Category: Skin Care

Sugar – The Secret Enemy to Beautiful Skin

Here is an infographic that explores the damaging effects of sugar on skin aging. It takes a look at the sugar content of some of products we use every day as well as the impact these could be having on your skin.

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Happy Holidays To Our Patients

As we get ready to celebrate the winter holiday season, we would like to offer a special holiday promotion. Beginning on December 1st and lasting through New Years Eve Day, we will offer our full line of cosmetic services and products at a 20% discount.

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Things That Can Affect the Skin

Apart from any inherited factors that may determine what type of skin you have, there are many factors that affect the way your skin looks and feels. In the infographic below learn what some of these factors are and how they affect the skin.

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All You Need to Know About Dermatillomania

Dermatillomania is a compulsive, often detrimental habit characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one’s own skin. This is often done to the extent of causing tissue damage and scarring. It is estimated that 1.4 to 5.4 percent of the general population is afflicted with this condition, with women making up the majority at 86 percent. While the onset of this skin disorder can vary, the condition typically peaks in adolescents between the ages of 11-13 years old.

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Everything You Need To Know About Eczema

Eczema is chronic skin inflammation that appears in various forms of skin swelling, redness,  itching and dryness, flaking, crusting, blistering, oozing, and bleeding. Here is an infographic, created by the folks at Health101.net, that points out some important facts to about this irritating skin condition. [Click image for full size version] Save

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Hints for the Summer

I just got back from a family trip to Aruba. If you haven’t been, the beaches are as beautiful as you’d imagine, with clear turquoise water, majestic palms, and powdery white sand that reflects the hot sun above. Which brings me to the less beautiful part: I can’t tell you how many people I saw on those beaches with lobster-red skin.

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10 Things That Can Cause Dry Skin

Having dry skin is never a pleasurable experience. In this infographic, ten common things that can cause dry skin are explored. Additionally some tips on how to avoid getting dry skin are included.

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Questions & Answers: Newborns and their Skin

How many days a week should I bathe my baby? Bath times can vary depending on your newborn’s skin type. Ideally, you should bathe your child every other day with one of the recommended cleansers/shampoos referenced in Best Drugstore Baby Skin Care Products. What are the best remedies for eczema or atopic skin? What are […]

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Best Drugstore Baby Skin Care Products

FROM SOAP TO SHAMPOO, THE GENTLEST PRODUCTS FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE There are a great range of skin care products you can buy at your local drugstore or pharmacy without spending a ton of money. There isn’t a major difference between buying brands that cost more money. Most of my patients do well with the less […]

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