A bruise is blood that has leaked into your skin. The blood is red, but it appears blue when seen though the skin layers. Bruises can be frustrating, especially for women who always get them on their legs the day they wear their new INC empire-waist jersey dresses. Bruises are a normal response to injury. Who [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Caffeine Protects Against Skin Cancer
So how does a dermatologist like me protect against skin cancer? I go to Peet’s Coffee. There are plenty of reasons to enjoy a cappuccino in the morning (if you can still afford it), and preventing skin cancer might be one of them. Studies of mice have shown that feeding them caffeine protects them against [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged botanicals, caffeine, cancer, protection, skin, Skin Cancer, sun, uv exposure 7 Comments
Fluorescent Light Bulbs and UV Exposure
You might be getting some UV exposure long after the sun goes down — some new fluorescent light bulbs give off UV light. Fluorescent light bulbs are everywhere now that people are trying to be more green. Most popular are the ice-cream-twist compact fluorescent bulbs called CFBs. CFBs create light by energizing a gas and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bulbs, CFBs, exposure, fluorescent, HDTV, incandescent, incandescent bulbs, light, light bulb, radiation, sunscreen, ultraviolet, ultraviolet light 22 Comments
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Treatment
There are some lucky people who don’t get poison ivy or oak. If you’re like me, you do. Here are some poison plant pointers: Ivy block cream prevents poison ivy or oak, but only if it is applied 15 minutes before exposure. It doesn’t work after you’ve been exposed. The intensely itchy, sometimes frighteningly-bubbly rash [...]
Posted in Cosmetics Tagged alcohol, Benadryl, calamine, Cream, detergent, groin, hydrocortisone, ivy, ivy block, oak, poison, poison ivy, rash, scratching, skin, soap, sumac, treatment 9 Comments
