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Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a chronic skin condition that supports loss of coloring, resulting in uneven pale patches of skin. Research states that it is a detailed type of leukoderma manifested characteristically by dipegmentation of epidermis. Clinically, it is disting... Read >
Author: Maria

DANDRUFF THINK ZINC

For centuries zinc has been recognized for its unique healing properties. In the 13th century Marco Polo observed that the Persians used tutia (meaning zinc oxide, or perhaps zinc sulphate) to heal wounds and sore eyes. Eighteenth-century apothecaries in ... Read >
Author: Ivan S. Pullicino B.Pharm. (Hons.) M.Sc.

Vitiligo – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. The disease has been around for thousands of years. Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population. It affects both races and all ages.... Read >
Author: peterhutch

Complete Information on Alopecia universalis with Treatment and Prevention

Alopecia universalis is a medical disease in which the discomfit are unable to grow hair on the entire body. Alopecia universalis not contagious and is not caused by any food. Alopecia universalis can occur at any age, and is currently believed to be an a... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Lupus Erythematosus- Skin Disorders

Hyperthyroidism. Autoimmune thyroid disease of the hypermetabolic type (Graves disease) is reflected by several visible changes. The skin is soft and moist. Scalp hair is thin in diameter, and evidence of diffuse alopecia may be present. Vitiligo occurs i... Read >
Author: David Jones

The Benefits Of Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)

Para-aminobenzoic acid, or PABA, is a relatively little known, but nevertheless important nutrient; commonly, though not strictly accurately, classified as one of the B-complex vitamins. The confusion is perhaps understandable because PABA plays an impor... Read >
Author: Steve Smith

Vitiligo- All About White Skin In Vitiligo-1

Our skin gets its color from pigments. They are colored pigments. People with dark skin have more of these pigments and those with lighter skin have less of them. This pigment is known as melanin. The main function of melanin is to protect the body from s... Read >
Author: CD Mohatta

Treatments For Alopecia Areata

There are two main forms of this condition which vary by the extent of hair loss and require different types of alopecia areata treatment. The mild form is where less than 50% of the hair is lost from thinning patches on the scalp and the more severe cond... Read >
Author: John Tulley

Leucoderma - Treatment for Leucoderma

What is Leucoderma ? Leucoderma literally means 'white skin,' and is a condition in which there is a localised loss of pigmentati~n of the skin. Vitiligo or Leucoderma is usually first noticed as white patches (depigmentation) on their skin. These patc... Read >
Author: Alien

Prescription Vs Alternative Medicine for Vitiligo

You will hardly find a person who has used a prescription medicine for Vitiligo and is very happy about it, but even if it were successful and gratifying, that does not mean that there can not be other types of remedies which can be effective as well.... Read >
Author: Dr.Asif Mehmood Qadri

Vitiligo: Beware of white patches on your skin

Vitiligo (often called as leucoderma) is a disorder where the skin loses its color in patches of irregular shapes and sizes. This is a pigmentation disorder which means that melanocytes (the pigment-producing cells) in the skin get destroyed. This results... Read >
Author: Cindi Gass

How to Treat Acne for Black Skin

Acne treatment for black skin is the same as that for white skin, with some exceptions. Some treatments for acne scars may cause temporary lightening of dark skin. Very dark or black skin may be less well-moisturized than lighter skin, so topicals like be... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky

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