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Body Beauty: Insights into Non-facial Skin Aging April 1, 2021 Contact Author Remona Gopaul, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare
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Historically, the primary focus for anti-aging skin care has been the face; although some research publications, consumer education and products have targeted aging skin needs on other body sites, including the neck, chest, arms, hands and legs. With the rising cultural shift to total body well-being, the needs of body skin have emerged as a trend that may be here to stay. This review focuses on non-facial skin aging considerations and implications for developing efficient products targeting this unmet consumer need.
Skin Aging
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Lockdown ennui is written all over your face. The pale skin. The listless gaze into the void of another Zoom. The sudden breakouts. You can explain it all away by reasoning that this is winter, and this is what winter likes to do – and you d be right. It s a time of year in which life feels like one long album by the xx. But the usual not-so-new year crash has been compacted by the fact that
this February belongs to coronavirus – another month in yet another lockdown.
The long-term effects are beginning to reveal themselves. A study carried out by the Mental Health Foundation found that more than eight in 10 British adults had experienced increased stress throughout the pandemic. Across the pond, the figures were even more alarming: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted a 31 per cent increase among Americans reporting symptoms of anxiety or depression. These numbers are a huge cause for concern. The forecast grows grimmer sti
Scalp Care 101: Biology, Conditions and Formulating Answers February 1, 2021 Contact Author Pascal Yvon, Alban Muller International, Coral Gables, FL USA
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For many people, the scalp is hidden under hair, so it is not a cause for much daily concern. Rarely are consumers complimented for a beautiful scalp. However, attention should be paid to it.
The scalp is the soft tissue envelope of the cranium. It is the anatomical area bordered by the face at the front and by the neck at the sides and back. There are five layers to the scalp; the first and outermost one being the skin.
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In the first part of this article, Pharmacist
Eamonn Brady focuses on seborrhoeic dermatitis and in the second part he discusses the closely linked seborrhoeic blepharitis, an underdiagnosed inflammatory eye condition, mainly caused by seborrhoeic dermatitis
Dermatitis’ is a red, itchy, flaky skin condition caused by inflammation; “Seborrhoeic” refers to a rash that affects greasy (sebaceous) skin zones that occur on the face, scalp and centre of the chest. Seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) is also known as seborrhoeic eczema.
Part 1: Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) is very common and many people do not realise they have it. It has been reported to affect about 4 per cent of the population, and dandruff (which is mild SD of the scalp) can affect almost half of all adults. It can start at any time after puberty and is slightly commoner in men. Babies can also get a temporary form of SD in the scalp