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Mask your skin hassles in winter
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Look for ingredients like avocado, olive oil and seaweed while shopping for face masks for winter to mask away the skin problems, say experts.
Shaivya Gupta, Research and Development Manager at Organic Harvest, and Shikhee Agrawal, Head – Training, The Body Shop India, list down the type of masks one should pick in winter.
* Avocado: An avocado, given its Omega-3 content and its moisturising properties, is perfect for dry and irritated winter skin. Not only does it help nurture your skin but also creates a supple and healthy looking skin, given its natural vitamin, mineral and antioxidant content. Be sure to opt for an organic avocado mask to keep your skin looking and feeling healthy and nourished.
* Olive oil: It is a powerful ingredient of anti-aging skincare products; and nourishes, rejuvenates and protects the skin. This is the ideal ingredient that one must look for in face masks if you are looking to combat dry and ageing skin.
* Seaweed jelly: This sea-plant is known to work wonders on all skin types and has long lasting benefits. This ingredient is used widely in a range of spa and skincare products. Seaweed has natural cleansing and hydrating properties, which is apt for winter face masks. A seaweed-based mask will not only nourish but also revive an otherwise dull skin.
* Daisy flower extract: Daisy flower has a rich history as a healing plant, offering multiple benefits to the skin. Daisy flower face packs help in making the skin supple, smooth and greatly enhances the skin elasticity. It reduces the dullness in the skin and helps bring in the winter glow.
* Aloe vera: Aloe vera face mask not only rejuvenates the skin, but its antiseptic properties work magic on acne prone skins. An aloe vera gel-based face mask will optimally hydrate your skin and this is so gentle on the skin that it can even be applied twice a week to repair an itchy and flaky skin. Just make sure you use an organic face mask.
* Honey deep nourishing masks: Wrap your skin with an indulgent honey-textured moisturising mask which nourishes and hydrates the skin. Look out for those which are enriched with deep nourishing active ingredients honey, marula oil or organic olive oil that replenishes and retains moisture, honey helps to comfort and revive. Masks rich in Omega-9 helps to boost skin elasticity and prevent dryness.
* Nourishing masks: Vitamin E and wheatgerm oil are powerful anti-oxidants and make great masks for dry skin. These masks are all season masks and can be used both as sink- in masks or nourishing creams for super dry skin. Use it preferably as a sleeping mask.
* Overnight masks: Overnight masks help in regeneration and cellular renewal of the skin cells that reworks, smoothens the skin surface making it healthier and bouncy. It seeps deep into the skin thus rejuvenating and making the skin supple and soft.
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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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