Learning how to prevent razor bumps and ingrown hairs. Many bathing suits, bikinis or not, reveal the creases of the groin area. Most women shave or wax or both in this area in summer, and those ingrown hairs and inflamed...
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You need protective clothing, especially in the water, if you: 1) spend a lot of time outdoors, especially in the summer; 2) have a personal history of skin cancer or a strong family history of it; 3) have red...
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Laser hair removal – is it safe in the summer? In my opinion, generally no or only with caution. As many of you know, most hair removal lasers work best when the color of the hair is darker than the skin. If...
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Too much time in the swimming pool? If you can, swim in a lake or ocean, and then you won’t have the chlorine issues!! If your only choice is a pool, here’s how to deal with your hair. Before you get in...
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Why not have great skin this summer for all that hot weather and summer clothes! Here are a few quick tips. 1) Exfoliate your whole body once a week with a salt or sugar scrub or clean loofah 2) Moisturize daily...
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The down and dirty (you know who you are) on toenail fungus. We’ve all seen these toenails – the thickened, yellow ones – and you may even have one or more yourself. Fungus in the toenails can be a...
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This time of year, I hear more about eyelid problems. No one likes itchy, red, irritated eyelids! There are four main causes: Seasonal allergies (pollens, etc), creams and make up we women put on our eyelids, things we transfer to...
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IPL and photorejuvenation/photofacial – is it okay in the summer? I’m thinking the easiest way to explain this is this…………. If you don’t change color, AT ALL, in the summer (and that means no tan whatsoever), then your IPL settings...
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What Makes Melasma Worse? Here’s what to avoid if you don’t want your melasma to get worse. 1. Sun of course, and don’t forget UVA comes through the window glass in your car, home and office. 2. Estrogens in any...
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Melasma: why you need UVA sunblockers. One key to improving melasma is your sunscreen. When I say this, most of my patients eyes glaze over and I think they only hear …….blah, blah, sunscreen, blah, blah sunscreen. Like what...
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