Tria Beauty Skin Care History

SMOOTH SKIN History sheds light on the best methods for summer smooth skin AN EVOLUTION OF HAIR REMOVAL THE BIKINI IS BORN From tweezing and threading to laser hair removal, summer's best skin-baring stars make body hair history. From Ancient Greece to France to America's golden sands, the beloved bikini signifies summer. Just don't forget your SPF! 125,000 BC 1400C In Ancient Greece, women wore skin-baring two-piece garments as athletic apparel. TWEEZING Archeologists have found evidence that Neanderthal man improvised tweezers by clasping together pairs of sea-shells to pluck out offending hair. 1946 The Bikini's Big Year French engineer Louis Réard invented the first "bikini." He named it after an atomic bomb testing site in the Pacific, hoping it would have an explosive impact 1800 BC and it sure did. EXFOLIATING In ancient Babylonia, unwanted facial hair was Paris fashion designer sanded off with a rough pumice stone. Jacques Heim noticed women rolling up their bathing suits on beaches to show off their skin and added style to the design. 500 BC In the US, the war and the resulting decrease in manufacturing materials cleared the way for a SHAVING Alexander the Great's obsession with shaving prompted the opening of the world's first barbershops. skimpier suit. 47 BC 1950s & 60s Beauty pageants, Bond Girls and the bodacious Brigitte Bardot helped the bikini gain worldwide THREADING An age-old hair removal method that originated in the Eastern world, threading is as common as young girls learning to braid each others hair in acceptance and fame. 2000s 950 AD The US $811 million bikini business prompts complementary services like bikini waxing and sun tanning. Western cultures. SUGARING A smooth and hairless body was the standard of beauty, youth and innocence for women in Egypt. This early form of waxing used a sticky emulsion of oil and honey. spf CLEAR SKIN TIPS 30 Use at least SPF 30 every day, even when indoors. Seek out sunscreens that contain UVA blockers titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Find shade between the sun's most powerful times of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. LASER HAIR REMOVAL Wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses double as smart and stylish accessories. Choose oil-free facial formulas to avoid breakouts. The gold standard in removal, it has been used by medical experts since its breakthrough almost 20 years ago to liberate women from the endless hassles Cleanse more frequently to fight acne during hot summer months. Don't forget your lips. Use SPF to keep them soft during the summer. of shaving and waxing. BARE FACTS Women spend an increasing amount of money on hair removal, especially during summer months. Laser hair removal is the wave of the future: You can save money and get permanent results. Choosing laser hair removal can also help LASER HAIR REMOVAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN THE US: SAVE WATER-the 2011 919,802 average woman will use a total of 420,652 gallons of water shaving throughout their lifetime, nearly enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. 2000 735,996 TOP WOMEN SPEND PER MONTH ON SHAVING: $15.87 = $10,207 LIFE TIME %3D Laser hair removal is one of the top five most popular MINIMALLY-INVASIVE cosmetic procedures. Waxing one or two times a month will add up to an average of $23,000 spent on hair removal in a lifetime. SOURCES: American Laser Centers, Get Waxing, Hair Removal Forum, Skincancer.org, Surgery.org, Synergy LE, Virgin to Go, Weekly World News, Wikipedia tria. SEE BEAUTY IN A NEW LIGHTTM