What is "Ugg" Means? Where can I Find Sheep Skin Boots?Written by Brian Fong
The origin of Australian ugg boot has a variety of stories as to how and when ugg sheep skin boots were actually invented. One of versions has sheep skin footwear as boot worn by pilots during World War One. These boots were referred to as “Fug Boots” denoting their use as ugg boots used for flying. In 1930’s, Blue Mountain Ugg Boots were commonly worn by sheep shearers for their added warmth over regular footwear. “Apache Ugh Boots” were fashioned by Mortel’s Sheepskin Factory in 1950‘s. By 1960’s surfers were wearing their own version of boot, finding them an easy and comfortable way to warm up after surfing cold Australian waters.The original ugg sheep skin boots were made with two pieces of sheepskin attached in front and a soft sole. Most Australian’s believe name “Ugg” derives from word “ugly”, therefore coining term “Ugg Boot”, as uniquely Australian as “Joey’s “ and “mate’s”. Given ugg boot’s various stories of origination, it would be impossible to pinpoint who made first sheep skin boots and when. Truth be told, they were probably reinvented many times satisfying a variety of uses based on specific need of person. In
| | Reducing the Appearance of WrinklesWritten by Brian Fong
Wrinkles. One of most dreaded words in dictionary. At first sign of a wrinkle, our reaction is pretty much universal. Horror! After we calm down, we begin to wonder just what we can do to eliminate this much dreaded effect of aging and how do we keep other newer and deeper wrinkles from following. If we already find ourselves with wrinkle mania in full bloom, we look for solutions to turn back hands of time and restore our skin to its once youthful state. Fortunately, there are options available to us to reduce appearance of wrinkles.Let's take a moment to discover what causes these wrinkles. First and foremost, aging. As we grow older our skin naturally looses collagen and eslastin that help to keep our skin firm and taunt. Also, our skin cell reproduction slows down and rejuvenating effect that new skin cells have on our skin’s appearance diminishes. These types of wrinkles are known as intrinsic, they cannot be avoided. It is Mother Nature at her best (or worst!). Other factors, like environment and sun damage, can also cause skin to wrinkle. Smoking also causes skin to produce less collagen, inevitably leading to an increase in wrinkles. These types of wrinkles are called extrinsic. They are life style choices that are, for most part, under our control. These extrinsic influences are leading cause of pre-mature aging patterns in our skin. Now that we know why we have wrinkles let’s talk about how to reduce them.
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