Skin Conditions

There are many different skin conditions throughout the world today one of the most popular is eczema and dry skin.

Eczema
Eczema is an itchy inflammation of the skin, associated to a varying degree with other features such as:

• redness of affected areas of skin
• generally dry skin, which is often thickened in the areas that have been scratched
• lumps or blisters in affected areas
• signs of superficial infection, such as weeping or crusty deposits

The main differences are to do with the particular factors causing an individual’s eczema. Therefore, if it's thought to be mainly due to exposure to an irritant substance at work – removal or protection from this irritant will be an important part of managing that person’s eczema, compared to someone else with no such history of exposure.

Dry Skin

Dry face skin, also known as xeroderma, is a common condition in which the upper layer of the skin, the epidermis, turns itchy, tight, and rough. Sometimes a rash can occur along with bumps and at times may develop into rosacea.
Very importantly, I strongly recommend learning to recognize your own personal trigger factors.

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Listed below are some main trigger factors for a lot of people but be sure to track your responses to see what yours are:
1) weather that is too dry with low humidity, too hot or brashly cold along with the irritating effects of smog and pollution
2) illness, skin diseases, prolonged stress all disturb the balance of our bodily systems
3) bathing too frequently with water that is too hot or even soaking too long in a daily or even weekly bath
4) sensitivity to certain soaps and lotions that contain harmful synthetic ingredients that are harsh and corrosive to your skin
5) over exposure to UV rays to the point of sun burn which damages the skin with long term negative effects including age spots and melanoma
6) alcohol, smoking and caffeine can visibly dry your skin as well as taking medications such as diuretics, antihistamines and isotretinoin (Accutane) which can disrupt the delicate PH balance of your skin or disturb hormonal balance
7) lack of certain vitamins such as vitamin A, Omega 3, zinc and B Complex which all work together to feed and maintain skin structure
8) severe diarrhea and vomiting, a high fever, profuse sweating during exercise or simply not drinking enough liquids can cause your body to lose more fluid than you take in - one of the first signs of dehydration is skin that has lost its elasticity
9) hypothyroidism, a condition that occurs when your thyroid produces too few hormones, reduces the activity of your sweat and oil glands, leading to rough, dry skin
10) age, your skin tends to become drier because your oil-producing glands are less active, cells move more slowly from the basal layer of the epidermis to the stratum corneum, your complexion then appears rough and dull

My Time at James Watt

I have currently been studying nq level 6 media makeup for the past four months and i am enjoying every minute of it. I have enjoyed meeting new people and these people will be friends for life. The course is very interesting and i learn something different every day. Everyone in the class is so different and i like sharing different ideas and inspirations with them. I am looking forward to continue on to hnc fashion hair and makeup.

Cirriculum For Excellence

Cirriculum For Excellence

The four capacities of Cirriculum For Excellence (CfE) are:

• Successful Learners.
• Confident Idividuals.
• Responsible Citizens.
• Effective Contributer.

Successful Learners is described as being an enthusiastic learner who is easily motivated to achieve what must be done during lectures. This is used in all my classes, hairdressing, wigs, character make-up and special effects. As a successful learner I use my communication skills also in all of these classes and sometimes display my numeracy and literacy skills in these subjects by taking notes and measurments. Technology is used constantly used throughout this course as there is lots to research and blogging about our work. We constantly work as groups to learn techniques and to model for others and sometimes in wigs and hairdressing we can work individually on manikins and wigs.

Confident individuals is all to do with your own beliefs and your own well-being. THis is often displayed in class as I am able to communicate and relate to others within my group. I am very self aware of my actions in class which is a contributer to being a confident individual. I feel as though I am confident enough in sticking to my own belief's and views of the world.

Responsible Citizens shows how you are a responsible citizen. This could be demostrated during our character make up class, if we had a client from a non white background we would have to do make up to suit their complexsion. This shows how we understand different cultures. I am also able to make informed choices and decisions which is classed as being a responsible citizen in all my subjects.

Effective contributer means I am able to work well as an individual which can sometimes be done in hairdressing by working on a sally doll. But in all our other classes I worl well in partnership or as a team to get assessments done. In this setup we often have to reolve problems if there are an odd number for partners and we had to sort out time management so everyone can get what they need done.

Halloween

Witch

A witch character is created by using green and black paints.

First step is to cover the whole face green.
Step two is to add some eyebrows using black and lines under the eye.
Step three is to add bkack to the lips.
Finally add a mole to make it more realistic.


Tiger

To create a tiger you will need orange , yellow and black paints.

First step is to cover the face orange leaving the mouth and the nose area.
Second step is to cover the areas you left out white.
Step three using a black and lines and whiskers to create a tiger look.





Skeleton

To create a skeleton you will need black and white paint.

First step is to cover the whole face white.
Second step blacken the eyes putting circles around them.
Step three cover the lips black and add lines up and down from  the lips,