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The Effects of Toxins on Your Skin and What You Can Do to Counter It

March 9, 2024December 7, 2016 by Athena

The skin is our body’s first layer of defense. It prevents harmful microorganisms from entering our body and protects us from infections and a number of other ailments. The fast-paced, urban lifestyle many of us lead today, however, takes a toll on our skin health. From the pollutants in the air we breathe to the toxic additives in the food we eat, there are a number of things that can have a detrimental effect on our skin.

In this article, we take a look at the effects of toxins on the skin and discuss how you can reverse the same and take care of your skin.

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Your Skin

All You Need to Know about Treating Acne

March 9, 2024November 29, 2016 by Athena

Acne is a skin problem that affects a large number of men and women all over the world. It is particularly common in teenagers, as a result of the increase in hormonal levels due to puberty.

Acne can manifest in a variety of ways including whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts. While it is not a serious health problem, acne can make you feel overly conscious about your appearance and lower your self esteem.

Caring for Your Skin as You Grow Old – An Easy-to-Follow Skincare Guide for Older Women

March 9, 2024November 28, 2016 by Athena

As you age, so does your skin. Women, in particular, age faster than men. So, as a woman, you need to take better care of your skin to look good for your age.

Tips for Healthy, Younger Looking Skin

Why Do Married Men Love Cosmetic Procedures and What Are the Choices Available for Them?

March 9, 2024November 24, 2016 by Athena

One of the most pervasive myths in the skincare industry is that cosmetic procedures and beautification treatments are only meant for women. It is thought that women care more about the way they look and opt for plastic surgery to look good even after marriage. It is no longer the case. Today, men are just as interested as women in looking good and youthful, particularly after marriage.

Get a Fair Skin Tone: Real Science behind Skin Whitening — No Gimmicks, No False Promises

March 9, 2024July 16, 2016 by Athena

For ages humans with darker skin tone have aspired to have a lighter skin tone. Also, society norms are such that individuals with lighter skin tone (Europeans descent) are considered more presentable as compared to dark skin tone individuals. This has led to a general perception in society that having a fair skin tone leads to better relations, better job prospects and general success in society.

Even though Athena Skin & Laser Clinic doesn’t endorse this view, we are the leading clinic in helping people achieve their desired lighter skin tone through Skin Whitening. The article below describes the benefits of Glutathione: an emerging antioxidant which has shown great success in protecting the skin from UV radiation and other environmental factors and internal songstress. Glutathione inhibits melanin production: the primary reason of dark skin tone.

Become 10 years younger in 10 mins. Interested? Read on!

March 9, 2024July 16, 2016 by Athena

Wrinkle Reduction Without Downtime or Surgery

Reduce wrinkles and look years younger. There are over 50 muscles in your face and we use them to create different facial expressions. Over time wrinkles form as collagen breaks down in these areas of facial expression. One way to reduce these wrinkles and stop this collagen break-down is to inject Anti-Wrinkle injection .

Wrinkle reduction takes away years from your face. The use of Anti-Wrinkle injection will diminish wrinkles in the brow, forehead and around the eyes (crow’s feet). It can also be safely used in other areas of the face depending on a patient unique facial movement and in the neck to remove banding that comes with getting older.

Anti-Wrinkle injection is injected into the muscles identified as responsible for the wrinkle in question and is used in very small quantities. Anti-Wrinkle injection works by blocking the receptors on the muscles responsible for initiating movement when signals are sent from the brain. Once injected, the muscles will relax resulting in the improved look of your wrinkles. A temporary block of that muscles ability to function occur keeping line from forming and allowing new collagen to build, further improving the overall appearance of that area.

How To Make the Laser Hair Removal Process More Effective

September 10, 2024June 6, 2016 by Athena

There are certain tips that you can incorporate in order to facilitate this. These include the following:-

Exfoliate:
You can apply an exfoliating scrub at least thrice a week on the surface that has undergone a laser hair removal process. Exfoliating will allow the shedding process to proceed unhindered.

Cutting or shaving the re-growing hair:
You can cut or shave, but do not wax or tweeze. You need these hair follicles for the laser to work on them during your next appointment after the first laser hair removal treatment.

Use the sunscreen:
Continue using the sunscreen after the first laser hair treatment procedure. This is mainly to avoid tanning and create the right skin-hair contrast that will allow the laser tom to work on it.

What to Expect After a Laser Hair Removal Treatment

September 10, 2024June 6, 2016 by Athena

In a consumerist culture where we are increasingly conscious of our self-image and how the significant others perceive us, having excessive hair on our bodies can be a big turn off and also a hindrance to our career and relationship prospects. But going hair-free doesn’t have to be a painful affair. Hair-free can also be pain-free thanks to the modern advances in the laser hair removal treatment procedures. But what can you really expect from a laser hair removal procedure?

Laser hair removal is certainly a very painless option compared to other treatment techniques such as waxing which can be really painful. Besides, as you attend subsequent laser hair removal treatments, the rate of re-growth will be slower and sparser. The hair also gets finer until it completely stops growing as the roots of the hair follicles are completely destroyed.

The Benefits of Laser Hair Removal Treatments

September 10, 2024May 30, 2016 by Athena

Laser Hair removal has grown into one of the most popular cosmetic procedures in the recent years. Most of us have some hair that is positioned at the “wrong” place. If this hair is too excessive and body part too exposed, it can cause a great deal of embarrassment. Laser hair removal provides a very precise and effective technique of getting rid of this unwanted hair.

It is a perfect alternative to many other hair removal techniques which you are most currently deploying such as frequent shaving of Hair, waxing, or tweezing. At the most basic level, the laser hair removal treatment works by beaming concentrated light on the hairy body part which are subsequently absorbed by the dark hair follicles hence destroying them.

Laser hair removal is widely applied in removing unwanted hair from areas of the body such as the legs, the arms, the bikini lines, the underarms and many other parts of the body. It is an effective and highly precise treatment technique. There are many other benefits that you can derive from the laser hair removal treatments. These include the following:-

Facts about Laser Hair Removal

September 10, 2024May 27, 2016 by Athena

Grappling with excessive hair growth in all those unwanted places? This is always an issue for men and women. With too much hair in all the inconvenient places in our bodies, we are likely to spend an excessive amount of money and time trying to remove the hair in places such as the arms and legs, and even on our faces.

There are traditional hair removal techniques that we can adopt, but these are not only inconvenient and time-consuming but many a times, painful. Shaving off the hair has an even more adverse effect on your skin. It not only leads to flakiness, but it can also cause excessive dryness in the skin.

Then there is the dreaded waxing procedure for hair removal. It is an invasive technique that will no doubt cause some problems on the skin such as skin irritation and ingrown hair. The threading technique of hair removal is not an effective one if you are grappling with larger areas of the body. The last solution is that of the depilatory creams but these too have their side effects and can leave ugly patches on your skin surface after the hair removal procedure.