There are five skin types: normal, dry, oily, combination, and sensitive. You can test your skin type at home by observing oil, dryness, or redness on your skin. Age, sun damage, and hormonal changes ...

That mysterious dark spot on your arm. The raised bump that appeared overnight. The cluster of tiny dots near your shoulder. When new marks appear on your skin, it’s natural to feel concerned about ...

Scaling skin appears as patches of dryness, flakiness, or peeling that disrupt the normally smooth surface texture. This common dermatological concern affects virtually everyone at some point, ranging ...

“Truth is…” allows readers to get esthetician-backed advice without having to step foot into an office. In each article, certified skin therapist Samantha Mims shares her do’s and don’ts, product ...

Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma? If that little bump on your ...

Summer does not arrive quietly. It shows up in longer days, sharper sunlight, rising temperatures, and skin that suddenly feels more exposed. Pigmentation deepens. Oil production increases. Hydration ...

There’s a moment from junior high seared into my memory, when another kid asked me why I had “all those red bumps on my arms.” It was something that until then I had barely noticed; after his comment, ...