Winter is just not about warm clothes, fireside reading, snuggling close to the pillows wrapped from head to toe with a comfy quilt. It is time to battle the cold winds that hampers your body and hair. A little care will keep the wintry troubles at bay.
Hair...
Before the winter winds can work havoc with your hair, expose your hair to deep conditioning. Since the cold weather causes to dry your hair, massage your hair in aloe Vera juice for a few minutes. This will restore its softness.
You can also treat your hair with oil massage once or twice a week Olive oil can work wonders in reinforcing moisture to your hair. Heat the oil before using and allow it to soak for a time lesser than the time you allot for the summer season. Too long a period of soaking hair in oil can get you ill. If you are used to treating your hair with herbal extracts or herbal oil do not soak it for a long time. Herbal ingredients are mostly cooling agents that are more suitable for the summer. Keep away from washing your hair too frequently.
Woolen clothing like hats, scarves and turtlenecks can cause damage to your hairline. Since they can cause breakage, first cover your hair with a silk scarf before exposing it to winter wraps.
It is the appropriate time for split ends to work their way up to the hair shafts. Hence trim your split ends.
Style your hair with a braid, twist or a knot. Try Keeping away from letting your hair open and wild, as the cold winds can play rough on your hair.
Avoid exposing your hair to frequent coloring, streaking, or ironing as they can rob your hair off its moisture and it is advisable to avoid heating appliances on your hair.
Expose your hair to natural drying. Keep away from blow dryers. If you have to use, use one with a hood.
Always cover your hair with a silk fabric to guard it from the chill winds.
Skin...
Your skin texture depends not only on external treatments, but also on the intake. A proper nutritious intake helps in rejuvenating the skin from within. Water plays an important role in keeping your skin alive. A good amount of water helps in retaining the moisture of your skin as well keeping skin disorders at bay. Fruits and vegetables in your daily diet release a lot of water to your system. Primrose syrup and olive oil in your diet also aids in softening your skin.
Use the paste of ground green gram powder instead of soap to work your way to a soft and supple skin.
Pamper you skin with a little coconut oil before bath to heal dryness and chaps. Use a creamy soap that renders that extra suppleness to your skin.
Moisturizers and cold creams are a must in the winters. Apply some good cold cream on your face before going to bed. Moisten your skin with a good moisturizer or a creamy hand and body lotion. My best buy is ' Jergens' hand and body lotion.
Add a few drops of oil to the water that you are using to bath. This will help retain the moisture lost when bathing. Avoid using very hot water during winter as it can decrease the natural oils of your skin. Instead shorten your bath time.
Hands, legs and nails...
When treating your legs add a few drops of oil in the water that you use to soak them. With regards to hands, try using rubber gloves while immersing them in water. Use a base coat over your nails against the cold weather.
Lips...
A good petroleum jelly will be an effective cover over your lips against the cold weather. Butter is effective in curing chapped lips and renders an extra softness.
So get ready to shield your body against the winter threats.
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Aloe vera
The Aloe Vera, is a semi-tropical plant, with a long and celebrated history, which dates from biblical times and has been considered over time a medicinal plant suitable for all situations. Afirma-se que a planta teve origem na África do Sul e foi levada nas rotas comerciais para outros climas quentes da Europa, Espanha, Leste da Índia, China, Índias Ocidentais, América do Sul e outras partes do hemisfério ocidental. It is said that the plant originated in South Africa and was taken in trades for other warm climates of Europe, Spain, eastern India, China, West Indies, South America and other parts of the western hemisphere. Assim como o Aloé Vera se espalhou pelo mundo, o mesmo aconteceu com as lendas românticas e as tradições populares acerca das suas aplicações. Like the Aloe Vera has spread around the world, the same happened with the romantic legends and traditions popular about their applications.
A Aloé Vera recebe também as designações de Babosa ou Aloe Barbadensis Miller . The Aloe Vera also receives the names of Aloe or Aloe Barbadensis Miller. A planta Aloé Vera desenvolve-se em climas tropicais temperados, não conseguindo sobreviver a temperaturas negativas. The plant Aloe Vera is developing in tropical temperate climates, failing to survive the negative temperatures. As folhas espessas, esguias e espinhosas da Aloé Vera crescem a partir de um pequeno talo junto ao chão. The leaves thick, thorny and esguias of Aloe Vera grow from a small stem near the ground. Não se trata de um cacto, mas sim de um membro da família das Liliáceas. It is not a cacto, but a member of the family Liliaceae. A relação entre a Aloé Vera e os restantes membros da família das Liliáceas, como é o caso das cebolas, alhos e nabos, é evidentemente através das flores amarelas tubulares que surgem anualmente na Primavera e que se assemelham com os Lírios da Páscoa. The relationship between the Aloe Vera and the other members of the family Liliaceae, such as onions, garlic and turnips, is clearly through the tubular yellow flowers that appear annually in the spring and that is with the Easter lilies.
Existem mais de 350 espécies do género Aloe em todo o mundo. There are over 350 species of Aloe around the world. Das espécies comercializadas, a mais popular é a Aloe Barbadensis Miller (também conhecida como Aloe Vera Linne, Aloe Vulgaris Lamarck, entre outros), mais vulgarmente denominada Aloé Vera . Among the species traded, the most popular is the Aloe Barbadensis Miller (also known as Aloe Vera Linne, Aloe Vulgaris Lamarck, among others), more commonly known as Aloe Vera.
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