Elder Care Home In Lagos, Nigeria

Rockgarden Homes is an ideal home for elderly people in Nigeria designed to meet their residential and care needs at affordable costs, without restricting any part of their lives. It does not just offer cleaning services in Lagos We offer medically-skilled care in a respectful, self-sustaining community for long-term residents, and skilled nursing care for short-term residents. Rockgarden is situated in an estate property located  in Ikorodu, Lagos State and privately owned by Dr and Mrs A. O. Fadugbagbe who have extensive experience in the health and commercial industries, and have maintained excellent reputations in these same industries

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191/193 Okeletu – Ijede Road,

Elemu Bus Stop, Ikorodu,

Lagos, Nigeria

Phone : +234-8144-055-979

Email : info@rockgardenhomes.com

The Benefits of Massage

By Celine Momoh-Sanni

A popular Nigerian musician, the late Fela Anikulapo kuti once said that in Nigeria, people are suffering and smiling. He painted a scenario in Lagos where 39 people only sit down in a commuting ‘Molue’ bus while 99 people stand. That is the story of the average lagosian. Imagine Waking up in morning before dawn to pick a bus/or drive to the Island, a long day of standing on cement floors, lifting heavy boxes, or sitting at a desk. Your back is killing you, there is a sharp pain in your shoulder, and your temples are throbbing. Fatigue, repetitive motion, muscle strain, or staying in one position for an extended amount of time could cause any or maybe all of these symptoms. 

It's your body's way of saying, "slow down and take it easy". How you respond to these symptoms determines how you will feel. What if your stress, pain, tension, and fatigue could be purged from your body through therapeutic massage? Would you get one? There are many reasons a person may desire or need a massage. The above example covers 80-90% of the cases a massage therapist sees.

The power of touch has miraculous effects: for the very young to the very old, for the terminally ill to the marathon athlete, and for the stay-at-home mum to the over-stressed executive. Massage has the power to relax, heal, and help release emotions and tension without the aid of drugs. 

Why You Need Regular Facial Treatment

So you want to look beautiful? Then take care of your face especially if you live in an African country like Nigeria where you have repeated exposure to the sun. Studies show that when we recognize a face as "beautiful" we are actually making a judgment about the health and vitality of that individual. We interpret facial symmetry (the similarity of left and right halves of a face) and the smoothness of the skin to mean that a person has good genes and has been free from diseases. In those days of ignorance, it was the body size that Nigerians use to interpret who is healthy or not. So people on the big side were regarded healthy and skinny were considered sick. Thank God for the enlightenment of science. Now most Nigerians know the skin (especially the face region) tells a lot about our emotional, physical and psychological well being- so pamper it.

A professional facial is way more than a luxury – it is hygiene & exercise for the skin. A facial treatment does for your skin what a month of exercise and good nutrition does for your body – noticeably improve its look and feel. Facial treatment offers you the opportunity to work with a skincare specialist who will analyze your skin, help you improve your complexion and show you how to have proper home care for your skin. Through exfoliation, deep-cleaning of the pores, stimulating improved circulation, and use of professional-strength products, your aesthetician can make a lot of progress towards improving your skin in a single session. Like the personal trainer, she has experience, techniques, products and equipment that cannot be replicated at home.

The Benefits of Body Exfoliation

Week after week, many ladies walk into 7^th Heaven Beauty Spa in Ikeja to ask me how to get that wonderful glowing skin that radiates the ebony-looking beauty of the African princess. They come looking for one magic cream or lotion that holds the almighty formula to their skin looks. Others come complaining that they have tried this and that cream and it didn't work. I have recommended some tips that have made them come back with testimonies few weeks after. In this post, I want to share with you one of the secrets that caused a turnaround in their looks. It is exclusively FREE for my blog audience 

Some of you are like my clients; you already have your bathroom cabinet filled with cleansing and moisturizing creams. You need to understand that many a time it doesn't matter how much lotion you are slapping on your skin, if you are not exfoliating your skin on a regular basis, your skin cannot absorb all the benefits your moisturizer has to offer. Why because your skin pores have been clogged by the dead skin cells your skin has shed. Clogged pores makes your skin look dry and dehydrated...you know that flaky skin look? That’s where body scrubs come in as a good solution to help exfoliate your skin

The process of exfoliation rids the body of any dry, dull skin by removing dead skin cells from the surface of the epidermis. By removing these dead cells, exfoliation can help keep pores from becoming clogged and leave skin with a refreshed and clean feeling. What's the benefit to clean and clear pores? Clogged pores can result in blackheads and acne. Furthermore, when pores are clogged, they appear larger. So, if you're worried about the size of your pores, although you can't reduce their actual size (genetics is the biggest factor in pore size), you can help diminish their appearance by keeping them clog-free through exfoliation.

Some of the benefits of exfoliating are:

* It's ability to improve texture of your dull skin, making it more vibrant.

* Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

* Sloughs off the dead skin cells your body has shed.

* Unclogs pores.

* Keeps skin healthy, thus helping to prevent break-outs.

You will notice a tremendous difference in your skin's softness and moisture retention if you simply follow a routine of exfoliating regularly.

One more thing: don’t forget to stop by in our office at 5b Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja Lagos, to tell us how it worked or to get a professional body scrub (which should be done once a month). Please share your experience here on this blog

Celine Momoh Sanni        

Principal Beautician

7^th Heaven Beauty Spa

Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria

www.the7thheavenspa.com

How to get a Healthy, Smooth, and Soft Lips

We are gradually approaching the harmattan season in Nigeria, when the weather poses so many health challenges to the skin especially the lips. Residents of major southern cities like Port Harcourt, Lagos and Enugu used to have a little of the impact of haramattan than residents of areas in northern Nigeria like Abuja and Kano. Unfortunately the increasing trend of global warming is making these erstwhile less prone areas increasingly vulnerable to the effect of harmattan (winter).

As Nigeria's Health and Beauty Blog, This write up is intended to show you how your lips can remain healthy: looking soft and smooth all season of the year. These seven tips will show you both what to avoid and what to practice to make your lips look kissable and healthy.

1.       Drink plenty of water. This will help not only with your lips but will hydrate your whole body. Staying hydrated is a great way to keep your lips moist

2.       Apply Vaseline: In addition to forming a moisture seal on your lips with petrolatum, beeswax, or oil a good lip balm will nourish your skin with vitamin E, jojoba oil, or whatever else you find most effective for your skin and prevent the lips from being chapped and dry, Vaseline works wonders for your lips by moisturizing them and protecting them.

3.       Avoid biting/licking your lips: Saliva dries out your lips, the habit of licking or biting your lips will not only scrape away the protective seal formed by your lip balm, but can also cause trauma to your delicate skin.

4.       Throw away sweets/gums. These will tempt you to constantly lick your lips

5.       Avoid eating salty foods that leave a buildup on your lips. Salt draws moisture out of things, which is why people use it to dry and preserve meat. Eating or drinking salty stuff, causes your lips to dry out.

6.       Breathe through your nose. Breathing through your mouth dries out your lips just like windy weather.

7.       Exfoliate your lips. Dip a plain toothbrush in petroleum jelly or Vaseline, then use it brush all the dead skin off your lips. Alternatively, mix a tablespoon of honey with enough sugar until you get a body-scrub-like texture, the scrub it across your lips with a toothbrush. Exfoliating will leave them smoother and make them look healthier.

Stay healthy and beautiful

Celine Momoh Sanni

Principal Beautician

7^th Heaven Beauty Spa

Ikeja, Lagos

www.the7thheavenspa.com

UNDERSTANDING AND CARING FOR YOUR SKIN

The skin is a very complex organ that consists of different layers.

The upper layer of the skin is called the epidermis; this layer is composed of mainly dead cells. These dead cells shed off in a circle of 28 days and new ones grow up. The epidermis is our skin’s front line of defense against the harmful effect of the sun and bacteria. It is nourished by blood vessels in the deeper layer of the skin which provide it with “skin food” and oxygen.

The inner layer of the skin is called the dermis. It is composed of living cells. In the dermis you’ll find hair follicles, sweat glands and the sebaceous gland which produce sebum (oil). The sebum is the skin’s natural lubricant and very sensitive to hormones. That’s why at puberty when the hormones are very active, teenagers break out a lot especially boys. When some ladies are in their periods also they brake out because the glands are secreting excess oils during that period.

 This layer consists of mainly collagen which is a protein that is responsibly for the structural support of the skin. Women have less collagen than men and men produce more sebum than women. Because men have more sebum than women, their sebaceous glands work way into their eighties. As the woman gets older into her thirties her estrogen level starts to drop, the collagen decreases, the skin also starts drying up and then she experiences gradual thinning of skin. 

This collagen is packaged in bundles and is held together by the elastic fiber called elastin.

REMOVING UNWANTED BODY HAIR

Everyone has body hair and except in few cultures it is considered attractive to get rid of.  Dark haired women usually have more of the problem than fair, because the hair shows more and is coarser.

 Haphazard hair growth is normal in every woman past puberty. Hormonal changes are also a prime influence which is why growth becomes more profuse after menopause and sometimes during pregnancy. Some women grow hairs on their chest and chins and I must say, it can really be unsightly and unattractive sometimes.

There are many hair removing methods and the choice depends on personal preference and place of removal. Then again it also depends on the individual’s skin type and what the skin can take. This is why professional help is best sought before venturing into hair removing.  Here are some salon treatments available for different persons:  

Bleaching:  This if for soft dark hair, either on the upper lip, chin or chest, a bleaching agent is used comprising ammonia and sometimes peroxide. After a skin patch test. This is swabbed where needed and later rinsed off to make the hair invisible.

Depilation: This is the application of chemical depilatories in powder, gel creams or spray form. They soften and dissolve the hair shaft but do not disturb the root, therefore do not prevent regrowth, they take between 10 to 15 minutes to work on some area depending on the thickness of the hair especially if you  have previously shaved.

Electrolysis: This is the only technique that offers reasonable assurance of permanent removal of unwanted hair. A fine wire needle of platinum or stainless steel is inserted into the opening of the hair follicle, then an electric current of low voltage, lasting up to 30-40 seconds is transmitted down the needle to destroy the papilla, then the hair shaft is automatically loosened for instant removal.

Shaving: This is the quickest, easiest and cheapest method of hair removal, the only negative thing about shaving is that it causes the new hair from the shaved pore to emerge blunt-cut instead of tapered

Tweezing:  plucking with tweezers is the only practical way to get rid of isolated hair on the face and chest, it is a fine method of trimming eye brows too. Re-plucking is required after a week or two. With tweezing the new hair comes out fresh and tapered.

Waxing: This is one of the oldest methods of temporary hair removal. A thin layer of melted wax is applied to the skin, allowed to cool , then quickly striped off tearing the hair out with it but not destroying the root. With waxing the hair takes a longer period to grow.

All these treatments are available in Spas and are not too expensive.   Till I come your way again, stay beautiful!