Health Your Guide to Healthy Skin
HEALTH: YOUR GUIDE TO HEALTHY SKIN
YOUR SKIN, YOUR SELF • These days, skin care is being promoted as a wellness activity, adjacent to yoga, forest bathing, and meditation.
OPENER • From head to toe, everything you need to know about taking care of your body’s biggest organ.
BUILDING A MORNING AND EVENING SKIN-CARE ROUTINE • Your approach will vary, depending on what kind of skin you have. Here, cleansers, toners, moisturizers, and serums to consider.
GIVE YOUR FACE A BREAK • Skin cycling is all the rage on TikTok. Does it work and should you try it?
HERE COMES THE SUNSCREEN • The best SPF practices to protect your skin from ultraviolet rays
FEELING THE BURN • What to expect after too much time outdoors, plus soothing products that can help speed healing
DOWNDOG FACE? • Facial yoga involves movements and massage techniques designed to make your skin glow. Here’s what you need to know.
LET’S GET MOVING • Endurance training, strength training, and HIIT workouts may reduce signs of aging at the cellular level.
GREAT FOODS FOR GLOWING SKIN • Copper protects against free radicals. Melatonin aids the sleep-wake cycle. Vitamin D helps regulate inflammation. How to get them in your diet.
FOODS THAT AGE YOU: 8 THINGS TO LIMIT • Is your skin looking sallow? Dry? It might be last night’s dinner.
SLEEP ON IT • While you slumber, your skin is recovering from the day and restoring and repairing itself.
THE EYES HAVE IT • Why do we get puffy eyes and how do we treat them?
THE SCOOP ON THE SCALP • It is an extension of your face, susceptible to some of the same conditions.
FAMILIAR SPOTS • Sun exposure and genetics may explain freckles on your hands and wrists.
OPENER • The first step in managing a skin condition is to recognize what is wrong.
INTRODUCING YOUR EPIDERMIS • Your top layer of skin is a workhorse: It shields the body from infection, converts sunlight into vitamin D, and helps with hydration.
YOUR GUIDE TO COMMON SKIN CONDITIONS • The first step in treating a problem is recognizing the symptoms. Here is a lookat six common issues.
ACNE • Although this condition, caused by blocked pores, is most common in adolescents, it is occurring more often in adults.
PATCH-ME-UP • Bandages treated with hydrocolloid dressing may treat acne by absorbing excess moisture and repelling bacteria.
CHARCOAL FACE MASKS • You’ve seen the hype claiming that activated charcoal can remove impurities and toxins from your skin. Is it true? We consulted the experts.
ECZEMA • There are more than half a dozen variations of this condition, which can be triggered by outside temperature, certain foods, stress, and other causes.
A GOOD SOAK • How an oatmeal bath may help you
ROSACEA • This condition causes inflamed, red facial skin and appears to run in families.
PSORIASIS • Cyclical with unpredictable flare-ups, this condition can look different on different skin tones.
HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA • This lesser-understood condition causes painful lumps under the skin and may mimic pimples in appearance.
MELASMA • Most common in people with darker skin tones, this condition often appears during pregnancy but can also be triggered by the sun or other factors.
CONSIDERING KOJIC ACID SOAP • While kojic acid is sometimes recommended to treat uneven skin tone, it is unclear if it is effective as an ingredient in soap.
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SKIN IS PURGING OR BREAKING OUT • One is a reaction to a product and is temporary. The other has many causes (oily skin, bacteria, stress) and can happen at any time. Two dermatologists weigh in.
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