Skin care: 5 tips for healthy skin

Don't have time for intensive skin care? Pamper yourself with the basics. Good skin care and healthy lifestyle choices can help delay the natural aging process and prevent many skin problems. Get started with these five no-nonsense tips.

1. Protect yourself from the sun

The most important way to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. A lifetime of sun exposure can cause wrinkles, freckles, age spots and rough, dry skin. Sun exposure can also cause more-serious problems, such as skin cancer. For the most complete sun protection:

• Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This is when the sun's rays are the strongest.
• Wear protective clothing. Cover your skin with tightly woven long-sleeved shirts, long pants and wide-brimmed hats. You might also opt for special sun-protective clothing, which is specifically designed to block ultraviolet rays while keeping you cool and comfortable.
• Use sunscreen when you're in the sun. Apply generous amounts of broad-spectrum sunscreen 30 minutes before going outdoors and reapply every two hours, after heavy sweating or after being in water.

2. Don't smoke

Smoking makes your skin look older and contributes to wrinkles. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin — fibers that give your skin its strength and elasticity. In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking — such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke — may contribute to wrinkles.

If you smoke, the best way to protect your skin is to quit. Ask your doctor for tips or treatments to help you stop smoking.

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Understanding Bacterial Skin Infections: Furuncles and Carbuncles

Bacterial skin infections are common occurrences for many people, especially the obese, elderly, diabetic, and those with a compromised immune system. Other factors that can facilitate bacterial skin infections include a hot and humid climate, poor hygiene, a large amount of people living in close quarters, and people taking steroids. Manifesting as furuncles and/or carbuncles, bacterial skin infections are uncomfortable and painful at best, and can pose a serious health risk at worst.

Furuncles and Carbuncles

Furuncles

The first thing to understand about bacterial skin infections is the definition of furuncles and carbuncles. Furuncles are a skin abscess caused by a staphylococcal infection involving a hair follicle and surrounding tissue. The bacteria staphylococcal occurs on the skin normally, but can cause an infection through a break in the skin. A furuncle appears as a red and painful lesion or bump, also known as a boil. Often, the furuncle will present with a white or yellow “head” which will burst and drain on its own. Sometimes, if the furuncle is very large or causes other symptoms, such as fever, a doctor will perform an incision and drainage (I&D) to promote faster healing.

Curbuncles

A carbuncle is clusters of furuncles connected together under the skin causing a deeper infection and subsequent scarring. At this point, a number of health problems can occur, including blood poisoning or sepsis, and monitoring by a trained medical professional is recommended. Furuncles and carbuncles are most commonly found on the neck, breasts, face, buttocks and thighs, although bacterial skin infections can appear anywhere on the body.

Treatment of Bacterial Skin Infections

It is imperative not to squeeze a furuncle, as this can spread the infection to other parts of the body. The best course of treatment is to apply a hot compress soaked in salt water several times a day to bring the furuncle to a head and help it to drain spontaneously. Typically, antibiotics are not prescribed unless the lesions are large, do not respond to topical treatments, frequently recur, or if it looks like the infection is spreading.

Prevention of Bacterial Skin Infections

Loose, comfortable clothing of natural fibers is recommended for people at risk of developing bacterial skin infections. The skin should be kept clean and dry. A liquid soap containing chlorhexidrine gluconate with isopropyl alcohol may help prevent bacterial skin infections. For recurring problems, one to two months of a maintenance antibiotic may be prescribed. Good hand washing techniques are necessary, and linens such as towels or sheets should not be shared between people.
Bacterial skin infections are common, but if left untreated can result in serious health problems. If the furuncle becomes extremely painful, lasts longer than two weeks or induces a fever, a doctor should be consulted immediately for further treatment.

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Options for Acne Care

Acne, often thought to be only a teenager's skin problem, is actually a condition that can affect adults both male and female, although it generally begins during puberty. Taking a proactive approach to treating acne is very important. How you look after your skin every day, along with the treatment you and your doctor select are key steps in your fight to eliminate pimples, preventing scarring and eliminating your acne.

There are a number of acne medications that can be used to treat your acne including over-the-counter acne products like Panoxyl®, or prescription drugs including topical treatments, Accutane® and hormone therapies.

For more information about medical treatments, click on the appropriate treatment above. If you want to learn more about your acne, read one of the recent articles we have featured here:

Hormonal treatments for acne: How they work
Hormonal treatments, including oral contraceptives, have long been recognized by dermatologists to be an effective treatment option for women who have acne, no matter how severe. Read Hormonal Treatment of Acne: How They Work
Acne Myths: Chocolate And Sex Causes Acne!

Have you been told that you shouldn't eat chocolate because it causes acne? Or how about French fries? Pizza? Wrong! Those are just myths, and while some foods can make acne worse for some people, researchers have found that it does not cause it! Read Acne Myths: Chocolate and Sex Causes Acne!

The Big Squeeze On Acne: A Discussion About Acne Scars.
We all aspire to a smooth, clear complexion. When pimples arise, the need to flatten them out and squeeze is understandable. Unfortunately though, this may lead to short and long-term problems such as persistent redness, large brown stains (hyperpigmentation) and scarring (loss of skin substructure). Stains and scars are often confused by patients - stains are pale or brown flat marks whereas scars can be seen as indentations or pock marks in the skin. It's now recognized that scars can also develop from small as well as large lumpy pimples. Read The Big Squeeze on Acne: A Discussion About Acne Scars.

Acne: Pinpoint the Trigger
While acne commonly develops during the preteen and early teen years, it can also arise in young adulthood and persist for years. Studies show women feel more frustrated by acne than men do - adult women even more so than teenage girls. Why? Dealing with a chronic disorder typically associated with puberty can lead to great frustration. But don't despair if you have acne, effective treatment is available. Read Acne Treatment: Pinpoint the Trigger

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Nightly Cream : Cream Malam dipakai pada malam hari untuk memutihkan kulit muka dan leher. Dapat menghilangkan kerutan yang ada disekitar muka kita. Dan dapat mengecilkan lubang pori-pori.
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Isi :

1. Facial Soap
   Sabun cair membersihkan muka dan leher dari kotoran yang menempel. Dapat mengencangkan kulit muka kita.
2. Smooth Lotion
   Pembersih dan penyegar kulit muka dan leher. Dapat mengurangi jerawat dan mengganti kulit yang mati. Kulit kusam kemba libersih, putih dan bersinar.
3. Daily Cream
   Cream siang dipakai pada pagi s.d sore hari, untuk melindungi kulit wajah kitadari sinar matahari yang menyengat. Menghilangkan flek-flek hitam dan meremajakan kulit muka.
4. Nightly Cream
   Cream Malam dipakai pada malam hari untuk memutihkan kulit muka dan leher. Dapat menghilangkan kerutan yang ada disekitar muka kita. Dan dapat mengecilkan lubang pori-pori.

Harga : Call

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