Here are 10 personal little home spa tips that will make you look and feel like a million bucks!

Squeeze in a few extra minutes to your every day self care time and you’ll see how easily these step by step pampering recommendations will turn even the toughest days around. Or if you can negotiate a few minutes here and there from your day to get even more time…by all means… do it! Your family, friends and co-workers will meet a much happier, more chipper, fantastically refreshed you!

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It’s amazing how many different kinds of soaps there are on the market. Some have different scents; others have different purposes. A soap you use on your body can?t necessarily be used on your face. And, you wouldn’t want to use a bath soap to help you shave; there are shaving soaps for that.

Facial skin is often delicate and needs special attention. Special soaps exist for almost every purpose relating to the needs of your facial skin. There are soaps that help against acne; there are soaps for oily skin, soaps for sensitive skin, soaps for normal skin, and soaps with different ingredients. If finding the right soap for your face gets overwhelming, see a dermatologist, who can help you determine your skin type and help you choose the right products.

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So you want to look like a star?

Who doesn’t? It would be really nice to wake up and have someone else worry about your hair and makeup.

Celebrities have “people” whose very jobs are to help famous faces look their best.

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Professional salons have been using ceramic flat irons for some time now to create beautiful hairstyles for their customers. It is just as easy for you to create a professional look right in your own home and enjoy several different hairstyles every day. Here are a few tips on how to create the looks that are just your own using a ceramic flat iron.

The size of the straightening iron does make a difference. Long or thick hair benefits best from using a 1 ½-inch, 1 ¾-inch, or a 2-inch flat iron surface. Short and medium length hairstyles and fine hair will style easily with a ¾-inch or a 1 ¼-inch ceramic flat iron.

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Everybody wants healthier & better-looking hair. But, sometimes we get a bad hair day with dull & lifeless hair. This could be because of water we use to wash our hair.

So, what is the relation between water & hair?
Presence of minerals like calcium, magnesium makes water hard or soft. When we wash our hair, these minerals are absorbed into the hair and change the look & feel of hair. Amount of minerals absorbed by the hair depends on acidity & hardness of the water.

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Ever wondered why some people have luscious hair that is shiny and never looks out of place, and why you don’t? A healthy hair makeover is surprisingly not too hard to achieve. All you need to do is learn a few healthy hair secrets and try a little home maintenance.

Onwards…

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Long valued by aborigines for its healing properties and more powerful than domestic disinfectant, tee tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia) earns its place in the household medicine cabinet. Extracted from the leaves and twigs of an Australian tree, this oil is a natural antiseptic with anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. Modern research is now confirming many of its anecdotal claims for the treatment of such conditions as acne, psoriasis, cold sores and athlete’s foot. Available from pharmacies and health stores, a small bottle of 100% pure essential oil will prove invaluable. Try the following applications.

Spot On - apply sparingly to minor cuts, scratches and pimples to minimise infection and promote healing.

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Hair straightening for the majority of woman and even men is a part of our daily routine and the most common way this is undertaken is through the use of hair straightening irons.

Hair pressing and straightening methods have been around since the turn of the 20th century. They have dramatically changed our lives and most of us couldn’t bare the thought of living without a means of hair straightening. Research suggests that on average 67% of women in the UK with wavy or curly hair attempt to straighten and smooth it out every day, spending about 30 to 45 minutes every day on doing this. Those 30 to 45 minutes daily add up to between four and six hours a week, which is roughly 275 hours a year we spend on straightening our hair.

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