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Guest Post: Is Laser Hair Removal For You? Considerations and Options

April 19, 2011 By

Laser hair removal can be a great option for permanently removing unwanted hair, especially with the advent of increasingly affordable home laser hair removal systems and devices (link is to a buyer’s guide) that cost thousands less than the full course of salon treatments, yet are equally effective. But it can’t be used by everyone. For those who are not good candidates, there are other options, such as new devices that use a galvanic current. Is one of these devices for you? Read below for important considerations.

(1) Laser removal isn’t fast: It can take up to 9-12 months of treatments to see results from laser hair removal. The laser can permanently remove all hair for some people, but for others it might not be fully effective. However, for nearly everyone who is a good candidate, even when full removal does not occur, it normally results in thinner and slower growing hair.

(2) Laser removal is limited to those who have a lighter skin tone and preferably have darker hair. The laser works by targeting pigment, so darker hair on lighter skin responds the best and is most likely to be permanently removed. Laser removal is not safe for use on dark skin.

(3) Laser devices should not be used on facial hair, because the laser can harm the eyes. However, it can be used quite well on the legs, underarm area, bikini area, chest, and back.

Laser hair removal can be done in a spa or salon, which normally gets rather expensive over time. But interested people should also look to home laser hair removal reviews for in home devices that range in price from $395-$499. For those who have dark skin, wish to remove facial hair, or who want more affordable options under $100, some newer galvanic current options also exist. See the previous review link for a look at all of the top products.

Author Bio: Carleen Coulter publishes several popular beauty blogs, including Beauty and Fashion Tech, which provides news and reviews of beauty and skin care products.

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Salon Grafix Invisible Dry Spray Shampoo

April 19, 2010 By

Salon Grafix Invisible Dry Spray Shampoo is a new product that goes on clear and cleans and refreshes your hair with no powdery residue. Ever tried to de-grease your hair by sprinkling baby powder in it and brushing it out? Yeah, no matter how much you brushed, you probably had a spot of white in your hair all day.  I knew what Dry Shampoo was, had read about it in magazines as a “must” product, but had never bought it myself. Salon Grafix sent me a can of the Invisible Dry Spray Shampoo to try, and now I’m sold – it really works!

I don’t know how it works,  but it sprays out of the can like an aerosol hair spray, yet it vanishes immediately. I sprayed some on my hand, and it comes out liquid but then dries practically instantly without being at all sticky. The fragrance is nice, like a fresh hair spray scent, and the scent lasted in my hair for the rest of the day.  My favorite way to use it is on my bangs, which tend to look greasy and limp before the rest of my hair. It’s not a substitute for hair washing of course, but to freshen and de-grease? I give Salon Grafix Invisible Dry Spray Shampoo two big thumbs up! Check their website for retailer locations.

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Neosporin Lip Health 3-Day Challenge Blog Tour

February 2, 2010 By

It’s cold and dry here in Michigan, and just as dry indoors with the heat running constantly.  My lip balm addiction keeps my lips moisturized, but my poor four year old daughter, her lips were so chapped last week that there were big pieces of dry skin sticking up across her bottom lip (I know, ewww).  Well, MomCentral and Neosporin came to our rescue when I was invited to participate in the Neosporin Lip Health 3-Day Challenge Blog Tour.

Neosporin has two new products that help improve the look and tone of lips. Daily Hydration Therapy locks in moisture, reduces scaling, improves tone, and has SPF 20 to protect lips from sun damage. It’s clinically shown to restore visibly healthier lips in 3 days. I was glad it had no artificial flavors since I didn’t want to put anything on Kaitlyn’s lips that might taste strange to her.  While this product didn’t completely heal Kaitlyn’s lips in 3 days, it did soften the dry scaly parts (again, ewww) and keep her lips from cracking.  I would definitely buy this for daily use.

I keep a tube of lip balm on my bedside table and apply it every night before I go to bed. I hate to tell my regular brand this, but I’m switching permanently to Neosporin Overnight Renewal Therapy.  It’s a rich cream in a little pot that you apply with your finger. I was so used to using a stick form of lip balm, it never occurred to me to look for a cream. It’s SO much more moisturizing! Like a rich body lotion except for your lips! This product is clinically shown to repair and nourish lips, and restore visibly healthier lips in 3 nights.  I liked how quickly it absorbed into my lips, and that there was no artificial flavor.

Learn more about Neosporin Lip Health at www.neolips.com, and click here to register for a coupon. Find out for yourself just how well Neosporin Lip Health products work in only three days!

disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Neosporin and received a sample of the Lip Health Overnight Renewal Therapy and the Lip Health Daily Hydration Therapy to facilitate my review and a $20 thank-you gift certificate.

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