Healthy Beauty Features
- Cleansing Brushes: How Do They Work?
Dermatologists weigh in on skin-cleaning devices.
- Beauty Products to Help You Beat the Clock
Anti-aging treatments keep getting better with time. Our experts round up the 10 best ways to keep your skin youthful.
- Want a Plumper Pout?
While a slew of home makeup tricks can fake full lips for a short while, a growing number of women (and men) now opt to plump up their puckers long-term in the doctor's office.
- Dry Winter Skin? Here's Help
Is your skin ready for cooler temps and drier air? We asked an expert for his top product picks to ease winter skin woes.
- Are Gel Manicures Safe?
Experts weigh in on the risks and benefits of gel manicures.
- For Women Only: Best Choices for Hair Removal
Many women struggle with the issue of hair removal. Here's a guide to help you find the hair removal method that's best for you.
- You Asked! Expert A's to Your Beauty Q's
Stay cool and pretty this summer with expert tips and product picks.
- Frizzy Hair: Expert A's to Your Beauty Q's
Frizz? Frayed ends? Nurse damaged hair back to health with these expert tips and product picks.
- The 411 on Eyelash Extensions
Curious about these luscious add-ons? Our experts explain how the process works and how to choose a good person to do it.
- How to Minimize Your Pores
Large pores can be frustrating. These tips can help enlarged pores appear smaller.
- How to Remove Facial Hair at Home
Should you wax or shave or try some other method of at-home hair removal? Find out the pros and cons of each type of hair removal method.
- 7 Anti-Aging Foods for Your Skin
What you eat can have a dramatic effect on your skin. Find out what foods have nutrients your skin needs.
- Mix Your Makeup for a Custom Glow
Get makeup tips for blending foundation and moisturizer, blush, bronzer, and more to get unique looks.
- 8 Ways to Hide Wrinkles
Minimize wrinkles and lines without needles or surgeries. Get 8 tips for more youthful-looking skin.
- How Much Product Should You Use?
What’s the right amount of facial toner, serum, and cream to use? Find out how much is too much and how much is just right.
- Straight Talk About Straightening Hair
If you've got curly hair, you may daydream about having smooth, straight locks. Let us tell you how!
- Color Gray Hair Without Looking Like You Did
The secret to coloring gray hair is to look like you didn't. These tips can help make your new color look as natural as possible.
- Protect and Repair Your Dry Hair
You don't have to live with dry, damaged hair. Find out how to protect your hair and make it look healthier.
- Style Solutions: When Your Hair Texture Changes
Many things can change the texture of your hair. Some you can't control. Others you may cause without knowing it. Find out why your hair texture may be changing and what you can do to make the best of it.
- You Asked! Expert A's to Beauty Q's: Hair Removal
Prepare for takeoff with expert hair-removal advice and product picks.
- Do You Really Need Eye Cream?
See for yourself why special lotions might help that delicate skin around your eyes.
- 5 Solutions for Dark Circles
Have dark circles under your eyes? Get tips for camouflaging them!
- 8 Best Ways to Use Your Skin Products
If you want to get the most for your money when using beauty products, there are some things you should know first.
- Summer Hair Care
Summer can be hard on your hair -- the sun, the chlorine, and the salt water, not to mention sweat. Here's how to keep your locks looking great all season long.
- 6 Summer Beauty Foods
From gazpacho to the grill, summer offers so many ways to eat healthy. And healthy looks good on everyone.
- Prep Your Skin for Summer
Ready to show a little skin this summer? Read up on how to prepare for more sun exposure.
- 6 Simple Ways to Get Beach-Ready
Summer's coming. Here's what you need to do to get ready and look your best on the beach.
- Beauty 411: Makeup Primers
Like the base coat in painting, makeup primers create a smooth first layer. Here's how to use them correctly.
- Your Workday-to-Glam Beauty Essentials
What makeup items to have handy at work when you're going out later.
- All Day, All Night Makeup
Makeup tips to keep your look fresh when you're going to be out late for a big night out.
- Double-Duty Makeup: Cosmetics That Multitask
Doing your makeup for a big night out or special event? Save time with tips for makeup that multitasks.
- Quick Fixes for Beauty Emergencies
Got a last-minute pimple, redness, or dark circles under your eyes right before your big night? Find out how to troubleshoot these beauty glitches.
- The Truth About Facial Serums
Featherweight serum formulas have heavy-duty benefits for faces. Here's why.
- You Asked! Expert A's to Your Beauty Q's: Fine Lines
Our experts give their tips and product picks for anti-aging products.
- Vitamin E Balm
Sunflower oil is high in vitamin E. Use this moisturizing balm on the lips, the tips of the hair or underneath the eyes. It can also be used in place of nail polish to add shine to the fingernails.
- Hand and Nail Butter
This formula moisturizes dry hands and nails, chapped lips, rough knees, elbows, and feet.
- Hair Spray
This hairspray works surprisingly well. You can use leftover lemons that have already been squeezed. The alcohol extends the shelf life of the product.
- Coffee Energizing Body Scrub
Coffee is very exfoliating and energizing. Use this scrub on your arms, legs, feet, elbows and rough places where you need more exfoliation. If you like the smell of coffee, this is for you.
- Lip and Cheek Stain
If you forget to reserve the liquid from cooking your beets, you can boil the skins that you peel from your beets.
- Purifying Lemon Ginger Foot Soak
Get your feet feeling good with this soak. This recipe is quick to make anytime your feet need some TLC.
- Cocoa Butter and Honey Hand Softening Treatment
Cocoa butter and honey hand softening treatment.
- Skin-Softening Bath Blend
Dry bath mixes have a fairly long shelf life, but you should use them within 3 to 6 months. Keep in a tightly sealed container. Do not store bath bags with oils or honey in them.
- Exfoliating Facial Sea Salt Scrub
You can use sea salt as an exfoliant. Don't try this with table salt -- you need the coarser granules of sea salt for this recipe. Apple cider vinegar acts as an astringent. Mint may help with inflammation.
- Herbal Vinegar Infusion
This slightly medicinal-scented herbal rinse helps to relieve an itchy scalp, remove flakes, and restore your hair’s pH balance. Try to use this blend daily until itching and flaking stops. Follow with a natural, leave-in conditioner or detangler if necessary.
- Papaya No-More-Pores Double Mask Treatment
This mask’s slight bleaching action helps even skin tone and leaves skin with a wonderful glow. The papaya and pineapple help to dissolve and lift away dry scaly skin, which, over time, can build up on your skin and leave a dull appearance.
- How to Make Your Manicure Last
WebMD talks to experts about how to make a manicure last longer.
- Can You Make Your Nails Grow Faster?
WebMD talks to experts about whether it's possible to make your fingernails grow faster.
- On the Street Noelle Anderson
Our experts advise a college swimmer on her schedule, her hair, and her skin.
- Are You in a Style Rut?
WebMD talks to style experts about how to revive your style and why a style rut is sometimes about more than just your clothes.
- Expert A's to Your Beauty Q's: Dry Skin
Fight dry skin flakes all over with tips and product picks from two top dermatologists.