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Atasi Permasalahan Kulit Kering

Written By empapat on Rabu, 07 Maret 2012 | 17.49

Atasi Permasalahan Kulit Kering Meski pun kita tinggal di negara tropis yang hangat, tetapi nyatanya kebanyakan orang beraktivitas di ruangan yang dingin oleh penyejuk udara. Kondisi ini bisa menyebabkan kondisi kulit kering, pecah-pecah, dan terasa gatal. Untuk menyiasatinya, simak tips dari American Academy of Dermatology agar kulit terjaga kelembabannya.

- Mandi air dingin

Mandi air hangat memang bisa membuat rileks, tetapi air hangat membuat kulit lebih mudah kering. Ini karena minyak alami pelindung kulit terhapus oleh air hangat. Karena itu biasakan untuk mandi dengan air dingin. Bila ingin mandi dengan air hangat, mandilah dengan cepat.

- Pilih sabun

Kulit seharusnya terasa lembut dan kenyal setelah mandi. Jika kulit malah terasa kering atau tertarik, mungkin Anda perlu mengganti sabun. Bila kulit Anda tergolong kering, pakailah sabun yang ditambahkan dengan pelembab. Terkadang memang diperlukan beberapa kali uji coba sebelum menemukan sabun yang tepat. Biasakan untuk menggunakan sabun pada area tertentu saja seperti wajah, ketiak, kaki, atau sekitar paha.

- Pakai pelembab

Waktu paling tepat untuk memakai pelembab adalah setelah mandi ketika kulit masih dalam kondisi lembab sehingga zat pelembab mudah diserap dan dikunci. Pelembab dalam bentuk krim adalah yang terbaik untuk kulit kering. Bila memungkinkan pilih produk yang bebas parfum. Untuk wajah, gunakan pelembab yang mengandung vitamin C dan E.

- Konsumsi air yang cukup

Meski tidak berkaitan secara langsung, namun konsumsi air yang cukup bisa memperlancar metabolisme dan membuang toksin sehingga tubuh tetap sehat dan fit.
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Waspada Kosmetik Palsu dipasaran

Written By empapat on Selasa, 28 Februari 2012 | 13.05

Penggunaan produk pemeliharaan tubuh (daily care) kini sudah jadi kebutuhan masyarakat demi memperindah penampilan. Namun, konsumen perlu hati-hati jika hendak memilih produk tersebut karena belakangan ini kasus pemalsuan produk pemeliharaan tubuh kembali merebak. Jika tidak waspada, konsumen malah bisa mengalami berbagai komplikasi yang sangat mengganggu.

Sekretaris Jenderal Masyarakat Indonesia Anti Pemalsuan Justisiari Perdana Kusumah, Rabu (28/5), dalam siaran pers, di Jakarta, menyatakan, masyarakat perlu ekstra hati-hati dalam membeli produk pemeliharaan sehari-hari atau kosmetik dan jangan hanya tergiur harganya yang murah. "Ketelitian terhadap isi, kemasan dan adanya nomor registrasi dari Badan POM harus pula dilakukan," ujarnya.

Kasus-kasus pemalsuan produk pemeliharaan tubuh sehari-hari yaitu bedak, sampo, parfum, pelembab dan deodoran belakangan kembali mencuat. Pekan lalu, seorang ibu rumah tangga di Riau dilaporkan mengalami masalah kulit setelah memakai produk bedak pelembab bermerek China. Sementara di Jambi, empat anggota komplotan pembuat dan pengedar bedak serta sampo palsu ditangkap polisi.

Komplotan ini mengaku menjual produk palsu yang mereka bungkus dengan kemasan aslinya dengan cara pemasaran dari rumah ke rumah yang dijual dengan harga lebih murah 70 persen. Maret lalu, Kepolisian Daerah Metro Jaya juga menangkap komplotan tersangka pemalsu produk daily care serta menyita hampir 60.000 berbagai produk palsu dengan memakai merek terkenal dari tiga gudang di Jakarta dan Tangerang.
Polisi menduga berbagai produk kosmetik yang dipalsukan itu dijual ke sebuah hipermarket di pinggiran Jakarta dan masuk ke supermarket di pinggiran Jakarta, Mangga Dua serta Glodok, Jakarta. Polisi mensinyalir pemalsuan itu dilakukan industri-industri perumahan. Modusnya antara lain, menjual produk daily care berharga murah karena promosi atau cuci gudang, menjual produk bermerek terkenal tanpa nomor registrasi dengan alasan produk itu langsung diimpor dan menjual produk dengan menggunakan merek tertentu dan dijual lebih murah dibanding merek asli.
Rendahnya tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat serta kurangnya kontrol dan penerapan hukum membuat produk-produk berbahaya itu dapat tersebar luas. Teknologi pencetakan yang makin maju hingga mampu menduplikasi kemasan produk secara detil juga membuat kejahatan ini makin berkembang. Ironisnya, produk daily care palsu umumnya mengancam masyarakat kalangan bawah yang lebih rentan terhadap iming-iming kecantikan dengan harga miring. Padahal, dampaknya terhadap kesehatan yang akan timbul jauh lebih mahal.

MIAP menghargai upaya yang telah dilakukan oleh instansi berwenang terhadap peredaran berbagai jenis produk kosmetik palsu. "Apalagi, masalah pemalsuan bukan sekadar merupakan kasus pelanggaran Undang Undang Merek, namun juga memiliki dampak negatif yang berakibat pada kesehatan maupun pengurangan penerimaan negara," ujar Justisiari.

Menurut data dari MIAP berdasarkan studi yang dilakukan LPEM Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Indonesia pada tahun 2005 dengan menggunakan data tahun 2002, kerugian dari sisi ekonomis akibat pemalsuan produk daily care atau kosmetik mencapai hampir Rp 480 miliar.
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Jerawat Permasalahan Remaja

Memberikan bunga kepada seseorang yang disayangi pada hari kasih sayang atau hari Valentine menjadi tradisi unik turun-temurun. Tak heran jika pada tanggal 14 Februari merupakan saat-saat panen bagi para penjual bunga.

Tak hanya toko bunga konvensional yang diserbu pembeli. Toko bunga yang memajang gerainya di internet pun turut kebanjiran order. Misalkan saja pengalaman Agung Budi Priambodo yang menggawangi tokobungaonline.net.

Awalnya, Budi yang diserahi toko Bunga Hati Florist di sentra bunga terbesar se-Asia, Rawa Belong, merasa penjualannya tidak terlalu bagus jika hanya mengandalkan penjualan offline. Lantas, pemuda yang pernah mengenyam pendidikan IT tersebut meluncurkan situs tokobungaonline.net sejak empat tahun lalu.

Tak disangka, kini 90 persen  penjualan Bunga Hati Florist berasal dari pesanan secara online. Sampai detik ini, tokobungaonline.net sudah punya sekitar 400 pelanggan tetap dari berbagai perusahaan.

Menurut Budi, pesanan bunga, terutama mawar, membengkak menjelang hari Valentine. Uniknya, "Berapa pun harga yang kami pasang, mawar selalu ludes," ujarnya. Tak heran jika menjelang hari Valentine, Budi menaikkan banderol harga bunga mawarnya sebanyak dua sampai tiga kali lipat.

Misalnya saja, paket buket 10 tangkai mawar jenis semi Holland dijualnya seharga Rp 300.000 per paket. Padahal, pada hari biasa harga paket tersebut hanya Rp 150.000 saja. Dari harga biasa tersebut, margin yang diraup Budi sudah mencapai 30 persen.

Untuk menarik pelanggan, dengan cerdik Budi membundel paket tersebut dengan bonus menarik, seperti cokelat Cadbury, mug, boneka, dan kartu ucapan. Selain itu, pelanggan yang memesan di bawah tanggal 10 Februari bakal dapat potongan langsung Rp 50.000 dan gratis biaya antar.

Dengan cara tersebut, tahun lalu Budi sukses menghantarkan 70 paket bunga mawar segar ke alamat pelanggannya tepat pada tanggal 14 Februari. Omset Budi kala itu mencapai Rp 60 juta dalam sehari. Tahun ini, Budi menargetkan paket bunganya laku sampai 150 buket.

Sama ceritanya dengan pemilik istanabunga.com, Susan Ellen. wanita 31 tahun ini sukses menjual bunga lewat internet sejak tiga tahun lalu. Menurutnya, menjelang hari Valentine, pihaknya menaikkan harga paket bunga mawarnya sampai tiga kali lipat.

"Itu karena harga jual bunga mawar per ikat juga ikut naik," ujarnya. Biasanya, satu ikat mawar Holland atau semi Holland yang belum dirangkai, isi 20 batang, dijual pemasok dengan harga Rp 30.000. Namun, menjelang Valentine, harga satu ikat mawar bisa Rp 90.000.

Walaupun begitu, Ellen tetap menangguk keuntungan lumayan besar. Tahun 2007, Ellen mendapat omset sampai Rp 50 juta. Padahal pada hari biasa, omset Ellen turun sepertiganya. "Tahun lalu gerai saya kebanjiran ratusan buket dari segmen perusahaan," ujarnya senang.

Tahun ini, Ellen bakal menjual aneka mawar mulai dari satu tangkai sampai 10 tangkai. Ellen menjualnya mulai dari mawar kuncup sampai mawar yang sudah mekar. "Itu saya lakukan agar segmen anak remaja juga bisa membeli hadiah kasih sayang dengan harga terjangkau," pungkasnya
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Can the power of Infidelity Triggers

Written By empapat on Senin, 25 Juli 2011 | 23.22

Having a high power it could increase the risk of someone having an affair. Not only applies to men but also women. This is the result of an online survey conducted in 1561 adults.

The research team, headed by Joris Lammers, believe that gender is not something that played a major role in the affair, but of power. The survey was conducted anonymously by not asking the identity details of the respondents. How this is done because it is believed could make respondents more likely to answer questions truthfully.

Survey results found that a higher risk of a person's infidelity, can be influenced from a position of power. No matter, male or female.

"There has been much research in the past that shows that gender was the strongest predictor of infidelity, but none of these studies have been performed on women who are strong," Lammers said, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

The respondents have varying levels of power. As many as 58 percent have non-management power; 22 percent have power management, 14 percent were in middle management and 6 percent are in top positions.

The researchers measured the power of their power by asking respondents to indicate, by clicking the mouse, how strong the power they have. Then, another variant is measured as self-confidence, distance and perception of risk associated with infidelity.

"People often assume that people in power are more likely to commit fraud and cheating because of the risk of personality or because of long-distance business trips," said Lammers.

From this study found that many women who have more power and position are considered equal to men. This study also demonstrates two key reasons why a person having an affair and deceptive acts.

First, there is a strong relationship between strength and confidence. Level of confidence a person has a strong relationship with the power and infidelity.

The second reason, that among the people in power, regardless of gender, often free to deviate as he had done in the past. Thus, the haunting desire to return to action, including an affair cheating and lying.

Research reveals that most of us always thought only a few women having an affair because there's not much have a level of power as men. However, Professor Lammers notes that evolution is not a fixed process and knows no gender label. Believe it or not, as the modernization of society, many gender differences will be lost.

"As a social psychologist, I believe that the situation is everything. A growing number of women in positions of greater power and are considered equal to men. So assuming that fewer women having an affair can change. This can lead to negative behaviors increased among women , "he said.
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Mistakes Women Now Cheating Couple

The betrayal of love can happen to anyone. But, when they feel hurt, just a lot of women do the muddy conditions.

Instead of repairing the relationship or at least end with a fine, some things do actually lead to deeper disappointment. As reported by the Shine, there are three mistakes that often women do in reaction to infidelity committed partner.

1. Conducting investigations
When a woman suspects her partner having an affair, the first mistake he did was to conduct a search mission data. Spying, asking lots of people as well as investigating the couple. Women spent for something that is not important to look for evidence that real clear, that was the end of the relationship.

You do not need to look for evidence on the relationship already failed. No need to know whether the couple actually having an affair or just feeling paranoid. Actual evidence is not necessary to know something is changed in the relationship. Finding the evidence will not make the mind calm, in fact you will feel anxious and depressed.

2. Blaming others
Perhaps the woman who is currently associated with a partner, look evil in your eyes. But that is not the real core. Things you need to know is it turns out the couple was not one to be committed. He could not honestly and adultery.

People who had an affair will remain a swinger. The couple had an affair not only because he seduced another woman or the woman "offers" you do not have.

But the essence is that he really wanted to do it. Forget your anger at other women. Focus on kenyaaan that you connect with the wrong people. If not with a woman who is now with him, the couple can be will find another woman for cheating.

3. Trying to change for couples
If a spouse having an affair, the most recent is usually desirable to make it stay with you. The affair will never stop whatever promises he has made. When first caught the couple having an affair, it's a sign for you to get up.

No need to ask for no longer having an affair. Infidelity is not a reflection of your condition, but an indication that he was not able to be responsible in maintaining the relationship.

He is not mature enough to tackle the problem and the problem is not on yourself. Because you are not the driving factor of the affair, you can not stop it. Nothing you can change from a man who cheated to be faithful.

Stop thinking that if you are thinner, prettier, or more interesting it will be more loyal. When the cheating spouse, a sign he did not think of you.
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Love Can Mute Hypertension and Flu

Falling in love feels immense. Behind the happy effect that could make someone smile alone, feelings of love that grew powerful reducing blood pressure, depression and wound healing.

The feeling of love in a relationship to help cope with stress. "So if we have someone who could be back to provide more emotional support, useful to prevent the effects of stress," says Julianne Holt-Lunstad, of Brigham Young University, as quoted by the Times of India.

Holt-Lunstad study found that people who are married and happy to have lower blood pressure than people who are not married. But unfortunately people who are married but not happy at risk of having higher blood pressure.

The couple's romantic couple, will tend to push each other to do self-care including disease prevention and make a healthy lifestyle. "Romantic relationships can also provide a sense of meaning and purpose in life that can encourage someone to do positive things," said Holt-Lunstad.

Arthur Aron, a social psychologist at Stony Brook University in New York, conducted a study to detect the benefits of love in various stages of romantic travel. Start a new relationship of love, who are already in long-term relationships, and those who just heartbroken.

In his study, Aron has consistently found that feelings of love lead to brain dopamine systems. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that affects pleasure and strong motivation.

According to the research of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hugging and holding hands, also shown to increase the release of the hormone oxytocin. This will reduce levels of stress hormones in the body, reducing blood pressure, improve mood and increase tolerance to pain,

Furthermore, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh found that those who tend to experience positive emotions such as happy, pleased and relaxed more resistant to the common cold than those who felt anxious, often hostile, or depressed.

A happy marriage can also accelerate the rate of wound healing, according to a 2005 study at Ohio State University. Found that 30 minutes a couple that make a positive discussion can accelerate the body's ability to recover from an injury at least in one day.
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Four Secrets Keeping Intimacy

Soon do the changes when your relationship and your partner begin to taste bland. No need to think hard to make a special surprise. Simply create a trivial habit that can increase the warmth of the relationship.

Here are some simple habits that can make your relationship and your partner more intimately, as quoted from She Knows:

1. Good communication
This becomes an important element to develop a warm relationship. Do not assume that you always know the contents of the mind mate. Or consider the couple always knew the contents of your head. Get used to promote communication in various situations.

If there is something that negatively affects each spouse, you should seek out the best way. The longer you let the negative issues in the relationship develops, the more difficult to find a way out.

Always take the time to talk with a partner. It is important to set aside a few minutes to chat at the end of a busy day. If not too busy, you can get used to exchange greetings or news via email or chat services on the internet.

2. Move along
One of the secrets of happy relationships is to do fun activities together. Whether it's swimming, camping, going to the beach, or simply enjoy a cup of tea while relaxing at home together. Take advantage of the momentum sharing stories and problems, discuss various issues.

3. Increase intimacy
Intimacy is not just about intense sexual relationship. A simple touch such as holding hands, hugging, massage or even a kiss can also improve the quality of your relationship and your partner. Ways to share affection with touch could also show her that you care for him.

4. Honest and open
Healthy habits a happily married couple is always thinking positive. You and your partner should always be honest and open. Never hide anything from the couple. Not only about the big issues, but also the little things.
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