For many people, acne gets worse in the summer. For others, it improves. Warmer weather changes how the skin behaves, especially when it comes to oil production, sweating, and barrier function. When these systems fall out of balance, breakouts become…
Progesterone, Stress and Sleep Written By: Trish Green B.Ed., DiHom(Pract), Cidesco Diplomat In today’s world of women’s health, we are finally acknowledging and understanding how and why we age and the power that our hormones have given us over the…
The following information can help estheticians, dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other skin care professionals and consumers understand factors that may contribute to skin problems. An alteration or two in diet or lifestyle or acne treatment methods may significantly improve the…
Causes of Pigment Spots Pigment (melanin), and pigment spots, are produced in the skin (in melanocyte cells) as a natural result of skin injury. The injury could be a cut or a burn or an infection, such as acne. Pigment…
Characteristics of Acne Scars Acne scars are usually sharp-sided depressions or pits and should not be confused with pigment spots (brown spots) or infection spots (red spots), which are a temporary condition caused by the injury of the infection. For…
Characteristics of Body Acne In addition to the face, acne may develop as body acne on the neck, back, upper legs and buttock. Body acne is relatively easy to control. During the first two to three weeks of treating body…
Characteristics of Folliculitis Barbae Folliculitis, an infection of the hair follicles, can occur anywhere there is an injury or damage to the hair follicle caused by the rubbing of clothing or blockage of the follicle. Folliculitis occurs in males and…
Characteristics of whiteheads Whiteheads are a combination of oils, sebum and cellular fragments that produce firm to hard plugs within hair follicles. They are closed from the skin’s surface by cellular debris at the follicle opening. Because they are closed…
Characteristics of blackheads Blackheads are a combination of oils, sebum and cellular fragments that produce firm to hard plugs within hair follicles. Blackheads are open to the skin’s surface and become darkened at the surface by exposure to oxygen (oxidation).…
