People with sensitive skin need to take special care to the selection of skin care products. If you usually experience skin tightening, tingling sensation, or other sensitive skin symptoms, you should always do a patch test before you apply any product. Apply a small amount of a product behind your ear. Leave it for 24 [...]
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Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin is the type of skin that is easily irritated. Some people may confuse sensitive skin with sensitive condition. Sensitive condition on the skin occurs temporarily when you use wrong skin care products while sensitive skin is the skin that has low barrier. Sensitive skin is more delicate and reacts to not only harsh [...]
Retinoids for Wrinkles and Aging Skin
Retinoids are vitamin A derivatives, ranging from prescription creams to over-the-counter retinols. Prescription formulas tend to be stronger and thus more effective than OTC retinols. Since the retinol is slowly converted to retinoic acid which is the active ingredient in prescription creams, it will take about 12 weeks to see an improvement of the skin [...]
Ingrown Hair
Ingrown hair is known as Psuedofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) or razor bumps. It is caused by hair which is cut too short or broken off below the skin so the hair grows sideways into the skin. Ingrown hair commonly appears in areas where the skin is shaved, tweezed, or waxed. It appears as small bumps and [...]
Skin Types
The first step in appropriate skin care is to know your skin type. There are five basic skin types: normal, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive. Skin type is determined by how much oil the skin produces. Each skin type has unique characteristics and thus needs to be treated with different skin care products.
What is Your Skin [...]
Uneven Skin Tone
Human skin color is determined by melanin, the pigment which is produced by melanocytes in the epidermis (the top layer of the skin). A dark person has more melanin than a fair skinned person. Uneven skin tone is caused by uneven buildup of melanin. Dark parts of the skin, or hyperpigmentation, are the areas where [...]
