Dental Care

 The food you eat affects oral health. A diet with low nutrients can make it difficult for the body’s immunity system to fight infection. As per World Health Organization, diet influences teeth development,causes of oral cancer and oral diseases development. Diseases related to diet include cavities, defects of  enamel, teeth erosion and gum disease.

Why Brush?

Brushing after meals and between-meal helps to  get rid of food particles and sticky flm that gets on teeth. Plaque is a bacteria that makes acids that cause tooth decay and gum disease, so getting rid of plaque is the main aim of brushing. Using a fuoride toothpaste is also important because the fuoride reduces bacteria and enhances tooth surfaces, making them stronger.

Why floss ?

Prevention from tooth decaying and gum diseases, plaque must be eradicated from tooth surfaces. Unfortunately, our brush can’t reach effectively between our teeth and beyond our gum-line. Since tooth decay often starts in these areas, it is also very important to floss on regular basis as it is to brush.

What About Mouthwashes and Other Oral Care Products?

There are a various products available to support your oral health. Mouthrinse and toothpastes with flouride can be used to Prevent decay. Some mouthwashes and toothpastes are antibacterial and help prevent or control gum inflammation. Others contain ingredients to reduce the formation of tartar, the plaque that gets on teeth over time. Gum and mints containing xylitol, a natural sweetener that reduces decay causing bacteria, can be used as part of an overall strategy to help reduce cavities.

Are Regular Checkups Really That Important?

 When your dentist looks in your mouth, he or she is not only looking for the signs of tooth decay and  gum disease, but also for signs of systemic diseases – as your mouth is often a good indicator of your overall health. Conditions such as precancerous or cancerous lesions, diabetes, blocked salivary glands, and even HIV or AIDS can often be detected in an oral exam. Additionally, there is growing evidence of links between periodontal disease (gum disease) and heart disease, some respiratory diseases and low-birth weight babies. To maintain your general health, it is important to maintain your oral health.

Article by Waleed Hussain

Hair care

Everybody needs beautiful and healthy hairs. Grooming and maintenance of hair is a daily process. The beauty products that
Enhance the look and feel of these surfaces has created a huge industry. Technology has advanced the cleaning, protection, and restoration of different desirable hairs.

Cleaning and Conditioning Treatments: Shampoo

and Conditioner

Shampoos are used primarily to clean the hair and scalp of dirt and other greasy residue that can build up after time. Shampoos also have many secondary functions including controlling dandruff, reducing irritation, and even conditioning. 

Conditioners, on the other hand, are used primarily to give the hair a soft, smooth feel which results in easier hair combing. Secondary functions include preventing “fly-away” hair due to static electricity, giving the hair a shiny appearance, and protecting

the hair from further damage by forming a thin coating over the fibers.

Coloring and Dyeing

Hair coloring and dyeing have become extremely     successful hair care procedures, due to part to style kits which allow home hair care without professional assistance. The most common dyes are para dyes, which contain para-phenylenediamine (PPD) solutions accompanied by conditioners and antioxidants. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is combined with the para dyes to effectively create tinted, insoluble molecules which are contained within the cortex and are not small enough to pass through the cuticle layers, leaving a desired color to the hair

Bleaching

Like dyeing, bleaching consists of using hydrogen peroxide to tint the hair. However, bleaching can only lighten the shade of hair color, as the H2O2

releases oxygen to bind hair pigments

Certain damaging causes

• combing (generally with plastic objects, and often multiple times over the same area lead to scratching and wearing of the cuticle layers)
• Scratching (usually with fingernails around the scalp)
• cutting (affects the areas surrounding the fiber tips) 
• blowdrying (high temperatures thermally degrade the surface of the hair fibers

Article by : Waleed Hussain