For decades, moisturizers have been the only skincare products that work to hydrate your skin from deep within. Along came face serums to moisturize your skin further while ensuring you reap a plethora of other benefits.

What is a face serum?

A face serum is a water or gel-based skincare product that is a concentrated form of active ingredients like vitamin C. It is topically applied, lighter, easily absorbed, and shows results in a shorter time frame.

It is applied to the skin right after cleansing and before moisturizing your skin. Though the serum has hydrating properties that work deep under your skin, it is still good to lock in the serum using a moisturizer that further hydrates your skin.

What are the benefits of a face serum?

It is easily absorbed into the skin

As it is a water or gel-based skincare formulation, it is easily absorbed by freshly cleansed skin. If you follow its use with the application of a moisturizer, you get to lock it in safely.

It soothes the skin

Those with oily or acne-prone skin have to be twice as careful before using any skincare product. The good news is that face serums are water-based or gel-based, making them ideal for those with oily skin. Not only do they help in fighting acne, but they also prevent the oily look rendered by some moisturizers and lotions.

It reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles:

Fine lines and wrinkles that are way ahead of their time are a result of free-radical damage caused by exposure to harmful sun rays. You can reduce them by using a good vitamin C serum that is inherently a good source of antioxidants. As antioxidants fight the damage caused by free radicals, this is considered an essential addition to your skincare regimen, especially if you spend time outdoors.

Do check out the best face serums in India from the Dermalogica stable of products. Let’s look at a couple of them here.

Biolumin-C Vitamin C Serum

It is a product that works on the skin’s defence system to conspicuously reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Its unique blend of biotechnology and stable Vitamin C complex helps combat stress and skin ageing.

Age Bright Clearing Serum

This serum not only prevents skin breakouts, but also reduces signs of skin ageing. While the Salicylic Acid prevents breakouts, the serum accelerates cell turnover that helps in reducing signs of skin ageing. Its ingredients work with skin to produce clearer and more radiant skin while helping it tackle dehydration.

Multivitamin Power Serum

This serum comes with microencapsulated Vitamins A, C and E that melt into the skin and work their magic to reduce the appearance of fine lines and age spots. The protein peptides that help build and repair skin cells work to make the skin resilient and reduce sun ageing to a minimum.

Hopefully, every man’s New Year’s resolutions included a new commitment to proper male organ care, a resolution that can indeed have a big impact on a guy’s life. And as part of his care routine, a dude needs to keep an eye – or a nose – on his male organ odor and make sure that distressing problem is well under control. For those for whom fighting male organ odor is on their must-do list, the following simple tips can make a big difference in the aroma wafting from the mid-section.

Tips to lessen male organ odor

• Wash. One of the most important things a guy can do to eliminate male organ odor is simply to wash every day. But washing is more than just standing under some running water for a minute or so. Men with intense male organ odor issues need to use some soap and get a good head of lather going. Since organ skin is sensitive, make sure the cleanser used is gentle and doesn’t contain harsh chemicals or fragrances that can dry the skin out or create a rash. Also, for intact men, be sure to retract the foreskin and wash thoroughly under the hood. Often an intact man will benefit even further by causing the member to become tumescent before he cleans it; this may enable him to more easily get at some hard-to-clean areas.

• Dry. Too many men quickly run a towel across their body when they get out of the shower. The manhood and sacks need to be thoroughly but gently dried; otherwise, moisture will cling to them. The manhood area is already prone to excess moisture, which in turn helps bacteria breed, which in turn causes odor. So dry thoroughly – however, don’t rub the member too roughly, as that may cause skin irritation. Patting the member dry is a better option.

• Consider a shave. Sweat and the bacteria it produces is a big cause of male organ odor. Shaving the area can both “cool it off” a little (thereby reducing the amount of sweat) and keep sweat from accumulating in a thick thatch of hair.

• Air it out. Since the manhood is most often trapped beneath two layers of clothing (trousers and underwear), it’s twice as likely to get overheated. Add in the fact that the blood engorgement during the Enlarged process adds heat and it’s easy to see why so much sweat gathers. When possible, a man should spend some time bare (or at least bare from the waist down) so the midsection gets a chance to “breathe.” Sleeping in the buff is often an easy way to accomplish this goal.

• Watch the diet. It’s true that what goes into the body has a big effect on what comes out of it- including sweat. Every man’s body processes food differently, but there are some foods more likely than others to create an “aromatic” tinge to a person’s sweat. Garlic, asparagus, onions, meat and fish are among the most common culprits. It may be worth it to experiment a little and see just what foods seem to produce an unwanted odor in his body.

One other important tips for fighting male organ odor: Make daily use of a first rate manhood health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and safe for skin). For purposes of fighting that odor, select a crème that includes vitamin A. This vitamin has special antibacterial properties that can be a big aid in dampening the bacteria that causes rank male organ odor. Since washing may dry out the sensitive manhood skin, be sure the crème also includes a combination of potent natural moisturizers, such as Shea butter and vitamin E.

Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common male organ health issues, tips on improving manhood sensitivity and what to do to maintain a healthy member. John Dugan is a professional writer who specializes in men’s health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to numerous websites.

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API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” It is a set of standards, instructions, and requirements that enables a computer program to import or access data, features, and services of another program. In layman terms, APIs are a gateway for apps or software applications that allow them to communicate with each other.

The most famous and common API used by mobile developers is Facebook’s API. It is primarily used at the time of user registration. Facebook’s API gives mobile developers limited access to the profile of Facebook members. This helps mobile developers to simplify the user registration process.

Another example is the Google Maps API. It is very popular for the apps that require mapping and location services. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn’s social APIs, Google charges for its map API if the requesting application is paid, or exceeds 100k API queries within a 24 hours period.

Integration of APIs is crucial for the mobile app development process, as it abolishes the need for creating every app program from scratch. Instead of reinventing the wheel, the development teams can utilise existing apps or platforms that allow API integration. It boosts their mobile app’s time to market and reduce the cost of development.

Terminology Used Frequently
API Key: The API key is an authentic code passed by the mobile app owner to the API requester. It is to recognize the receiver of the API.

Endpoint: The API communication happens between two software systems. One end of the channel is coined as Endpoint.

POST: It is an HTTP method to build resources using the REST ful API.

JSON: JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a data format used for request parameters and response body.

GET: GET is the HTTP method of obtaining resources from RESTful API.

OAuth: It is an open standard authorisation framework to access from the user’s side without sharing the credentials.

Latency: Latency is the time taken by an API from request to response.

Rate-limiting: It is the process of limiting the number of requests a user can make on the API.

API Throttling: The process of regulating API usages by the users is termed API throttling. So, when the user crosses its daily or weekly API request limit, the server alerts the user.

REST: Representational State Transfer or REST is a type of programming architectural implementation that enhances the communication efficiency between both the endpoints. As the name itself elaborates, the REST programming shares only references of the data instead of sharing the data itself. Systems built on this architecture are denoted with ‘RESTful’ systems. The most successful example of a RESTful system is the World Wide Web.

SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol or SOAP is a protocol to share structured information on computer networks SOAP is a messaging protocol and works and XML information set for message format and application layer protocols for message negotiation and transmission.

How API Development Works?
Suppose that you are on a website to book a flight. The site asks you to fill up a form with details such as departure date, preferred time, domestic or international flight preferences etc. Right after you fill-up the form, you get the list of several flight options with details like pricing, seat availability, timings etc.. Ever wondered how it happens?