Archive for November 19th, 2009

Your Razor: The Crucial Start to your Razor Bumps Treatment

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Victor Okenyi asked:


r: The Crucial Start of your Razor Bumps Treatment

There are very many websites and articles that deal with shaving techniques.  For example, there are those that tell you whether or not to have your shaving strokes in the direction of growth of the hair you are shaving.  Each way has its adherents.

What is undeniable is the importance of the equipment and shaving materials you use for shaving.  Your shaving gel is important.  Before you start to cut the hair you need a gel or pre-shave lotion (for electric shavers) that softens it so that it is cut with minimal effort.  Also the gel or lotion should have the property of protecting the skin so that the razor glides over it to minimise the scraping it is subjected to.  An anti-bumps gel or lotion should also have some ingredient(s) to stop, or at least start to calm, the post shaving inflammation that would normally lead to infection, and then, bumps. Recent research by Breej Technologies Inc., an American pharmaceutical company involved in research into Personal Care problems has shown that shaving bumps are the result of the skin reacting to the trauma of shaving. This trauma is manifested as inflammation.

Just as important as the gel or pre-electric lotion, is the razor you shave with, be it manual or electric.  This is because the razor should cut the hair as close to the skin as possible without damaging the top of it.  It is the damage, due to scrapping, to the top layer of the skin, the epidermis, that causes the trauma, irritation and inflammation which lead on to infection and, ultimately, bumps.  So the choice of razor is vitally important if one is to avoid having bumps.

If you already have bumps it is important that you treat and get rid of the problem before you start shaving again.  To continue to shave while you still have the bumps would make the situation worse.  Once the bumps are treated, find yourself the right pre-shave gel or lotion and razor. Being free of razor or shaving bumps starts with these two very important components more than technique.



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A Remedy For Head Lice

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Shanon Sandquist asked:


 

 

Getting Help Treatment for Head Lice

 

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Body lice provide as sources of individual pathogens. Removal of these lice is given extra care to avoid harming the eye. Oftentimes, an instrument is used to treat these lice. Although, these animals can be infested with a different type of lice, lice from birds or other mammals are also different from the human lice. Though very small, they can be seen by the ***** eye. Lice aren’t hazardous to people but it can be very frustrating because if it is not totally removed, it comes back again.

Behavior of Lice

It is very hard to see the lice because they are so small and they move very fast in their own atmosphere but they can be seen using a ordinary magnifying glass and with the help of a bright light. However, this person may have numerous possible, dead and hatched nits. In general, a few living lice, lesser than a dozen, infest a person. These nymphs start feeding and become adult lice in a week or two also. These six-legged pests have extraordinary claws that make them grip very tightly to the hair.

Lice History

It was more prevailing than chicken pox at that time. The National Health Service in the U. In spite of the development in health and avoidance of human disorders in the 20th century, lice attack is persistently dominating. Approximately 6-12 million public, mostly children, are given treatment every year for head lice in the United States.

Symptoms and Diagnosis

The infection is caused by the severe scratching of the head that lead to skin irritation. There is another method besides using the louse comb. If you observe that your child is persistently scratching his/her head and tells you that this tremendous itch won’t stop, bring the child to the doctor. Do this for five minutes regularly. It cannot really cause bacterial infection. This is the best way to become aware of having a live louse on your hair.

Treatment

Remove lice and nits using a nit comb on the child’s wet hair every 3 days after seeing the last living louse. The National Pediculosis Association forcefully gives an opinion against the use of lindane because it has been reported that it caused some severe health circumstances like seizures and possibly tumor. Substances that terminate adult and nymphs called “lousicides”; others that kill growing embryo inside the egg are called “ovicides”. He will ask you to repeat the treatment in a week or two just to make sure that there are no more nits left behind.

These are the essential ways to remove lice and nits and to keep them from coming back:

He/she can only go back to school if the lice have been treated. Inform the school about lice thus they can perform a random check up of all the children. Lice cannot fine anything to hold on to. It may cause harm rather than resolution. Massaging the hair and leaving the mayonnaise for as long as possible then simply comb out the nits

Blow dry the hair, the heat can eliminate the lice and nits. If this menace is not treated or removed properly, the lice will come back and you will have to start all over again. Do not place the dryer too close or you might damage the scalp

If preferred, shave the head.

Prevention

Some children just place their coats together with their classmates’ personal things

Disinfect all the child’s equipments if exposed to lice

Tell the children to refrain from lying down on mattresses, beds of other person who were previously treated with lice. However, no product can kill all the nits. Know the symptoms. Lice and nymphs do not die immediately after medication. Look for photos of lice and nits to know what you are dealing with.



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