More than just a sweet baking ingredient, brown sugar is also useful as an exfoliating ingredient in a scalp scrub. Natural oils in the mixture help disinfect the scalp, while providing moisture.

Despite its exotic-sounding name, lichen planus is actually a common skin condition that can occur on one or several parts of the body. Anyone can develop this condition, which typically shows up as shiny, reddish-purple bumps, says the American Academy of Dermatology.

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.

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.

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.

Pus-filled bumps--commonly called pimples, papules or pustules--typically show up during the teen years, but pimples can also become a problem later in life. Pimples come and they go, and they often leave a mark on the skin that can be difficult to erase.

Pregnancy brings a host of changes to your body. Some, including morning sickness and your swelling abdomen, are well-known enough to be expected by every new mother-to-be. Others come as an unhappy surprise, such as rapidly-growing facial and body hair or pimple-like growths on the chest.

If you are a smoker, you may begin to notice certain changes in your skin. Regular smoking not only starves your cells of the oxygen needed to replenish your skin, but may also darken your lips.

Scalp fungus is an uncomfortable condition that can leave you with unsightly dandruff and intolerable itching. While standard treatments are available, some people opt to treat scalp fungus with vinegar as a less harsh home remedy.