"You can use a safe word." That's what D.C. Licensed Massage Therapist Lisa Schumacher said to me as she prepared glass cups for my micro-cupping facial. Luckily, cupping facials are different than traditional cupping treatments. Instead of leaving the ... ( read original story ...)
Organic Skincare Products – Skinerals by Skin Science
I received two products in the line, which I’m excited to tell you about today—the Skinerals Luminous Citrine Facial Cleanser and Skinerals Californium Sunless Bronzer. Here is the scoop on each of these products: Skinerals Luminous Citrine Facial ... ( read original story ...)
Scarred and evil: How Hollywood teaches us to fear people with skin conditions
Take Darth Vader, the Star Wars villain whose iconic helmet covers severe facial burns. Heroes, on the other hand, tend to have smooth skin to go along with their smooth moves. Only two of the movie heroes had facial scars — Indiana Jones in Raiders of ... ( read original story ...)
The face of the oldest human remains found in Thailand: Scientists reconstruct features of women who died more than 13,000 years ago
The Late Pleistocene woman died more than 13,600 years ago, but has been resurrected in a two-dimensional image using facial approximation. The team used measurements of skulls, muscle, skin and facial dimensions from 720 contemporary women living in 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Facial Cleansing Brushes: Are They Worth The Hype?
Are cleansing face brushes really the holy grail of skincare - and do they really live up to their not-inconsiderable price tag? Promising a deep cleansing and exfoliating effect resulting in a glowing, flaw-free complexion, tools such as the Clarisonic ... ( read original story ...)
How facial recognition software is slowly eroding privacy
For fans of television crime and spy dramas, it’s a familiar phrase. A face caught on a security camera or ATM is “run through” the system. A hundred faces flash per second until a match is procured. And before the next commercial break a SWAT team ... ( read original story ...)
Rising markets: South Korea and facial skin care
Market intelligence providers, Mintel, announced that the birthplace of K-beauty and K power now ranks in the top 10 for global beauty markets. In 2017, South Korea’s beauty sphere is estimated at over US$13 bn (€12.3 bn). Looking at the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
What is the face gym and does it actually work?
So we all know the importance of working our body muscles, but few of us will have considered the idea of stretching and strengthening our 40-odd facial muscles. Step forward the Face Gym, which serves a boot camp for the face, comprising a warm up ... ( read original story ...)
Faces of evil: Skin conditions of the worst movie villains
While The Incredible Hulk's nemesis, The Abomination, didn't make it into the list of top 10 villains of film, like many of them, he has some skin issues -- including baldness and skin discoloration -- say researchers from the University of Texas. ( read original story ...)