Cast a cursory glance at the current skin care offerings and you are bound to spot the universal body butters. They are available in a range of enthralling fragrances and are marketed as the ultimate luxury formulation for your skin. Now, for most of us the term “butter” is enough to invoke images of mamma’s …
Essential Oils for Skin
One thing common among all of us is that we have accidentally burnt ourselves at some point in our life. Whether it is a hot cup of coffee or a severe burn from hot kitchen oil, burns hurt, and even worse, the pain lasts until the skin starts to heal. Burns are a form of …
Skin tag, also referred to as a skin papilloma, polyp fibro and fibroid mollusk, is a small piece of skin suspended from a root attached to the main skin. Skin tags can appear anywhere on the body surface, but generally they are found in areas where one part of skin is likely to rub against …
What Is Seborrheic Dermatitis Almost 5% of Americans suffer from seborrheic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition that spares neither children nor adults. Nearly 70% babies suffer from the condition within the first three months of life. The pediatric form of the ailment is known as cradle cap and is usually restricted to the …
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral infection of the nerve and the skin around it. This infection is caused by varicella-zoster virus, which is also the virus responsible for causing chickenpox. Shingles generally affect a particular area on one side of the body and do not cross the midline of the body …