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Reader’s Question
Hey Dr Irwin! I have had severe oil seed problems on my face and was wondering if there are any products or to take any special care or attention while cleansing? or exfoliating? I have a combination face and and i have large pores around my inner cheeks and nose. [...]
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Stress = Aging
Giving your skin a break
Learning how to keep stress under control contributes to your skin’s good health. While the human body is equipped to deal with a certain level of stress, when stress levels are pushed beyond where they should be, and if they stay elevated for a period of time, virtually every [...]
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THE PROS
If you have dark skin, you can be thankful because:
1. You will wrinkle less as a result of the inherent sun protection you receive from skin pigment (unless, of course, you are reckless in the sun)
2. Darker skins tend to be thicker, another reason why you will wrinkle less and age better, in general.
THE [...]
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Occasionally, many of us will experience some kind of allergic reaction from cosmetics which calmly disappear, never to return. Most of these reactions are mild, and many are actually sensitivities rather than true allergies. The most common reaction symptoms are burning or stinging. Some products, such as glycolic acid, also known as AHA, are supposed [...]
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Inflammation a major cause of free radical formation, is BAD for skin. Free radicals lead the attack on lipids in the cell walls, which leads to water loss.
Free radicals are both a by-product of inflammation and a source of inflammation.
Countering inflammation is most important when you’re young, because this is when the inflammatory response is [...]
Dry skin is the most fragile of all the skin types. The lack of oil and structural lipids allows the moisture to escape into the environment. And the dryness and the compromised barrier function have made your skin vulnerable to irritants and inflammation. The emphasis of every step in every regimen is hydration, but delivering [...]
Rosacea is a skin problem that causes redness and swelling on the face. Rosacea may include acne-like outbreaks on occasion, but the key feature that describes rosacea is dilated red visible capillaries that actually gave the name rosacea (rosa for red).
Rosacea may first manifest itself as a tendency to flush easily. After a while it [...]
Rosacea is a condition of the skin in which the skin turns red very easily, known as flushing. It is similar to acne and is often confused with acne, but it has a different source and treatment. Even though rosacea causes acne-like pimples and pustules, the actual disorder is vascular, or blood vessel-related. It often involve [...]
What is Oily?
Your pores are noticeable, your skin looks shiny most of the times, and it feels oily, especially along the nose and across the forehead and chin. Your overall skin tone is likely to be sallow. But when it comes to aging, you are lucky. You have far fewer lines than your friends with [...]
Every women should know by now that free radicals are without question the main player in the aging process. But there is another natural aspect that affects aging - inflammation. Inflammation is shown to accelerate the destruction of the cell and the aging process by producing more free radicals.
When you think of infammation, you may envision [...]
