Sun kissed: freckles--I hate them! Mine are dark and stand out on my light skin. Help!Light skin equals frequent freckling. Fair folks have less melanin melanin (mĕl`ənĭn), water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown to skin color; the other pigment is carotene, which contributes , which protects skin from ultraviolet sun rays. While the spots are cute (just look at Lindsay Lohan), they can be signs of sun damage. So make sure you keep your fabulous freckles freckles Ephilides Brown macules, often exacerbated on sun-exposed zones of the skin surface, which disappear during the winter, and most commonly affecting the fair-skinned, especially of Celtic stock. See Macule. Cf Nevus. healthy. Use sunscreen--15 SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection. (2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server. , at least--at all times, and avoid tanning beds. You only need to worry about freckles if one gets bumpy or turns into an asymmetrical, weird shape. If that happens, don't get freaked, but definitely have your doc check it out just to be on the safe side, says Dr. Ariel Ostad, dermatologist and assistant professor, New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Medical School. For now, embrace your fantastic freckle freckle /freck·le/ (frek´'l) a pigmented spot on the skin due to accumulation of melanin resulting from exposure to sunlight. melanotic freckle of Hutchinson lentigo maligna. face. One of my underarms get little red zits after I shave. It's gross! How can I avoid this? Before 1915, this problem didn't exist. That was the year sleeveless dresses became popular, and Harper's Bazaar magazine suggested fashionable women should shave their pits. Shaving, of course, is what causes ingrown hairs, which is what you are mistaking as zits. When you lop off coarse hair with a razor, it sometimes tends to curl and penetrate into the skin as it grows. This causes inflammation and (yuck!) pus formation. To avoid it, keep your razor sharp by changing your blade after every few shaves. Also, try Neutrogena's Razor Defense Shave Gel (it's for men, but it works well for us!), explains Dr. Asra All, dermatologist and assistant professor, University of Texas Medical School, Houston. If you already have an armpit zit zit n. A pimple. , don't pick! Gently scrub in the shower with a washcloth, then dab on a little peroxide to dry it up. My hair smells awful no matter how much I shampoo. Could it be from may pool's chlorine? If your hair smells like bleach, blame the pool Chlorine wreaks havoc on hair. The cortex (inner layer) of your hair is protected by the cuticle cuticle /cu·ti·cle/ (ku´ti-k'l) 1. a layer of more or less solid substance covering the free surface of an epithelial cell. 2. eponychium (1). 3. a horny secreted layer. (outer layer). Further, a natural oily substance from the scalp, called sebum sebum: see sebaceous gland. , shields the strands. Chlorine sucks sebum out of the hair, causing split ends and smelly strands. Wear a swim cap to keep water away from your tresses. Even better, put conditioner on your hair underneath the cap. Also, use special swimmers' shampoo and conditioner (like UltraSwim) as soon as you get out of the pool, advises Dr. Donnica Moore, president of DrDonnica.com. Soon, you'll be swimming circles around scalp stench. Stumper of your own? Send your question to Body Q&A, Girls' Life, 4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, MO 21214, or e-mail it to questions@girlslife.com. |
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