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Coloring Your Hair

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:22:43 +0000

Hair coloring is very popular in recent times amongst young girls. Hair color works by chemical reactions between the molecules in the hair and the dye, as well as peroxide and ammonia. The color of your hair depends on the portions of the hair proteins eumelanin and phaeomelanin. The protein eumelanin gives brown or black color and phaeomelanin gives golden or red color to the hair. In the absence of these proteins, the hair appears gray.

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Hair Loss

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:01:03 +0000

A single strand of your hair grows half an inch a month and survives for an average of 4½ years.. Once the hair falls off a new hair replaces it within six months. Although it is quite normal to lose 100 strands of hair each day, some people may experience excessive hair loss.

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Skin Allergies

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:36:07 +0000

The human skin is the most vital part of the body and skin allergy is one of themost common problems seen by the dermatologist and one of the most debilitatingproblems experienced by patients. They can be from hives to swelling, and eczemato drug and medication rashes. Some of the common skin allergies are mentioned below:

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Moles and Tumors

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:26 +0000

Nearly everyone has a few moles or nevi. These may have appeared in childhood ormay have developed over time. Some moles are even present at birth. Moles usuallydo not raise concerns other than of a cosmetic nature, but can be worrisome if theyseem to have acquired potential for becoming malignant. While most moles and tumorsare acquired based on individual health factor and lifestyle influences, a few ofthese lesions have a Genetic component that makes them hereditary.

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Eczema

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:46 +0000

Eczema is a skin condition characterized by inflammation of the skin which results in a type of dermatitis. Thus, the term ‘eczema’ refers to a broad range of persistentor chronic skin conditions which may also include dryness and rashes which may be accompanied by reddening of the skin, local swelling, itching, flaking, cracking,oozing or bleeding. As the lesions heal, temporary skin discoloration may appear and even scarring is possible at times.

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Boils

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:28:42 +0000

Boils are a skin condition that is both painful and unsightly and can affect thenormal function of the affected skin area due to the discomfort it causes.

These are usually called furuncles when they arise from hair follicles that arepresent all over the body.

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Fungal Infections

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:17:26 +0000

Fungal infections are also called mycoses and can be caused by various types offungi. Fungal organisms are ubiquitous in our environment and some even live withinor on the human body. Of all the fungi in existence, only a few are particularlyharmful in causing disease.

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Scabies

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:25 +0000

What are moisturizers?

What is scabies? Scabies is a contagious skin condition, characterized by itchy bumps and blisters on the surface of the skin. It is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei, which is a tiny, eight-legged burrowing mite and is not visible to the naked eye. Scabies can be easily spread from person to person.

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Cold Sores

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:58:42 +0000

Oral Herpes infection caused by the Herpes simplex virus is commonly known as ‘coldsores’. This is the most common form of the infection with the Herpes virus.

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Discoloration of Skin

bharti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:53:34 +0000

Any alteration in skin tone and texture can mar otherwise perfectly healthy kin.Some of these marks are present at birth and some others appear wit age. Some marksare due to accidental injuries and some are the result of skin neglect and misuse.No matter what the cause of the discoloration may be, the discolorations themselvestend to be disturbing or disfiguring based on several factors such as visibility,color, location and texture of the discolored skin area. This explains the dominantdesire to have any skin discolorations corrected and eliminated at the earliest.Newer advances in treatment, especially with the development of laser, have provena boon to the correction and elimination of skin discoloration.

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