Dull skin, natural remedies

Rice and milk, the combination that, more than any other, recalls childhood, the days spent playing carefree, looking for treasures that were hidden under the tree in front of the house or in a little plastic box that ad...

Large glasses that hung over the nose, hair styled in braids up to the shoulders and long tufts starting from the temples, called dog ears, a coat with bulky pleats across the back giving the effect of a hump, rings in ...

Fragrant, juicy, practical to take with you and colourful, peaches are the queens of summer! Today we'll see why it's such a good idea to savor these delicacies, and we're not just talking about their taste. In fact, pea...

No scrubs in the summer, because they ruin the tan, irritate and make the skin dry… how many times have you heard these recommendations. In reality, however, the situation is quite different and summer is precisely the...

Science is constantly looking for new, safe and effective cosmetic treatments. Here comes ferulic acid, a substance with a powerful anti-aging action that has attracted the attention of industry experts. In reality, feru...

What to do when you wake up with a dull complexion or dehydrated skin that makes wrinkles and small expression lines even more visible? It will be due to big binges, disturbed sleep, pollution or sudden changes in temper...

After a bath or shower, what to use to moisturize the skin of our body, make it more elastic, toned but also counteract itching and dry skin? Nature helps us also in this case with all its strength and offers us precious...

The ancient Greeks and Romans didn't know soap! However, they used to grease the skin with perfumed oils, preserved in terracotta amphorae, and then scrape off oil and dirt with special tools. And these treatments were n...

An ancient Japanese legend has it that one day, a farmer, while walking among the stalls of a market, was attracted by one in particular who exhibited unknown seeds. The vendor did not tell the farmer what kind of plant ...

Island in the Caribbean, a long time ago. The girl wrapped in a floating shawl looked around her and wherever her gaze rested she saw only heaven. Breathtakingly clear blue water lapped against a strip of white sand. In ...

Exposing yourself to the sun in moderation is good as the sun is the most important source of vitamin D. The sun's rays, in fact, stimulate its synthesis. However, we must not exaggerate and, in any case, it is important...

Today we are talking about a special cosmetic, with a rejuvenating, anti-aging and illuminating action, capable of making the facial muscles more toned and the oval better defined, the facial massage! And not just any fa...

Flours are not only used to prepare delicious treats such as biscuits, cakes or bread, but can also become precious beauty allies. So let's jump into our cupboard to get a very special cosmetic, rice flour! Let's see wha...

The scene is well described by Plutarch in his work Parallel Lives, Antonio's Life. A galley with a golden stern and purple sails went up the Nile, while flashes of lights marked the rhythm with which the silver oars wer...

With just a few ingredients you can bring the spa at home! Yes, because the power of herbs combined with the strength of the warm-cold contrast gives you a pampering worthy of a beauty center for radiant, soft and toned ...

Pycnogenol is an active ingredient extracted from the bark of the maritime pine Pinus Pinaster, which grows on the southwestern coast of France (Simpson et al, Front Pharmacol, 2019). Pycnogenol is characterized by a pow...

Few ingredients, but simple and beneficial and above all that you can find in the kitchen or at the supermarket. These are the face masks of the month of December that take care of both mature skin with dark spots and im...

Near what was once the mythical city of Troy stands a mountain, Mount Ida, a mountain sacred to the gods and goddesses. On this mountain the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite competed for the golden apple in a beauty ...

For the Celts it was the tree of poets. The mythical goddess Ceridwen blew between its lithe branches that resonated in the wind and in this way her inspiration spoke to the only human beings, according to tradition, who...

We probably would have labeled them as vain, but in ancient times men and women devoted great care to their bodies. Often it was a question of hygiene and therefore of health, as in the case of the Egyptians, sometimes i...

What to do with that overripe kiwi that nobody wants to eat? Or with that banana forgotten in the cupboard? Do not throw these fruits away, in fact, you can use them as a base ingredient for fantastic beauty masks or scr...

A Greek myth tells that Acamante, son of Theseus, while traveling to the city of Troy together with the Greek army, stopped off in Thrace. It was there that Achamante met Phyllis, a Thracian princess. The two fell in lov...

It was the fifteenth century. A Japanese woman, Hino Tomiko, the wife of one of the generals who ruled Japan and under whose reign even the tea ceremony was born and spread, demanded that a powerful treatment be devised ...

The skin is the largest organ we have, it is the connection between our body and the outside, it protects us. However, sometimes we forget that the skin is also very delicate and it often happens to mistreat it with very...

It is said that a long time ago, in the mountains, lived King Laurin. His kingdom was prosperous and his people extracted gold, silver and precious stones from the rocks. Around the castle the king could admire every day...

Often the most important discoveries arise by chance, from an unexpected event, an error or an accident. Like the one we’ll tell you about today. We are in France, in 1910, the perfume and cosmetic laboratories are in ...

For skin health and to combat wrinkles, acne and dull complexion, it is good to choose cosmetics containing few natural ingredients, such as plant based oils or essential oils, capable of bringing nourishment to the skin...

Baheda, also called bibhitaki, scientific name Terminalia bellerica, is a typical plant of Asia whose fruits are used and appreciated in Ayurveda. Baheda is part, together with amla and haritaki, of the Indian remedy Tri...

In the west, where the sun sets, there is the garden of the Hesperides. A sacred garden, a gift from Zeus to Era for their wedding. The myth tells that guarding the garden were the Hesperides, three nymphs, who had to pr...

Floral waters, waters of beauty! A small spray and here we are wrapped in the essence of rose, or lavender or why not orange or lemon balm. The skin becomes luminous and the amazing scent, which can be sweet, but also fr...