Category: Beauty and Health
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Vitamins and Beauty Supplements
Vitamins are organic compounds essential for growth and activity in small amounts. Dietary supplements are minerals, herbs, and vitamins taken to help increase nutritional intake and daily food consumption. Today, American consumers spend millions of dollars each year on vitamins and supplements that promise everything from sexual vigor and increased body mass to clear complexions…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a scientific and regulatory agency of the federal government charged with protecting public health through overseeing the safety of consumer products. The FDA has various departments that serve to regulate the beauty industry: Office of Cosmetics and Colors, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch, and Center for…
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Tanning
Tanning refers to the natural or artificial process of darkening one’s skin color. Typically, tanned skin is achieved via sun exposure but, in recent years, tanning beds delivering ultraviolet rays or booths that cover users with a topical spray that mimics a natural tan have become increasingly popular. History The debate about altering one’s skin …
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Spas
The term spa is commonly thought to be derived from the name of the town of Spa in Belgium, where a natural hot springs has been a site of healing since before Roman times. Evidence of human visitation to hot and cold springs can be traced to prehistoric times, and many people worldwide have believed …
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Organic Trends And Products
Organic trends and products within the beauty industry are produced according to organic standards: using ingredients derived from organically grown, natural botanicals. This is a growing trend in the beauty industry, with many beauty companies promoting a link between natural beauty and environmental health. Principles Organic products are those that use production methods and include…
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Health And Safety
Since 1938, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulated the safety, rather than the efficacy, of cosmetic products. The regulation of cosmetics, ensuring some measure of safety to its users, was the result of problems caused by cosmetics, from redness and swelling to blindness, paralysis, and death. In the late 19th century, women…
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Dieting in Fashion Industry
Today, dieting is a multibillion dollar business and counting calories is an American pastime. Dieting is usually a practice that involves ingesting food in a regulated fashion to achieve or to maintain a goal weight, but it can also involve pills, procedures, and other lifestyle choices. Some people also diet in order to gain weight.…
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DanDruff
Dandruff is the shedding of the scalp’s epidermal cells, something that affects most people in various degrees. The skin of the scalp constantly sheds, but when the scalp’s dead cells shed at a rapid rate, large grey-white clumps appear on the top of the scalp and become visible. Manufacturers of shampoos and conditioners have produced…
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Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery is an invasive medical practice that was developed mainly in the late 19th century. According to the American Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, over 10 million people had cosmetic surgery in 2008 in the United States alone. This is an overall increase of 446 percent since 1997. The term cosmetic surgery (from …