Hot Skin Care How-Tos
How To: Manage and calm down eczema with tips
Eczema sucks. It's a skin condition characterized by dryness, redness, and itching. Often this dryness leads to patches of dry skin that, if bothered excessively, can lead to pus. Those who suffer from eczema have extremely sensitive skin that needs to be treated professionally.
How To: Make an argan oil and lavender mist with Josie Maran
Can't seem to go five minutes without checking Facebook, or has your T Mobile Sentio phone made a permanent imprint in your hand? Then it's probably time to disconnect.
How To: Mix an argan oil and avocado mask with Josie Maran
If you have super sensitive skin or annoying skin conditions like eczema or rosacea, argan oil is your savior. Made of only one ingredient, vitamin E, argan oil moisturizes without being too thick and can be used on skin, hair, and nails.
How To: Heal your skin and hair with natural beauty remedies
We hear so much these days about expensive microdermabrasion and facial treatments at doctors' offices that we forget we forget we have many of the same moisturizing and exfoliating ingredients at home, including avocados, lemons, and oatmeal.
How To: Keep your adult onset acne at bay with tips
Acne sucks. And if you thought it sucked badly enough during your high school years, then imagine how utterly frustrating it is to have your skin clear up for a few years and then for the acne to come back as an adult.
How To: Solve beauty crises with five minute fixes
Let's face it, girls: Sometimes we're stuck five minutes before we have to head out for a party and we have the most inopportune beauty disaster. Whether it's our self tanner streaking and making us look more Snooki than sexy, or you accidentally got ink stains on your hands, there's often little time to take care of the problem.
How To: Make DIY Bay Rum aftershave
Bay Rum is one of the most sought-after varieties of aftershave, and is usually made via a complex process requiring much equipment. It need not be, however. Watch this video to learn how to make your own Bay Rum aftershave at home quickly and easily.
How To: Pick a safe chemical lightening/whitening cream
You'd think that in the United States we have more of a problem of women wanting to look tan year round than white and pale. But many women actually crave the vampirish pale complexion, and because not all of them are born with it, some turn to whitening/lightening creams. Some women also turn to these creams because they claim to fade dark spots.
How To: Fight acne and clear up skin
In this tutorial, we learn how to fight acne and clear up skin. First, you need to make sure you are extra cautious with your foundation, to make sure it's not clogging up your pores. To help you fight acne, you need to make sure you wipe off all your makeup at the end of the day. Use acne wipes and normal wipes to use on your back, chest, and face. This will unclog your pores and rid it of acne as well. You must also use toner on your skin and put moisturizer on it as well. Use clay face mas...
How To: Cleanly get rid of whiteheads
In this video, we learn how to cleanly get id of white heads. To do this, you simply need to grab some baking soda from your house and mix it with warm water. After this, use it to wash your face with and then rinse your face off with cold water and pat dry. Do not keep this on your skin too long or it will bleach your skin and cause irritation. After this, moisturize your face with your favorite moisturizer that you have. Your whiteheads should disappear after this and give you a cleaner com...
How To: Improve acne by drinking water
In this tutorial, we learn how to improve acne by drinking water. Water is great to hydrate the body and it flushes the toxins out of the body. This will make your skin far less dry and it will keep your skin glowing. You can also eat the right foods to help keep your skin looking great. Tap water is alright to drink, depending on the different areas you are in. Filtered water is ultimately the best water for you to drink, because it will be clear of chemicals and be the best for your body an...
How To: Clear and cover up acne scars
In this tutorial, we learn how to clear and cover up acne scars. First, you want to treat the pimple with your favorite kind of toner and cleanser. Make sure you don't squeeze your pimples, which will cause your skin to become red and broken out even more. After this, you need to apply a cream to your face that will moisturize your skin and not clog up your pores. To help cover up your acne scars, apply makeup that doesn't clog your pores as well. Make sure to remove your makeup at the end of...
How To: Make all natural astringent for getting rid of oil and dirt on your face
If you like to wash your face with all-natural beauty products, don't want to spend a ton of money on fancy stuff, and have an herb store / garden somewhere nearby, watch this video. It will teach you how to make all-natural astringent from removing oil and dirt from your face.
How To: Get rid of acne fast
In this tutorial, we learn how to get rid of acne fast. Try this process to see if it works for you, so you can get rid of your acne and have great skin. Start this process at night so your skin can repair and absorb the treatments. First, gently exfoliate your skin with St. Ives apricot scrub invigorating. Then, wash your face with Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash. Rinse this off, then apply Clean and Clear Continuous Control Acne Cleanser. Now, apply Clean and Clear astringent with a cotton ba...
How To: Wipe out acne with Cetaphil
In this tutorial, we learn how to wipe out acne with Cetaphil. You will need: Cetaphil Facial Cleanser and Cetaphil Moisturizing lotion. Start off by cleaning your face, then use the cleanser to clean off any impurities with your face, using it as much as you can to clean the face. After this, pat your face dry so there is no moisture left on it. Then, grab the lotion and rub it all over your face with a light coat. After this, your face will be clean and moisturized and you will be read to g...
How To: Restore the healthy glow of your skin
People don't actually glow very often, but when someone has really healthy skin there is certainly a glowing aura about them. Watch this video for tips on improving your skin's health, making you glow like a happy little glowstick.
How To: Give yourself a spa quality exfoliating hand massage
Like a massage for your body, a hand massage helps achieve many things at once, reducing stress, reducing muscle tension and strain, and relieving coagulated chi. If an exfoliating microdermabrasion product is used you'll also end up with healthier, more glowy skin.
How To: Make sure your feet are free of dry skin and fungus for summer and sandals
The summertime is the one part of the year when people regularly see each other's feet in public, thanks to sandals, and having good-looking feet is suddenly a priority. If you have foot fungus or dry skin on your feet, watch this video to learn how to get them ready for summer and sandals.
How To: Clean iodine stains off your skin
Iodine often winds up on your skin after surgery, and leaves ugly stains that only add to the pain and aggravation of surgery. Watch this video to learn what to use and how to use it to get the stains off of your skin.
How To: Get rid of cracks at the corner of lips
Everyone who spends a lot of time outdoors will get corner skin cracks eventually, and they are ugly and painful. Watch this video for some tips on how to cure these unfortunate facts of lip life with at-home remedies and medicine.
How To: Take care of your lips using petroleum jelly and a sugar scrub
Did you know that chapstick dries your lips out? Sounds counterintuitive, given that chapstick claims that it prevents chapped lips, but chapstick actually contains an ingredient in it that parches your skin.
How To: Get Kurt's natural facial glow from "Glee"
Okay, so you probably think it's majorly weird that this skincare tutorial is inspired and based on Kurk, the openly gay and cutesy Glee club member from "Glee." But actually it does make a lot of sense: Kurt has the best skin of anyone on the show.
How To: Keep your skin fresh and hydrated while on an airplane
Traveling often is super fun, but sitting through 13 hours on the flight from California to Bangkok is killer on your skin, especially since the airplane recycles air and therefore dries out your skin.
How To: Use jojoba oil to cure chapped skin and lips, dry hair, and ragged cuticles
When it comes to beauty products, we live and die by this mantra: If a second grader can't pronounce the ingredients list, then there's probably a lot of extraneous junk in there that shouldn't go on our face/body.
How To: Find your natural skin undertone
It's very important to know what you're skin undertone is, because then you'll know what makeup looks best on you, what jewelry matches perfectly, what clothing makes you radiate, what hairstyles compliment you and what colors fit perfectly. If you're into fashion, makeup and beauty, than it's a must to know your undertone. Finding the answer is easier than you think!
How To: Use olive oil to remove makeup, clean brushes, and more
Olive oil isn't only good for tossing up a Caesar salad; in fact, olive oil has a bunch of uses for your skin as well. And the best part about using olive oil as a skin problem remedy is that it's inexpensive: You either already have it lying around or can purchase it anywhere for about $5.
How To: Remove blackheads
In this video, we learn how to remove blackheads with Lisa Rhodes. Blackheads are a common problem that occur when dirt and bacteria get trapped underneath the skin. The best way to remove these blackheads from your skin comedone extractors, which is a metal stick with a hole at the end. It applies even skin around the blackhead when you are extracting. This is safer than using your fingers, because your fingers tend to damage the hair follicle, which leads to acne bumps or a larger pore. thi...
How To: Prep your skin before makeup
In order to prepare your skin, before applying makeup for filming a tutorial, you will need the following: a line filler, primer, concealer, foundation, highlighter, powder, gloss, and bronzer.
How To: Reduce stretch marks with the Fraxel Laser System
In this video, we learn how to reduce stretch marks with the Fraxel Laser System. This happens when the skin thins and the makes marks when the skin is stretched out too quickly. The laser has been used as years as a skin tightener and now is being used for stretch marks. First, the skin is numbed then the laser pokes tiny holes in the skin, removing the stretch marks. It makes new collagen in the skin, creating a new surface on the skin where the stretch marks used to be. This is a permanent...
How To: Make your skin silky smooth
Don't walk around with dry skin ever again! This great step-by-step video gives you thew tips and tricks of keeping your skin silky and smooth. Everything from fish oils, to oatmeal, and everything in between, this video has it all!
How To: Make solid perfume with sweet almond or jojoba oil
We love the way spritzing on our favorite perfume before we got out for a night on the town makes us feel instantly sexier and more confident. But we don't love how those charming vanilla notes fade after just half an hour or so.
How To: Reduce and prevent stretch marks with argan oil
In this video, we learn how to reduce and prevent stretch marks with argan oil. This is great to keep the skin elastic and is enriched with antioxidants. First, grab your 100% natural argan oil and almond oil. Mix one part argan oil with one part almond oil, then add in a couple drops of rose oil. After this, stir it all together until combined. Use this on the area with stretch marks twice a day, in the morning and at night. This has such rich properties, it will keep the skin firm and help ...
How To: Make your own dry skin remedy at home
In this video, we learn how to make your own dry skin remedy at home. If you are already using a hydrating moisturizer and your skin doesn't react to it, this is a great remedy. The first ingredient you will need is extra virgin olive oil, then organic honey. You will also need regular sugar that you have around the house. Now, pour three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a plastic container, then add in 2 tbsp of organic honey and mix together. After this, add in 1/2 c of sugar and ...
How To: Make DIY pore strips with unflavored gelatin and milk
Even princesses need help getting pretty. Take one of our favorite (faux) princesses, Princess Mia from "The Princess Diaries," who walked around sans makeup and with pore strip on nose before a big event (which she then speedily - and painfully - ripped off when Michael came in the room).
How To: Get rid of acne for back to school time
Justin Bieber has just become the newest Proactiv spokesperson, showing that no matter how many people are looking at you (he performs for crowds of thousands), you never want acne on your face. While you may head back to your classes with fewer people paying attention to your face, pimples can still be quite the pain in the ass.
How To: Lighten dark underarms and legs naturally at home
In this video, we learn how to lighten dark underarms and legs naturally at home. You will need: cucumber juice, turmeric powder, and lemon juice. First, peel your cucumber and cut them into pieces, then blend them. Next, add in 1 tsp of lemon juice and mix together. After this, add in a pinch of turmeric powder and mix well together. Apply this paste on your underarms and legs, or wherever you have blackness. Leave this on for twenty minutes and then wash off with warm water. Do this daily u...
How To: Remove brown spots from your skin
In this video, we learn how to remove brown spots from your skin. These develop over time on your hands and face. First, you will need to buy sunscreen and use this as often as possible when you go outside. Next, you need a bleach cream that will stop the body from making extra brown pigment. Also a topical treatment will work with the bleach cream that will peel off the layers that are holding the brown spots. If none of these work, you can see your dermatologist and have them removed perman...
How To: Get rid of pimples and zits with aspirin
In this tutorial, we learn how to get rid of pimples and zits with aspirin. First, you will take the aspirin you have (uncoated is better) and place it into a clear bowl. After this, crush it up with the bottom of the pill bottle. Next, take a dropper and drop a couple drops of water inside. After this, swirl the mixture around with your finger, until you have a thick paste. Next, you will want to take the mixture and put it on your pimple. Dab it on thick, and leave it on until it dries. Thi...
How To: Make Homemade Simple Mask for Face and Hair
Ingredients 1 egg white
HowTo: Give Yourself a Sushi Facial
Outside of being one of YouTube's most revered beauty gurus, Michelle Phan is resourceful to say the least. Kitty litter. Hot chocolate. Tomatoes. Aspirin. Eggs. Ice.