Skin is the human body’s first line of defense, it is the largest single organ in the entire human body. It protects all the important organs inside our body from harmful and abrasive stuffs outside. Therefore, the skin deserves to be taken care of.

When it comes to skin care, there are differences among women, men and children. Even among women, skin care differs at various stages of women’s lives.

There are many things that contribute to the well-being of a woman’s skin. Nutrition and lifestyle can reflect a woman’s appearance on the outside. Good nutrition and healthy lifestyle will produce healthy skin. A good and healthy looking skin on the outside is generally an indication of a woman’s overall well-being.

On the contrary, poor nutrition and unhealthy lifestyle will generally reflect an overall poor health of a woman’s skin. Bad habits such as smoking, excessive alcohol drinking, consuming of high-fat diets, etc. will also deprive the skin of important nutrients it needs.

In general, women don’t shave their mustache, faces and chins. However, they do shave other parts of their bodies such as legs and armpits, including the sensitive parts. If you have a sensitive skin, extra care should be taken to avoid razor rash, burn or other skin irritation.

For both women and men, healthy lifestyle (good nutrition, regular exercise and rest well) lay the foundation for beautiful and healthy skin. Good nutrition will ensure that your skin receive all the nutrients and vitamins that it needs to maintain and repair itself.

Drinking plenty of water is also important to keep your skin healthy. Water helps to hydrate the skin, transport nutrients through and flush toxins out of your body.

Skin care during pregnancy

Hormonal surge during pregnancy and menopause can cause changes in a woman’s skin; pregnancy can also turn normal skin into oily skin. So, you may have to change your skin care products. Use mild cleanser to wash your face daily, also use exfoliator to clean pores deeply and remove dead skin cells (use exfoliator once or twice a week is sufficient). Continue to moisturize skin, especially around your growing tummy, to reduce chances of developing stretch marks.

Check all your existing skin care products to ensure that they are safe to use during pregnancy. Should you have any concerns, seek advice from your physician and only purchase products which are labeled safe to use during pregnancy.

Use foot lotion to massage your feet every night before going to bed (get your loving husband to do this for you). When going outside the house, don’t forget to use sunscreen to protect your skin from damaging UV rays.

Many women are plagued by acne during pregnancy, if you do, check out our Acne Skincare Guide to help you get rid of acne without resorting to any expensive product.

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Nearly 80% of all purchasing decisions are made by women. Women make the choice of which holiday 92% of the time, which bank account 89% of the time, in DIY 80%. Even the purchase of the family car is decided solely or mainly by women in 60% of cases. Women’s wealth continues to grow. Between 1970 and 1998 men’s median income rose by 0.6 percent whilst women’s rose by 63%.

The importance of developing products and services that meet women’s needs cannot be overstated. When buying financial products and services, wealthy women have certain needs and concerns which are different to those of men. Understanding why and how women create wealth, where they invest and why is critical to those who wish to sell financial service products to this potentially huge and poorly catered for group.

In 1998 the average male millionaire in the UK was worth £2.7 m (US$5.42m), while the average female millionaire owned just £1.28 m (US$2.56m). By 2006, women had caught up considerably, with the average female millionaire worth £1.97 (US$3.94m) compared with £2.96 m (US$5.92m) for men.

The increase in female wealth has not been limited to developed countries. In 2006, the female paper tycoon Zhang Yin was listed by the Hunan Report as the wealthiest person in China with an estimated US$3.4 bn.

So how are women creating this wealth? The traditional sources of money for women have been inheritance from parents or husbands or financial gain via divorce. Whilst these methods for achieving wealth are still evident, an increasing number of women have created their wealth through their job or through the ownership of a business.

Whilst men’s major motivation for starting a business is financial gain, women tend to cite flexibility, freedom (from corporate structures and politics) and financial gain as the main reasons for setting up on their own. Holly Sargent, Senior Associate Dean for Advancement and Senior Director for University Women’s Studies at Harvard University points out that when women start a business it often does not have the sole purpose of generating wealth. “The businesses are more likely to be family orientated, less commercial and more socially or more ‘gap in the market based’….A lot of new products are created to fill female-oriented gaps in the market.”

Income from investments has become an important source of wealth for wealthy women. Up to 38% high net worth women in Asia cited income from investments as one of their three most important sources of wealth. In Europe, this was lower at 24% with 64.6% stating income from their job as one of the three most important sources of income. Independent of their husband or family, women are creating their own wealth through investments, ownership of a business or through a well paid job.

Motivations for amassing and protecting wealth are almost identical for men and women. Financial security in retirement is seen as the main priority followed by a better personal lifestyle and enjoyment of the finer things in life. In other words the goals appear to be neatly divided between spending on the present and saving for the future. More intangible factors such as status and the sheer enjoyment of making money, come much further down the list.

Women want wealth to enjoy a better lifestyle. They spend their leisure time and disposable income on holidays and home improvements, just like men. The only significant difference in spending is that men are likely to spend a greater proportion of their disposable income on cars and gadgets whilst women focus on clothes, jewellery and watches ‘ so far the clich?olds true.

However, women do invest quite differently to men. Women are far less likely to take risks with their money, whether in their personal finance or business affairs. Research suggests that more men than women invest in financial products that are considered to be at the riskier end of the financial spectrum such as hedge funds, private equity, structured products and derivates.

Women take longer to come to a decision about what to invest in and are less likely to go to a third party for advice than men. Men are more likely to consult tax specialists, accountants, private banks, brokers and the media. The only source of advice that is more widely used by women than men is the high street bank.

This does not mean they are less successful or able investors than men. In Tom Peters book ReImagine! he quotes the National Association of Investors on the returns of investment clubs. Whilst men only clubs delivered 15.6 percent, women only clubs delivered 17 percent returns.9 percent.

Wealthy men are more likely to use personal trainers, chauffeurs, chefs, alternative health practitioners, property search agencies, lawyers and private banks than women. However, wealthy women are more likely to use what may be considered ‘lifestyle’ services such as personal concierge and shopping services, life coaches, personal stylists, bodyguards and private doctors.

Women tend to invest to reach a particular goal, for instance, a college fund, retirement, a major holiday. Once the investment goal has been reached, women are more likely to ‘protect’ the fund rather than put it at risk through further investment.

So what are the conclusions that can be drawn about marketing financial products and services to high net worth women:

1. Whilst products do not have to be marketed as a ‘women only’ product, they do need to provide clear, comprehensive information from which the individual can make an informed choice. As many of the women will be making investment choices without the benefit of advice from independent advisors or tax specialists, everything produced must be jargon free and in plain English. Provide well researched information and help via an on line help desk or information line.

2. Build a relationship through education. Educate women about financial matters that may concern them depending on their age or lifestyle.

3. Develop products ‘themed’ around issues such as ‘wedding’, ‘college fund’, ‘retirement’ Encourage continuing investment in multiple closed end funds

4. Women do hire personal trainers and are prepared to pay for the personal touch. A ‘financial coach’ may be the incentive a woman needs to invest in a particular product or organisation.

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It doesn’t matter if you’re short.

It doesn’t matter if you’re “ugly.”

It doesn’t even matter if you’re broke!

You can, in fact, get the things you deserve. And if you want to get the woman of your dreams, you can easily do that, too.

How? By following the principles of “Deserving What You Want.”  This is a practical, intelligent guide to success with women from one of the most likable guys you’ll ever come across, XY Communications’ Scott McKay.

Scot, who I know quite well, isn’t just another Internet money-grubber. In fact, he’s a genuinely honest, incredible guy who, if anything, gives away a lot of things for free! He genuinely wants to help people, and in doing that, he likes to empower them with the concept of getting the things you deserve.

What his very affordable and effective Deserve What You Want e-book shows you are the foundations, and the actions, for getting the women, riches, and power you always craved.

According to McKay, it all starts with a bit of knowledge:

* Do you know what women are really, truly like?
* Do you understand women enough to recognize a great one when you meet her?
* And do you know what turns them on and what turns them off?

If you don’t, you’re not going to deserve the women you desire. But if you empower yourself with an attitude and a knowledge of complete self-respect and understanding, then BELIEVE YOU ME, nothing will stop you.

Scot is proof!

What McKay teaches you is downright revolutionary. He shows that guys who have choices with women are all about QUALITY over QUANTITY. These guys aren’t necessarily good looking or tall. They just have the attitude that they are the prize. Women notice it, and they want to be a part of it. Looks, money, and height just don’t matter when you believe in yourself, and have others believing in you, too.

In short, you have to BELIEVE you are the prize, to get the prize! And whether that prize is fame, fortune, or beautiful women, Scot McKay shows you how to get it.

So start deserving what you want, and getting what you want, to boot! Trust me, you won’t regret it.

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Many wonder why there are more women shopping in any given natural foods store at a certain moment than there are men. Some questions that are asked are whether or not this is due to the shop being a natural foods store or whether it is an indication that women are still doing the majority of the grocery shopping. While both positions can certainly be argued, most women will tell you that not only do they do more of the grocery shopping, but also that they are much more concerned about healthy lifestyles than the men they know are. In the 1980s, having a healthy lifestyle meant doing aerobics; in the 21st century it means doing yoga and eating organic foods.

Women are so concerned with this type of a healthy lifestyle because they read much more about health and fitness than men do. Of course, these are generalizations and there are plenty of exceptions to the rules, but in general, as can be predicted by counting the number of women’s health and fitness magazines and the corresponding number of men’s health and fitness magazines, more women are reading about this topic than men are. Of course, in today’s day and age, just as many people are reading online as are reading in magazines (perhaps even more) but many websites for health and fitness are more geared toward female readers.

Most mothers consider taking care of their families in a healthy way a very high priority. In order to do this, they want to be informed about what all those things that are now being added to the majority of mainstream prepared foods (namely hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup). In order to choose the best foods for our own body and for the people around us, one must be able to analyze the ingredients on the back of the box. One way to do this is to go through the regular supermarket reading the lists of ingredients on every jar and box that you might purchase. Perhaps an easier solution is to shop at a natural foods store, where they don’t sell foods that have hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup in them. More and more women are turning to this alternative because although the food in such shops is more expensive than mainstream food stores, it can not be denied that obesity and diabetes are becoming frighteningly common in the US.

It seems that more women than men are concerned about this fact and looking to find ways to fight it. Of course, eating organic foods is not the only answer, other lifestyle factors have to be addressed too, namely exercise and one’s general activity level (i.e. do you spend your evenings in front of the television or in the garden?). All of these factors have women hopping to attention and trying to find solutions through organic food stores, yoga and maybe even a little meditation.

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Women are the influencers for many purchasing decisions for products and services, so it makes sense that many companies direct their marketing dollars largely on the women’s market. But that’s where the simplicity ends. The women’s marketplace is quite broad, made up of various sub-segments, each with different attitudes and behaviors.

The LOHAS market is one example. LOHAS is the acronym for consumers who “live a life of health and sustainability.” Sixty-percent of people within the LOHAS marketplace are women, according to an in-depth study, The Ohio Health and Wellness Report, conducted by The Marketing Insider, my company. According to the study, women make up slightly less – 54 percent – of the LOHAS market in Ohio. The August 2005 study surveyed 1100 participants in the Ohio market. In all, LOHAS consumers are estimated to account for one-third of the U.S. population.

LOHAS consumers are highly educated and driven by balancing their needs to better the environment, society and personal health. The Ohio Health and Wellness Report also indicated LOHAS consumers are challenged to eat right because they have very high dietary standards, yet health is a very high priority to them.

Indeed, eighty-five percent surveyed indicated they care strongly about protecting the environment and will support companies who have similar values and beliefs. To this consumer, the company and the brand are inseparable.

Though consumers within the general population may support some of these beliefs, targeting LOHAS consumers is quite different from targeting the general population. Although LOHAS consumers, especially Ohioans, distrusted television, they are influenced by what they see on TV when it comes to purchasing.

Perhaps, it is a better indication of an under-developed marketplace with under-developed attitudes. According to our research, Ohio’s LOHAS consumers total twenty-eight percent of the population, versus twenty-three percent on a national scale (according to the 2005 national survey), yet LOHAS consumers within the Ohio marketplace have attitudes that are less developed than the rest of the nation. Often this is a result of lack of information and education. With Ohio’s introduction to companies such as Whole Foods, this should improve. It’s no surprise that Whole Foods built one of their largest stores in the Ohio market. This merchant did its research and has been quite successful in a new market, in a short time.

I often wonder, why aren’t other consumer-based companies that target consumers jumping on the bandwagon? I’ve often found it’s because companies didn’t realize that this consumer segment, predominantly women, exist and that women in this group should be targeted differently from those in the mass market.

Now that we know targeting women as one consumer group can be challenging, what should we do about it? If you’re targeting LOHAS consumers or are interested in targeting them, it’s important to realize that the Nomadics™ group is actually predicted to transition into the LOHAS category. Nomadics are people who may dip into LOHAS-oriented behavior, yet not lead a fully integrated lifestyle. So, if you have a product that is natural and better for the environment, then you must consider the attitudes and purchasing behaviors of both the LOHAS and the Nomadic markets-a combined 65% of the overall population. Even if you are a printer, it behooves you to mention if you’re using recycled paper or soy-based inks. Why? Because people in general are getting more concerned about the environment and wanting to do what they can to help protect it. By doing your part and promoting it, you’ll have the opportunity to further tap into a growing, predominently female marketplace that is made up of business people too.

So remember, the next time you decide to market to women that not all women are the same and that they must be targeted differently. Understand their lifestyle and you’ll have a better opportunity to capture their dollars.

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