Did you know?!
Your skin can be oily and dehydrated at the same time.

When your skin is dehydrated (lacking water) your sebum production will kick in, in over drive. You will have excess oil and still lack the much needed hydration your skin needs.

This creates the perfect recipe for milia, clogged pores and breakouts.

Skin Picking Disorder (Excoriation) Tips & Treatment

Many people pick at their skin once in a while, but sometimes it crosses the line into a condition called skin picking disorder (excoriation).
When this happens, picking at the skin -- for example, picking a scab or the skin around your nails -- can become so frequent and intense that it causes bleeding, sores, and scars. 

What Are the Signs of Skin Picking Disorder?

• Does picking at your skin take up a lot of time during the day?
• Do you have noticeable scars from skin picking?

• Do you feel upset when you think about how much you pick your skin?

• Does picking at your skin get in the way of your social or professional life? For example, do you avoid the beach or the gym because people might see your scars? Or do you spend a lot of time covering up sores before work or social events?

How Does Skin Picking Disorder Develop?

Skin picking disorder happens in both children and adults. It can begin at almost any age. Skin picking disorder often develops in one of two ways:

After some kind of rash skin infection, or small injury: You may pick at the scab or rash, which causes more injury to the skin and keeps the wound from healing. More itching leads to more picking and more scabbing, and the cycle continues.

During a time of stress: You may absently pick at a scab or the skin around your nails and find that the repetitive action helps to relieve stress. It then becomes a habit. Skin picking disorder is considered a type of repetitive "self-grooming" behavior called "Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior"(BFRB). Other types of BFRBs include pulling or picking of the hair or nails that damages the body. 

Treatment

Skin picking disorder is treated with therapy and medications. There are two main kinds of therapy for skin picking:

Habit reversal training. The therapist helps you identify the situations, stresses, and other factors that trigger the skin picking. Then your therapist will help you find other things to do instead of skin picking, such as squeezing a rubber ball. This will help ease stress and occupy your hands.

Stimulus control. This therapy involves making changes to your environment to help curb skin picking. For example, you might try wearing gloves or Band-Aids to help prevent feeling the skin and getting the urge to pick. Or you might cover mirrors if seeing facial blemishes or pimples brings on picking behavior.

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Reasons why you shouldn't sleep with Makeup

You shouldn't sleep with makeup because the thought of washing your face at night can sometimes be as appealing as curling up with a textbook. And TBH, you’re not even wearing a lot of makeup so what’s the point, right? Your day-old makeup — plus the sweat and oil that naturally accumulate throughout the day and the pollution and grime from the environment — is standing between you and the complexion of your dreams. It might even be prematurely aging your skin.

Here are some reasons why you shouldn't sleep with makeup on.

You'll break out. 

   "If you don't cleanse your face, dirt and dead skin cells are not removed," explains celebrity dermatologist Dr. Annie Chiu. "They stay on the skin, clogging pores and leading to chronic inflammation in the form of pimples."

 Your complexion will appear dull.
If you've ever woken up in the morning, looked in the mirror, and wished your skin looked brighter, your lack of cleansing before you hit the bed could be the problem. "Oils and dead skin cells on the outermost layers of the skin are matted up against the pillow all night, and natural turnover of this dull epidermal layer is diminished," 

Your skin will look older — and you'll have more wrinkles."Dirt and makeup trapped against your skin cause environmentally-induced oxidative damage," says Dr. Chiu. "This leads to a breakdown of the skin barrier and prematurely ages your face."

 If you have acne, you might make it worse.
While cleansing is an important step in anyone's beauty regimen, it's especially key for those who have temperamental skin. "For those with oily skin, like acne patients, sleeping in makeup could worsen their skin conditions," explains Dr . Chiu.

You could put yourself at risk for an infection.
While the act of sleeping in your makeup may not cause an infection, Dr. Chiu warns that if you already have an active skin abrasion, such as an inflamed acne pimple, it's possible that an infection can occur because your skin barrier is compromised. "Don't forget our skin is our first line of defense against infections," she adds.

You may develop a rash.
"Makeup often contains irritants like dyes and perfumes that, when left on the skin for long periods of time, can cause inflammation," explains Dr. Chiu, adding that those with rosacea or sensitive skin can be especially susceptible.

The Bottom Line
Even if you're super tired, wash your face before heading to bed — your skin will definitely thank you later. Dr. Chiu recommends you do it according to your skin type, although you should probably ask your dermatologist to help you figure out what's right for you if you're not sure.

"Cleanse twice daily. At night, if you wear heavy makeup, start with a quick makeup wipe. If you have normal to dry skin, find a gentle cleanser to lift off impurities, makeup, and dirt. For oilier skin, look for exfoliating cleansers with alpha-hydroxy acids, and for acne-prone skin, consider a topical treatment that contains active ingredient dapsone." 

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The Truth About Blemishes and Some Tips

True fact: Acne loves to invade everyone’s skin, regardless of the color. Unfortunately, this could be more problematic if you have darker skin. African-American women haveenough melanin that makes theirskin more resistant to aging. This means you have better protection against the sun. This makes you look younger than your fair-skinned girlfriends when you all turn 50.

Before you shout with joy, you should know that melanin will not protect you against dark spots and scars brought out by acne. You might say that it is easier to hide these blemishes, since you have darker skin. Apparently not.

Surprisingly, black skin is more prone to hyperpigmentation, or the darkening of the skin, and hypo pigmentation or the loss of skin color. The buildup of dead skin cells is also more noticeable on dark skin since the dead ones are grayer and paler than the healthy ones.

Still, this doesn’t mean there is nothing you can do about spots and scars. It may take some time before you see noticeable results, but it won’t hurt if you follow these 10 tips.

Know The Difference Between Scars And Spots

These two share a common denominator: they don’t look good on your face. However, acne scars and acne spots are two different things.

Acne spots are most likely called post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. This happens when your skin makes more melanin in response to an injury, which in this case is the acne.

Choose The Right Facial Products

Your facial products including facial wash and cream play a major role in the health of your skin, specifically your face. Therefore, make sure to choose a product that suits your skin type and at the same time, addresses your acne condition.

Always Wear Sunscreen

Keep this in mind: Sunscreen is a must. In fact, it should be part of your skincare routine because you need adequate protection against the sun’s harmful UV rays.

The UV rays from the sun excite your melanin-producing cells, which could worsen discoloration issues. The sun’s harmful rays won’t help either, just in case you want to avoid scars on your face.

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Acne - Causes and Solutions

Acne is an inflammatory, chronic skin condition, acne causes blackheads, nodules, whiteheads, cysts, and pimples on different parts of your skin. While the disease is not dangerous, it can leave scars on the skin. There are pores in human skin that are linked to the oil glands underneath through follicles, which are sacs that make and secrete a liquid. 

The glands also produce sebum, an oily liquid that carries cells of the dead skin to the surface of your skin, through follicles. A small hair grows out of your skin through the follicle. When these follicles are blocked, the oil collects under the skin, resulting in pimples which can grow on shoulders, neck, back, face, and chest. Hair, sebum, and skin cells tend to bundle up into a plug that can be affected by bacteria, resulting in swelling. When this plug starts to break down, a pimple develops in that area. The bacteria contributing to the infection or pimples are called Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes). According to research, the frequency and severity of this skin disease depend on the strain of bacteria. All types of acne bacteria do not cause pimples. A particular strain also assists in keeping the skin free of pimples.

Causes of Acne:

There are a number of things that cause acne, but the major one increases in androgen levels, which happens when adolescence begins. Some other causes of acne include:

• Hormonal changes
• Greasy cosmetics
• Menstruation
• Medications containing androgen and lithium 
• Stress

Solutions of Acne:

Although the different types of acne make it essential for you to consult a 

dermatologist, here are some medications that doctors usually recommend. 

• Salicylic acid to prevent clogging of pores.
• Resorcinol to treat blackheads and whiteheads.
• Sulfur to remove dead skin cells.
• Benzoyl peroxide to remove excess oil and kill bacteria. 
• Isotretinoin to decrease the production of oil.
• Antibiotics to kill bacteria.

Other than medications, acne can also be treated by some home remedies such as:

• Applying some apple cider vinegar
• Using a honey and cinnamon mask
• Using tea tree oil

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What is a chemical peel ?

Invest in your skin. It is going to represent you for a very long time. 

What is a chemical peel you may ask?

A chemical peel has the ability to improve the appearance of your skin such as face, hands, and neck. A chemical solution is applied to the skin which will cause the skin to eventually peel off. The new, rejuvenated skin will be softer, smoother, and less likely to have the same wrinkles as before. The skin will be temporarily sensitive to the sun.

Types of chemical peels 

• Superficial peel: The superficial peel is the mildest peel, it's so gentle they call it the "lunchtime peel". The most common products in this peel would be the Glycolic Acid and Salicylic Acid. The peeling agents are mixed with other mild potions to create a liquid formula that is going to be applied to the skin, for a certain amount of time just enough to penetrate the epidermis. This treatment is used to improve mild discoloration, rough skin, also works on refreshing the face, neck, hands and chest. 

• Medium peel: The medium chemical peel is also known as "TCA" chemical peels. They provide more dramatic results than light chemical peels. They don't require an extended recovery time. The most common products in a medium peel would be Trichloroacetic Acid and Glycolic Acid. This treatment is used to improve age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, freckles and moderate discoloration. 

• Deep peel: The deep chemical peel is also known as Phenol chemical peels. These are the most aggressive chemical peels. A phenol peel uses Carbolic Acid to treat the skin therefore, the procedure can not be done in certain places, it has to be done on the whole face. This chemical peel is used to treat sun damaged skin, wrinkles and scars. The recovery time for a deep chemical peel would be to stay at home for a whole week and not get sun. 

Reasons to get a chemical peel 

• Acne scars
• Aging skin
• Sun damaged skin
• Wrinkles
• Crow's feet 

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