Women like to pamper their skin and hair at a salon mostly during beginning of a year, according to data collected by Lakme Salon.
The data, collected via the customer database of 800,000 women across the country, highlighted some trends and facts amongst salon-goers.
On the basis of the information gathered by the salon, it is observed that July is the lowest spending month.
Finding a way to reduce your boredom or frustration can help you push aside hair-pulling and other body-focused repetitive behaviour, new research says.
Individuals who get easily bored, frustrated or impatient are more inclined to develop body-focused repetitive behaviors, the findings showed.
“Chronic hair-pulling, skin-picking disorder and nail-biting and various other habits are known as body-focused repetitive behaviours,” said principal investigator Kieron O’Connor from University of Montreal.
It turns out that hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women does not always do good to their health.
New evidence shows that HRT, which is widely used for controlling menopausal symptoms, and has been used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, does not protect them against it, and may even cause an increased risk of stroke.
With warm hugs and handshakes under a pleasant spring sun with some delectable eats to add the extra zest, prominent women personalities — including former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and film stars of yore Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan — gathered at an event organised by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Tuesday to mark International Women’s Day.
Dressed in a light pink saree, Sushma Swaraj personally greeted all the invitees, including women media persons, and women officials of her ministry, with a warm handshake and a “Happy Women’s Day!”.
Having a family history of prostate and breast cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, claims a study.
“The increase in breast cancer risk associated with having a positive family history of prostate cancer is modest.”
“However, women with a family history of both breast and prostate cancer among first-degree relatives have an almost two-fold increase in risk of breast cancer,” said Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in the US.
Children who are told they are special by their parents are more likely to become narcissists, according to a study that aimed to uncover the origins of extreme selfishness.
The research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal, is based on 565 children in the Netherlands who were surveyed over the course of a year and a half, along with their parents.
DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the central government’s nationwide “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” (Save Girl-child, Educate Girl-child) campaign here.
The minister for development of the north eastern region (DoNER) said welfare of the northeastern citizens was high priority for the central government.
The campaign was launched in the Saiha district of the state, which was selected among 50 other districts of the states in the region.
A new study has found that the risk of breast cancer increases in the woman who have a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives.
The study conducted by Wayne State University explained that risk of developing breast and prostate cancer was increased among individuals with a family history of the same disease, particularly among first-degree relatives, so doctors should analyze the family history before treating.
In a survey of 1,892 women from various Indian cities, over 60 percent of the respondents said that it is a combination of patriarchy, men and the submissiveness of women, that had led to their fate and “lack of voice” in the country.
The results of the survey, ‘Is it an unequal world?’, conducted by two active online communities — WE (Women Endangered) and I Am Who I Am, were released a day ahead of International Women’s Day, via a statement.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday, veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi says rather than treating women like goddesses, the society should treat them as equals.
“Do not treat us as Goddesses — treat us as equals… We celebrate those women of courage who paved the way for us to demand our freedoms,” tweeted Shabana, who is a name to reckon with in Indian parallel cinema, thanks to her performance in films such as “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, “Arth”, “Swami”, “Mandi”, “Masoom” and “Junoon”.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday, budget carrier SpiceJet said it was operating 16 all-women crew flights across India and on its international routes.
“The first such all-women crew Bombardier Q400 flight, SG 1, took-off from Chennai at 0040 hours bound for Colombo, under the command of Captain Aarti Pushpala, cabin crew-in-charge Sheeba Singh, and their all-woman crew,” the airlines announced in a release here.
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to restore part of the budgetary allocations slashed in the union budget for certain schemes.
At an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women’s Press Corps here, the minister, however, said there has been no cut in budgetary allocations for her ministry as such.
“It is not a cut in the budget but just a reappropriation. A large part has gone to the states as per the recommendations of the finance commission,” she said replying to a question.
International Women’s Day will be celebrated across the country tomorrow, and in keeping with the spirit of the celebration of womanhood, the Shahnaz Husain Group, a leading company in the field of natural beauty and anti-aging treatments, has announced special promotional offers exclusively for women.
The unique offer will be valid till March 10 for all women irrespective of the age group.
Shahnaz Husain Singature Salons in Delhi will provide Value-added offers on exclusive salon treatments. which include complimentary treatments linked to various salon procedures.
UST Global – the biggest employer of IT professionals in Kerala – Friday launched its mobile-based app for women’s safety, ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8.
The app was unveiled by Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala here in the presence of high ranking police officers.
To start with, the app – iSafe – has been rolled out for Thiruvananthapuram City Police and would soon be made available in other cities.
The app is currently available for Android phones and will soon be available on other platforms.
Official data show that women in the European Union member states earned on average 16.4 percent less than men in 2013.
The figure, which was released by the EU’s Statistics Office (Eurostat) on Thursday, revealed the pay gap is even greater in many northern countries of the bloc.
The largest salary gap was in Estonia at 29.9 percent, followed by Austria at 23 percent, the Czech Republic at 22.1 percent and Germany at 21.6 percent.
Meanwhile, the revenue gap in Britain stood at 19.7 percent, France at 15.2 percent and Ireland at 14.4 percent.
Quick service restaurant chain Subway has opened an all-women operated outlet to mark International Women’s day on March 8.
All governments should ensure that women and girls with disabilities are included in gender-based violence prevention and response programs, Human Rights Watch said today.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2015, Human Rights Watch has published a resource on gender-based violence designed for people with disabilities.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday appealed to women worldwide “to participate in all discussions of strategic responses to violence, discrimination, and deprivation of all kinds”.
“This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Programme of Action. States can seize this opportunity to go beyond lip-service and towards gender equality, genuinely challenging and dismantling the power structures and dynamics which perpetuate discrimination against women,” Xinhua quoted Hussein as saying.
A new study has revealed that you are more likely to shed those extra pounds if you diet with a friend compared to doing it solo.
The survey was conducted on behalf of Seasonal Berries and found that a whopping 89 percent of 1750 men and women surveyed had lost weight when they took up the challenge with someone else, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Those who had chosen to diet using the buddy system had lost on average eight pounds in weight, compared to just six pounds for those who had tried to diet alone.
Misao Okawa, the world’s oldest person, as recognised by Guinness World Records, says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
Asked for the secret of her longevity, she responded nonchalantly, “I wonder about that too.”
Misao Okawa made the comment on Wednesday, at a celebration a day before her 117th birthday. Okawa was born in Osaka on March 5, 1898. — PTI
Wear your hair up or braid it well to look chic and to protect your hair when you enjoy the festival of colours — Holi on Friday.
Here are five recommended hairstyles for women this Holi by a VLCC hair expert:
* Standard braids: It is the best hairstyle to protect your hair. Divide the hair into three equal parts. Cross the right part over the middle part and then left part over it. Do this process until the braid is done.
* High ponytail: Quick and easy to do, this style can look super sleek.
Over 1.7 billion females in low-and middle-income countries do not own mobile phones and women on average are 14 percent less likely to own a mobile phone than men — creating a gender gap of 200 million fewer women than men owning mobile phones, a report said here on Tuesday.
Take a peep into your kitchen to banish acne, an expert says.
Navin Taneja, director of The National Skin Center, shares home remedies to cure acne:
* Lemon juice: Take a slice of lemon, rub it on the face and leave it for a few minutes. Then rinse your face.
* Aloe vera juice: The medicinal properties of aloe vera can treat acne. Apply aloe Vera juice on affected area twice daily.
* Neem: Neem has fungicidal properties hence, it is very effective in treating acne. Make a paste of neem leaves by adding small amount of water. Apply it on the affected areas.
As per a new study, maternal health in India much worse than previously thought as more than 40 percent of women are underweight when they begin pregnancy.
The findings of Princeton University are a concern as body mass and weight gain during pregnancy are important indicators of maternal health. Babies born to undernourished mothers are more likely to be underweight, a characteristic influencing height, cognition and productivity across a lifetime.
If your partner is not engaging in an open and honest conversation about your relationship, it may not be because they do not care but rather because they feel insecure and are afraid of being hurt, finds a study.
People with low self-esteem are more likely stay in unhappy relationships but this could do more harm then good.
Sufferers of low self-esteem do not tend to voice relationship complaints with their partners because they fear rejection.