lotions – the main thing, the balance between fat and moisture is right. And this balance can be sensing that when the skin about four hours after applying the creams or greasy still tight, the care is the right place. Who needs it anyway creamy: the skin with gel instead of cleaning with oil (such as Origins). Reaction from the body skin regularly for seasonal changes, with itching or prone to eczema, it is also more vulnerable to disturbances from outside allergens such as pollen that enters the body. Provide effective protection against lotions (pH5 Lotion F “by Eucerin), which strengthen the skin barrier. Regenerates very dry skin with herbal anti-inflammatory lipids (for example, Sebamed) or specific tannins.

Fit for summer: Spring Fragrance, summer color

If you close your eyes and imagine the spring – what do you smell? Daffodils? Lily of the Valley? Peonies? Unique: flowers. Just plug in the new scents (such as “Eau de Fleur Plum” by Kenzo), like also mixed with fresh citrus notes. So how about a new fragrance? Here it goes to the fragrance-BRIGITTE-lights Oder Or a current make-up-spring color pleasing? In addition to clear crayon colors like orange, pink, turquoise, there are now many Beige shades for lips and eyes (for example, from Jade Maybelline, Giorgio Armani) – come the summer!

* A usual jeans only a little, get transformed into fishermen.

* You can also add a border of bright colors and you can sew or iron directly on them.

* Just be sure the paint you use is special for material, but will become discolored.

* You can use a colored handkerchief as if top.

* If you have a bag of straw, flowers Cosel handles lined with silk ribbons, which can change color depending on the dress she wore that day.

* If you have a colored scarf , you can use as a belt, it will be perfect with a long skirt.

* Fabrics your own necklaces. You just need fishing line and some beads (can be feathers, sequins, buttons, you name it).

Drinks home:

The shape, color and even the material of which are made of glasses, cups or mugs in the beverages we serve are of great importance, even in the flavor they give to things. It is not like drinking from a cup made from a thin glass in a thicker, or instead of glass, it is plastic or porcelain. So you must watch very well the type of glass you choose for the moment.

If you are a casual dinner or you may want to add more color to the table with cups and glasses of many colors, many brands even sell glassware that are not single tone, ie if there are six cups each of them will be of a different color. This variety is very funny, and very useful because everyone will know what your glass and there will be no mistakes.

Accessories and its enormous importance:

The variety of glassware is impressive, but not only in the most advanced, most classic styles also have their place in the market. You will be surprised to know that even the plastic cups you’ve thrown away so many times by the coffee machine in the office have also changed their image and can be found in vivid colors. And the decor is, as I have said on more than one occasion, undergoes continuous renewal in its forms, to be followed closely to take care of every detail.

Tones can be selected with a wonderful taste in the walls which combine perfectly with the most innovative furniture design, but if you forget the details of accessories, all the efforts you made to leave your house as a veritable palace have been in vain.

In an hour you can wear a honey-colored skin. Get a good self tanner. There is the face and body but many of them, such as wipes, used for both areas.

* The day before, exfoliate your skin with emphasis on rough skin areas (elbows, knees and heels), where the color tends to accumulate.

* The day you go to apply: first, do not get moisturizer. At the time of the application, carefully extend it everywhere.

* For face: put a little in your hands and apply it as a make-up, including neck and outside of the shadows and avoiding the eye area, the entries of the hair and eyebrows.

* For the body: it is more convenient to apply directly to the skin and spread, avoiding forearms, palms and soles of the feet. Start with the feet to go without messing up what you have already applied.

* Do not forget to apply the lacquer about 20 cm apart and in circles the whole head, and will achieve its effect lasts much longer.

* If applied with the head upside down, the result is a messy hair and a lot of volume from root to tip.

* To secure without weighing your bangs, apply lacquer directly on the comb or brush and then brush your combed the area you want.

When combing your hair active blood circulation, thus stimulating their growth and can even provide shine. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the appropriate brush, here are some tips to achieve this:

* He prefers natural bristle as they are less aggressive, but when wet, opt for what they are too soft.

* The plans are the best to unravel.

* A fine or short hair requires a soft bristle brush.

* For long hair is essential to use a thick-handled brush.

* Some brushes have holes that are very useful when used in conjunction with a dryer, to provide volume.

* If you require straightening curls, choose a large round brush.

* Join curls is easy with a small cylinder brush.

* The best hair styling tools are short fingers and dryer.

* You wash the brushes at regular intervals of hot and cold water, once a week.