Hair and Beauty Tips

It practically goes without saying that Western culture is obsessed with imitating youth and beauty. Spend a little time watching infomercials on the tube, and you can’t help but conclude that this obsession, rather than abating, is showing signs of ever increasing magnitude as the aging population, especially baby boomers, swells. Is there such a thing as a sane guide to personal and natural beauty?

Currently, Americans are spending $35 billion annually on cosmetics and perfumes and another $15 billion on health clubs and spas. Hair salons, back-waxing emporiums, nail salons, numberless varieties of blue jeans, and all the straightening, capping, lasering and bleaching of teeth grab billions more. Although there seems to be a backlash in the media against “heroine chic”, anorexic models, the trend toward epidemic obesity would seem contradictory.

Obviously, confusion reigns. Today it is known that a majority of women, and a fair percentage of men, are dissatisfied with their appearance. Beauty advice seems to be everywhere. The trick really is to sift through it all, try to find some sanity, and figure out what is most comfortable for you. This isn’t exactly easy.