Thin Skin

Thin Skin

The scariest thing with Halloween coming up, and major holidays being just around the corner, comes the realization that so many people will be applying so much makeup and other products to their skin. “So what? That’s perfectly normal!” would be a common response, but that is coming from a lack of understanding regarding some […]

Hyperpigmentation

Hyperpigmentation is a common skin condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the surrounding skin. The darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D and Skin

In reality, the amount of time that a person has to spend in the sun to receive a sufficient dose of the D vitamin is extremely small and just a few minutes a day will be sufficient and not have any adverse effects from the amount of ultra-violet light received.

Skin Numbers

Skin by the Numbers

Skin is something most people take for granted, after all everyone has it, right? So to help get some perspective on how amazing skin really is, a few statistics about skin are provided- by the numbers. Keep in mind, most of these numbers are generalized (approximate, and on average) but they do apply to each […]