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- Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:36 am
- Forum: Acne
- Topic: Perimenopausal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1937
Re: Perimenopausal
Adult onset acne is common, especially in women but we do not know the exact cause of this. It is most likely to be multifactorial including an underlying genetic risk, lifestyle factors, stress and hormonal fluctuations and many women do notice a significant change in their skin around the time of ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:16 pm
- Forum: Hair Loss
- Topic: Going white overnight!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1893
Re: Going white overnight!
Hello Thank you for your question and sorry to hear about how your hair has been affecting you. The "white over-night" phenomenon is well described in alopecia areata. This is considered an autoimmune condition in which the patient's own immune system attacks the bulb of growing hair folli...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:07 pm
- Forum: Other Skin Conditions
- Topic: 8 year old with dandruff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2180
Re: 8 year old with dandruff
Hello, Thanks for your question. There are some good quality anti-dandruff shampoos over the counter. Look for key ingredients such as ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione and piroctone olamine. If these do not work, your GP can prescribe stronger treatments to help, particularly with any inflammation or i...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:01 pm
- Forum: Eczema & Dry Skin
- Topic: Very dry skin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1701
Re: Very dry skin
Hello, For dry skin there are a number of tips relating to general skincare which you many find useful. Firstly avoid soaps and showergels. Any prodict which foams or lathers, by nature will contain a surfactant. Surfactants de-grease surfaces, which is not desired if you have dry skin. You should t...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:52 pm
- Forum: Acne
- Topic: Postnatal acne
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1808
Re: Postnatal acne
HI there, So sorry to hear you are having a difficult time with your skin. Unfortunately pregnancy hormones can really aggravate pre-existing or bring on new skin conditions. As you are breastfeeding, safe treatment options are relatively limited but if your acne is not responding to OTC treatments ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:47 pm
- Forum: Acne
- Topic: Teenage Skin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1836
Re: Teenage Skin
Hello, thank you for your question. As a 15 year old acne is common. In the milder cases, over the counter products that are designed for more oily acne-prone skin may be sufficient. These will typically include active anti-acne ingredients such as benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid and lactic acid. I...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:40 pm
- Forum: British Skin Foundation - Hair Loss/Alopecia
- Topic: Lash and brow growth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1611
Re: Lash and brow growth
Hi Lara, Thanks for your post. Latisse is a lash serum FDA approved in the US which contains the medication Bimatoprost which can help with thickening and lengthening lash hair. In the UK Drs can prescribe Bimatoprost drops (which are licensed for use in glaucoma) as an off licence product for your ...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:27 pm
- Forum: British Skin Foundation - Hair Loss/Alopecia
- Topic: Does hair dye make hair weaker?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1501
Re: Does hair dye make hair weaker?
Hello Fiona, Thank you for your post. Hair dyes can all potentially weaken the hairs by damaging the cuticle layer, making the hair fibre more porous. This can cause structural and aesthetic problems with the hair fibre such as brittle hair/hair breakage, split ends, dry and dull hair etc. If you ar...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:19 pm
- Forum: British Skin Foundation - Hair Loss/Alopecia
- Topic: How do I cope with being bald?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1583
Re: How do I cope with being bald?
Hi Linda, Thank you for your post. I am sorry to hear of your experience and I can completely empathise with how you must be feeling. It is a dramatic change in appearance over a short space of time and it must be very difficult for you. There are a number of support options available for patients w...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:06 pm
- Forum: British Skin Foundation - Hair Loss/Alopecia
- Topic: hair loss linked to early menopause?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3523
Re: hair loss linked to early menopause?
Hello, Many thanks for your query and sorry to hear you are experiencing more recent worsening hair loss. For sure menopause is related to hair shedding and diffuse thinning in many women. The relative rise in male hormones (androgens) and drastic decline in oestrogen that happens in menopause both ...