Skin Care Expert healthgal shares Skin Care management news and commentary 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/92639 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/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/92639 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/65584/facial-question Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:35:40 -0400 healthgal Or the question really is - in order to achieve a healthy, glowing countenance does a person need regular facials?  A New York Times article recently visited this topic in depth.  Apparently many people subscribe to regular facials, though they haven't done their due diligence to investigate whether or not these facials really do deliver specific benefits that would otherwise be difficult to achieve through self... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/65584/facial-question http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/60804/long-eyelashes Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:13:00 -0500 healthgal It's considered one of the singular most flirtatious signals a woman can give a man.  Batting ones eyelashes is oh, so sexy.  If those lashes are dark, long and luxurious, well a man can easily succumb to the invitation.  Unfortunately due to genetics, aging and even harsh makeup habits, lashes can become damaged, brittle, and sparse.  There have been no safe and effective treatments to enhance eyelash growth...till... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/60804/long-eyelashes http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/53790/skincare-aging Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:55:00 -0500 healthgal On a never-ending quest for active ingredients that may help tp delay or diminish the outer signs of aging, Origins offers Youthtopia Age-Correcting Serum with Rhodiola,  This herb which is the newest active ingredient to be harnessed by a skincare company is supposed to make skin more resilient when facing environmental stressors.   Estee Lauder uses rice extract in Time Zone Line and Wrinkle  Reducing Creme.  The rice... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/53790/skincare-aging http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/51027/time-procedure Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:19:00 -0500 healthgal A recent poll of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found that 62% reported a decrease in all cosmetic procedures in the first 6 months of the year, when compared to the same time frame last year.  I expect by January 2009, an even further down-swing will have been noted, due to an even more dismal financial picture.  So if you do have some $$$ or if you feel comfortable in accruing a bit of credit card debt, that you will have... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/51027/time-procedure http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/53301/artificial-skin Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:54 -0500 healthgal As the saying goes, we all wish we had a second skin..sometimes.  the saying takes on serious significance when we hear about patients who have been badly burned or who have skin cancer diagnoses requiring the removal of substantial amounts of skin.  Medical researchers have been trying to grow artificial skin for a long time.  Artificial skin would allow doctors to treat patients requiring large amounts of skin replacement,... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/53301/artificial-skin http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/52574/psoriasis-life Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:37:12 -0500 healthgal There is nothing worse than finding out that you have a disease that was missed or never diagnosed.  In the case of psoriasis, as many as 3.6 million people may be undiagnosed.  The reason why experts are especially concerned?  Because people who have psoriasis are at heightened risk for heart attacks and other heart disease issues.  And this is especially true if the psoriasis is moderate or severe in... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/52574/psoriasis-life http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/51494/sun-synthesis Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:22:02 -0500 healthgal You'd have to be living in a locked box to have not heard all the recent headlines proclaiming the serious need for adequate levels of vitamin D.  Even Governor Palin was suspected of obtaining a used tanning machine in order to get a little sunlight exposure a couple to several times a week for bone density health.  Our bodies produce vitamin D when our skin is exposed to sunlight (without sun block).  Otherwise we typically get... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/51494/sun-synthesis http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/50693/cosmaceuticals Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:26:59 -0500 healthgal Show the average aging woman a commercial that has a woman with beautiful skin, using an expensive cream, and they will more often than not, entertain the notion that it can make them look just like that woman.  They will then, like me, go out and buy it.  And so begins the drawer full of hope in many jars!!  It is important - especially in these tight financial times - to separate truth from fiction.  In most cases, there... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/50693/cosmaceuticals http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/50061/skin-conditions Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:35:16 -0500 healthgal Grammy-award winner LeAnn Rimes is knowk as an acclaimed country music star but her golden journey has been marked with a chronic skin condition that could get even the best of us, down.  Diagnosed with eczema when she was 2 years old, she knows well  the cycle of itchy, red, scaly, inflamed  and very frustrating skin flare ups.  It's the type of chronic skin condition that many people hide - and LeAnn was no... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/50061/skin-conditions http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/49627/light-cancer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:50:33 -0500 healthgal Swedish studies indicate that a drug that is activated by light exposure may be the answer for tens of thousands of skin cancer patients.  The new drug, that Orebo University researchers have developed is based on the use of "photo-dynamic therapy," a somewhat established light therapy being used for a variety of skin conditions.   This new therapy entails the drug being taken into the cell, and then after what is called... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/92639/49627/light-cancer