Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Beauty & Fashion.xwfg

Cruelty meets beauty for Pakistan burn victims

Saira Liaqat and  Urooj Akbar are among Pakistan's many female victims of arson and acid attacks. Such tales tend to end in a life of despair for the woman. The two instead became beauticians.

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Keep your skin looking forever young

“Your skin’s outer layers make or break your glow factor — if yours are dry, they won’t allow light in,” says Ranella Hirsch, M.D., a dermatologist in Boston. Wanted: your freshest-looking face. Found: the smartest spot removers, wrinkle fighters and dullness erasers to help you take five years off your skin.


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The right treatments can save your skin

The main cause of most early signs of aging is the sun, which accounts for approximately 80 percent of wrinkles.The first signs of aging — sun spots, crow's-feet — show up earlier than we ever realized. However, the right treatments can make all the difference.


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Henna hazard: Chemical causes ornate allergies

A 19-year-old woman's skin swelled and blistered after getting a black henna tattoo at a wedding, and her case report is included in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.Dermatologists warn that a chemical found in black henna tattoos can cause a severe allergic reaction, leaving people with bubbly blisters in shapes like suns, stars and flowers.


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Tiny carp nibble your toes in fishy pedicure

July 23: Patrons of an Alexandria, Virginia, beauty salon are raving over a new treatment that eliminates pumice stones and razors in favor of fish that eat only dead skin off feet. WRC's Pat Lawson reports. (NBC News Channel)Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your feet in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.


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