Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), like many other chronic skin conditions, can take a frustrating amount of time to accurately diagnose for some people. On the surface, certain HS symptoms—say,...
Hair cycling allows you to customize a regimen to fit those individual needs, but because there are so many factors that need to be accounted for—your...
Research suggests that the biggest culprits are synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon, which are usually made with cheap dyes that can bleed off. Cotton blends...
If you regularly read skin care stories, you’ve probably come across the often-touted advice to patch test new products before trying them. (It’s certainly a suggestion SELF...
Stop me if this sounds familiar: You’re in the shower and ready to shave your legs, but you’ve fully forgotten to replace your razor (again). Then, out...
If you put 10 people in a room, chances are, one of them has some form of eczema. If that person is you, you probably know that...
Lymphatic drainage face massages are trending on TikTok—yielding some curiously dramatic before and afters—and popping up on spa menus from coast to coast. Like most wellness trends, their...
If you deal with migraine attacks and have struggled to find a treatment that actually works, you may have toyed with getting a daith piercing—a.k.a. the migraine...
POV: You just got your ears pierced and you feel fabulous…until you don’t because the area starts to feel irritated. Is it an ear piercing infection?...
There are various types of psoriasis, and each can come with its own set of challenges. Plaque psoriasis, the most common form of the skin condition, causes inflamed,...
