skin diseases
7 reasons why acne appears after 30 years of age
Adult acne is a form of common acne that can occur to people over 30 years of age. It is not uncommon for people who had no acne as a young person to found that they are having breakouts.Acne appearance in an adult could have a number of causes. The followin...read more
A cure for dandruff!!
What Is Dandruff? Following are some the definitions I have come across:Dandruff is a bothersome problem sometimes thought to be associated with inefficient hair care. Nothing could be further from the truth - anyone who has dandruff knows ...read more
A slightly darker skin?
Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin. Hyperpi...read more
About paronychia and nails...
Paronychia is an often tender infection of inflammation around the base of the nail fold. It can start suddenly (acute paronychia) or gradually (chronic paronychia). Acute paronychia Acute paronychia develops over a few hours when a nail fold becomes pai...read more
About sunscreen, tanning and UVB
Noel Coward famously lamented the typical British behaviour when in sunnier climbs with his song line; "...mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun". This tongue-in-cheek send up of the British colonialists was written in 1932, and delights at the seemingly mad, yet underst...read more
Acanthosis nigricans, it may begin at any age!
Acanthosis nigricans is a disorder that may begin at any age. It causes velvety, light-brown-to-black, markings usually on the neck, under the arms or in the groin. Acanthosis nigricans is most often associated with being overweight. Eating too much of the wrong foods, espec...read more
Acne and skin problems
Our skin is the largest organ of elimination and assimilation there is. It reflects the state of our entire system and is a good barometer of our internal health. Chronic skin problems are a sign that something is amiss. It can be as simple as poor eating ha...read more
Acne and stress
Stress-related acne is an issue still debatable. Whether stress may really cause real acne or not, the health circles have not been certain until some years ago. this however does not negate the fact that the medical field is still divided between believing in it or not. Yet...read more
Acne and what to do about it
Acne can be one of the biggest self esteem busters known to young people. Most people will have the odd pimple or two during their life, but for one in three it can be more severe. What causes acne? The hair follicles, or pores, in your skin containread more
Acne and your diet
Chocolates, fatty foods, refined sugars and starches have all been wrongfully accused for being acne-causing agents. Although there is still a lot of controversy, it is now generally believed that the diet plays a much smaller part in the aggravation of this common skin dise...read more
Acne cream eases wrinkles
A prescription acne cream appears to moderately reduce sun damage in older people, says new research. Tazarotene cream (marketed as Zorac in South Africa) is in the same Vitamin A family as Retin-A, another acne drug considered to be a potent wrinkle reliever. While the drug...read more
Acne infliction in all ages
Infant acne Occurrence of acne on infants is a common condition; it is a natural skin disease which clears off in a matter of several weeks. Acne-like bumps on the surface of the face are caused by trapped oil on the skin follicle. Infantile acne generally appears on the ba...read more
Acne information
85% of people aged between 12 and 24 are likely to suffer from some form of acne. Others may experience intermittent and serious forms well into their forties. However, this skin disease is neither blood related nor contagious. Acne is a universal skin disease which can affe...read more
Acne products: which are right for you ?
Acne cleansers are just that, a cleanser. Acne cleansers are used to prevent acne. They are not intended to cure acne that has already started. Acne cleansers remove common skin contaminants such as, oil, dirt, cosmetics, and dead skin. Most manufacturers re...read more
Acne resolved through homeophatic treatments
Acne is a skin disorder which is prevalent during teenage years and until mid-twenties. It afflicts the majority of people undergoing this stage of life because of several factors:One may be due to hormonal changes and imbalance of hormone secretion occurrin...read more
Acne scarring: treatment options
Treatment options The internet will bombard you with thousands of miracle cures for acne scars, but if you are searching for a solution that won’t leave you looking like Michael Jackson, read the following options and then consult your dermatologist. Laser treatmen...read more
Acne treatments
More than three quarters of all adolescents will experience acne; in some cases it is a condition that will persist into adulthood. Acne is an inflammation of the skin caused by overactive glands that secrete oil called 'sebaceous glands'; t...read more
Acne, afflicting most people!
Acne is a common skin condition that afflicts most people, to a varying degree, during the teen years. However, the disease is by no means restricted to this age group; adults in their 20's or 30's may have acne. Don't think that because acne is common, trea...read more
Acne, clogged and inflamed oil glands
Acne is a skin condition that occurs when the sebaceous (oil-secreting) glands in the skin and along hair shafts become clogged and inflamed, and infected by bacteria. Blackheads and whiteheads form in the clogged pores. Blackheads are small, usually flat sp...read more
Acne: a treatment overview
Teenagers and many others with acne, seek five-minute cures for acne and a return to a clear skin free of blemishes. The truth is that there are no instant cures, but a twice daily routine and appropriate treatment based on the severity of acne, can alleviat...read more
Acne: the myths
There are a great many myths about acne. "People with acne are dirty" Not true - the blackheads are caused by dried oxidised plugs of oil mixed with dead skin cells. Washing continually doesn't affect this, and stripping off all the necessary oil...read more
Adult acne
Often called the dark side of acne, adult acne is one those embarrassing topics for adults, largely because most people get rid of it naturally as they grow older. Official statistics show that acne affects 25 percent of all adult males and 50 percent of adult females at som...read more
Adults get acne too !
Acne and adolescence Most of us believe that acne is for is for teenagers. That is true to a large extent, because the hormonal changes during teenage causes acne. But acne does occur in adults and sometimes it is severe. Find out more about it so that you ...read more
Age specific acnes
For the last decades, cases of acne in varying age levels had been significantly rising. A published study known as Prevalence of Facial Acne on Adults suggested that the current mean age for acne patients treated these past ten years range from 20.5 to 26.5 years old.Nowada...read more
Alternative psoriasis therapies
The self treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis with unconventional and self administered treatments is a very subjective area and with no scientific studies to support the results it is difficult to get an objective set of results for these treatments. The Net is fu...read more
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