Discoid lupus erythematosus is characterized by a lichenoid reaction pattern and a superficial and deep dermal infiltrate of inflammatory cells which have a tendency to accumulate around the pilosebaceous follicles (Fig. 3.23). In scalp lesions with scarring alopecia, there is considerable reduc...
The surface structure of the hair and the hair follicle diameter (around 530nm in human and around 320nm in porcine) depends on the cuticula thickness; therefore, NPs in the range of cuticula thickness are more potent to deeply penetrate into the hair follicle. Moving of the hair which can...
You're scratching, slapping, soothing, digging, and virtually losing your mind with the constant discomfort. Perhaps you've had to pull ticks from your children after an afternoon of roaming around in the woods or fields. Maybe you've experienced the painful infection of ringworm or suffered ...
I have a hard time finding eye creams that don’t irritate my eyes or cause milia around my eyes, and this one has never clogged my pores or caused irritation! I definitely think it’s helping to reduce the fine lines around my eyes as well. Will keep buying again and again!” ...
The appearance and integrity of our skin, hair, and nails are dependent upon a framework of structural proteins, especially keratin, collagen, and elastin. The problem is intrinsic factors, such as the biological aging process, as well as extrinsic factors, such as ultraviolet radiation from sun...
Dry, peeling, unhealthy cuticles can be a painful annoyance. If you’ve tried desperately to bring moisture and softness back to your cuticles and the skin around your nails without success, you might need a little help from essential oils. This essential oil Cuticle Cream will help to moist...
Symptoms of onychomycosis or fungal nail infection include changes in the color and the shape of their nail which can become yellowish and thickened. These changes are initially painless but as the disease progresses, the nails may become painful and cause difficulties walking and performing their oc...
Although the process isn’t as dramatic,humans shed their skin (and replace it) moreoften than snakes do. So the next time you act all repulsed by a reptile, perhaps it should really be the other way around. On most of your body, theepidermis is barely thicker than this page. However...
If the gel reacts too quickly, the reaction produces too much heat which is painful, and can make your nails to separate from the nail bed (really painful and can lead to infections). But if it reacts too slowly, it might not cure completely. Some building blocks can stay unreacted on...
painful itching, burning, anddysuria. The infection may spread to theperineum, perianal region, gluteal folds, and upper inner aspects of the thighs as well. Although vulvovaginitis is more common in adults, it occurs in premenarchal as well as adolescent females, and in the latter, it ...