Tag: Mole

Your skin is the largest organ in your body so it's natural that it can reflect how healthy you are on the inside. If...

If you are planning to get yourself a tan or want to step out under the sun, make sure that you know all the effects sunlight can have on your skin and take necessary care. Not using sunscreens and increased exposure can cause undesired tanning, the appearance of moles, painful sunburns, aging, and even skin cancer. Forewarned is forearmed. So, make sure you carry your sunscreen around with you and use it appropriately.

Melanoma is the third most dangerous and the most common type of skin cancer that fair-skinned people are mostly susceptible to and can make your moles cancerous. By observing the color, borders, diameters, and symmetry, you can tell whether your mole is cancerous or not. It is also advised to get a suspicious mole checked out by a dermatologist at the earliest to rule out the possibility of melanoma.

Skin cancer can be a melanoma, or it can affect other layers of the skin. Symptoms of a skin cancer are often found in the way the moles change over time. Observing the asymmetry, borders, color, diameter and the evolution of moles over time, known as the ABCDE parameters, can tell you more about what is benign and what isn't. If you have concerns about developing skin cancer or if you belong to a high risk group, it is important that you see a doctor.

To remove common skin marks, try natural remedies. They're safer and cheaper than laser removal, cryotherapy, and harsh medicines. Lighten moles with castor oil and baking soda. If you have age spots, the vitamin C in lemon juice and strawberries will help. Warts, which are caused by an HPV infection, can be healed with garlic’s antiviral properties. Oatmeal and green tea control excess oil, making the combination perfect for blackheads. Tea tree oil is a traditional remedy for skin tags.

Are the moles on your skin affecting the way you look and feel about yourself? Sunlight, teenage, or pregnancy may lead to clustered melanocytes (cells responsible for skin color), thus causing moles on skin. Apple cider vinegar, baking soda and castor oil, garlic, banana peel, and aloe vera gel are the natural ways that you can opt for to remove such non-cancerous lesions on your skin.

Birthmarks are spots or mark on the skin that are either there from birth or appear sometime after. There are different types of birthmarks...

Moles on the body are often overlooked as birthmarks or remnants from your childhood. But when new ones crop up in adulthood or your existing ones seem to change shape, color, and sensation – there’s reason to look again. Symptoms like irregular asymmetric moles, soreness, swelling, redness, or the appearance of new bumps or lumps on your moles are all considered possible signs of skin cancer. Learning the simple ABCDE of melanomas could help you catch the problem early and get the treatment you need.

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To lighten a mole, apply natural acids like apple cider vinegar (ACV), sour apple juice, grapefruit juice, and lemon juice. The sulfuric acids of minced garlic can also remove a mole. If you think the mole is from potassium deficiency, take ACV daily. But if it’s bleeding, treat it with a paste from cumin seeds. Iodine offers the gentlest option for mole removal. However, always do a patch test to make sure you’re not sensitive to one of these ingredients.

Moles can be naturally removed with these simple remedies. Garlic paste on moles left overnight will work. Potato slices kept on moles can help in faster removal of moles. Juice of citrus fruits; Pineapple and sea salt; Castor oil and baking soda; Honey; Bloodroot paste; Aloevera gel; Flaxseed oil; Iodine; Apple cider vinegar applied on moles will help remove them.