Cosmetics & Fashion

1. Exfoliate Your Body
It's so very important to exfoliate your skin. Your body sheds skin cells at an amazing rate every minute of every day. If you don't get rid of them, they'll just sitting on your skin making you look dull and dry. No matter how much lotion you use, you're never going to have glowing skin if you don't exfoliate.

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If there's one drugstore facial moisturizer with SPF I'd recommend buying, it's Eucerin Extra Protective Moisture Lotion with SPF 30. My dad's dermatologist recommended it to him and he's been using it for years. Now Dad is no product junkie, but he swears it's taken 10 years off his face and he says as much to all his female cousins.

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People wonder why compounds with potential safety issues like formaldehyde or parabens are used. Should they use self-preserving cosmetics? They also ask why cosmetic companies don’t get rid of preservatives.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could? Cosmetic chemists, cosmetic manufacturers and certainly cosmeticMicrobes in the world marketers would love to get rid of preservatives.

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A new CDC report tells a cautionary tale about three women who wound up in the hospital after getting liquid "silicone" injections to their buttocks by an unlicensed practitioner at a North Carolina clinic.

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Give your skin some health food with products containing mushrooms, grapefruit, and other garden ingredients
from RealSimple.com

Pomegranate

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A Green Guide to Cosmetics That Are Environmentally Friendly and Natural
By ANNE-MARIE DORNING
April 24, 2008

Maybe you consider yourself a bit of a green goddess. After all, you recycle, you haven't taken a sip of bottled water in years, you buy your sweaters from an all-female Guatemalan knitters' co-op and your shoes are made from recycled tires.

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From plugs to cheese, the 2007 Teen Choice Awards proved to be more entertaining than I expected. With Fergie, Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne (some of my favorite singers) gracing the stage with their latest hits, what was even more amusing were their outfits. I won't tell you which I dug and which I didn't -- decide for yourself

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See the outrageous and amazing looks that Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Brad Pitt and more are wearing for their roles

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Women who sign up on MyFreeImplants.com earn the money for their breast augmentation surgery through donations from men who peruse their MySpace-like profiles.

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The problem, say doctors, is that some skin bleaches, contain steroids. The patient in the Lancet report also developed thin, bruised skin, mild hair growth on her back and face, and muscle weakness.

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In rare cases, the toxin can spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, paralyzing or weakening the muscles used for breathing and swallowing, a potentially fatal side effect, the FDA said.

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But in a few cases, the toxin has spread to other parts of the body, resulting in problems including paralysis of respiratory muscles and difficulty swallowing, potentially leading to food or liquids entering the lungs and causing aspiration pneumonia, Wolfe said.

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1. Scrubbing your face until it’s squeaky clean. Using harsh and abrasive face cleansers not only strips the face of essential moisture, but also can exacerbate oily skin.

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Hayden Panettiere, Miley Cyrus and Kate Middleton add graphic pop to their snowy white coats with oversized black buttons.

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The number of men turning to plastic surgery to obtain chests of steel — think Superman or even Brad Pitt in Troy — is not only up, it's way up, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

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