Tag: dry skin

YOUR SKINCARE BFF ON A STUDENT BUDGET

College years can be a stressful experience for every teenager. You have to juggle multiple responsibilities, manage your studies, and deal with the constant stress of submissions, and deadlines. Coupled with seasonal changes and pollution, all these factors can significantly affect your overall health and wellness. Skin problems like acne, oily skin, pigmentation, hair issues…

Eczema

Is your skin inflamed? Dry, itchy, red? Sometimes flaring up with crusty fluid-filled bumps? Well, if it’s winter, it could be just the winter-itch. Or more. Skin dries out when the protective oils in the outermost layer, the stratum corneum, are depleted, reducing the water-holding capacity of the skin. This dry skin may become red,…

Winter Worries? Chill.

Enjoy the weather with ‘winter care’ tips from our dermatologists “Why does it hurt when you smile?” Sounds like a cheesy 70s song, but it’s a question that comes up at this time of the year every time. That nip and crackle in the air end up hurting your skin. But hey, winter’s the time…