National Healthy Skin Month
It’s National Healthy Skin Month! Tips and Tricks on how to keep your skin healthy even as life gets busy
It’s National Healthy Skin Month! Tips and Tricks on how to keep your skin healthy even as life gets busy
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition that occurs when one’s own immune system mistakenly targets hair follicles, causing inflammation and subsequent hair loss.
It’s summertime, which means summer travel is here! While it’s always fun to plan for that vacation, packing for your trip can be stressful. Tips from Dr. Janelle Vega.
Eczema is a descriptor for dry, itchy, sensitive, irritated skin, resulting from a multitude of factors. There are many different forms of eczema.
Hyperpigmentation is a common concern for people of color and is often listed as a top concern when visiting a dermatologist. But what is hyperpigmentation?
Pregnancy is an exciting and transformative time in a woman's life, with many physical and emotional changes taking place. While the famous "pregnancy glow" is often talked about, there are a variety of skin-related changes that can occur during pregnancy.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, approximately 7.5 million people in the United States have psoriasis – so if this is a condition you have been diagnosed with, know you are not alone. In this blog, Dr. Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD, summarizes what we know about the condition and considerations for the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis on skin of color.
While summertime is when we think about sun protection most, it's something we should prioritize every day. Sun protection is an important and essential part of any skin care routine.
According to the U.S. government, more than 14 million people are living with rosacea. Although this chronic skin condition most commonly affects fair-skinned, blonde hair and blue-eyed individuals, rosacea can affect anyone, including people with darker skin tones.
Slugging refers to sealing your skin with an occlusive ointment like petrolatum (found in Vaseline) to aid in hydration, healing, and strengthening of the skin.
Every one of us has had the urge to skip moisturizing our skin. We all think, "is it actually necessary?" The answer of course, is yes. That extra step towards hydration is indeed essential. Well moisturized skin is healthy skin. …
As a board-certified dermatologist, I know that the key to healthy hydrated skin is moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Hydrated skin is healthy skin. When we think about skin hydration, the best moisturizers are those that contain a combination of humectants, emollients, …