Over Make Up and Its side Effects

In earlier days, makeup was luxurious item which was packed by women only on some special occasions and parties, but these days makeup is very common ornament and is acquitted by all even regularly and around the clock. There are bits and bobs that should be taken care while applying makeup on the face, these things must be taken care of to get stark look.

Many women have an impression that more makeup they will apply, the more beautiful they will be seen.  However, this perception proves always wrong and can make you look horrible and fatal in public.

Beauty is the Achilles' heel of any women and they try all the weird and funky looking styles which are more attractive and fabulous.

Make up is something that enhances women's beauty by providing their face a finishing touch by embracing all spots and other problems.

There comes the question in mind that asks, How over makeup can kill our beauty?  The uncomplicated answer to this question is that over makeup have both short-term and long-term adverse effects.

Short-term Impact:

Well, let’s see short- term impact now. If you are over make-up then you can be subject to certain troubles. 

Constitution can easily smear

 If you are carrying heavy makeup on your face, there are high chances of smearing or smudging of makeup. Lipstick and eye makeup after smearing can make your face messy and horrible. It might also make you fool in front of people as you resemble not less than a clown.  

Spidery eyelashes

Excess makeup kills your beauty, for instance, if you apply excess mascara on eyelashes, it will make your eyelashes like the spider's web. Mostly lasses call this also as part of looking beautiful as anything can be fashion now a days. However there must be a place where you must avoid such kind of show offs.

Sweating

Over makeup clogs the small pores present on your face, which makes it unwieldy for your face to respire and this causes a lot of sweating all day long which is uneasy for you to handle. Its more or less harmful to stop sweat from body for a longer time than expected. 

Stained collars and pillows

If you go for excess makeup, then it will stain the collars of your beloved apparels and pillows at times. It may create an embarrassing situation for you at times. The reason we suggest women to remove make up as in when you are off from the party or the occasion is to avoid such stains.

Different shades of neck and face

If you load your face with excess makeup, then it causes deviation in the shades of your face and neck and it gives a pathetic look. Neck and face need to be the same when you’re using makeup. Women concentrate more on face and less on neck which shows the difference well.  Commenting on some one else make up is easy but using it is tough. 

Long-term Impact

If you do over makeup regularly, it may cause certain long-term adverse effects:

Skin allergies and pimples

Cosmetics used in makeup contain many harmful chemicals that adversely affect your skin. These chemicals may cause many skin allergies and pimples on the face.  Make up leaves these affects mostly on teens, having sensitive skin tone.

Skin diseases

Hopefully all skin related diseases are due to use of chemicals and creams that are not suitable for your skin tone. It is common these days women are enduring from skin diseases like skin cancer, Eczema, Rashes, Wrinkles etc, because of using creams and cosmetics.

Harm to eyes

Makeup products like eye liner, mascara, artificial lashes, eye makeup cause damage to your eyes and itching in eyes.

Ageing before time

If you are regular in leaving your face for over makeup, then it causes ageing before time. Ageing signs wrinkles and dark spot starts appearing on face in young age. You will start living an addicted life to your make up always to cover up all ageing problems.

Headaches

Headache is common problem; you will suffer from if you carry heavy makeup for long duration. It might not be noticed by everyone however it is known fact that natural process gives you good skin which may keep all this side affects away.

It's nothing actually you are killing your beauty due to use of over makeup on your face.  So it is better to use makeup in limited time and place if you don't want to kill or lose your natural beauty.   

In race of making yourself more beautiful and attractive than others with the help of makeup products, see actually what you are welcoming.

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Side Effects of HRT

Side Effects of HRT

Hormone Replacement Therapy has some side effects. These side effects are negligible in comparison to the benefits it gives. Hence women should be encouraged to use ERT.

Does HRT have side effects similar to those of birth control pills



The use of HRT has been complicated for menopausal women as well as for prescribing doctors by the contraindications contained in the pharmaceutical data sheets. The similarity between the data sheets for oral contraception's and HRT preparations suggest that the contraindications for the former have been uncritically accepted for the latter.  This has led to the wide spread misconception that oral contraceptive and HRT preparations are similar with regard to contraindications as well as risk for side effects. Since estrogens play such an essential role in the health and well being of women, women should be en

couraged to use ERT so that they continue to enjoy the same quality of life they experienced before menopause.


Are there any drawbacks to HRT

Some patients complain that oral drugs sometimes aggravate menopausal problems.  This could be due to metabolism in the liver and the intestine, resulting in wide fluctuations in plasma hormone levels, changes in hepatic protein synthesis and perturbations of the haemostatic system.

Administering HRT with Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems

HRT is an effective method of easing the menopausal symptoms. Administration of HRT can be oral, parenteral, rectal, vaginal, topical and transdermal. Transdermal Drug Delivery is done through application of patches containing drug to skin. Know more about this method of application.

How is HRT administered

There are various ways of administering HRT. Some of them include: oral, parenteral, rectal, vaginal, topical and transdermal (through the skin).  These treatments can also be classified as oral, percutaneous and transdermal.


What are transdermal drug delivery systems

Transdermal (through the skin) drug delivery system is one way of administering HRT.  Other methods of administering HRT include oral, parenteral, rectal, vaginal and topical.

Transdermal applicators are the patches containing the drug.  They are flat, smooth, discrete and can be used for long term medication. Transdermal delivery systems are not just an alternative route of administration but they improve the therapeutic value of a drug and provide many other advantages including increasing compliance.

Transdermal therapy could be of two types: (a) Reservoir type: Those that control the rate of drug delivery to skin; and (b) Matrix type: Those that allow the skin to control rate of drug absorption.


Why is skin the site for transdermal drug delivery

Skin is one of the most readily accessible organs of the human body. It has a thickness of only a few mm.  Skin is a multi-layered organ composed of many histological layers.  Its three main layers are: the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis.

The epidermis is further divided into 5 anatomical layers. The outermost layer is the stratum corneum which is exposed to external environment. The transdermal permeation of neutral molecules at steady state can be considered as a process of passive diffusion through the stratum corneum in the interfollicular region.


General considerations for the use of Transdermal Drug Delivery systems 

The site selected for application should be clean dry and hairless e.g. estradiol patches are applied to buttocks or abdomen, nitroglycerine patches are applied to chest. Scopolamine behind ear. Because of possible occurrence of skin irritation, sites of application for patches are rotated weekly. 
Transdermal patch should not be applied to skin that is already irritated or act so as to ensure maximum absorption. 
Patches should be removed from its protective package being careful not to tear or damage patch. Protective backing should be removed to expose the adhesive layer and it should be applied firmly with the palm of the hand until it is secured in place. 
Patches may be left on when bathing or swimming. If the patch gets dislodged one must re-apply it or it may be replaced.


Benefits and Drawbacks of Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems

Transdermal Drug Delivery systems are the easiest way of ERT. There are some discomforts associated with this but its advantages outweigh the discomforts. Know about this in detail.

Possible discomforts of Transdermal Drug Delivery systems

Transdermal drug delivery systems could be unsuitable for drugs that irritate or sensitize skin. 
The natural limits of drug entry imposed by the skin's permeability indicates that relatively potent drugs are suitable only for transdermal delivery. 
Under various environmental conditions, adhesions of the system to different skin types sometimes result in technical difficulties. 

Advantages of Transdermal Drug Delivery systems

Avoids gastrointestinal tract difficulties during absorption caused by enzymes, drug interactions with food, etc. 
Suitable in instances like vomiting/diarrhoea where oral route is not desirable. 
Avoids first pass i.e. the initial passage of a drug substance through the systemic and portal circulation.
Provides the capacity for multi day therapy with a single application thereby improving patient compliance. Extends the activity of drugs having short half - life through the reservoir of drug present in the delivery system and its controlled release characteristics. 
Therapy can be quickly terminated by removal of the patch from the skin. 
Provides ease of rapid identification of medication in emergencies - non-responsive patients, unconscious or comatose patients. 
Less chances of over or under dosing as the result of prolonged preprogrammed delivery of drug at the required therapeutic rate. 

What is ETS

ETS is a new transdermal hormone replacement therapy that is supposed to be convenient, safe, low dosage estrogen therapy.  It is a once-a-week dosage with a matrix patch, and offers various benefits over the existing treatments:

Physiological low dose hormone
Avoids hepatic first pass
Convenient once a week treatment
Prevents and manages post-menopausal symptoms - early symptoms like depression, anxiety, vaginal dryness, osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases.

Vasomotor Problems - Hot Flushes

Vasomotor Problems - Hot Flushes

The most common symptoms of menopause are hot flushes and night sweats. These symptoms occur in majority of women. Wh
at are hot flushes? When do they occur ? Know answer to these common questions.

What are hot flushes

Hot flushes are well recognized as the most characteristic manifestation of menopause. The hot flushes and night sweats of vasomotor instability occur in some 75% of women. They may be more abrupt and more severe in women whose menopause is induced suddenly, by surgery or radiotherapy. In most women, these flushes persist for more than a year, and in 25% of cases they may still be present after 5 years.


When and where do hot flushes occur

Hot flushes may occur at any time of day or night and can be precipitated by a variety of common situations such as sleeping, working, recreation, housework or stress. Flushes usually begin in the face, neck, head or chest. Hot flushes may be associated with episodes of sweating, elevation of skin temperature, irritability, lethargy, insomnia and chronic tiredness. Successful treatment of hot flushes will usually relieve associated symptoms of exhaustion and depression. 


Vaginal Changes

Estrogen is the main female hormone, responsible for all reproductive functions. Menopause is due to estrogen deficiency. This deficiency brings about a lot of changes in sexual organs. Vaginal tissues become thinner and lubrication decreases, thus making intercourse painful.

Is menopause responsible for atrophic changes affecting sexual organs

Estrogen deficiency as a result of menopause leads to atrophic changes and reduced blood flow in the genital tract and urethra. This relative ischaemia is related to the atrophic changes, which occur in the genital tract such as thin skin, sparse hair, and vagina shortening and diminished vaginal and cervical secretion. The consequences of these changes are increasing dyspareunia and apareunia, genital tract trauma, loss of libido, voiding difficulties, painful urination, increased urinary frequency, urgency and incontinence.


How can I combat vaginal infections resulting from menopause

Vaginal tissues become thinner with menopause and therefore become more susceptible to irritation and infections.  Vaginal lubrication could also decrease considerably, making  quite painful.  In this case, the use of water-soluble vaginal lubricants could help mitigate this problem.  Estrogen treatment (through Hormone Replacement Therapy) could also reverse vaginal atrophy.


Muscle & Joint Pains, Hair & Skin Changes

Menopause manifests itself in form of different symptoms. Some women may have frequent muscle and joint pain. Other complaints of menopausal women are dry skin, brittle nails and loss of hair. These changes are due to loss of collagen.

Are muscle and joint pain also due to menopause

Frequent muscle and joint pain may also have the same etiology. The role of collagen loss from the bone matrix in the etiology of postmenopausal osteoporosis may be of fundamental importance.  Many women complain of pain in the joints, especially in the knees around the time of menopause.


Does menopause also affect skin, nails and hair

Women often complain of thin dry skin, brittle nails and loss of hair following menopause. It is wrong to assume that these observations are merely manifestations of female vanity because these subjective changes actually occur due to generalized loss of collagen. This loss of connective tissue is responsible for causing thin translucent inelastic skin in the older woman. 

GET SENSATIONAL SKIN

What woman wouldn't love to have soft, smooth skin silky to the touch? However, thanks to body hair and various methods of hair removal, silky skin is not easily achievable. Here are some tips on how to keep skin soft and smooth.

Unless you have a very hairy back, don�t wax it. Surprisingly women who have barely discernable body hair on their back still want to wax it, with the result that their backs get getting rough when the hair starts growing back. Soon in-growths or a rash starts developing causing further roughness. If you wear clothes that reveal your back, consider bleaching your hair on the back instead of waxing it.

Massage oil on your body once a week if possible, or at least once a month. Try and organize a massage walli to come in and give you a body massage. Over time your muscles will get more supple, circulation will improve, and your skin texture will smothen. After getting a massage, don't take a shower for at least fifteen minutes to half an hour. Give your body time to absorb the oils. If you have access to a steam room, make sure you get some steam so the pores open and the oils get absorbed better.

Drink at least ten to twelve glasses of water a day. Your skin needs water to remain free from toxins. In addition, water heals and cleans all impurities from the inside out.

As far as possible, shower with cold water. Showering with hot water causes pores to open, with the result that your skin absorbs more of the chlorine in the water than it would if you were to shower with cold water. In addition, cold water increases circulation and cause blood to rush to the skin, infusing it with oxygen and minerals.

When taking a shower, after applying soap scrub your legs well with a pumice stone. This reduces in-growths. Scrub gently though you don't want to get bruised.

If you live in a warm, humid climate, in all likelihood you will perspire more. In addition, dust, pollution and dead skin also contribute to blocking pores. You need to exfoliate skin regularly in order to keep it healthy and supple. Invest in a loofah and scrub your body well while showering. While the pumice stone can be used on the legs, feet, arms and underarms, use the loofah all over the body, taking care to scrub your back well.

Soft Skin Mask

Here's a great mask to put on your skin for instant softness.

You will need:
 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil or vegetable glycerin
A healing substance like Vitamin C crystals or aloe-vera gel
A few drops of essential oil like lavender (optional)

Mix these ingredients together until you have a paste, and apply it all over your body. Leave on for five minutes until the mixture tightens. Wash off with cool to lukewarm water. You will feel the difference in your skin texture almost immediately.

Don't try this just before an important even as it may leave a little redness on your skin depending on how sensitive it is.