Other Skin Issues
Is Your Rough & Bumpy Skin Keratosis Pilaris?
How-To Manage Keratosis Pilaris What does KP look like? This annoying skin disorder, called keratosis pilaris (KP), is characterized by thousands of hard, non-inflammatory keratin plugs that cover the hair follicles, making the...
Are You Practicing Safe Sun?
Ethnic Skin & Sun Damage Darker and olive skin, including black skin, is just as vulnerable as lighter skin tones to the “ravages” of sun damage. Sun damage produces many “looks” including chronic sunburn, redness and spider...
Tinea Versicolor: Fungus Among Us
Tinea Versicolor Fungal Infection The non-contagious fungal rash of tinea versicolor is a chronic, asymptomatic superficial infection characterized by light scaly, macular patches. These patches range in color from light pink to...
Allergy & Acne-free Clothes
Laundry Products Must Be Free of Perfumes and Dyes Problem: Laundry detergents, additives and fabric softeners can leave harmful residues that can irritate sensitive skin, cause a severe case of contact dermatitis, and worsen...
Acne Keloidalis
Those Painful, Scarring "Back-of-the-Neck" and Scalp Bumps Acne keloidalis nuchae (deep pockets of inflammation buried under keloid scars), also called acne keloiditis (sore, pustular bumps) or AKN, affects the occipital scalp...