My Friend The Dermatologist

There is a very popular health website on the internet that is proclaiming that coconut oil is a great skin moisturizer and should be used frequently. This of course could be influenced by the fact that this website actually sells coconut oil, a significant conflict of interest if you ask me.

The fact is, that one has to be very careful with the use of coconut oil as it has a very high comedogenicity number. This means that people who have acne prone skin can experience a significant outbreak not just on the face but on the chest and back as well if Continue Reading »

Although the causes of atopic dermatitis or eczema are beyond the scope of this short article, we will keep in mind that there is a defect in the barrier of the skin. It is helpful to look at it as a defect in the natural oil that we all have on our skin as protection.

The more of this natural oil that you have on your skin the better your skin will be. So, activities that wash this oil away will leave you skin more susceptible to irritation. When in the shower, the hotter the shower, and the longer the shower, the more you will wash Continue Reading »