Posted by admin on 3rd April 2010
Hair can define your image and style but it is also a mirror of your health. Emotional or physical can soon result in lack of bounce or shine hair. Keeping your hair in peak condition is a combination of caring for it on the surface and nurturing it from inside with a well-balance diet. Dry hair is rough to tough, thick in texture and dries out at the first sign of heated roller or tongs. Avoid chemical colorants and perms and opt for shampoo and conditioners with jojoba and almonds oil. Hot oil treatments allow essential oil to soak in easily and condition the hair. After massage warm oil into the scalp, wrap your head in a warm towel and leave on for an hour. The other hair problem is dandruff, there are two types dry and the more common oily. It’s not catching! It can be caused by many factors such as chemical body changes, stress, and poor eating habits or wrong application of hair products. Both flakes and dry scalp can be treated with essentials oils. Use special dandruff shampoos and conditioner. Treat the scalp by gently massaging with oils to suit. Use a base oil formula with patchouli and tea tree. For dry itchy scalp try cedar wood and lavender.
4Apr
Posted by admin on 1st April 2010
Have you ever wonder at the materials your home is made of? Well, even if it’s made of wood, most probably has structure of element that holds and made of cement. A lot of us take for granted about cement; it’s a big help to build our house or any structural. There’s a lot more to know about this humble building materials, because understanding cement and concrete can help your construction cost down and create a sturdy, well-made structure. If we ask our self what is cement really? Cement is more than just sand a bag-its actually made by clinker (type of ash or cinder), gypsum and other materials that are ground together. Cement is the most active component of concrete and becomes a powdery binder when mixed with minerals aggregate (gravel and sand) and water. Mixing cement should be done thoroughly and uniformly to produce a strong and durable concrete. In preparation of concrete, one part cement, two parts sand, and three parts aggregate is placed into a mechanical mixer. If you don’t have a mixer you can mix it using with shovel. The less water there is in relation to cement, the strong the final concrete will be. This will also prevent shrinkage and cracking. As rule of thumb, five or six gallon of water is used per 941lbs bag of cement. Since concrete has a rather low tensile strength and weakens on long spans, it is strengthened using steel rods called reinforcing bars. Air bubbles also weaken concrete so commercial concrete vibrators onto construction site to eliminate any air that has been trapped during the pouring of liquid concrete.
4Apr
Posted by admin on 30th March 2010
On the other hand, if you like to be look cool and fresh this summertime, instead of complaining about the heat its better make your home turn into comfortable and fresh everywhere. By starting opening your front door in the morning time, you can allow a strong current of air to come into your living room. You can also save electricity by that but you have to contend with two problems- how to protect you from privacy from the passerby and how to prevent people and stray pest from entering your house. The solution is to put up a second door that will allow the air and some lights to come through. Such as door have grills or latticework at the center or the entire door can be converted with fine wire mesh nailed or a framework to keep files and mosquito out. Such way passerby will not be able to see the inside of your living room. And serve suitable foods, by foods that are not fatty or greasy, hot or highly spiced, like the pork adobo and barbecues. Serve more often such as dishes as silage and paksiw. Nourishing foods are more palatable when temperature is soaring also serve fruits and vegetable that are in season. Reduced the amount of housework’s by reducing the items to be dusted or cleaned. When appetites lag, try serving a thin hot soup to start a meal, especially lunch. The best example of this kind of soup is the hala-an, or small shrimps with malunggay leaves or sili leaves.
3Mar
Posted by admin on 25th March 2010
In terms of massage it would accompany with some pure essences of aromatic oil comes from plants. They have been there for a thousand of years. Essentials oils and massage when it combines we can sense the smell of healing value. With the use of this essentials oils its promote good health and emotional well-being and it can enhances every aspect of your life.
The value of the natural plants oils has been recognized for more than many years ago for healing, cleansing, preservative and mood-enhancing properties. As well for the sheer pleasure of there fragrance and today we can see many spa salon are over in the mall. With this modern age life sometimes we experience stress, pollution, unhealthy diet and hectic schedules. All of these factors adverse effects on our bodies mind and spirit. To restore the harmony of our body and mind we go back to the basic with the art of aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy origins and can be traced from medical, religious and social practices. It is likely the Chinese were the first to discover the remarkable medicinal plants. However it is the Egyptians who take the credit for recognizing and fully exploiting the physical and spiritual properties of aromatic essences. Furthermore some essentials oil, like from resin particularly cedar wood and frankincense use for preserving corpse. Around 3000 BC priest who had been using oil in religious ceremonies and embalming rites. But today in modern world essential oils are made cosmetics perfumes became the wide spread and become therapeutic stimulants.
3Mar
Posted by admin on 24th March 2010
Any massage is relaxing but you can enhance the experience by following a few simple steps to help and create the right mood. At massage parlor they use massage bench but in our home we can work comfortably on a cushion floor. An ordinary bed is not really firm enough. So, prepare the floor surface with a large cotton sheet covered with a bath towel. You should also have to hand a pillow or large wrap- around towel for your body and a warm blanket or even a hot water bottle by your feet. Add with an aromatherapy massage using essentials oil is a therapeutic treatment for both mind and the body, which work mainly on the nervous system. Aromatherapy is both holistic and practical it helps to protect the body’s self-saving immune system and energize or stable emotions. It is called the sensual science because it combines the power of touch with the sense of smell. More effectively than other massage, aromatherapy can either relax or stimulates the body and mind. The high potent essential oils penetrate the body via skin and also inhaled as the massage progresses. Choose a room that you feel comfortable and it is important to switch off from everyday noises and that means the television, the telephone, so close the window and shut off the rest of the world.
3Mar
Posted by admin on 22nd March 2010
Everyone enjoy massage from babies to the elderly from sportsmen and women to friends and lovers all can benefits from this powerful form of communication. An effective aid to relaxation massage helps smooth-en away stress, unknotting tense and aching muscles, relieving head aches and helping sleep problems. But massage is also invigorating, it improves the function of many of the body system, promotes healing and tones muscles, leaving you with the feeling of renewed energy. By mastering a few simple techniques and sequences, you will learn the language of touch-a valuable gift for yourself and others. History show the early Egyptians made references to the benefits of massage, the Chinese were among the first recognize its healing value at around 3000 BC. Roman and Greek philosopher and physicians prescribed both for its restorative powers after battle and general preservation of the body and mind. Roman believes its curative power the art of massage also become part of our daily ritual relaxation. After bathing oils, would be used to anoint the body from head to toe, followed by a luxurious massage. Massage it help a lot especially to relax our body and mind. The skin. Blood and lymphatic system are stimulated which boosts circulation, aids cellular renewal and remove toxins waste. A tense muscles relax, stiff joints, loosen and nerves soothed, in all over feeling of relaxation and well-being comes about.
3Mar
Posted by admin on 19th March 2010
Basic self-massage tips it can be done by your self or your companion at home. Here some basic principles about self-massage.
A basic self-massage it can literally do a few moments or time by gently rubbing on the spot that trigger. Fro difficult cases a day or two of applying small but frequent doses of rubbing will do the trick. Also give a small pressure on the muscles that trigger when you massage. Rub the trigger point with your finger, thumbs, fist or whatever feels easy and most comfortable to you. Rub gently or either press on the trigger point directly maybe apply it with some stroke either circular or back and forth.
How do you know its working? Well the part where its trigger releases relaxation and tightly contracted. Generally speaking successful release is associated with good pain and you feel relax and satisfying sensation that is somehow both painful and yet also relieving. Relaxation is an important component of successful treatment if you feel good.
3Mar