Skin, Lip and Body Care
How to Treat Dry, Cracked, Painful Winter Hands
In most areas of the country, it’s wintertime. How are your hands doing? Winter is particularly hard on your hands. The cold, dry air pulls more moisture from the skin, and the indoor heating makes dryness worse. Add to that the frequent washing most of us do to avoid spreading germs, and you have a
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How to Keep Eczema Under Control in Winter
Cold air, harsh winds, and indoor heating can wreak havoc on your skin if you have eczema. Symptoms usually get worse this time of year, and you may notice more frequent flare-ups than you experienced during the summer. Sometimes called the “winter itch,” winter eczema causes not only dry skin, but more flaking and itching.
6 Reasons You’re Skin Itches, and How to Stop It
Nina was having lunch with her girlfriend when she started to feel a little self-conscious. Her neck was itching and though she’d scratched a couple times it wouldn’t quit. She tried to ignore it but the itch continued until she had to scratch again, harder this time. Her girlfriend asked if she was okay, and
Is Your Computer Aging Your Skin?
It’s Cyber Monday. Are you online shopping? If you’re like about 81 million other shoppers, you are. We all spent $3.36 billion on Cyber Monday last year, according to stats from ComScore. The deals can be rewarding, but what about all the time spent in front of your computer, tablet, and phone screens? There’s been
