What is beauty?. Beauty is an abstract notion linked to many aspects of human existence. Beauty is studied within the philosophical discipline of aesthetics, in addition to other disciplines such as history, sociology and social psychology. Vulgarly, beauty is defined as the characteristic of a thing that through a sensory experience (perception) provides a sense of pleasure or a feeling of satisfaction. It comes from manifestations such as form, visual aspect, movement and sound, although it is also associated, to a lesser extent, with tastes and smells. In this line and emphasizing the visual aspect, Thomas Aquinas defines beauty as that which pleases the eye (quae visa placet).. The perception of “beauty” often involves the interpretation of some entity that is in balance and harmony with nature, and can lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being. Because it is a subjective experience, it is often said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Although such relativism is exaggerated and often associated with worldviews and fashions, the fact is that there are objects and beings that give the impression of beauty already from their natural objectivity because they correspond to the natural requirements of homo sapiens, for example: the sweet taste is preferred to the bitter taste because the bitter usually corresponds to toxins, just as the fragrance...
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The facial masks are a cosmetic product that is used in a punctual way to complement in a simple way the daily beauty ritual. For the benefits they offer to be really effective, it is necessary to look for the one that best suits each type of skin and that contains the necessary active ingredients that help to improve the facial dermis.. As indicated by Modesta Cassinello Sola, pharmacist of La pharmacia de Modesta, “the facial masks offer benefits from the first application in just a few minutes,” allowing to purify, moisturize or illuminate the area. These effects act in sensitive skins, as well as in dry and dehydrated skins, or mixed-oily skins.. General effects. Absorb the superficial layer of the skin. Retain water in the skin and moisturize. Dimming the fine lines of expression. Exfoliate and remove dead cells from the surface of the skin. There are also specialized masks for eye contour. There are also multifunctional products that can be used as a normal moisturizer or as a moisturizing mask for any skin type. If a thicker layer is applied and left on for a few minutes.. Types of masks. In powder: it is generally composed of minerals such as kaolin or clay, salts and refreshing elements. They must be dissolved in a lotion to give them consistency...
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Depilation or hair removal is a cosmetic technique that consists in removing hair from some area of the body, used particularly by the human being. It is generally performed with local x-ray irradiation, which damages the root and stimulates hair loss, another method is to remove the hairs from certain areas. The most efficient one consists of destroying the root by means of electrical cauterization. Hair removal can be very painful, depending on the area from which the hair is removed.. Most frequent hairy areas. It is very common for hair to appear in various areas of the body, but certain cultures do not accept that it occurs in certain areas. The distribution of body hair depends on the person and the geographical area. People from Nordic countries, American Indians, African descendants and Orientals usually have almost no body hair. In the countries of Mediterranean Europe, people tend to be hairier.. Accepted. In women, body hair that does not usually create a complex is:. The one on the head (the hair). Eyelashes. Eyebrows (and still, hair removal techniques are used to define them). The arms in many women. In the male, hair on the abdomen and chest is generally not badly seen, but in some cases it is depilated for aesthetics as well. The same occurs with hair on legs,...
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