Want To Remove Blemishes From Your Skin? – Use Natural Skin Care Treatments

Date: 2012.02.21 | Category: Chemical treatment info | Response: 0

When it comes to your body, you never risk anything and want everything to be the best for it. You spend a lot of money and get it in proper shape. But for skin why do you always prefer a trial and error method for your skin, like using a product and if it doesn’t suit you try another product and then use another brands lotion, in all this you don’t realize the different ways in which you harm your skin. It doesn’t mean that you spend thousands on the skin care treatments given in parlors, the basic thing your skin asks for is cleanliness and to be healthy. Why use something else when you have things and materials with you in your house to give yourself a natural glow.

Most of the skin treatments given outside your house are made of different chemicals, it doesn’t matter what brand it is from as most use the same chemical and promote it in a way to make it superior from other. This time instead of fooling your skin with other treatments, give it a natural skin care treatment which your skin loves and will even suit you. There are many natural treatments that are available and you can even get all of them very easily.

You can get access to all the natural ingredients for your skin care treatments in the kitchen. It is very simple to make and gives you better results than chemical treatments. You can remove all the blemishes from your skin by using 7 small spoons of camphor oil, 2 almonds, 1 sandalwood and around 20 small spoons of rose water. Crush the almonds and camphor together and mix rest of the ingredients and stir is to mix it well and apply it on your face, neck and hands. This skin care face pack will remove blemishes in few weeks but you may have to take care of doing it at least once a week.

Also you can make a face pack using 2-3 small spoons of pure turmeric powder, fresh cream taken out of the milk and around few spoons of rose water in a bowl to make a paste. Then apply it directly using a spatula or brush to evenly spread it on your face, neck and hands; avoid eyes and let it dry, as soon as it dries up wash it with water first and then once it is all out use a face wash in the end. The natural skin care treatment is incomplete without honey. Whenever you want to get a nice and healthy glow just add to spoons of honey into your face pack or apply it directly and spread it evenly and leave it for drying, it will take time but remove it with water and do not apply anything on your face for the next 1 hour.

If you are looking for a hassle free skin care treatment you can apply lemon juice on your face and hands, it will help you remove all the dirt and clean all the pores. You can even use skimmed milk cream directly to your skin to moisturize it or use tomatoes paste and rub it on your skin and wash. You can even use oatmeal in your face pack as it will act as a scrubber.

Ich, What’s That in My Aquarium?

Date: 2012.02.21 | Category: Chemical treatment info | Response: 0

Ich is a rather common parasite known by its full name of Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis. It can affect all species of freshwater fish and is commonly characterised by white spots. Its full name is generally shortened just to “Ich”.

There are no special conditions which lead to an outbreak of Ich, but stress levels and water conditions as well as the general health of the fish all are a factor in how serious outbreaks can become. Ich does not have an intermediate host like many parasites, nor does it wait until a weaken fish is more likely to be susceptible to an outbreak. However, with this said, it is more likely that stressed fish and water conditions will make any outbreak of this parasite more difficult to control.

The parasites spend part of their life under the skin of the fish, where they later form cysts. These cysts are identified to the naked eye as the white spots which can be seen on the body, another name for this “disease”. Eventually the cysts will break out and adults fall from the fish to the bottom of the aquarium, where they will multiply in a cacoon-like capsule. Once this capsule bursts, hundreds of free swimming parasites are released back into the environment.

Loss of appetite, brushing against surfaces due to skin irritation and increased gilling are all symptoms of Ich infection. If an individual fish is quarantined, it is important to treat both the quarantined fish as well as the tank which contains the parasites which infected it. Heat treatment may be affective for some kinds of fish, but it is important to note some species of fish such as koi or goldfish may be harmed by too much heat, as well as increasing the speed of the parasite’s life cycle.

Alternatively, salt may be used to treat a possible infestation. There are a few things to bear in mind when considering salt, firstly being that salt is capable of disrupting biological filtration, which is crucial to the nitrogen cycle. Secondly, some kinds of fish such as catfish are intolerant of salt, which means less can be used without harmful affects.

Chemical treatments are most likely to achieve desirable results. They include chelated copper, malachite green, potassium permanganate and quinine sulfate. It is important to note that all chemical treatments will be toxic in some measure to the fish, with catfish, tetras and other bottom feeders being especially susceptible to malachite green. Invertebrates such be removed from the tank before chemical treatment. Vacuuming the top level of substrate will serve to reduce the level of organic matter in the tank or aquarium, which is responsible for reducing the effects of many Ich treatments. It should be noted however that gravel vacuuming is not affective in reducing the load of the parasite. Proprietary treatments which are based on the previously mentioned chemicals should be safer for both the aquarium enthusiast and the fish themselves.

If Ich is dealt with when signs begin to occur, it is likely the mortality rate can be kept low, ideally with no loss of life. In more advanced cases, survival rates will depend on which chemicals are used and the stress levels of the fish, which ultimately comes down to species and water quality control.