In a perfect world, the skin can protect and repair itself extremely well. But in our modern environment, sunlight, pollution, and chemical exposure can cause untold damage.
Each day, the world exerts a certain amount of trauma on your skin. Just as you do your best to adapt to changes that come your way, your skin [...]
Let’s take a closer look at some of the more common forms of eczema.
Atopic eczema is associated with a family history of allergies. It’s considered an inherited form of eczema since the majority of people with atopic eczema themselves have problems with allergies or they have relatives who suffer from allergies, asthma or hay fever. [...]
Persistent, painful itching – that’s how many patients describe eczema, a skin condition with many causes. To make it easier to understand eczema and the various symptoms and related treatments, eczema goes by a number of different names. Regardless of the underlying cause however, eczema always affects the epidermis, and it can affect any individual, [...]
Of all the skin types, oily skin is often the most challenging. Oil production is completely natural and is the result of the sebaceous glands located in the dermis or middle layer of skin. These natural oils help keep skin moist and supple. But for some, the sebaceous glands produce too much oil, leading to [...]
Dry skin can be a blessing but more often it is troublesome. Those with dry skin generally need not worry about blemishes except for the occasional stray that appears from hormonal changes or stress. But dry skin looks dull and flaky. And worse, it can emphasize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Age and the [...]
Combination skin is a separate category of skin type. It’s neither 100% dry or normal or oily. It’s instead a combination that’s characterized as normal and oily skin, or skin that’s oily and dry. In other words, like the song, combination skin is ‘a little bit of this, and a little bit of that’.
The common [...]
Skin flushing and redness when you’re not embarrassed are symptoms associated with rosacea, a chronic skin disorder that affects millions of individuals, primarily women. The condition doesn’t usually appear until women reach their 30’s or even later. Rosacea is thought to result from the accumulation over time of excess acid in the body. This accumulation [...]
Affecting approximately one out of every 50 adults, psoriasis is a physical condition that can cause significant psychological distress. One of the most interesting discoveries related to psoriasis is that its onset is rooted in the body’s immune system.
The symptoms associated with a flare-up of psoriasis include skin that is salmon-colored, scaly, flaky and irritated. [...]
Cellulite is many things. It’s unsightly. It’s embarrassing. Cellulite is also controllable but not necessarily preventable and only as long as there’s a willingness to implement dietary and lifestyle changes.
Everybody knows what cellulite looks like because it’s so easily recognizable. It resembles the skin of an orange or worse, cottage cheese. It has a unique [...]
Skin aging and wrinkles are a person’s two worst enemies. Although there is little one can do to prevent these tell-tale signs of aging, there are ways to delay their appearance. Skin begins the aging process almost from the moment you’re born, so if you want to control skin aging and wrinkles, start early!
Causes of [...]
Contrary to what you might have heard, sensitive skin isn’t considered a medical condition. When someone says he or she has sensitive skin, it typically means the skin has become irritated, red, swollen and/or itchy as a result of either an environmental condition or use of a certain product. The term is also used to [...]
Tanning and burning are two intentional or unintentional consequences of being out in the sun. Most people willingly seek out the healthy glow that sun can produce. Yet two people, spending the same amount of time exposed to the same sun intensity often will come home with far different results. Why is it that one [...]
So many different types of sun protection products are available that the choices are mind-boggling! Take a look next time you’re shopping and you’ll find sun protection products that are waterproof and sweat proof. Some are designed especially for infants and others are specially-formulated for athletes. Sun protection products are available as creams, lotions, oils, [...]
Just as your body needs different clothing to protect it against the changing weather, your skin needs a different skin care regime to properly protect it from the elements. As the body’s largest organ, skin is far more delicate than you probably realize. Here is a closer look at how winter versus summer affects skin [...]
Skin is the body’s biggest organ. When people think of organs, most often the heart, lungs and brain come to mind but typically not the skin. Like these and other organs inside the body, skin is made up of different types of tissues and these tissues are made up of cells.
Much like the roof on [...]