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Beauty News

Can a Pair of Jeans Really Improve Your Dry Skin?

A great pair of well-fitting jeans can instantly make any woman feel beautiful, but what if there were a pair that could physically help you look more beautiful?

A great pair of well-fitting jeans can instantly make any woman feel beautiful, but what if there were a pair that could physically help you look more beautiful? That's the idea behind the latest innovation in the beauty world: denim that helps improve your skin. Both Wrangler and Mohicano Jeans have begun rolling out respective "denim therapies" — namely, jeans that, when worn, will help moisturize your skin and help improve cell turnover, WWD reports.

What's the secret behind these day spa jeans? Aloe vera. "The Denim Therapy collection was created with the latest technology, incorporating nanoparticles of aloe vera in the cotton fibers," Mohicano's brand manager Ricardo Cuevas said. "When these particles come in contact with the skin, they provide several vitamins, such as vitamin E, amino acids, enzymes, and antioxidants. . . . These stimulate cell growth, collagen, and elastin." Studies on 160 women who wore the Wrangler Jeans, which have many of the same benefits as the Mohicanos, showed that two-thirds of the women claimed that their thighs were "more attractive" after four weeks of everyday wear.

The downside to the jeans? The aloe vera particles only last up to 40 washes. Wrangler's jeans, which include Aloe Vera, Olive Extract, and Smooth Legs varieties, can be resprayed to recharge the soothing properties once they've left the building. But the Mohicanos just become regular jeans once the aloe vera is used up. But with the advances like this, maybe your beauty regimen and your fashion choices will soon be one in the same.

Source: WWD
Sunscreen

How to Ease the Pain of Sunburn

Sunburned? You don't need me or anyone else reminding you that you should have worn sunscreen - your screaming red skin is reminder enough!

Sunburned? You don't need me or anyone else reminding you that you should have worn sunscreen - your screaming red skin is reminder enough! So what can you do to ease the pain and speed up the healing? Here are some tips:

  • Take a cool shower and gently lather up with a moisturizing soap.
  • As soon as you get out of the shower, while your skin is still damp, rub aloe all over your sunburn. The store-bought gel works well (I keep mine in the fridge), but if you have an aloe plant, that'll work better. Just break off a stalk, peel one side of the skin off and rub it all over the affected area. You can save the leftover stalk wrapped in a plastic baggie in the fridge. If you don't have aloe, rub regular lotion all over your skin.

There's more tips so read more

Mango

Home Spa Treatment: Mango Toner to Treat Red Skin

It is winter and red skin seems overly abundant - the harsh cold and over drying heat can really thrash the tender flesh of your face.

It is winter and red skin seems overly abundant - the harsh cold and over drying heat can really thrash the tender flesh of your face.


Try this simple mango aloe toner to soothe your chapped or windburned cheeks.

You are going to need:

1 cup aloe vera gel, chilled

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mango

1 lime, juiced

Puree the aloe vera gel, chopped mango, and the juice of one lime. Chill mixture, and apply to face at night with clean cotton pads. The toner will feel slightly sticky from the exfoliating sugars in the mango. Leave on overnight or while you watch your favorite shows, and rinse with cool water (hot water can dry out and irritate your skin. Toner will keep for approximately 2 weeks if refrigerated.