Healthy Beauty Features
- The Makeup of Makeup: Decoding Foundation
WebMD's basic guide to the history of, ingredients in, and proper color for your foundation.
- Evening Skin Care
We know you're tired. But taking even a few minutes for evening skin care can make a world of difference to the health and beauty of your skin.
- Prevent and Soothe Chapped Winter Hands
Winter can wreak havoc on your hands. WebMD gives tips for treating dry, chapped hands and preventing further damage.
- This Year Give the Gift of Beauty
Got gifts? Check out our expert's top picks for pampering.
- Premature Graying: Reasons, Options
Experts explain why some of us are destined to sport the 'distinguished' look at an early age.
- The Worst Shoes for Your Feet
You may know that spike heels can be painful, dangerous shoes, but what about ballet flats or flip flops? WebMD discusses the worst shoes for your feet.
- Beauty Q&A: Frizzy Hair Tamers
Is frizzy hair frazzling your do? Get your tresses under control with these expert product picks.
- The Big Shaving-Your-Legs Myth
Forget the shaving myth: Nothing you do to your leg hair on the outside changes how it grows from the inside.
- Choosing the Right Moisturizer for Your Skin
Whether your skin is dry, normal, or oily, find the right moisturizer with these tips from the pros.
- Solutions for Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes
Say goodbye to eye puffiness and undereye bags fast, with these hints from the pros.
- Foundation and Primer for Every Skin Type
Find out what the experts say about choosing the right primer and foundation for your skin type.
- Keratin Hair Treatments: What to Expect
WebMD discusses keratin hair straightening treatments including benefits and side effects, hair maintenance, cost, and more.
- What's in Mascara?
Find out what ingredients are used in mascara these days, plus how to apply it correctly.
- What's in Lipstick?
Find out what ingredients are used (and not used) in lipstick these days, plus how to get those stubborn stains out of your clothes.
- Dirty Secret: Do You Skip Washing Your Face at Night?
You're tired, you're cranky, you've had a long day. So can you skip washing your face tonight? Not really.
- The Makeup of Makeup: Decoding Eyeliner
Learn what ingredients are used in eyeliner these days, plus how to apply it correctly.
- The Benefits of Mineral Makeup
Learn about mineral makeup -- how it started, what's in it, and just what it can do for you.
- Sun Safety: Expert Q&A
WebMD talks with dermatologist Andrea Cambio, MD, about sun protection myths, and provides the facts on wearing sunscreen, vitamin d, and more.
- Ready to Upgrade Your Beauty Products?
Ready to upgrade your beauty products? Our expert tells us just which women's skin and beauty products are her current favorites.
- Expert Tips About Self Tanners
Do your self tanners leave you orange? Streaked? Blotchy? Our beauty experts offer their top picks and tricks.
- Expert Q&A: Black Hair Care
Myths and mistakes about caring for Black hair textures.
- 6 Steps to Better Eyelashes
WebMD offers advice on how to keep your eyelashes long and beautiful.
- Is Drinking Wine a Key to Antiaging?
WebMD talks with Richard Baxter, MD, about the benefits of wine for health and appearance.
- Health Rules You Can Bend - Beauty
Here are 12 health rules that it’s OK -- and sometimes even good -- to break.
- How Not to Wreck Your Hair
Experts share their advice on avoiding hair damage caused by overusing blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons - and how to repair hair damage.
- Body Wraps: What to Expect
Body wraps are popular spa treatments, but before you get one, find out what claims you can believe.
- Dry Skin Solutions for Aging Skin
Help your skin stay smooth and healthy as you get older. Start with these dermatologist-recommended tips.
- 6 Quick and Easy Dry Skin Relievers
Give your dry skin the relief it craves with these tips from skin care experts.
- The Truth About Tooth Whiteners
Learn about the effectiveness -- and safety -- of at-home tooth-whitening products.
- What Are Cankles?
Experts explain what you can do about short, thick ankles -- known as cankles.
- 6 Tips for Foot and Nail Care
Pretty feet have been sexy for centuries. Fortunately, there are many over-the counter products to soothe, treat, and protect your feet. Here's what you need to know about foot care.
- Women's Hand and Nail Care
Harsh soap can irritate hands. Here’s what women should know about hand creams, age spots, and proper care of their hands and fingernails.
- Softer Hands, Stronger Nails
WebMD explores ways to keep your nails healthy and youthful looking as well as how to protect the skin on your hands to slow or even reverse the signs of aging.
- Skincare Advances for Your Face
WebMD looks at advances in cleansers and soaps that moisturize rather than dry out skin as well as creams that fade age spots, provide better protection against UV rays, and moisturizers that plump up skin to make you look vital.
- Best Products for Sensitive Skin
Learn about advances in moisturizing cleansers or soaps: Which ones are best for your sensitive skin.
- Men's Grooming: Skin Care for Your Body
More and more skin care products are being designed for men. Find out what you really need to know about skin care, soaps, moisturizers, deodorants, and even tattoo care.
- Men's Hair Care Essentials
No matter how a man styles his hair, a few products can help him look his best. Whether you have thick hair, thinning hair, or significant hair loss, here is information on shampoos and styling products you may want to have in your shower.
- Summer Skin Survival Guide
Sun and heat may feel good on your skin, but they can damage it in serious ways. Here's how to keep your skin healthy, happy, and glowing all summer long.
- Make Yourself Beautiful on a Budget
Looking for a cheap way to get that summer glow? Try a homemade facial scrub or mask with recipes provided by WebMD.
- High-SPF Sunscreens: Are They Better?
WebMD discusses the pros and cons of high SPF sunscreens.
- The Surprising Benefits of Botox
Botox doesn’t just treat wrinkles – it prevents them.
- Sunless Tanning: Baking Is Out, Faking Is In
You know that tanning is bad for your skin, but you crave that summer glow. WebMD helps you find the best sunless tanning options, from sprays and bronzers to lotions and creams, and everything in between.
- Beyond First Blush: An Up-Close Look at Natural Skin Care Products
When it comes to natural skin care products, separating marketing claims from science is a challenge. Here’s a primer.
- A Wrinkle in Time: Preventing Damage to Aging Skin
Aging skin is a fact of life. But by better understanding how ethnicity, environment, aging, and lifestyle affect skin care, you can prevent unnecessary damage.
- Pros and Cons of DIY Waxing
Waxing, like tweezing, does hurt. But the pain comes with every strip, not hair by hair. Waxing is also better than cream hair removers because there’s no smell and less of a chance you’ll wind up with a nasty red rash.
- Top Skin & Beauty Stories of 2008: Readers' Choice
Here are the 10 most viewed skin & beauty stories of 2008.
- 8 Ways You're Damaging Your Hair
Perms, highlights, extensions: In our quest for beauty are we sacrificing the hair on our heads?
- Are Expensive Facials Better?
Expensive facials aren’t always worth the money.
- Dry Skin: Soothing the Itch in Winter
Does your dry skin make you want to hibernate? Soothe the itch this winter with these easy skin care tips.
- After Cosmetic Surgery: Taking Care of Your Skin
It’s essential to take special care of your skin in the first few days and weeks after cosmetic surgery for fast recovery and best results.