Ringworm is the most common fungal skin infection seen in cats. Contrary to the name, ringworm is caused by a microscopic group of parasitic fungal organisms known as dermatophytes (which means "plants that live on the skin"). Ringworm invades the dead, outer layers of the skin, claws & hair.

Ringworm is often a misdiagnosis for other conditions, especially numular eczema and pityriasis rosea.

Remember that athlete's foot is unusual in preteen...

Many doctors call cold sore the plague of humanity. More than 90% of people have the simplex herpes virus but don't get cold sores until a catalyst causes it to erupt. In this article I will tell you what causes cold sores and what the best home remedies for cold sores are.

Cold sores are small, blister-like lesions which usually appear around the mouth, on other soft tissues inside your mouth, such as the inside of the cheek or the undersurface of the tongue. Cold sores are...

Dry itchy red skin followed by painful weeping sores in embarrassing and inconvenient places on your body that just makes you want to hide it all and never go outside. Does this sound like you? If so you are in the same boat with a huge amount of other people who suffer just like you are suffering. Many people go to the doctors in an attempt to find a cure but are given dangerous drug based options such as Corticosteroids which can have life threatening drawbacks in some people! There...

Why would you buy something at say £30, just because it has a designer tag, when you can make your own body scrub, with all natural ingredients for about £2? Use this scrub once or twice a week for best effects.

Benefits of this edible skin scrub:

• exfoliate the dead skin of the body, including face and body - sugar is a natural exfoliator and it's gentle to use on the face and body

• is practically edible - all ingredients are digestable and...

Anti ageing is the process of delaying the effect of ageing, particularly of skin like wrinkles, lines, crowfeet and sags. Anti ageing treatment is another most demanding treatment in the consumer market. The use of anti ageing products is increasing continuously. Anti-ageing solutions prevent general ageing of the skin by providing reinforced protection against daily aggression. These anti-ageing products fight both visible and invisible signs of ageing. Your anti-ageing care...

So, what do you do to treat the dry skin beneath eyes? Don’t tell me that you do not find it uncomfortable, irritating, or both. The dry skin beneath your eyes can be really bad for your overall looks and can make you look a lot older. Also, dry skin is prone to a lot of skin problems. In short, you need to take care of it now.

First of all, how does one get dry skin beneath eyes? Let us take a look. It could be due to a variety of different reasons...

Who do not like chocolate ? The sweet flavour make chocolate preferred by women and men, from young children to adults but for women, chocolate also can increasing body weight.

In addition increasing the body weight, chocolate is also believed to be able to make some problem on the teeth, and dangerous for diabetics. In fact, chocolate actually has antioxidants that can...

After a drought of two years without any new developments in the anti aging industry, there is a new and exciting device in the market called Ulthera. This device is developed in USA and seems to be the next big wave in the world of aesthetics. Before, most of the devices that are out in the market are variations of pre-existing technology. The Ulthera does not use laser or light, but Ultrasounds waves.

Using a probe that scans the skin and allows us to see that we are...

Effective sunburn relief begins with products formulated to not only cool burning skin, but those with active ingredients to heal the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers.

Anesthetic properties relieve pain temporarily and can provide comfort and relief for severe sunburn, but effective treatment requires deep moisture and healing for proper skin cell development.

Ingredients such as Lidocaine, Emu Oil, Aloe and Menthol all have cooling properties and are known to...

When should we make facial masks with olive oil? In winter! Actually in this season we suffer from wind and frost and even greasy skin becomes almost dry, and dry skin becomes too sensitive. Olive oil does for dry and sensitive skin very well, softening and moistening it. Also oil has anti-aging effect, smoothing wrinkles and preventing their appearance. Try any of recipes below to enjoy great effect of olive oil.

Masks for normal skin. Knead a teaspoon of non-fat curd with...