You have heard it before and you will hear it again and again throughout your life- using sunscreen can save your life. The incidences of all types of skin cancers are on the rise, including the most deadly form, melanoma. Unlike many other cancers, skin cancer is highly preventable. You cannot control some risk factors [...]
The skin is often looked at by people as an outward sign of a person’s hygiene and health. Subconsciously, human beings tend to associate smooth, clear skin with being in good physical condition. Good skin is also perceived as one of the most obvious signs of physical beauty.
The preoccupation with skin care has led to [...]
Dumbo the elephant had really big ears that he used to fly with. When you think of Dumbo, you think of ears. However, some people also have big ears and, unfortunately, they’re not happy with the way they look. This is reinforced by kids on the playground who call them Dumbo, after that fictional elephant. [...]
Blackheads and papules are external symptoms of acne. They are the result of excessive sebum production and hornification of sebaceous glands excretory duct. Horny layers of the epidermis overlap, fill the excretory duct and close its opening. A blocked opening of a sebaceous gland canal with a plug of sebum and horny cells creates a [...]
Excessive secretion of sebum by sebaceous glands,
Disorder of hornification by sebaceous glands excretory ducts,
Bacteria
Acne is a chronic illness of skin sebaceous glands. It appears where there are many sebaceous glands: on face, neck, chest and on back between shoulder blades. Acne is a puberty disease. Almost every two men at the age of 12 – 19 suffer from acne. Sometimes the disease recedes, but it can cause trouble [...]
With so many Americans not following healthy diets, it’s no surprise that many of us aren’t getting the proper amounts of vitamins and minerals we need. It also may explain why acne, which has plagued teenagers and adults for centuries, seems to be getting more and more prominent. As a matter of fact, there are [...]
