Information and opinions on Skin Care from The Midlife Gals at MySkinCareConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/30588/mole Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:02:00 -0400 The Midlife Gals I have this squidgy thingy on my left eyelid.  It reminds me of the lava flow from a volcano I saw once.  The lava was turned into rock but it still looked like it did when it was coming down the hill.  I have to put on my make-up using a #5 magnifying mirror so that squidgy thingy looks about an inch wide.  When I'm talking to someone and they are looking at my eyes I'm sure they are thinking, 'Why doesn't she get... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/30588/mole http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/30587/skin-care-tags Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:54:00 -0400 The Midlife Gals According to Health Central:   "A skin tag is a soft, skin-colored growth that hangs from the surface of the skin on a thin piece of tissue called a stalk. Its medical name is acrochordon. Skin tags are not skin cancer and cannot turn into skin cancer.   Skin tags typically appear as people age. They are quite common in people 60 and older. They are more common in women. A tendency to develop skin tags may run in families.... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/30587/skin-care-tags http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/25670/rode-hard-put Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:07:00 -0400 The Midlife Gals Well, for pity's sake, I'm 56 years old, so there's wrinklage.  And, the wrinkles morph and move around my face.  They are now attacking my neck!  I'd run for my life, but I know they'd catch up with me, like Indians shooting arrows as I circle the wagons.  The wagons are filled with my other midlife gal pals, and we're under siege, shooting blanks back in defense.   When we grew up in the fifties and sixties, the... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/25670/rode-hard-put http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/25671/mirror-mirror Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:08:04 -0400 The Midlife Gals Oh, I so remember spending the days at the pool in Midland, Texas in the 50's.  The days were hot but the water was ice cold and the hamburger hut didn't care about trans fats.  Hell, they didn't even know what ‘cholesterol' meant.    And basting ourselves with baby oil wasn't nearly enough.  We put iodine in the baby oil so that our tans would turn a nice golden brown before the sun went down.  Our skin was... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/59170/25671/mirror-mirror