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Skin Care Fun Facts

Have you ever had a spa treatment? The next time you go for a spa treatment, ask for the ingredients. Discover and get to know more such interesting fun facts about skincare.

You would be surprised to know that some spa treatments use bird droppings.

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Spa treatments can be immensely relaxing for your skin as well as your body. A number of ingredients are used for spa treatments that include bird droppings, fish extracts, and microcurrent therapies.

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Harley Procter, the son of the founder, was inspired by the Bible's 45th Psalm, and Procter and Gamble named its soap the “Ivory Soap.”

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Specializing in skin and body care, Nivea is a German brand that has been in existence since 1882. Paul Carl Beiersdorf was the founder of this company.

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Skin cancer which is quite a common form of cancer, is caused due to overexposure to the skin to ultraviolet radiation. Overexposure also leads to premature aging of the skin.

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Fake fingernails that became immensely popular in the 1990s were used to be made of acrylic glass. Fake fingernails can lead to brittleness of nails.

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The product “Oil of Olay” was introduced in the market by Procter and Gamble in 1952. Lanolin, a key ingredient in this product, is the inspiration behind the name “Oil of Olay.”

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Falling hair is a part of the natural cycle of hair. Each hair has the stages of anagen (growth phase) and telogen (rest phase) before eventually falling out. It is normal for a person to lose even 100 hair strands in a day.

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Salicylic acid is used in several skin treatments, especially those involving the treatment of acne. It helps remove the bacteria and the dead skin, thereby purifying it.

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Vitamins can help heal your skin. Vitamin C is excellent to wade off signs of aging, while Vitamin A helps the body repair damaged tissues.

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With age, the skin loses its elasticity. This is visible in the form of wrinkles around the eyes and the mouth. These wrinkles are also known as the crow’s feet.