Be it a teen or a busy working woman, your lifestyle has a lot to do with your makeup and skin care regime. My Health Guardian has sorted your concerns as per your work life. Keep reading to learn more.     Do you work in air-conditioned fortresses? If you’ve answered yes, your skin has to bear prolonged periods of dryness and lack of sunlight which makes your skin listless and dull. Beauty basics: Moisturize your skin well by drinking adequate amount of water. Apply a good moisturiser at regular intervals during the day. Take breaks in between work to rest your eyes. If possible walk in open air for a while to break the monotony. This will give your skin a

LOOKS DON’T LIE. Your skin, in fact, says much more about you than just how beautiful you are. Clear, radiant skin reflects the status of your health. Similarly, sallow, blemished skin indicates that you are not able to detox your body. If you are eager to zap spots, banish blemishes and wish to get a flawless skin, continue reading. Dryness, oiliness, pimples, bumps, dermatitis, blotchy skin, large facial pores, brown spots, wrinkles, collagen loss–all of these conditions can be managed, treated, and controlled with diet and proper nutrition tells Dr Sheilly Kapoor consultant dermatology at Medanta the Medicity. Learn How Diet Improves Your Look Diet is the fastest way to change your

Till now we were battling with oily skin and all of a sudden we have to grapple with dry skin. As the day starts getting chilly and  winter knocks hard on our doors, most of us go lazy and get reluctant to follow our daily grooming habits. But, the worst happens when we start following wrong beauty practices in winters; which as a result give dry and dull skin, chapped lips, cracked feet, etc. You can keep your skin soft and supple by avoiding winter skin care blunders. Priya Singh tells you about commonly committed beauty blunders and how to avoid those. Taking hot shower bath: Hot shower might be soothing to your soul, but wreaks havoc on your skin. Hot water causes the blood vessels

  Disgusted with the bags around your eyes? And don’t want to go for any surgery too. Stop fretting and start reading. My Health Guardian brings to you several ways to reduce the puffiness under your eyes without going under the knife. Follow the suggestions religiously to get relief, instantly. We provide best kept secrets for both, curing it from within and hiding it instantly for an occasion.     Natural cures: Diet wise: Drink plenty of water to flush out your system Start snacking on bananas and raisins, both of which alleviate fluid retention. Consume cabbage or cranberry juice. Both are diuretics, which will help you “evacuate” some excess fluid. Say ‘no’ to

How you should look under your clothes is the subject we are here to focus upon ‘body hair’ and the ‘best available hair removal techniques’. Read to have an overview of the most common hair removal techniques and what pros and cons does each of these hair removal techniques carry? But before going any further, it’s important to understand some essential facts about hair removing: There are two basic options you can opt for – permanent or temporary. There are many different methods for each of the two types. Most methods do involve some degree of pain. Temporary treatment is though bit cheaper to the permanent treatment which costs from a few hundred rupees to some thousand

We all have few questions on the beauty products that throng our cabinet. At times, we are not sure, whether we are using it for the right purpose. Still, we don’t know whom to ask. My Health Guardian sorts all your confusions. Keep reading… 1. Should I use toner or astringent? Toners are hydrating agents and astringents dry your skin. Use should use toner to restore the skin to its natural pH state, whereas astringents control the sebum secretion on the skin. Toners are extremely useful in sultry weather like monsoon, when the skin begins to behave erratically and breaks out when you put night cream before retiring to the bed. Astringents are helpful to control the shine factor

Come monsoon, and most of us feel that the hitherto, well-behaved skin begins to act strangely. At times the oil glands will go on overdrive and the skin can also feel parched at the same time. Quite contradictory, but that’s the way it is. You also begin to lose your precious strands more and dandruff seems to recur. The beauty bloopers can be handled easily, if you knew the right tricks. My Health Guardian rescues you. 1. Tank up on toners. In order to deal with hyper-active sebaceous glands you need the help of toners. Toners and astringents are different. Astringents are useful in controlling surface oils and lowering skin’s pH, after cleansing. At the same time, they also tighten

  Summers are back and will stay for the next couple of months. As we simplify our wardrobe and strip away extra layers of clothing, summer calls for a stronger focus on fabulous skin. Guardian Health Chronicle suggests 10 must have products in your beauty kit. Tame Your Skin with Toners. In winter, we didn’t have to bother about the greasy look on our face. It stayed well behaved, spotless most of the times and shine free. But your skin saga will be changing in the coming months and you better equip yourself with an alcohol free toner to keep your face hydrated and shine free. Dr. Shehla Agarwal imparts a bit of knowledge on toners and astringents. Astringents should be swiped on the

Perfect Balance: Soak Up and Shed Off Makeup 7 Easy Steps to Remove Makeup All over their busy schedules people never miss to put on makeup; but yes, one thing for which everyone runs short of time is to take makeup off at night before going to bed. Removing makeup is a must to let skin breathe & rejuvenate overnight so that it does not lose its natural charm. But, in lack of proper awareness people mostly happen to sleep with makeup not removed properly, and thereby, leading to various skin problems. My Health Guardian is here with seven easy makeup removal fixes that would help to keep your skin supple and nourished. There are basically two types of makeup which are in the daily kit

Planning to make a colourful splash on Holi, and also little scared assuming the ill-effects of colours on your skin and hair!! No need to worry. By taking little precautions while selecting the right colour and by following some beneficial skin and hair care tips of derma experts, you can enjoy Holi, submerged in different shades of gulals, water colours and pastes of your choice. Holi can be enjoyed in a most lively manner with great vigour and fervent only if we remain cautious towards post Holi effects on skin and hair, in advance, says Dr. Sachin Dhawan, Director, Clinical & Aesthetic Dermatology (Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon). On the request note of My Health Guardian, Dr.