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 »

Photoaging is a response in your skin to the sun. It can cause brown spots (lentigo’s), wrinkles, and pigment irregularity. The standard of reversing and preventing photoaging is the use of sunblocks to prevent further damage and the use of an agent to reverse the damage by increasing collagen production.

Lets start with sunscreen. The sunscreen should have a broad spectrum sunblock in them. You should look on your bottle at home and make sure it has one of the following ingredients : zinc oxide, parsol 1789, avobenzone, or mexoryl-9. If it doesn’t have one of these ingredients then you should get another one. These ingredients block UVA Continue Reading »