Vitiligo is a disease where the immune system turns against itself (autoimmune disease) where immune cells of the body attack the color-producing (pigment-producing) cells to cause white patches on the skin, which may contain hairs that are white in color. It may be seen with other autoimmune diseases, such as thyroid disease, alopecia areata, diabetes mellitus, Addison disease, and myasthenia gravis. The way that vitiligo progresses varies greatly; it may remain in...

Every severe acne sufferer at one point is contemplating on whether to try the acne treatment Accutane. Accutane is a severe acne treatment that completely shuts down the sebaceous glands for six months. This process has seen huge success rates of over fifty percent, however many acne sufferers must undergo this procedure more than once, even up to three four times. Even worse, this acne treatment is highly expensive and dangerous. It requires monthly blood tests, since this treatment...

Hereditary forms of folliculitis, such as follicular eczema (generally classified under "atopic dermatitis"), and the deeper forms of inflammatory folliculitis that involve the entire follicular structure, such as folliculitis decalvans, occur most commonly in blacks. Folliculitis may also be seen as a secondary infection in conditions such as eczema, scabies, and excoriated insect bites. It is more commonly found in patients who are diabetic, obese, or immunocompromised.

Acne treatments for combination skin are usually two-pronged; one for the oily part and one for the dry part. But first, let us take a look at what characterizes combination skin.

Combination is when part of your skin is oily, while the rest is dry. The oily part is usually the T-zone or the areas of the forehead, chin and nose; while the cheeks are usually dry. The problem with this type of skin is that a single cure will not suffice. Combination skin type usually entails...

It is really a bad headache to have a face with acne scars. People with acne scars will really feel bad and guilty to walk among the public. Moreover, they loose self-confidence and consider themselves as ugly and horrifying. If the acne is not treated in a right way, then it will leave scars in the face causing strong patches remaining for years. There are simple natural methods of treatment that could be handled to clear acne scars. Take a quick look for better understanding!

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Depression, irritation, and frustration, all these words are always related to acne. Acne does not affect people physically but it affects psychologically as well. As soon as any one gets acne he/she wants to get rid of it. They try many over the counter products to get rid of acne fast; some gets rid of their acne and some ends on more breakouts. We don't claim that these over the counter products don't work what we believe that these products have some minor or major side effects...

Cameron Diaz is a well celebrated Hollywood actress and everyone knows how beautiful she is. But recently there has been a lot of gossip about her problem of pimples. We know that celebrities use a lot of make up and other products to clear their face before appearing on TV and magazine covers. But is Cameron Diaz really conscious about her acne problem?

Cameron Diaz acne problem is not new. She has been suffering from...

Acne is the most common skin disease found around the world among teenagers. It is nothing but the pimples on the face, blackheads and etc. One suffers from acne due to oily skin, dead skin or bacteria. Acne and rose hip oil is not for the breakout period of acne, but for the treatment of acne scarring after the breakout is over.

Our skin is composed of three different layers known as the epidermis which is the outer layer of the skin. Dermis the middle layer of the skin and...

Aside from daily cleansing care, herbal facial steam once a week might help your skin pores clean, free from dirt and excess oil and providing necessary moisture that the skin need. With proper care you will soon feel a glowing healthy, acne and wrinkle-free skin that everyone wish for.

Steaming cleans the skin surface from dirt and excess oil that might not be removed by cleansing alone. Steaming stimulates the circulation and unclogs blocked pores. The high temperature helps the...

Have a big shindig to go to in a few days, and have a big ugly pimples staring you in the face when you look in the mirror? Pimples always seem to know when we have something big planned that we want to look our best for. The good news for you is that, while it may seem impossible to get rid of that pimple in time, I do have some pointers for you on how to get rid of pimples overnight.

First and foremost, wash your face, don't wash it with just ordinary soap get yourself a soap...