Glossary
Beauty Glossary: Sea Buckthorn
First it was the food industry that discovered the beneficial powers of sea buckthorn berries, and now beauty companies are jumping on board and using these bright orange fruit oils in their skincare products. Packed with Vitamins C, E, K, folic acid, and essential fatty acids (these nourish the skin beautifully) just to name a few, sea buckthorn also includes palmiteleic acid, a component used to treat burns, heal wounds and fight off ulcers and infections.
Additionally, sea buckthorn contains hippophae oil, a natural sunblock, plus it has emollient and tissue regeneration properties.
Beauty Glossary: The Quiff
The quiff, (pronounced kwee-ff) is a 1950's fashion-forward rockabilly and masculine hairstyle. It's cut longer on the top, and combed upwards and backwards, all the while being held in place with firm-hold styling products.
We saw a brief comeback of the quiff in the 1980's, and most recently, edgy celebrities like Marion Cotlillard and Danni Minogue, have been spotted wearing this half-voluminous, half-sleek style around England again.
Beauty Glossary: Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion is a procedure where the surface of the skin is removed by sanding. It helps erase the visibility of sun spots/damage, raised scars, and it smoothes out the overall texture of the skin. One myth about dermabrasion is that it will tighten the skin or shrink pores, however, neither of these assumptions are true.
Beauty Glossary: Broken Capillaries
Ever wonder what those tiny red threads around your nose are, what causes spider veins, or red, uneven cheeks? All of these red marks that effect us cosmetically have something to do with your capillaries. A capillary is the smallest type of blood vessel in the body.
Beauty Glossary: Blonde Bombshell
Bombshell, knock-out, dynamite; these war metaphors are often used to describe a particularly attractive and glamorous type of blonde. The phrase was first used to talk about film actress Jean Harlow. Her movie Bombshell was released in the US in 1933.
Beauty Glossary: Bird's Nest Hair
The term bird's nest hair refers to an oversize hair do that's often piled on the top of the head. It usually looks rather messy and disheveled as though a flock of birds or family of small rodents could be living in there. The phrase normally refers to long hair that has been pinned or tied back into a bouffant style, with plenty of volume at the crown.
Beauty Glossary: Ayurvedic Massage
Ayurvedic massage is an ancient Indian method that combines deep-tissue massage with energy techniques, reflexology and meditation. It is designed to help restore a sense of serenity and balance to the mind, body and soul. Sometimes herbal supplements are prescribed to boost the body's immune system and help create feelings of wellbeing.
Beauty Glossary: Frizz
According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the term frizz comes from the French word 'friser' — originally meaning 'to curl'. The word was coined in the 1660's and was first used only as a verb whose strict definition is given as "to form a mass of tight curls." Now when we talk about frizz it has negative connotations.
Beauty Glossary: Magnesium
I was recently lucky enough to attend an expert skincare lecture on anti-ageing. Internationally acclaimed dermatologist and skincare pioneer Dr. Zein Obagi talked about ways to help keep our skin looking young and healthy for as long as possible.
Beauty Glossary: Petrochemicals
Petrochemicals are chemical products made from the raw materials of petroleum or other hydrocarbons. Whilst it's not been proven that all petrochemicals are carcinogenic (cancer-causing), I think that it's shocking that so many beauty and skincare brands still regularly use petrochemical ingredients in their products when there is such controversy around their safety.
The two main classes of petrochemical raw materials are olefins (including ethylene and propylene) and aromatics (including benzene and xylene isomers), both of which are produced in very large quantities throughout the world.
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