YOU LOOK FABULOUS:  SKIN
Damage Control

Inflammation:
1) Prepare three cups of very strong chamomile tea and refrigerate the mixture. Use a
spritzer to spray the chilled tea over inflamed skin.
2) Soak a gauze pad in whole milk and apply to affected area. Milk is full of lactic acid, a
natural alpha-hydroxy acid that gently exfoliates dead skin.

Scars:
Apply Neosporin, a topical antibiotic, immediately to new scrapes to minimize scars.
Rejuveness is an over-the-counter, medical-grade silicone sheeting that can heal
hypertrophic and keloid scars. You apply the sheet over a scar daily as directed, and
ReJuveness restores your skin to its typical texture and color.

Paper cuts:
Dab some petroleum jelly to ease the sting.

Puffy eyes:
1) Take a metal spoon and run it under cold water. Place the metal on puffy area for at least
sixty seconds.
2) Apply hemorrhoid cream (look for brands that include yeast and shark’s liver oil) to the
puffy area.
3) Use thin cucumber slices as a compress over closed eyes.
4) Place a black tea bag soaked in cold water on each eye for ten minutes to reduce
swelling caused by fluid retention. Gently press the tea bag from inner to outer corners to
drain the water before placing it on your closed eye.
5) Avoid salty foods, which cause the under eye area (and the rest of your body) to hold fluid.
6) Elevate your head when you sleep to keep fluid from settling around your eyes.

Dark circles:
1) Use the potassium in raw potato slices to minimize dark circles. Lie down and apply the
potato slices under the eye. Allow the juices to absorb into the affected area.
2) Use inexpensive, not herbal, tea bags with tannic acid to minimize dark circles. Briefly
steep the teabag, then let cool. Gently press the tea bag from inner to outer corners to drain
the water before placing it under your eye. Lie down and apply the teabags under the eye.
Be sure the teabag is cool; too warm, and they’ll puff up the eye. Allow the tannic acid to be
absorbed into the affected area.
3) Soak cotton pads in rose water. Gently squeeze out the excess water from the pads. Lie
down and apply the pads under the eye. Allow the rose water to absorb into the affected
area.


Burns:
Soak the burn in whole milk for fifteen minutes. The fattier the milk, the more effective it will
be because the fat forms a natural emollient covering on the skin. For a large burn, soak a
gauze bandage or small towel in milk then apply to the burn. Milk works better than water
because it pulls the excess moisture out of the skin, and treating a burn with water requires
the additional application of an emollient.

Bruises:
Speed the healing with vitamin K, found in leafy green vegetables and known for its blood-
clotting abilities, or arnica, sometimes called leopard’s bane, which you will rub into the
bruise. Arnica works by stimulating white blood cells that break up congealed blood. If you
don’t like vegetables, vitamin K and arnica are available in cream or tablet form at any
Health Food store.

Sunburn:
Add a bottle of vinegar to a warm bath. It will soothe the burn and make your skin feel soft.

Shaving rash:
To soothe a shaving irritation, chill wet chamomile tea bags and place them on the
inflamed skin. Chamomile has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and pain-relieving
properties. For large areas of irritated skin, make a compress by dipping a gauze pad into a
very strong, cold cup of chamomile tea.

Chafing:
Apply corn starch directly from the box to the friction points. Cornstarch is a moisture-
absorbing powder.

Post-workout breakouts:
Moisturizer and makeup block sweat glands and clog pores, so it’s important to exercise
with a clean face. Breakouts often occur on the chest or back, caused by a heat rash. Don’t
exercise in synthetic clothes that trap moisture and promote breakouts. You need natural
fibers like cotton that allows the material to circulate drying air, and be sure to shower
immediately with an antibacterial soap after your workout.

Perspiration:
Products containing zirconium aluminum are more effective than those containing
aluminum chloride.

Crows feet:
Break open a vitamin E capsule and add it to about a dram of moisturizer. Gently pat it
under the eye -- never pull or rub this skin because it’s much too delicate to respond well to
roughness.

Stretch marks:
Rub flaxseed oil on the skin that’s been stretched. Flaxseed is high in vitamin E, which
promotes cell regeneration.

Acne / Pimple Scars:
Sometimes, pimples can leave scars. Some scars make your skin a slightly different color
than the surrounding skin, some scars look like large pores, and some scars are lumps of
hard skin.

To prevent scars in the first place, never pick at a pimple; let it go through its natural cycle.
One way to make sure the scars don't get worse is to cover your skin with a sunscreen
whenever you go out. The sun can make scars change color.

If you have scars that are a different color, avoid making more of these spots by being very
gentle with your skin. Use a gentle soap when you wash, and use warm water -- do not go
with either hot or cold extremes. Do not use a scrub brush or wash cloth/towel on your face
– use your hands when you wash.

Some large pores are really acne scars, called “ice pick” scars. Ice pick scars are very deep
and small, and you can confuse them with large pores. They are difficult to treat, and only a
dermatologist can help you.

More troubling are the scars made of hardened skin. Apply Neosporin, a topical antibiotic,
immediately to new scrapes to minimize scars. Rejuveness is an over-the-counter,
medical-grade silicone sheeting that can heal hypertrophic and keloid scars. You apply the
sheet over a scar daily as directed, and ReJuveness restores your skin to its typical texture
and color.

If you have a really bad case of acne, you could try Accutane but be very careful. This is a
powerful and expensive prescription drug that has serious side affects for childbearing-age
women. There are several lawsuits pending for damages from this drug – just look up
"Accutane" on any search engine to read about  its history. However, I took Accutane for a
few months when I was 28 and I had no problems beyond dry lips, and it cleared up my
acne immediately. I was totally happy with the experience

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