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A Healthy Complexion: Saving Face
Reviewed By Ray Spotts
We crash land into our mothers loving arms with the smoothest skin imaginable. Soft, supple, glowing! Then life happens to us and so do the acne, rosacea, wrinkles and other facial flaws we all dread. Our skin is the largest organ we have, but the skin on our faces is what we most often present to the world, so it gets most of the attention - and most of the abuse.

Eczema Can Have Many Effects On Patients Health

Chamomile Oil For Hair And Skin
Reviewed By Ray Spotts
Many people are aware of the positive effects that chamomile has on mood and ability to sleep. As such, it is often recommended for those who have trouble falling asleep. It helps to relax the mind and calm the body so that sleep becomes a very easy state to slip into.

New Details Emerge About Psoriasis

What Is A Herbal Distillate?

Are Topical Skin Creams Effective For Treating Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma?
Reviewed By Ray Spotts
Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers and its incidence is increasing worldwide, putting a significant burden on health services. A three-year randomized controlled clinical trial has found that two topical creams are effective in most primary, low-risk superficial BCC, comparing favorably with photodynamic therapy (PDT), as reported by investigators in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Have You Heard Of The Sunscreen Gene?
The researchers found that the "UV Radiation Resistance Associated Gene" is a tumor suppressor for skin cancer, which is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer. In fact, melanoma rates have doubled over the last three decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New Polymer Material Temporarily Tightens Skin

Health Benefits Of Benzoin Resin Essential Oil
Reviewed By Ray Spotts.
From a tree located in Vietnam and Laos, the element styrax benzoin is found. It also grows in other Asian countries. Traditionally a very tall tree, it can reach to heights upwards of 60 or more feet. The essential oil benzoin resin has been used historically for many different healing aids and even in divine religious practices.

Can Women Sunbathers Live Longer Than Those Avoiding The Sun?
Reviewed By Ray Spotts
An analysis of information on 29,518 Swedish women who were followed for 20 years revealed that longer life expectancy among women with active sun exposure habits was related to a decrease in heart disease and noncancer/non-heart disease deaths, causing the relative contribution of death due to cancer to increase.

Study: Measuring The Outcomes Of Skin Infections
