Proper skin care basics involve understanding the order of sunblock and primer application. Discover how to wash your face with jojoba oil, lighten skin tone at home, and use glycolic acid toners and aloe vera to manage dark spots and redness.
Because teenagers are growing at a rapid pace, it is common for stretch marks to occur. Also known as striae, stretch marks occur when the skin is stretched beyond its growth capacity. Most teenagers experience stretch marks on areas where rapid growth occurs, such as the breast, thighs, hips or buttocks.
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Alcohol dependence, or alcoholism, is characterized by increasing tolerance, cravings and withdrawal symptoms. When alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream from the digestive tract, it is quickly distributed to all parts of the body and has effects on all major systems, including the skin.
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Dark spots on the legs can develop for many reasons. Spots can be as harmless as freckles or a sign or symptom of a serious disease. If you have any concerns about dark spots that develop on your legs or other parts of your body, it’s best to consult with your family physician or a dermatologist.
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Whether from a cold or virus, a fever comes with a number of symptoms including skin sensitivity. Skin sensitivity occurs when the skin is sensitive to the touch making it very uncomfortable to rest during recovery. There are home remedies to alleviate this symptom.
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Keflex is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat upper respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, as well as ear, bone, and skin infections. This antibiotic exhibits bactericidal properties by interfering with formation of the cell wall, causing osmotic imbalance and ultimately cell lysis.
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Dead skin, dirt and oil can all clog pores, causing acne and a dull complexion. By exfoliating your face on a weekly basis, you slough away dead skin cells, dirt and oil to reveal healthier skin underneath, notes SheKnows.com.
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Bumps on the nose are typically caused by acne. Whether it's whiteheads, blackheads or painful red skin blemishes, suffering with obvious lumps and bulges on the nose can be embarrassing. The products that you use could be irritating your skin and exacerbating the problem.
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Banana Boat’s Aloe Vera Gel is typically used as an after-sun product for sunburn or after tanning to cool the skin. Many use it as a skin conditioner or to add extra hydration to their skin’s surface. Other than water and fragrance, it has 11 ingredients.
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Those dark circles under your eyes hold a shady truth: No magical foods remove the rings. Dark-circle culprits include genetics, allergies, sinus infections and nasal congestion, lower-eyelid laxity, fluid retention, hormone imbalances, hyperpigmentation, aging and sun exposure.
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Dry, flaky eyelids often mean that you have a condition called blepharitis, or eyelash dandruff. You'll need to seek treatment for this condition, because it can affect your vision and the overall health of your eyes, according to the National Eye Institute.
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Armpits don't get much love -- but like the rest of your skin, they also have pores. When they're clogged, you might get ingrown hairs or even a few pimples. Blocked underarm pores are stuffed with bacteria, and that can make body odor smell worse.
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Bile is produced by your liver. If bile is prevented from flowing along its normal path, bile products may find their way into the skin, resulting in itching, according to Temple University School of Medicine.
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Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. When your body produces too much melanin, dark spots or uneven patches of discoloration can develop. Dermatologists offer treatments to fix the discoloration, but you can get similar results at home with a few pieces of fruit.
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Pores are small openings that cover all of the skin on your body. Each hair follicle is surrounded by a tiny pore, which functions to allow sweat to pass, keeping you cool. Sometimes the pores on your face can appear enlarged.
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Puffy eyes can naturally occur from allergies like hay fever, and knowing how to treat them correctly can mean the difference between feeling and looking refreshed and having unsightly inflammation that lasts for hours.
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The skin on the nose is thick and it contains more oil glands than any other area of the face does. As a result, caring for the nose is different than caring for the cheeks, forehead or chin. The nose is also more exposed.
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Skin can darken for all sorts of reasons: Sun exposure, scarring and a host of dermatological disorders can all affect skin tone.
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The lily of the desert, the aloe vera plant, is a plant with topical and oral value. Both the gel and the juice are beneficial, but come from different parts of the plant and have specific and vastly different uses. Talk to a trusted health care adviser before using aloe vera as an oral or topical medicine.
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When the collagen and elastin in your skin tear, it forms scars known as stretch marks. Many factors and conditions can cause the marks to form, including weight gain and pregnancy.
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Vaseline traces its roots to the 19th century, when Brooklyn chemist Robert Augustus Cheeseborough first developed it as a natural remedy for skin abrasions in 1869. Petroleum jelly is a mixture of paraffin, microcrystalline wax and mineral oil.
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