Page 4 - Skin Features

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Halloween is a time to release your inner ghoul, but without careful preparation your sensitive skin might end up a horror story too.
Halloween make up, hair dynes, costumes and body art can all be triggers for skin flares, acne break outs and contact
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The most common treatment for arthritis and chronic joint pain such as fibromyalgia is Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID’s)
Some common symptoms of arthritis and joint pain are pain, stiffness, reduced joint range of movement and limitations
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Despite that lovely post-summer glow, summer takes a toll on your skin.
It makes it drier, redder, more sensitive, more congested and often causes uneven skin tone.
So post-summer skincare needs to address all these issues while also helping to repair
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After a lovely summer holiday, you may find that although you return with a glowing tan and a feeling of relaxed wellbeing, your scalp on the other hand may not be in quite such good condition.
Flaking dry scalp after summer holidays is very common and
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Dry feet and cracked heel are a common summer skin fatality because the combination of dehydration, lower air humidity environmental factors and summer footwear choices can lead to the feet becoming especially dry which can causes cracked skin.
Dermatologist
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A recent OnePoll study of 2,000 adults has found a huge 42% of Londoners often struggle with dry skin.
The main culprits for this dry skin epidemic in the UK’s capital according to the skin survey were Londoners showering habits plus cold dry UK weather.
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If you suffer from a skin condition such as eczema, psoriasis or atopic dermatitis the itching of your skin can get significantly worse at night, especially as the nights start to get warmer in late Spring and summer.
In addition, even if you don’t suffer
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Although there’s still some debate among skin specialists about what exactly causes contact dermatitis (CD), it’s generally agreed that CD is an inflammatory response to irritants and allergens as opposed to a skin barrier dysfunction, which is what causes
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Mum of two Anna, 44, is a project manager for the NHS from Gloucestershire
Anna says:
‘Christmas day three years ago turned into a nightmare when a few red spots on my cheeks suddenly turned in a red-hot furnace on my skin.
I was helping my husband
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A red bumpy nose can often be glaringly apparent at Christmas time, due to the colder dry weather outside, warm stuffy crowded rooms inside and increased alcohol and rich food.
A red nose with bumps is a condition called rhinophyma and it’s often mistaken