Ichthyosis vulgaris

the worst. Ichtyosis Vulgaris (or also called fish scale disease) is a skin disorder that is passed down the family line that leads to dry, scaly skin. Ichtyosis Vulgaris is one type of skin disorder that is very common. You are born with this skin disease which it is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. This type of skin disease is not life threating at all but there really isn’t a way to cure it at you just have to go on living with it. They symptoms of Ichtyosis Vulgaris are: dry skin, scaly

Esthetics Ms. Shaffer September 2012 Accutane Not all of us are fortunate enough to have baby soft skin. Every teen goes through a rough stage where their skin isn’t always flawless. For some it comes and vanishes as time progresses, eventually growing out of it. But then there are those few who feel like it’s them against the world. The shame in having to walk around each day knowing their skin looks terrible and all eyes are on them. Your face is the first thing that people look at. Emotionally

Flawless skin is all the rage these days and rightfully so but dark spots can form and detract from our beauty. Hyperpigmentation, as it’s technically referred to, can happen to any skin type, manifest in any size, shape, shade or quantity. It’s defined as the build up of melanin, the pigment responsible for your skin’s color. What causes dark spots anyway? Dark spots can appear for a number of reasons, here are some common ones: Sun Exposure A little sun a day is in fact good for the skin but

Don’t judge a book by its cover” was a saying during my childhood I heard every day. Growing up I was not the handsome boy you ever seen. I had a double chin, side rolls, and my stomach overlap my waistline. That’s where the name I received, “fat boy” came from was because of my appearance. That name for some reason made my father and brother laugh till tears come out. As I got older the double, side rolls, and my overlapping stomach started to slim and made me start looking normal size. As I was

do to try and help the acne that is riddling their skin to disappear. Approximately eighty-five percent of people between the ages of twelve to twenty-five experience some form of acne. The most common type of acne that teens get is called acne vulgaris. This just means that the pimples can show up on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest. There are glands in the human skin that are called sebaceous glands that secrete sebum. Sebum is an oil in the skin that lubricates your hair and skin

According to Rachel Krause, a strand of hair can support a weight of one-hundred grams. When a strand is multiplied by one hundred thousand to one hundred fifty thousand strands, the approximated number of hairs on a human head, the hair on one’s head can support the weight of two elephants (Krause). Mammals can grow hair on nearly every part of their bodies; therefore, something so small and common must be simple and not complicated-- false. Hair actually has rather complex components including

Although the causes of cellulite are not as understood as the removal of cellulite, it appears to be more prevalent in women, which points to hormonal factors as a high influence. Cellulite is the occurrence of bumpy fat deposits under the skin. It gives the appearance of lumps or dimples, usually in the hips, thighs and buttocks. What Causes Cellulite? Cellulite is caused by the underlying fat deposits raising up to become visible through the skin. Everyone has fat deposits in their body, but

Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis characterized by redness and scaling and is typically seen in the brows, nasolabial folds (NLF), and chest.1 Topical antifungals such as ketoconazole can be helpful, but resistant seborrheic dermatitis often requires topical steroids or steroid sparing agents such as tacrolimus.2 The exact cause and pathogenesis of seborrheic dermatitis is not known. However, inflammation is known to play a role in seborrheic dermatitis. The disease has

Years ago, it was thought that acne was a teenage skin problem caused by not washing the face well enough. But science has proved that theory wrong. Acne is a skin inflammation and the condition happens to people regardless of how young or old they are. For some people, it can be an ongoing battle trying to get and keep radiant looking skin that’s free from blemishes. The answer to how to get great looking, blemish free skin might surprise you. Zinc is recommended by dermatologists because of

So, now, let’s get to the important stuff: Which are the best foundations for oily skin on the market? Through a lot of trial and error, I have found five foundations which actually satisfy the needs of oily skin, so I will summarize my reviews in this article. Please not that not all oily skins are the same – that’s exactly what makes the process of choosing perfect foundation so difficult. Being a professional makeup artist, I have found that different clients with oily skin need different foundation