Tag: Rashes

Having a red and itchy armpit rash can be one painful experience. An armpit rash can be brought on by a number of causes,...

The excessive sweating that accompanies workouts may cause vaginal yeast overgrowth and result in yeast infections. If your workout routine includes exercises with a lot of skin on skin contact, there is likely to be excess friction around your vagina, resulting in painful rashes and boils. Also, try to ensure that your workouts are not too intense to avoid cuts, scrapes, or bruises in your vagina and pelvic organ prolapse in extreme cases.

The lone star tick feeds on the blood of both animals and humans. They can cause serious infections like Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI), Ehrlichiosis, Rickettsiosis, Tularemia, and an allergy to red meat. The most common symptoms include fatigue, rashes, headache, swelling, and muscle pain.

Having a thigh rash can be extremely unpleasant and embarrassing. It effectively confines you to one place, unable to walk around too much. Thankfully, it goes away quickly too, if treated properly. Good aeration is the key to letting a rash heal. You can also try other applications such as aloe gel, turmeric gel, and neem tea for faster healing. Oils such as coconut and almond can help form a protective barrier around the rash.

If you’ve suddenly developed severe skin problems that aren’t going away, they may be a cause for concern. Look out for skin issues like extremely dry patches, excessive itching, perpetual blushing, abnormally pale skin, dark velvety patches, suddenly developed freckles, a sudden acne breakout, or itchy rashes. If you have any of these symptoms, you may be at risk of serious health conditions.

Poison oak or poison ivy is a plant commonly found in many regions of the United States. When people are exposed to the plant,...

Chasteberry may cause skin rashes, acne, mild insomnia, and headaches. Those with hormone-sensitive conditions like breast cancer, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers should avoid this berry as it affects the hormones and uterus. It may interfere with antipsychotic drugs, Parkinson's disease medications, and may decrease the efficacy of birth control pills. It may also cause weight gain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and irregular menstrual flow.

Doctors often engage in conversations with their patients to know more about them. While these conversations might look like a rapport-building exercise, in reality,...

With the news of lawsuits being passed against the Johnson and Johnson baby powder (for using a cancer-causing ingredient in their product) doing rounds,...

Health issues could develop if you over or under eat protein. If you are eating too much protein, you might have weight gain, calcium loss, nutritional deficiencies, and digestive issues. Also, you increase the risk of liver and kidney problems. If you are low on protein, your muscles and joints could become weak.

Use baby oil and wipes in combination to remove makeup and baby powder instead of dry shampoo. Baby lotion and sunscreen hydrate your skin and leave you with supple, soft skin. Try baby shampoo if you want something mild for your hair and diaper rash cream if you are prone to rashes and have cracked heels.

Since there is no direct cure for lichen planus, focus on reducing the symptoms. Apply turmeric paste, coconut oil, or ginger juice on the affected areas; drink valerian or ginger tea and aloe vera juice; take an oatmeal bath once a week; try oil pulling with coconut oil; stick to a healthy diet rich in vitamins A, B9, and D; and expose your skin to sunlight once a day.

The rashes you develop when you have pityriasis rosea become itchy and unsightly. You can use natural home remedies to ease its symptoms. Use aloe vera, coconut oil, lavender oil, neem, and calamine lotion topically to ease the itch. Eat some garlic and some flaxseeds to heal your skin faster. There are some herbs you can use on the rashes, such as calendula, mullein, and comfrey. Remember to always stay clean and cool to prevent or reduce itching.

Almost all babies happen to go through irritating skin caused due to diaper rash. What can be more bothersome for parents than an inconsolable...

Do you fall in that lucky lot category where your skin glows during pregnancy? Or are you that unlucky, your skin just erupts with...