Psoriasis

Companies working in the psoriasis area: Leo Pharma Introduction: Psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder, is a chronic skin condition. It is characterized by inflamed, red, raised areas that often develop into silvery scales…

Natural skin care

Anti-oxidants: Antioxidants play an important role that protects skin against ROS-induced injury. Such antioxidants include Ascorbic acid, ?-tocopherol, ?-carotene, selenium, butylated hydroxytoluene and dietary antioxidants A growing body of evidence suggets that…

Bug repellants

Bug/Mosquito Repellant Products  Woods chips deter ticks from getting into your yard. Some clothes have repellant built in which repell. Light colors are better. Vitamin B-1 can be taken for…

Acne

Acne vulgaris: afficts more than 50 million pople in the US. P. acnes, a gram-positive bacterium, is strongly associated with acne vulgaris. The inflammatory stage of acne vulgaris is the greatest concern…

Skin care

Ageless Aesthetic Institute (courses in current skin procedures).  Companies:  DermTech (noninvasive sticker for pealing off skin cells for meloma diagnosis) The term "skin" refers to the outer protective covering of the body, consisting…

Hair dyes

See also Chemistry of Hair explained Books:  The Science of Hair Care, published in the series "Dermatology" 1986 Companies: BASF SE   Aveda (hair care products)  Natural hair dyes such as henna and mineral salts…

Hair loss replacement

Links: International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery                 The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery    American Society of Plastic Surgeons  American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery…

Hair loss treatments

Prevention/Treatment for Damaged Hair Keratin Hair Products: In order to prevent hair from being damaged, efforts have been directed to degradation of the protein structure caused by chemical treatment by incorporating…

Hair care

See also chemistry of hair explained Kemin Technologies The hair follicle is a dynamic tissue that cycles between an on-state (anagen) and off-state (elogen). There are three major compartments, the hair…