Skin health management requires identifying diverse systemic rashes, treating fungal infections, and monitoring moles for potential precancerous changes.
Although itchy skin is typically not a life-threatening condition, it can drive you a bit mad depending on the severity. The causes can include insects bites, blisters, a brush with poison ivy, or more persistent skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis.
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Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, is the cause of warts on the skin. The Mayo Clinic reports that more than 100 HPV strains exist. Most common are those types spread through sexual contact, which includes about 30 strains.
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Tinea versicolor (TV) is a common skin condition caused by yeast overgrowth on the skin. The yeast lives normally on everyone's skin, but becomes overgrown in some people, especially during the warm summer months.
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If your scalp is itchy and dry or if you're noticing telltale white flakes on your shoulders, make a homemade scalp moisturizer out of skin-healthy oils. Spend two to three minutes every week massaging the moisturizer into your scalp.
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The primary function of perspiration is to cool the body when it overheats. Overheating can occur due to high ambient temperature or rising internal temperature (from muscle stimulation). Emotional stimuli and certain foods (such as hot and/or spicy foods) can also cause sweating.
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Allergies can be the direct or indirect cause of chapped lips, or cheilitis. Some people develop the problem due to allergies to substances touching the lips, including toothpaste and lip care products.
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Whether cases of contact dermatitis are caused by skin irritation or allergic reaction, home remedies will help clear them up fast.
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Owned by Unilever, the Axe brand includes a range of menβs grooming products, such as deodorant, shampoo, cologne, aftershave and shower gel. Axe deodorants are made with different fragrances and the invisible types have more ingredients.
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Having red skin on your face may embarrass you, especially when itβs around your mouth and eyes. A number of things can cause red skin from birth marks to viruses or skin reactions.
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Blisters are painful. For the competitive or recreational runner, even a small blister can turn a record-breaking race into a slow, uncomfortable walk. Caused by friction, blisters can be the result of new shoes, improperly laced shoes, wet, sweaty socks or hot and humid weather.
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Hives, or urticaria, is a skin condition in which raised red welts, also called wheals, appear on the surface of your skin and is often accompanied by itching, according to Pubmed Health. If you are prone to hives, you know that some foods can trigger their apparition.
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An itchy scalp accompanied with hair loss is indicative of a severe dermatological condition such as scalp psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis. Large flakes, patches of hair loss and constant itching often adversely affects a person's daily social interactions.
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If you're experiencing tiny, rough bumps in patches on your skin, chances are high that you have a common skin condition known as keratosis pilaris. According to the Mayo Clinic, keratosis pilaris is a skin disorder that results in rough patches of tiny, white acne-like bumps that don't itch or hurt.
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Cellulitis is a type of skin infection most commonly caused by staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria, according to medical professionals with MedlinePlus. People with cellulitis can develop symptoms such as skin inflammation or discoloration, pain, fever, fatigue, or muscle aches.
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Unruly eyebrows may be a problem for both women and men. You may have a few stray hairs that point up, or you may have many hairs that point in different directions. When your eyebrow hair refuses to stay flat and smooth, you can quickly tame it as part of your daily grooming ritual.
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Chronic itching, flaking and redness are collectively known as dandruff. While it can be embarrassing, this skin condition isn't serious. Treatment of such conditions can be difficult, but there are plenty of options to choose from. Color-treated hair may fade or bleed with the use of many commercial dandruff products.
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Most people think of a yeast infection only affecting one area of the body. But yeast can overwhelm the gut and in turn affect metabolism and energy production, says Sciencedirect.com. This may lead to increased body fat and the distribution of fat in the body.
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While loss of head hair is a common problem, hair loss on the arms and legs is a much rarer condition. According to the site Hair Loss Expert, this manifest itself as either a complete loss, or as a significant and noticeable decrease in the amount of hair growing on the limbs.
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Liver spots are flat, usually oval spots that are brown or black in color. They actually have nothing to do with the liver or liver disease; they are called liver spots because their color can resemble the yellowish-brown color of liver.
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The swimming pool might be a great place to show off your new belly button ring, but don't jump in the water until your piercing heals. Even chemically treated water can harbor germs that cause infections in open wounds. People heal at different rates.
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