Pimples occur when a skin's pores become clogged with bacteria, dead skin cells and naturally occurring oils. Acne can be triggered by a number of reasons, including hormonal changes that occur in adolescence, damage or friction to the skin and an o...
How to Hide a Pimple for Men
How to Lighten Scars
Lightening scars on your face and skin can be accomplished using a few different ingredients, like Bio-oil. Lighten scars with help from a trained and certified makeup artist in this free video clip.
How to Bring a Whitehead to the Surface
A whitehead, also known as a closed comedo, is a clogged hair follicle or pore, and is a sign of acne. When dirt, skin debris or oil get trapped in this follicle, they can lead to inflammations and other forms of acne such as pimples or cystic acne....
How to Get Rid of Shine on the Face
If your face is shiny, chances are you have oily skin, or skin that is prone to be oily in certain conditions, such as humidity. Aside from wanting to look fresh and clean, you may want to fix your shiny skin to ward off acne and blackheads. However,...
What Does Sandalwood Bark Do?
Sandalwood is a tree that grows along the Pacific Basin from Australia through Southeast Asia. The tree is widely coveted as incense because of its pleasant and persistent aroma, as well as its aromatic oils and bark. Commercial vendors of sandalwood...
How to Cure a Whitehead Over Night
Whiteheads occur when dead skin cells and oils block pores. Forming on people of all ages, sex and walks-of-life, whiteheads can cause people to feel uncomfortable and self conscious about their appearance. Several natural remedies can cure a whitehe...
Can Certain Foods Make You Break Out?
Acne, the general term for various skin break-outs in the form of pimples, blackheads and whiteheads, is very common in teenagers and young adults. Although it is commonly claimed that greasy food such as pizza or french fries cause acne, research ha...
How to Texture a Face
Makeup can change your facial features, bringing your favorite features forward and hiding your least favorite spots. It's important to understand proper texturing to achieve the best results, though. Caring for the skin of your face will help make t...
Homemade Hair Cleanser
Homemade hair cleansers are an eco-friendly and affordable alternative to store-bought shampoos. These cleansers are made with readily available, natural ingredients such as herbs, fruit oils, nuts, roots and flowers. Homemade hair cleansers create l...
Homemade Pore Minimizing Masks
While there is a plethora of face masks on the market, there is no need to purchase them to get glowing skin. Instead, take control of your beauty routine and concoct some homemade pore minimizing masks. Not only will you cut costs doing it, but ther...
How to Fix Pimples on GIMP
If you have a digital photo on your computer that shows a person's zit-covered face, you might want to fix the pimples using GIMP. For example, the only photo you have of a teenage friend or relative has pimples, and you prefer not to display the ble...
How to Airbrush Pimples in GIMP
If you have a digital photo of yourself or another person that is marred by one or more pimples or blemishes on the person's face, it's a relatively easy thing to fix. Many photo editing programs have the capability to do this. One program that is fr...
How to Cover Up Pimple Redness Fast
The right make-up application can make the difference between a caked, crusted pimple and an unnoticeable blemish. A pimple, which is caused by clogged pores, is red, swollen, and generally causes feelings of poor body image, depression and low self-...
How to Hide a Pimple on Your Nose
Pimples are caused by bacteria, excess oil and shedding of dead skin. Most people at one point or another have had a pimple or two show up on their face at the most inconvenient times. When you have to be somewhere important, such as a party or a bus...
How to Remove Pimple Scars From Pictures
Acne is a skin disease that plagues many people during their young adult years. It isn't a life-threatening condition, but it can cause low self-esteem and make a person extremely self-conscious. This can be particularly bad if you have photographs w...
How to Hide a Pimple Really Well
Pimples happen when your skin's pores become clogged with dead skin cells, bacteria and oils. This can occur for many reasons, including hormones, overexposure to greasy products or reaction to a new product. You might think covering up a pimple cons...
How to Make Whiteheads and Pimples Really Go Away
Whiteheads and pimples are two types of lesions associated with acne, which is an inflammatory skin condition that affects millions of people. Rising hormones, dead skin cells and clogged hair follicles can all contribute to acne, which can occur in...
How to Make a Popped Pimple's Scar Go Away?
Popped pimples can leave scars on your face, causing heavy reliance on makeup to conceal the embarrassing redness. However, by treating your punctured blemish wounds carefully and using the proper products, you can get rid of your scar quickly and be...
How to Minimize a Really Inflamed Painful Zit
It's the big day -- graduation from school, a hot date, an important business presentation -- and the stress and excitement has culminated in an inflamed, painful zit on your face. While the immediate response is to poke and prod the zit in an attemp...
How to Cover Redness of Pimples Easily
Teens have enough hardships in life without having to worry about pimples. Acne can even extend into adulthood and wreck havoc on the skin and face. Genetics, diet and health care habits are the main causes for acne, which can also leave scars and re...
How to Cover a Zit for Men
The occasional zit, while pesky, is no reason to panic. Many everyday factors lead to acne in men, including various prescription drugs, hormones and bacteria accumulation. Acne is common in men and women alike, and for both genders can be quickly an...
How to Reduce Piercing Scars
Piercings may be attractive while they are in place, but once the individual makes the decision to remove the piercing, there may be a unsightly scar lurking underneath. Depending on the severity of the scar, the scar may be eliminated or at least le...
How to Make Pores Smaller and Remove Blackheads
Large pores and blackheads, also called open comedones, can make skin appear rough and dull. Blackheads occur when your skin's pores become clogged by dead skin cells and oil, which causes them to appear large and dark. While pore size itself is lar...
How to Use Makeup to Reduce Scars
Facial scarring occurs for several reasons, from accidents to the remnants of past acne breakouts. Whatever the reason, these scars can lead to embarrassment and cause some to seek expensive dermatological solutions. According to Teens Health, microd...
How to Heal a Swollen Zit
You know you have a zit before you see it. Your face or the area around the zit hurts and it feels like a knot on your body. Instead of walking around with a swollen zit on your face or dealing with a painful zit elsewhere on your body, you can reduc...
What Can I Use to Open Pores of Wood for Refinishing?
Refinishing restores the finish of wood furniture and flooring to look like new. To refinish wood surfaces, old finishes that seal the wood must first be removed. This technique opens the pores of the wood so that it can accept the stain. A number of...
How to Make an Underskin Pimple Surface
Pimples underneath the skin, also referred to as cystic acne or acne boils, are common during the teenage years. These unpleasant and painful bumps often emerge on facial skin, but can also appear on your chest, arms, shoulders and back. Squeezing th...
How to Cover a Scar When Going Out
It is easy to cover scars, such as those caused by acne or burns, when going out for the night. The trick is to invest in some quality corrective skin makeup products. There are several cosmetics companies that offer products with specifically heavie...
How to Hide Acne Scars for a Wedding
Acne scars can affect your self-esteem and self-confidence. On special occasions, such as weddings, the last thing you want to worry about is your acne scars; you want to look flawless in person and in the wedding pictures. Whether it's your own wedd...
How to Disinfect a Pimple Extractor
Pimple extractor tools are long, needle-like metal tools used to aid in the removal of pimples. One end of the extractor features a sharp point that is used to pierce full, prominent pimples. The other has a small circular loop that is used to apply...
How to Avoid Pimples Caused by Ingrowns
Proper shaving technique is necessary to avoid getting ingrown hairs. Ingrown hairs are caused by shaved hairs growing back improperly, getting stuck under the skin and causing irritating or inflamed bumps. This is a particular problem for African-Am...
How to Hide Zits With Clothes
Acne is nobody's friend. But zits and pimples can be inspiration to experiment with clothes combinations that you would not have otherwise tried. According to the book "The Acne Prescription," no one is really safe from zits except maybe th...
Gentle Way to Remove Blackheads
Blackheads result when oil accumulates in your skin pores. As the oil gets exposed to air, it turns black giving the appearance of a blackhead. The face is a common place where blackheads occur due to the large amount of oil glands. Blackheads typica...
How to Keep Pores From Clogging
Pores are small openings in the skin that contain oil glands. Their function is to keep your skin lubricated, but they can become blocked from too much oil production combined with dead skin cells. This can lead to acne if you are not careful. You ca...
How to Deep Cleanse Your Pores
Every day, your skin protects your body and absorbs dirt, oil and makeup. Even if you wash your face daily, residue builds up in your pores, making your skin feel and look greasy. Your pores benefit from an occasional deep cleaning to extract this di...
Consequences of Bad Cosmetics
Lucie Morris published an article in the "Daily Mail" titled Roddick Rejects Cosmetics dated October 19, 2000. The article reveals that Anita Roddick, co-chairman and founder of the Body Shop chain, once publicly said, “Moisturizers d...
How to Cover a Red Scar
Scars are often a result of collagen forming underneath the skin to aid a wound in healing. The scar itself is formed in response to a skin injury and while some scars are barely noticeable, others are reddish in color from increased blood flow and a...
How to Minimize Pores on Black Skin
Large pores, common on oily skin and black skin, can ruin an otherwise lovely complexion and cause rough skin texture. As dirt and oily pool in the pores, larger ones can lead to acne. Minimize pores on black skin and create a smooth, supple complexi...
Homemade Face Masks for Acne Prone Skin
Many different homemade face masks can be great for treating acne prone skin. Learn how to treat acne prone skin with homemade face masks with help from an experienced makeup artist in this free video clip.
How to Minimize Pores Using Ice
Healthy, clear-looking skin is idealized by both women and men as a sign of good skin care and beauty. Pores in the skin are natural and needed to keep the skin hydrated. Although your skin type largely determines the size of your pores, pores may in...
How Does a Can Filter Work?
Filtering air helps prevent toxins, odors, fumes and other unpleasantries from entering your lungs. Myriad types of air filters exist, among them can filters. Known for their can-like shape, these filters use activated carbon to remove gaseous toxins...
Natural Face Mask Recipes for Acne-Prone Skin
You can make a natural face mask for acne prone skin right in the comfort of your own home. Learn about recipes for natural face masks for acne prone skin with help from a professional makeup artist in this free video clip.
Myths About Pimples
Acne is the most common skin condition in the world, so there is no wonder there is so much talk about what causes it and how to treat it. Science has verified some information as fact. However, other information, repeated often enough, has given ris...
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