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>Looking for dry skin remedy
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and very impressed already with all the useful information and tips. I'm a 25 year old male from Sussex. I was wondering whether anyone could give me some advice with a skin condition I have had for the last few years. I won't go into too much detail because I would end up going on and on but I will give you a nutshell version. I took a medication for acne called roaccutane at the end of 2003 and became paranoid about a possible side effect "may increase sun damage". I did not have any sun damage but did not want any either and became a recluse from the sunlight. I stopped taking the medication but the stress of it all caused me some dry skin on my nose and the more I worried about it the worse it got (the converse being that when I relax it goes away). Here I am 4 years later in the same position.
Skincare Safety Concerns: Debating Anti-Bacterial Skin Care Products
Skincare-News.com tests whether fruity-scented anti-bacterial hand sanitizer is better than soap and water at protecting people from germs and bacteria. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) January 29, 2008 -- Its cold season, and that means germs are lurking everywhere: door handles, countertops and most especially, hands. Is it really necessary to lather up every time someone sneezes, or is a fruity-scented anti-bacterial hand sanitizer the answer? Skincare-News.com's latest article, "Anti-bacterial ... Good or Bad?" finds that surprisingly, plain old soap and water is still the best, most effective step against germs and bacteria.
http://www.skincare-news.com/articles.php?ArtID=499 Like many things, the fantastical claims of gel-based, anti-bacterial hand sanitizers seem too good to be true: namely, killing 99.9 percent of harmful germs and bacteria without water, anytime, anywhere.
Certain Foods Can Counteract Aging
The quest for beautiful and healthy-looking skin and hair is an obsession for some consumers. It's estimated that each year, more than $1 billion are spent on beauty products to make us look our best. But some doctors argue that what you put on your face and hair may not change your look as much as what you put into your body. According to U.S. Census data, sugar consumption has increased by 30-percent over the past 20 years. If you compare it to data more than 100 years ago, our consumption has increase 10-fold! .
Ease the pain of winter-ravaged lips
Anyone who's said it doesn't hurt to smile must not have had chapped lips.
Chapped lips are basically an infl ammation of the lip itself and can occur for a variety of reasons, including exposure to wind, dry air, cold temperatures and the sun, said Stephanie Burleson, family medical physician with Utica Park Clinic Jenks.
“Chapped lips can be a big problem when they get sore. They can interfere with eating, drinking, talking or other types of everyday things," she said.
Breathing problems such as asthma that cause people to breath out of their mouth more than their nose can also trigger chapped lips, as can some medications.
“Medications for acne, like Accutane, are notorious for drying lips," Burleson said.
Heaters also affect the lips by causing the air to dry out.
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