Healthy Skin
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This Antioxidant Could Be the Secret to Never-Aging Skin
When University of Maryland researchers tested methylene blue on a 3D simulated model of skin, they found that it could actually make the skin look younger.
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This Weird Pimple-Popping Tool Is Blowing Up Online
In a video going around on Facebook, someone uses what looks like curved scissors crossed with tweezers to gently squeeze and pull pus out of a person’s skin.
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Here’s the Secret to Why Our Skin Doesn’t Leak
Scientists now understand why skin doesn’t leak fluids, such as blood, even as it sheds old skin cells. The findings, which were published in the journal eLife, come courtesy of researchers in Japan who wanted to determine why human skin is able to form such a protective barrier, despite regularly shedding cells. Below that is a liquid-liquid barrier created by tiny, narrow areas between skin cells, known as the stratum granulosum.
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Man Who Hasn't Showered in 12 Years Makes Us Question Everything We Know About Cleanliness
‘I’m not weird!’ he says. Watch as Yahoo Global Anchor Katie Couric interviews David Whitlock on his bathing habits — or lack thereof. Showering: It’s a shockingly divisive topic.
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5 Health Benefits of Taking a Cold Shower
For most of us, a cold shower only happens when we’re last in line for the bathroom or our S.O. “accidentally” flushes while we’re in there. Brightens Your Mood “Hydrotherapy with cold water can increase beta-endorphin and noradrenaline levels in the blood, as well as noradrenaline levels in the brain, which may in turn have an anti-depressant effect on mood,” says Sheenie Ambardar, M.D., a Beverly Hills-based psychiatrist. A study published in the journal Medical Hypotheses found that taking
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Top 5 Foods to Eat for Clear, Healthy Skin
Eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep and staying hydrated are all vital for your health as well as for your skin and can diminish the need to use lots of fancy (and expensive!) skin products. Generally, eating a diet rich in whole foods and limited in processed foods is good both for your body and skin. Fruits and vegetables in particular contain powerful antioxidants that help protect skin from the cellular damage and signs of aging caused by free radicals.
