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Skin disorders include a wide range of conditions and may be a sign of illness. So it is important to make a proper diagnosis and also make sure you are properly treating it.
Everybody is eager to keep his Skin healthy and glowing. Let’s discuss some of the Skin disorders and how to take care of it.
Skin disorders are related to epidermis, the outermost layer of Skin.

Few examples of Skin disorders are:

1. Acne:- It is a condition in which the over-active oil glands and dead cells clog the pores resulting into pimples. It mostly occurs in teen age. There are different forms of acne such as blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, papules, nodules or cysts. They mostly involve the face, neck, back and shoulders. If left untreated it may cause blemishes and scarring.

2. Eczema:- It is the inflammation of Skin often referred to as dermatitis. It is characterized by excessive itching, dry and scaly eruption with redness. It may occur at any age but most common in infants and children’s. It’s cause is unknown.
   The different forms of Eczema are

• • Atopic eczema

  • Irritant contact eczema

  • Allergic contact eczema

  • Infantile seborrhoeic eczema

  • Adult seborrhoeic eczema

  • Varicose eczema

  • Discoid eczema

  • Psoriasis

     3. Psoriasis:

It is a condition characterized by thick, red, swollen patches covered by silvery white scales. It mostly involves scalp, face, lower back, elbows, knees, fingernails and toenails. It may occur at any age. People with severe Psoriasis may have social embarrassment, job stress and emotional distress due to the appearance of the Skin.

There are different types of Psoriasis:

Plaque Psoriasis is characterized by raised scaly patches covered with white silvery scales.
Pustular Psoriasis appears in the form of raised bumps filled with non infectious pus. The Skin surrounding the pustules is red and tender.

Pustular Psoriasis types are

• • Generalized pustular Psoriasis

  • Persistent palmoplantar pustulesis

  • Annular pustular Psoriasis

  • Acrodermatitis continua

  • Impetigo herpetiformis.

Guttate Psoriasis appears as red, tiny dots and the lesions may have some scaling. It may occur after bacterial or viral infection.
Psoriatic Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that develops with Psoriasis. It is most commonly a seronegative Oligoarthritis.
The course of Psoriatic Arthritis is usually characterized by flares and remissions. The pattern is as follows

• • Asymmetrical oligoarticular arthritis.

  • Symmetrical polyarthritis.

  • Distal interphalangeal arthropathy.

  • Arthritis mutilans.

  • Spondylitis with or without ileitis.

     4. Rosacea:

Rosacea is characterized by redness and pimples over the area of face. It mainly affects the forehead, lower half of nose and chin. It mostly occurs in woman and fairer Skin people. It mainly occurs in 30 to 40 yrs of age. It may be caused due to environmental or hereditary factors.

     5. Dry Skin

Due to use of ordinary soaps, very cold, hot or dry whether or use of any chemicals.

     6. Pruritus

Pruritus referred to as tingling sensation of Skin resulting in excessive scratching. It may be due to Skin diseases, internal disorders or external factors. Common causes being fungal infections, athlete’s foot, candidiasis, pruritus ani, chicken pox and parasitic manifestations.

     7. Dermatitis

Dermatitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of Skin with itch and redness. The common causes are redness, swelling, itching and lesions.
Types are

• • Contact dermatitis

  • Atopic dermatitis

  • Seborrhoeic dermatitis

  • Perioral dermatitis

  • Neuro dermatitis

  • Stasis dermatitis.

Homeopathy Treatment for Skin Disorders:

The homeopathic approach for Skin problems is the constitutional approach where the patient answers a list of questions, based on which the analysis and evaluation of the case is done and a proper constitutional therapies is selected. As homeopathy believes we need to treat the man in disease and not the disease in man. As Skin disorders are the end results of inner, emotional stress. Homeopathy also don’t believe in treating the Skin disorders by local ointments and creams, rather it prefers the oral therapies which go deep into the system. We also have specialist for Skin Cancer Treatment.

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Tips for healthy and glowing Skin:

1. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day to keep your Skin moist.

2. Regular exercise to maintain Skin elasticity.

3. Protect Skin from UV rays.

4. Apply moisturizer after warm face wash to restore the oil keep Skin hydrated.

5. Get good sleep.

6. Wash your face daily mostly before going to bed.

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Hair loss is one of the most common problems that many people suffer. You are not alone and your situation is not unique. There are about millions of people suffering from Hair Loss and are depressedwhen they think about how to control Hair loss. Today, many teenage girls and boys complain of some Hair Loss problems. The common problems of Hair are Hair fall, dandruff, Alopecia, areata, premature graying of Hair, brittleness of Hair, split ends, dry scalp etc.

Too many Hair strands in your comb, on your pillow, in the shower ?

Do not neglect any of these or you may be late for recovery. Hair loss prevention measures done at a right time is a vital importance. Many of them detect hair loss late, make sure you are not among them.

Some facts about Hair:

• Hair is far more than it appears

• Most people have about 1,00,000 Hairs on there scalp

• Scalp Hair grows in cycles and have different phases and every strand of Hairs undergoes through various phases before falling out like stage of growth, stagnation and ending with Hair fall.

• Some amount of Hair is shed and is around 50 to 100 strands per day is normal.

What is Hair Loss?

Hair loss can be defined as loss of hair in excess than the normal or failure of the Hair follicles in scalp to grow new Hair leading to development of baldness gradually.

What causes Hair loss?

There are many causes and factors responsible for Hair loss and also many triggers which can cause increased shedding of Hair.

Some of the commonest factors are:

• Nutritional /dietary factors: Poor nutritional states especially malnutrition and anemia are the commonest cause of Hair fall in many regions. Calorie restriction due to chronic starvation or crash dieting can lead to severe protein and fatty acid deficiency leading to Hair fall. Improper dietary habits associated with lack of well balanced diet can lead to deficiency of micro nutrients like zinc, copper iron and selenium which are responsible for growth and maintenance of health of Hair follicle, will lead to increased Hair fall or decreased regeneration of stress.

• Stress: Both physical and mental stress can cause and trigger Hair fall. Physical stress due to painful process, Hair loss / infections, chronic illness systemic diseases accidents, prolonged bleeding can cause and trigger Hair fall. Chronic emotional stress can trigger and increase the Hair fall through the exact mechanism of stress triggering Hair fall is still not clear but Hair fall is many a times correlated to high stress.

• Medication : Therapies and treatments used for gout, joint pains, HTN, heart problem, depression can trigger Hair loss. Chemotherapy and radiation can also cause Hair loss.

• Skin diseases: Effecting the scalp such as Psoriasis, lichen planus, dandruff and tinea infection.

• Hormonal changes : Hormonal changes during menarche, childbirth, lactation, menopause, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism can lead to significant Hair loss. Hormone changes by far have the biggest impact on Hair loss. Androgen hormones play an important role in specific pattern of Hair loss.

Homeopathy Treatment for Hair Loss:

As Hair loss is a multifactorial and is influenced by large number of factors and each individual’s Hair and Hair follicle are different and so same techniques and same treatment for all the persons with Hair fall does not work. At Homeocare International each and every individual with Hair fall is studied in depth and analysis is done to find the root cause and the triggering factors and Homeopathy Treatment for Hair Losstargeted to rectify the fault at root cause level and to strengthen the Hair follicle is given with a promise to stop Hair fall, regain healthy Hair follicle.