24
Feb
A few months ago, I started having these weird scaly, dry patches on my knees and elbows. I had never suffered from any skin condition, as far as I knew, so I dismissed it...
Skin Treatments
23
Feb
Every time I asked a doctor this question, the answer was normally a big fat no. As someone suffering from eczema, I had to deal with the fact that I was stuck to cortisone-based...
17
Feb
Making the decision to go on that gap year was the best one I ever made. Deciding not to go back once my gap year was over was crazy but still one of the...
16
Feb
I have always been picky about everything I eat and every beauty product I use. I really don’t know whom I got it from, but I need to feel good about using something, I...
09
Feb
It used to be a bit embarrassing for me to walk into a pharmacy looking for diaper rash cream when I didn’t have a kid of my own. To be honest, no one there...
29
Jan
I love super spicy food but my skin always reacts badly to my favorite dishes. All doctors have ruled it out as an actual allergy. Instead, they believe it’s the body’s way to react...
26
Jan
When I first saw what I thought was eczema on my toddler’s skin I hoped it was just a rash. Something he ate or had brushed up against. Maybe he was allergic to something...
25
Jan
Growing up with severe acne outbreaks in a family where everyone seemed to have porcelain skin made me think there was something wrong with me. No matter how many products I tried, nothing worked....
28
Dec
When people tell me the secret to aging well is being happy, I tell them that’s just part of the story. Of course, it’s also important to rest well, exercise, and eat healthy, but...
19
Dec
My grandmother is a hoot! Whenever someone compliments her on her great looking skin and ask her what’s the secret, she just answers “great genes!” Well, I wish that was the case but she...