Herpes is a common viral disease that is caused by Herpes simplex viruses, both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 Oral herpes such as cold sores or fever blisters that can lead to cold sores around the mouth and HSV-2 which is sexually transmitted disease that causes blisters and pain in the genital area. Both types of the virus can be transmitted through direct contact, such as kissing, sharing eating utensils or having intimate contact.
How to Cure Herpes with Natural Treatments
- After drinking black coffee (with no sugar) you get “mud” on the bottom of the cup, apply the “mud” on the lips.
- Mix 5 Bergamot oil drops to 5 Eucalyptus oil drops (Do NOT Swallow). Smear on the herpes every few minutes. (DONT go to the sun when you have the mixture on your lips, wash first).
- Cook one cup of olive oil in a pot, add some bee wax and lavender oil. Cool and smear on the herpes.
- Smear alcohol (70%) on the herpes. Repeat until its gone
- Apply cool, non-herbal tea bags to the affected area
- If you’re experiencing any pains, aches or fever with the outbreak, you may want to take an ibuprofen, aspirin or acetaminophen
- Exercise Proper hand washing techniques.
- Do not share personal hygiene items.
- Avoid direct skin-to-skin contact of the affected area or saliva with others.
- Finally, avoid picking at the sores as this creates not only an open environment for bacterial infection, but also a means of transmitting the virus to other areas of the body including the eyes, nose, chin, and fingers.
Beside all that if you’re living with herpes, making some lifestyle changes may help reduce recurrent outbreaks. Also, Herpes may not go away permanently but you can definitely stop it from getting worse
Bad breath has a significant impact on one’s personal and social life. It specially bother those who suffer from it or believe they do, and it is estimated to be the 3rd most frequent reason for seeking dental aid, following tooth decay and periodontal disease. Now this is very common but a temporary condition caused by oral dryness, stress, hunger , eating certain foods such as garlic and onions, smoking, or poor oral hygiene or the bacteria that grow in the mouth.
Sometimes simply brushing your teeth doesn’t help. In such cases you can always cure Bad Breath with natural treatments. Try the following Home Remedies for Bad Breath and hopefully you won’t be disappointed
- Chew peppermint or carnation for better breath smell.
- Use Mouthwash regularly.
- Use Mouth rinses containing chlorhexidine, zinc gluconate, and chlorine dioxide.
- Swallow one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar before each meal.
- Increase saliva by chewing something without sugar
- Gurgle salty water.
- Sunflower seeds are another good natural remedy and are particularly good if you chew some after each meal followed by a glass of water
- Brush your teeth with baking soda.
- Brush your teeth after every meal to help reduce and possibly prevent bad breath.
- Herbal remedy for halitosis: Blanch parsley and drink several times a day to help bad breath.
- Drink chamomile tea
- To lose the bad breath eat pumpkin daily
You can check out my 2 other posts on Brushing your teeth with an Electric Toothbrush and How to clean your teeth properly. Hope that helps
Hair gel is something that makes your hair very cooperative and it can help you to make your transformation more readily. It sure gives a fine look but did you ever think if it’s harmful for your hair? because I know people who tells me that hair gel can get you bald which is very annoying for me. I use hair gel myself but not on a regular basis, only when I’m going out to dinner or something like that. I read somewhere
“Good-looking hair is truly something to appreciate in a person’s appearance and numerous opinions have been received calling hair maintenance as important as a careful clothes selection.”
Don’t you agree?
Now,you need to be sure that constant use of hair gel is not harmful to your hair. For that you need to make sure that the gel you use for hair styling is of good quality and it should contain some useful natural components. If you have to spend more money to get a good gel then do it instead of buying a cheap one and risking your hair. In general, it is very useful to be knowledgeable in the sphere of hair styling products available. It is widely known that due to the influence of numerous negative factors hair can gradually lose its charm, unless constant protection is assured. Hair gel can be harmful to your hair only if you let it.
Now that winter is approaching. People are turning their attention to putting away their summer clothes to make room for the window ones. Many people are consirned about how they are going to protect their skin form the winter sun. Follow these tips recommended by US Enviromental Protection Agency itself.
- The sun’s rays are normally strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m so try to limit time in the Midday sun.
- Wear loose fitting,tight woven and full length cloths to protect your skin from the sun rays. It can block nearly 100% of both UVA and UVB.
- Wear a wide hat that offers good sun protection to your Eyes and areas that are particularly prone to overexposure of the sun. You can always use sunglasses that are specially sun protected ones.
- Always Use Sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 15 or higher liberally on exposed skin. Use a sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays.
Cover Up
- Wear Long Sleeved shirt and Long Pants
- Stay in Shade when you can
- Seek shade under an umbrella, tree, or other shelter before not after you need relief from the sun.
Even though there are cosmetics and other forms of treatment for skin damage caused by sun, the results are seldom satisfactory. The best treatment is prevention.
Nobody wants puffy eyes when they wake up in the morning., For one reason or another, you wake up to find you have puffy eyes… and you want to get rid of them. First of all you wonder why you got them in the first place. There can be a lot of reasons for the e.g
- Fluctuating hormone levels
- Edema or fluid retention throughout the body
- Dehydration
- Heredity
- Allergies
Some of the common symptoms for puffy eye can be
- Swelling under the eyes
- Bags or excessive skin under the eyes
- Red or irritated eyes
- Inability to open or close eyes completely due to puffiness
- Dark circles
Now to get rid of your puffy eyes you can try the following technique I’ve used personally for myself and it has worked really well.
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