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Skin Disorders
Skin is prone to various disorders such as infections, blemishes, and abnormal growths or scars. Typical contributions in this category include questions, answers, discussions and references to the causes and treatments for skin ailments and their characteristics.
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What is the treatment for lice and scabies?
To kill lice and their eggs (called nits), use lotions, creams, or shampoos from the drug store or prescribed by your doctor. Wash clothing, bedding, and brushes to prevent the spread of lice. Check all household members, and treat everyone who has nits or lice.
If they're red, they could be a minor skin condition like excema or psoriasis. I got psoriasis myself at a young age, twelve or thirteen or so. Excema makes your skin look red, in patches and psoriasis is when the skin grows back too quickly. Take a visit to the dermatologist, they'll setlle your fears =)
What do you mean 'at boiling point'?
By boiling point, the person probably means the temperature that the liquid mentionned has to get to (with a normal pressure) in order to transform into a gas. For example, water has to be heated to 100'C at normal pressure in order to boil off as steam.
How long will sarcoptic mange stay on a human?
Ever hear of the "Seven Year Itch"? That's another term for Sarcoptic Mange in humans. Like pets, humans have a particular variety of mites that can cause advanced " Sarcoptic mange". This is totally separate variety from the ones that cause "mange" in dogs and cats; however, if the variety of mange mite that affects dogs and cats gets on a human it can cause a nasty red welt just like a mosquito bite. Several of these bites can be rather troublesome. Since these varieties are not well adapted to humans, they do not produce the extensive tunnels and cause the advanced lesions and scabs over the skin surface. They just burrow in a short distance and die. This causes inflammation and the resulting welt.
What is the fastest way to get rid of sunburn?
i have very white skin, and get burned all the time. Use a little Aloe Vera on your burn, and it'll disappear!
Does Jackson family have vitiligo?
In an interview with Oprah, he said it ran on his father's side of the family.
If you shave then obviously this could be razor burn.
Look at changing your menstrual products. If you use commercial pads such as Always or Kotex this could be causing you problems, these are made from synthetics and plastics so prevent air flow to genitals which causes sweating as well as stops blood drying which can cause irritation. Commercial pads also contain hundreds of chemical ingredients, even if not scented, which can cause irritation.
Opt for cotton pads like Emerita or Natracare which are hypo-allergenic, or better still would be to use cloth pads like Lunapads or Gladrags, you could also use menstrual cups or softcups which are internal but unlike tampons there's no need to use pads at all.
yeah with a knife. who needs skin anyway
In some cases, yes. But you may want to check for ticks or fleas if you've been outside or have a pet. Also, make sure to keep you skin clean to keep it void of pimples, as these can occasionally itch. Rashes from allergies and poisonous plants, such as poison ivy, may also cause this. One last possibility is that you have sensitive skin. You may want to try and use soaps made for sensitive skin if that is the case, because regular soaps may cause slight irritation.
To stop the itching, take really good showers and apply itching spray daily . Please, contact an exterminator to get rid of the bedbugs.
What do you use if you have a severe sunburn and it iches like crazy?
Right after you get the sunburn, take a nice cold bath to relieve the heat. Then, when you get out, put al ot of aloe on it. After you put aloe on it and it "sets/sinks in" put a good moisturizer on it. I like Jergens Ultra Healing (it last up to 24 hours). Then, after about a half hour or when your all "moisturized" mix a very little bit of water with some vinegar. Put a cotton ball in the vinegar and blot (don't rub it could make ur burn hurt) your sunburn. It'll relieve the pain and make the burn tan faster.
Baby exposed to eucalyptus oil in bath and has developed a rash...what to do?
The rash should clear up on it's own. You could put some calamine lotion or aloe on the rash until it is better.
What are dry flaky white skin patches on the thigh creases and scrotum?
it could be many things, best thing to do is to go and see your doctor.
Why are my eyes swollen when I have a sunburn to my face?
maybe it is a reaction or a alergie that you have
Will absorbine jr help genital itch?
Try it. It might work. After trying everything else, I finally got rid of jock itch by keeping the area clean and dry and sleeping without any clothes on. Air did the trick when nothing else helped. You can't find anything that does it, seek medical help.
Is it normal for a plantar wart to peel off?
No. You must be alienized. Go back to Mars, they peel off their plantars warts, you sicko. just kidding.... yes it is normal. I had them before & they kind of peeled off, but I had to get them removed by a doctor through surgery.
Cleanse your skin regularly, try eating less oily/fatty foods as this can increase the amount of sebum and cause inflamed acne. Also manage your stress levels which boosts the appearance of pimples and blackheads as which appear in the processadolescence aka puberty.
