Signs of Sun Damage & How to Repair Your Skin
The big, red sunburn – we all know it. It’s the telltale sign that you’ve been out in the sun unprotected for too long. Accompanied by sensitivity, peeling skin, and itchiness, your skin will give off clues that it’s been burned and needs to heal. But did you know that
How Your Lifestyle Can Affect Your Hair Color
If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and spotted a silver strand or two staring back at you for the first time, you might wonder what’s happening with your hair. Getting gray hair often indicates one of the first signs of aging. Even though nearly every person’s hair will turn
What Makes Vitiligo Unique? Navigating & Managing the Condition
Vitiligo is more than a skin condition. It is a way of life that impacts someone’s appearance, self-esteem, emotional health, and social connectivity. Vitiligo is typically characterized by the loss of skin pigment from areas of the skin in patches due to an autoimmune skin disease. According to the Global
More Than Melanoma: Detection, Treatment & Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Melanoma often lives in the spotlight when it comes to discussions of skin cancer, and for good reasons. Although it represents a smaller fraction of total skin cancer cases, melanoma is responsible for the majority of skin cancer-related deaths due to its aggressive nature. According to the American Cancer Society,
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: We All Do Our Part to Prevent and Detect
https://vimeo.com/415251149 Comprehensive sun protection is everything when it comes to keeping yourself and your loved ones safe from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays. While we can all be diligent about applying sunscreen to prominent areas, it’s often the overlooked spots that accumulate sun damage over time, increasing
From Burn to Peel: What’s Happening to Your Skin after a Sunburn & How to Recover
We all know that sunburns are unsafe to our skin. They damage DNA in our skin cells, break down collagen and elastin in our skin, cause skin inflammation and immune suppression, and can lead to skin cancer. In fact, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, having five or more sunburns