By Victoria Ries
Rapid weight gain, pregnancy and loss of skin elasticity because of the aging process are major contributors to stretch marks. Fresh stretch marks are red in color, but they fade to whitish silver over time without any special treatment and become hardly noticeable. Several home remedies can rectify the immediate situation, enhance the skin's elasticity, and lessen the emotional distress that ...
By Marina Hanes
Did you know that everyone has eyelash mites? Technically they are named demodex folliculorum, and they are like microscopic worms that live near the root of your lashes. When you don't wash off your makeup thoroughly, you can have higher infestations of them. They survive by feeding off of your eyelashes, so this can often be a reason why your eyelashes have been thinning out. Regardless of...
By Amanda Adwell
Stretch marks are scars left in the second layer of skin when it becomes overstretched and breaks down. They are most common during pregnancy, weight lifting, weight gain, or puberty and the most common areas for stretch marks are breasts, buttocks, legs and upper arms. They can be unsightly and very embarassing, but there are ways to lighten or even completely diminish the look of stretch marks. ...
By Sabrina Ashley
There is some controversy as to whether or not vitamin E oil promotes scar healing. While some plastic surgeons recommended vitamin E oil, there are also researchers who maintain there is no clinical evidence that vitamin E helps with scar tissue. But there is an ample anecdotal evidence that vitamin E improves the appearance of scars. Collagen is a protein in the middle layer of the skin and is ...
By Katy Lindamood
Skin care is one of the most important things to consider when taking care of your health. The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and it is the most vulnerable to damage, since so much of it is uncovered. Skin breathes and requires nourishment, so it's important to get a little sun to help take in vitamins. Too much sun, however, can have severe consequences in even the healthiest...