Monday 26 October 2020

Learning to Dance in the Rain

After darkness comes the light. Each morning reminds us, but we often forget and believe that the night will last forever. Nothing in this world lasts forever. So if all is well now, enjoy it. It won't last forever. If things go downhill, don't worry because that won't last forever either. Just because life isn't easy right now doesn't mean you can't laugh. Milia are what occurs when sebum and dead skin cells become trapped in the outer layers of the skin. After a while, they keratinise, meaning that they gather keratin (a protein) and then harden. We are not angry at keratin - after all, keratin is an essential structural protein of the skin and looks out for our skin all of the time - it is just that, in this instance, keratin is the culprit of the hardening of these bumps. There is no 100 per cent foolproof way to prevent milia, but keeping your skin healthy (with EFAs and Vitamin A, in particular) should help as it will prevent the dead skin cells and oil from becoming trapped in the first place. The most effective way to have them removed is the most traditional way - lancing. Go to a salon or clinic and they will pierce the skin with a blade or needle and remove the milium from the skin. Do not try this at home. Dark Circles I've spoken to clients who have spent hundreds on lotions and potions (and who have put up with people inferring that they are party animals for years) but who have never been able to kick the circles to the kerb. What many people don't know is that dark circles can be hereditary. Just because something is bothering you doesn't mean you can't smile. Each moment offers you a new beginning and a new end. Every second, you get a second chance.

You just have to accept things and do the best you can. Concerns and lamentations change nothing Those who mourn the most achieve the least. It is always better to try to do something big and fail, than to not try at all. All is not finished if you have lost, it is finished when you do nothing. If you believe in something, keep trying. Don't let the shadows of the past darken the passage to your future. They can also appear darker on some people because of the thickness of the skin under the eye. Those with deep-set eyes and thin, periorbital skin (the skin around the orbital bone that surrounds the eye) cannot do a whole lot about the appearance of dark circles. In the same logic, when you lose the padding around the eye area, the blueness of the veins below shines through and the orbital bone becomes more defined. This creates the hollow of a dark circle. So if you've lost weight, your dark circles will become more pronounced. It's the same if you have mature skin - as your skin becomes thinner with age, your tissue begins to break down. Your dark circles could also be the result of periorbital hyperpigmentation, which is a darkening of the pigment in the under-eye area and more commonly occurs in those with darker skin tones. It is infamously difficult to treat, usually needing more than one line of attack. It may be genetic, but it can be exacerbated by sun exposure - which is yet another reason to apply SPF every bloody day. Caffeine can boost blood flow underneath the skin to brighten up the area and stop blood from pooling and creating that darkness. If we mourn today because of yesterday, it will not make tomorrow better. Instead, do something. Make what you have learned enhance your life.

Make a change and look no further. And no matter what happens, in the long run, that true happiness only begins when you stop complaining about your problems, and learn to be grateful for any problems you do not have. Your scars are symbols of your strength Don't be ashamed of the scars life has left upon you. The scar means that the pain has stopped and the wound is healed. Scarring means you overcame the pain, learned the lesson, got stronger, and moved on. A scar is a triumphant tattoo--be proud of it. Opt for it in a general serum or in a specific eye cream like the SkinCeuticals AOX+ Eye Gel or the Nuxe Creme Prodigieuse Eye Cream. If your dark circles are pigment-related, the same things apply as they would to any other pigment. Treat them with lighteners and tyrosinase inhibitors, such as Vitamin C and liquorice-root extract like in IMAGE's Iluma Intense Brightening Eye Cream. In clinics, you can have platelet-rich plasma treatment done (PRP for short), otherwise known as the vampire facial. In PRP, your own blood is taken, the plasma within it separated from the rest in a special machine, and it is then injected back into your skin. This gives the skin growth factors and puts it in `healing mode' because of the mild trauma of injection, so that fresh skin is created at a rapid pace. This is more suitable for those who have hereditary dark circles like myself. I have received this treatment and rave about it. With pigment-related dark circles, IPL (intense pulsed light) treatment could be beneficial. The wavelengths target the pigment and bring it to the surface of the skin to flake off. Don't let scars hold you hostage. Don't let them make you live your life in fear. You can't make them go away, but you can change the way you look at them.

Start seeing the scars as signs of your strength, it doesn't hurt anymore. Every fight is a step forward In life, patience is not a matter of waiting; So, if you decide to give it a try, invest the time, and go all the way. Otherwise, it doesn't even make sense to start. This may mean that you will lose stability and comfort for a time, and occasionally your mind. This may mean that you will not eat anything, and sleep where you can, for a while. Blocked Pores Blocked pores are caused by sebum, which fills the pore and enlarges it. The pore itself has to hold this plug for a while and this will make it less elastic in general, less able to snap back (like a rubber band that has been put around a watermelon repeatedly) and thus an open pore forms. As we age, our skin becomes less elastic anyway because of degradation and less making of elastin, so this can exacerbate the problem. Try these treatments for blocked pores: You'll need an acid of some sort to do this, dependent on other factors of your skin. If you are spot-prone and quite oily, salicylic acid will do the trick - this should work for most with open pores as they are usually caused by excessive oiliness. Vitamin A is the man for this, specifically Environ's Skin EssentiA AVST step-up programme. It gets to the point that when you're on this fourth step, you have to be careful with waxing, which is how tight your pores get. Dilated/Open Pores It can mean that you stretch your comfort zone so much that you feel a constant tingling. This can mean sacrificing relationships, and everything you've come to know. This may mean that someone will make fun of you, or that you will be lonely for a while.

Loneliness can be a gift that makes things possible. It gives you the space you need. Everything is a test of your determination. And if you want something, you will what is necessary, regardless of failures, rejections, and expectations. At every turn, you will feel better than you can imagine. You will understand that combat is not the way to go, it is the way itself. And it pays off. Normal pores should be no larger than the tip of a safety pin (ie visible upon inspection but not something you'll see from arm's-length). Pore size does vary with ethnicity and heat (which will cause pores to dilate - FYI, they never actually close). Pores are hard to treat if they are bothering you. They can appear bigger as a result of mechanical pulling of the skin (ie people poking and prodding and squeezing). Be mindful of this and do your best to stop. Most often, we struggle with our pores as a result of depleting elasticity levels in the skin. Because of this, the pore has lost its tight disposition - I always imagine it like a new elastic band versus an overused one, one springs back and one, erm, needs a bit of TLC! For large pores, step away from the blackhead strips and the toners that claim to close them (Lord, give me strength). Instead, keep your pores in check with SPF and Vitamin A. SPF is key as this prevents too much light getting into the dermal layer where the elastin lives - too much sunlight will cause the elasticity to break down and become slackened and so more pores are probable. Therefore, if you are going to try, go all the way. There is no better feeling in the world. Other people's negativity is not your problem

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