Skin Care Articles

Cold cap chemo as a dermatologist with breast cancer - I didn't see this coming! My experience with using cold caps during chemotherapy turned out to be a comfort to me when I was treated for breast cancer. ...

Sweet potato hash is a comfort food that fights inflammation. Yep, there is such a thing. And, it's a great alkaline food breakfast! Yep, the world is broken down into two kinds of people: those that think b...

There's a lot of buzz around the BRCA genes. If you follow what happened with Angelina Jolie-Pitt, you know she helped bring these genes and their mutation to the forefront of cancer conversations. At the sa...

Bad bathing habits can harm your skin. I see many patients in my dermatology practice whose skin problems started because of the wrong bathing practices. The way you bathe is really important to your skin's ...

How often should you reapply mineral zinc oxide sunscreen? Do you know? You hear that you need to reapply sunscreen every 2 hours. Does that apply to ALL sunscreens? You also have heard that mineral sunscre...

I never wondered how to get the most health benefits from garlic until I went to a nutrition-focused cooking school. I had taken the health benefits of garlic for benefit and thought of it mostly for its del...

My Rosacea Infographic is one of the many resources I have to help you to understand this vexing skin problems and communicate about it to others. Despite the fact that millions of Americans suffer from ros...

Why is coconut oil fantastic for your face and hair - in fact all of your skin? Coconut oil has been used by people who live in places where coconuts grow and for good reason. I’m a big fan of coconut oil fo...

Do you need lip balm? Can you get addicted to lip balm? Are some lip balms bad? The answers are yes, yes and yes!  How do you pick a good lip balm and what should you avoid? What does a dermatologist recomme...

Foot calluses - are they good, bad, harmful, helpful, or just ugly? Calluses certainly aren't attractive. They can hurt, crack and open skin to infection. There's no way around them if you are hard on your ...

A reader recently asked me "does mineral makeup really protect your skin from the sun?" Mineral particles can block UV rays. Some mineral makeup powders actually are labeled with an SPF and call themselves ...

Diet tips to clear up acne are something new that dermatologists are finally talking about. Knowing what to eat and what foods to avoid gives you a greater ability to gain control over acne. The fact is that...