****A/N Hey guys! Ok so I'm taking this class Self Beauty, don't ask me why it looked fun, plus it looked like was an easy A . So anyway I had do do a project on "Beauty for Modern Women, Teenagers, and Girls. Trust me not an easy A. I self tested everything in this, I guess you could call it an article? Any who I ended up with an A+ on the project (My teacher had to test everything too, it took her a while, I turned this thing in two moths ago and just got it back) so I thought it would be fun to share on wattpad. Please give me feedback, and this took me forever to created so I'd ask you not to plagiarize it, but you can sight it if any of you are taking this class (or one like it :) ) so comment, vote, read!****
ACNE
Everyone hates those stupid black heads and pimples and all they think about is popping the little suckers, but when they pop they leave behind a icky mess. Red inflamed skin is more notice able then the puss filled blemishes, and harder to get rid of. So the normal reaction is to let the pimple be and have it heal on its own. But is this the right reaction? Puss can build up underneath the skin, it can also spread to other pores too though. How can we stop this? Just look below
Pimples appear red wen they are all big and bad. Apply a cucumber slice for 5 minutes to the infected area.
After the time is up, remove the cucumber but do not wash off the residue left behind
Let sit for 1 minute.
After the 60 seconds is over, place a ice cube on top of the swollen area
Leave until melted.
The cucumber's green tint takes some of the redness away, while the cold ice cube will reduce the swelling dramatically and the pimple will appear smaller.
Another effective way that I use about every other day is the cucumber tomato mask. This mask is simple and easy to use, apply, and to make.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
3 Tomato slices
5 diced cucumber slices
A blender
WHAT TO DO:
Place the tomato slices away from each other
Pour the cucumbers in on top of them
Then blend until the tomato is mixed with the cucumber giving it a slight brown tint
HOW TO APPLY:
Pull your hair back tightly in a bun
Wash face well, make sure all make-up is off you face
Take the mask and apply it all over you face
leave it on for 5 mins AFTER it has hardened
Take off with hot water, the steam will open you pores even more.
Citrus Acid
Lemon is full of citrus acid, which clears acne with in hours.
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 Lemon
A pot of boiling water
WHAT TO DO:
Slice up the lemon
Place it in the water
let sit for 5 mins, while water is boiling
Take lemon slices out, but DO NOT get rid of water
Apply the hot lemon slices to acne
Leave on until the lemon is completely cold and dry
Take left over water boil and rinse your face with it
Acne; is it really all in our heads?
One major cause of acne is stress.
A final exam, midterm, self image, parental issues, boy trouble (or girl trouble): are all examples of metal stress.
It has been proven (by me) that if you look in the mirror and smile, your stress goes away. It also helps your skin glow and look radiant. If you do this before bed, the next day your skin will look better then the days before.
Also another thing that will cause zits, is thinking about them. You may think "Haha this chick is crazy!" but I'm not lying. It's easier to pop a zit if they are big and puss filled, some people actually will them to grow. But it also can have the opposite effect; If you picture your face clear skinned and smile about it, in 1 or 2 hours half of your facial blemishes will be gone.
The biggest acne fighter to me is a good attitude and a nice smile ;)
Hair
Hair is an issue with many girls like myself. My hair gets very greasy when it doesn't get washed, even if its a day. There is sadly no way you can avoid or prevent greasy hair. But you can play down the look of it.
A simple two banded headband does wonders. It distracts from the gross look of you hair and makes your eyes stand out more if your hair is out of your face. And make sure you don't wash your hair more than 1 time a day. It will strip your hair from all of its natural oils leaving you hair dry and brittle.
STOP! IT'S SHOWER TIME!
When your taking a shower, the best thing to do for you hair is alternate temperatures.
Turn the shower as hot as you can take and let your hair fall down. Shampoo and then rinse with cold water. Do the same with conditioner. Brush your hair in the shower so you can get ride of all knots, it also lathers in the shampoo/conditioner.
