No matter what kind of skin conditions you have, you never want them on your skin. It makes up most of our appearance.
Therefore, a little blemish, cuts, or conditions can be unattractive. Worse, some may even be symptoms of other diseases and other health issues.
By knowing these conditions, you will see how you should treat them.
Ageing
Everyone’s skin undergoes through the horrible process of skin ageing, whether you like it or not. There is nothing that you can do to stop this process, but you can slow it down.
It may be a cliché to say that proper diet and lifestyle can help slow down the ageing process, but it is accurate, and often the hardest to follow.
Ageing happens because the skin’s collagen and elastin detach from each other, causing the skin to sag and wrinkle. Moreover, as a person ages, the skin becomes thinner too.
Solution:
- AHA cleansers
Warts
Warts is a contagious skin condition that takes different sizes and shapes, which usually situated as localized growths.
Some warts are non-contagious because they are dormant. Verruca is an example of warts.
Solutions:
- Topicals
- Cryotherapy
- Laser surgery
Acne
Although acne is a skin condition, it is common and often ignored. Even though some people ignore this issue, it is never attractive, because the favourite spot is the face.
It commonly affects those people with oily skin because of the overactive sebaceous gland they have. Even people with other skin types are prone to acne because of other factors. One example is the hormonal changes in the body.
Solution:
- Benzoyl peroxide cleanser
- Salicylic cleanser
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is one of the skin conditions that is an autoimmune disease. You can usually find it in the belly button, forearms, scalp, and elbow. It appears when the exfoliation cycle of the skin becomes faster than average, causing the scaly appearance.
If you have dandruff that does not go away, no matter which product you use, it may be a sign that you have psoriasis and you need to see a dermatologist.
Nobody knows the cause of psoriasis, but many experts say that it is due to heredity.
Solutions:
- Moisturiser
- Steroid cream
- Avoid stress, medicine, alcohol, and hot water
Chicken Skin
Chicken skin, medically known as keratosis pilaris, is a common and unattractive skin condition that no women will like on their body. It is not harmful, and many experts believe that it is a skin variant despite its ugly and rough appearance. Because of it, many women still want to get rid of them.
Chicken skin appears when the keratin (hard skin proteins) builds up and blocks the hair follicles.
Solutions:
- BHA cream
- AHA cream
- Retinoid cream
Stretch Marks
Stretch marks are a common skin condition that women hate. Stretch marks are scars caused by the pressure brought by the damage in the skin’s connective tissue due to excessive stretching.
Therefore, it is not surprising that you can see stretch marks on people who were obese or pregnant. If you are looking for topicals to cure this condition, you are just wasting your time.
Solution:
- Laser procedure
Cellulite
Cellulite is not harmful. Experts believe that it is a healthy skin condition. However, because of its ugly appearance, many women look for ways to remove them. The sad part is that they just cannot.
No topical remedies can cure cellulite because one of the factors that cause them is the hypodermis part of the skin. These small skin dimples appear because of those fatty tissues in the undermost layer of the skin push against the connective tissues.
Remedies:
- Diet
- Exercise
These skin problems are just among the hundreds of them. These examples are what most women consider as nightmares.
Before taking any medications or topicals, you should consult a dermatologist first for a better approach to skin conditions that you have.