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Vaginal dryness affects almost 20% of women aged over 40, rising to over 30% of women over 50. This can be caused by a number of different factors, namely menopause as well as post-pregnancy recovery and some medications and cancer therapies.

During the

Eye eczema is typically a form of contact eczema, usually triggered by contact allergies to cosmetics, as well as sun creams, contact lens solutions and other anti-ageing beauty products.

Eye eczema or dermatitis is a skin condition that's on the rise

A survey among acne sufferers by the British Skin Foundation found one in five of the 2,299 respondents had contemplated suicide as a result of not finding an acne cure.  More than half of sufferers (56 per cent) have been the victim of verbal abuse

1. Acne treatments don’t work as well on women

Acne cures don't work as well on women. One study showed that 82% of persistent female acne sufferers failed therapy with multiple courses of antibiotics, and 32% had relapsed after treatment with one or more

Indigo Faulkner, 18, is an A Level student from Bridgenorth in Shropshire Indigo says; “When you say to friends you can’t go out because you have a cold sore, they think you’re being silly or vain.

Are you wondering why after a lovely relaxing stress-free summer break your acne has returned and your skin feels flaky, over-sensitive and dull? Surely you should be glowing with health, right?

Unfortunately, skin is a particularly complex and tricky

Sophie Rusetto is a 27-year old actress from Glastonbury in Somerset. For years she struggled with severe facial and body acne that impacted on both her professional and personal life. 

Rosacea is a very complex skin condition and in many cases people, especially if they are young, are misdiagnosed as having acne rather than rosacea. The danger of this is that acne medications are completely unsuitable for rosacea and can make the

Find out the different types of rosacea along with skin conditions that mimic rosacea

Although rosacea is one of the most common conditions treated by dermatologists, it also is one of the most misunderstood. There's no one-stop rosacea cure but knowing

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, and other symptoms. No one knows what causes fibromyalgia or why people get it. Diagnosis is difficult, with many doctors still not even acknowledging that it exists.

Fibromyalgia