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 in the development of white patches on the skin. The hairs which are growing in [...]
There are many forms of self-harming behaviour and numerous reasons why self-harm begins. One of the most common elements associated with self-harm is ?compulsion?. Compulsive behaviour can be seen most clearly in conditions such as Trichotillomania, where the sufferer repeatedly pulls hair from the scalp, eyebrows and/or eyelashes. It is unclear why this problem arises [...]
Are you irritated by your itchy scalp? Do friends and officemates make fun of you because you always scratch your head? If you are experiencing this common problem, then chances are you have lice. Start to get rid of it now!
1. What are lice?
Lice are small parasite-like insects. Their home is on the hairs of [...]
It’s not those beautiful roses that make us scratch, sniff and wheeze. It’s the pollen from trees, grasses and low-growing things like ragweed (ah choo!).
Here are some of the things you can do to ease your allergies:
1. Keep windows and doors closed.
If the pollen count in your area is high, stay inside, and also keep [...]
In order to give your hair the best care, you must learn about it. Weather you are looking for the best hair loss products or using hair straighteners, you will find the following facts interesting and informative
? In any given time, about 10% of the hairs are resting and the rest are growing.
? One [...]
Your body is the most amazing machine ever built. Highly adaptive and resistant. No man-built systems can be compared to human body in its complexity and perfection! Here are some amazing facts you may find interesting:
* You lose everyday around 50 to 100 hairs from your head, which are replaced the same day.
* An average [...]
Head lice are small parasitic insects dwelling principally on the scalp and neck hairs and mainly affects school going children. Head lice are mainly passed on by direct hair to hair contact with another infected individuals hair, but could now and again be circulated via infested combs, caps or other hair accessories. When an individual [...]
Women don?t want all that hair in places other than on their
head! With either heredity or age, the ladies are bound to get a
moustache on their upper lip and it?s never ever welcomed. First
there was shaving, and then came the plethora of creams, lotions
and potions to remove hair, then there was [...]
Imagine that you’re walking along a city sidewalk. You round a corner and suddenly?there in front of you?is a giant grizzly bear. What happens next? You get an adrenaline rush, your heart races, your blood pressure shoots up, you shake like a leaf, your pupils get large as saucers, your hairs stand on [...]
Sinusitis
Simply put, sinusitis is inflammation of the lining of your sinuses.
Sinuses
The sinuses are located behind the eyes, the cheeks, and the jaw. They are chambers in which mucous is produced to clean out the bacteria that we take in every day through the mouth and nose. The mucous moves along the cilia, which are tiny, [...]
