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Preventing Wrinkles With Sunscreen
The sun gives off ultraviolet light or ultraviolet radiation. Exposure to UV light (UVA or UVB) is the most known cause of premature skin aging and its subsequent by-products such as wrinkles. The solution is to put on sunscreen. However, there are other factors to consider other than just putting on this skin-care product. When using sunscreen, consider the spectrum of UV radiation absorbed, the amount you apply and how often do you put it on. UV Radiation UV radiation can be divided into categ…
Treating Wrinkles With Beta Hydroxy Acid
The uses of hydroxy acids have been steadily increasing in popularity with more and more research regarding what causes wrinkles and the effects of photoaging. There are two types of hydroxy acids – alpha and beta. Alpha hydroxy acids are exfoliants derived from lactic acid prouced from milk, and sugar cane. As for beta hydroxy acid, there is only one kind – salicylic acid.How Beta Hydroxy Acid Works Like alpha hydroxy acid, beta hydroxy acid works mainly as an exfoliant. It makes the cells of t…
Caring for a Sunburn
In general, sunburn is caused by much too much exposure to sun. Almost all of us have had sunburns before or will have sunburns at some point in our lives. Beach goers, athletes (runners, cyclists, swimmers, etc.), fishermen, farmers, or anyone who are always exposed to the sun can get sunburn. You can also get sunburn if you use tanning bed improperly. While sunburn is rarely fatal (sun poisoning), but it can cause slight discomfort to severe pain. What causes sunburn?Sunburns are caused by ove…
What Are Hives?
Hives are pink or red slightly raised bumps, or slightly raised patches of skin. These bumps or raised patches of skin sometimes have a pale center. Hives usually itch. However, they also sting or burn. Hives can appear anywhere on the body. They appear in various sizes and shapes. Their size can range anywhere from the size of a mosquito bite to the size of a dinner plate. Hive may appear on your skin like rings or groups of rings joined together. Hives may appear in clusters and can change loc…
The Athlete’s Foot
Around 15% of the population have tinea pedis (fungal infections of the feet), or more popularly known as athlete’s foot. Runners, swimmers, basketball, baseball, soccer, and water polo players experience athlete’s foot in epidemic proportions. So if you don’t want to be afflicted by that glamorous athlete’s foot, be extra careful of places such as public swimming pools, locker rooms, and public showers. Researchers have documented the presence of fungi that cause athlete’s foot in large quantit…
More Young Women Get Skin Cancer
A new data review suggests that more and more young women are getting melanoma – the deadliest type of skin cancer. The review also reports that melanoma is more prevalent in young women but not among young men. The researchers examined data involving women aged 15 to 39. The team of researchers led by Mark Purdue of the National Institutes of Health, analyzed data from a network of cancer registries across the United States in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.Data …
Things Your Dermatologist Never Told You
When it comes to taking care of your skin, your top source for information would be your dermatologist. But there are some things about your skin that have been believed to be as fact but that is actually false. It might be something that your dermatologist never told you. Here are some of the widely known myths about skin that your dermatologist never told you about. Chocolate causes acne.You may have been led to believe that chocolate may have been the reason why you are having acne attacks. B…
Cold Sores Symptoms and Treatment
Cold sores are also called fever blisters. They are common and can not be cured or prevented. But there are ways to reduce their frequency and shorten their duration.Cold sore signs and SymptomsIf you feel a tingling on your lip (called prodome) and you feel a hard spot that you can not see. They maybe signs of an upcoming cold sore. In a day or two, you will see red blisters on your lip. These blisters are small, painful and fluid-filled, usually found on a raised, red area of the skin around y…
What Your Nails Say About Your Health
Our nails tell something about us. It tells us more than who we are as a person, our hygiene but more importantly our health. For well trained people namely doctors, they can easily tell on whether we are healthy or the other way around by the mere inspection on our nails.Most doctors check their patients nail to make sure if they are healthy or not as it leaves a number of clue with regard to what is going on within us. Changes with regard to how our nails look like maybe a sign that one is hav…
Treatment of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States with almost a million people diagnosed every year. Although it is also important to know that majority of skin cancers can be prevented and cured when detected early. Skin cancer can occur just about anywhere on the body, but most commonly it affects skin that is exposed to sunlight.There are several types of cancer affecting the skin and usually treatments vary depending on the type of skin cancer that one has. Non-melanoma skin…
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