Tips to promote skin cleansing:

Drinking 8-12 glasses of water daily makes for a good skin cleansing routine, while those going in for a sauna detoxification system need to drink more watre.
A health care practitioner can guide which are the right mineral supplements to take, depending on the health conditions of a person.

Most mild, liquid leansers help cleanse the whole body but some types available in the market are used without water also. These commercial cleansers are rubbed lightly over the skin to loosen cosmetics, debris and dirt and followed up with a thorough warm water rinse. A clean dry cloth/tissue is used for drying off the excess but persons with sensitive skin need to take special care to remove all traces, as certain ingredients in a cleanser can be irritants for them, if left on the skin.

A twise daily application of a mild skin cleanser is what the doctor advices but to be on the safer side, it a better to consult personal health care advisors and determine skin type and sensitivity before deciding the cleansing routine and frequency.

Method of skin cleansing.

Contrast showers: alternating between hot and cold water increases microcirculation through body tissues and allows for detoxification, which strengthens the immune system by raising the white blood cells count. This contrast shower system helps bring necessary nutients, oxygen and immune cells to stresed tissues and flushes toxic substances from the body.

This method involes begining the skin cleansing routin with the three minutes of hot water, followed by less than one minute of cold water and the pattern to be repeated once.

Face cleaning method

1. Gently apply cleaning cream on the face
2. Eyes-with the use of the fourth finger(ring finger) massage around the eyes(this should be inwards)
3. Lips-inwards from the corner of the lip
4. Criss cross on the chin
5. Circular movement on the sides of the face
6. Circular movement on the forehead
7. Download movement of the nose
8. Circular movement on the sternum (inwards)
By using a moist cotton wipe out the face in the same direction you cleansed.

Tops to toe

When giving your self a manicure at home remember, Always file your nails only in one direction use a non-acetone nail polish remover.

Make sure you don't peel your skin and cuticle off in the wrong direction. Use a clean manicure set.

Apply a clear nail polish as a top coat or seeler. This will minimise chiping or craching of hte nail.

Nail Tattoo

A tatto on your nails if fun and trendy! it will also take off the attention from your shapeless bluder. They are temporary, and of the stick-on variety to be applied over your nail, more or less like the "bindi"
Always make sure that you go to a skilled nail expert to give you that perfect manicure. You could also go into nail spas and indulge in different treatments available exclusively for your fingers.

Nail art

Flaunt nails of different lengths and colours! Sport artificial nails with wild and creative designs! It's a rage, since it offers a variety of multi-dimensional and multicoloured designs. Mood for an extra sparkle? Then opt for stick-on diamantes and crystals. Give it a protective layer of clear topcoat. What better way to hide your flawed nail.

Nail Extensions:

If your manicure has cut the length of your nails short, it's nail extenson to your rescue. In this process, artificial but real looking nails are choen according to the width of your own nail. They are glued onto your natural nail, and then cut to the length of your chice. Then the skilled profesional will file the nails into perfecton and apply a colour or gloss of your choice on them. And the best bet is that-it's the easiest, and the cheapest way to get long and glamorous nails in a jiffy!

Acrylic nail extension can give sturdy and healthy looking nails. An crylic solution i applied at the base of your nail, on the area where the artificial one is bonded with your natural one. Once the aftificial nail is bonded, a gel with thick viscosity is applied all over the nail. This gel is usually set under UV light. Silk wrap method provides long lasting results.

A thin light weight linen is applied to the base of the boded nail. Apart from silk wraps in linen or fibreglass are also common. You can go in for "refills" once your nail grows, to conceal the gap between the base of the nail and the extension. This will help you maintain your extended nails longer while giving it a natural look. You could also go if for 'buff and polish', where the nails are buffed back to shape and polished to give back its finish.

Nail it neat?

Your hands can speak volumes of your personal care than your overly painted face. It's your day of leisure. You decide to treat yourself to some serious pamperin, starting with a blishful manicure. You turn on the television, sink into a comfy chair and start with your nails.

After a while you have a look at your artwork-oops! One of your nail look as it has been a meal to a rodent, and another one is shaped(or unshaped) to resemble something between a square and a round. Dirty, unkempt and shapeless nails will often spoil your entire look, even if you are dressed in your hottest couture. But don't panic! You don't have to wait for the nail to grow and gain back its shape and lost glory, as you can go in for the various nail quick fixes available. Check it out.