Just in time for the change in weather, Dr. Schultz explains the trick to an effective skincare regimen in the episode, Why Change Your Skincare Products Periodically. With Labor Day around the corner, it’s time to end the confusion regarding kid’s sunscreen with, Can I Use My Child’s Sunscreen. Also on DermTV this week are the must-see episodes: Rough Dry Patches, Important Skin Cancer Facts and How Weight Loss Affects Your Facial Skin. Mosquitoes bites, or should I say welts, are unavoidable this year. Stop the itch with Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week.
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week: EASY WAYS TO STOP AN ITCH
Itch. Scratch. Itch. Scratch. Itch. Scratch. On-and-on the vicious cycle goes. That's because while scratching feels good, it actually makes the itch worse! To ditch your itch, try these three simple remedies: (1) Apply pressure with your hand to the itch, squeezing gently but firmly, or (2) Touch the area with an ice cube (but never use hot water, because like scratching, heat feels good, but causes more itching), or (3) Buy and use an over the counter lotion containing menthol (e.g., Sarna lotion). The pattern with all of these is that you're tricking your body into forgetting about the itch while you provide it with another sensation (whether that's pressure, cooling, or the menthol freshness). So next time you have an itch, try any of these tricks, but don't scratch your skin, or your skin will scratch right back..
Ready for another week of great DermTV episodes? Today Dr. Schultz addresses the common problem, Why Waxing Causes Ingrown Hairs and offers great alternatives. To end the confusion, tomorrow Dr. Schultz explains In What Order Do You Apply Sunscreen. Still unsure of what you need to apply first in the morning? Dr. Schultz has the answer on Wednesday with Why You Need to Apply Sunscreen First. Also new this week: How to Treat Milia and The Effects of Facial Exercises on Your Skin. Don’t forget, there’s no need to worry about missing an episode because past episodes are always available on DermTV and on iTunes. You can also stay connected by following DermTV on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DermTV.
Shaving your legs is dreadful, but Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week offers solutions to ease the pain!
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week: Save Your Skin While Shaving Your Legs
With shaving comes irritation, nicks, and cuts, and none are more annoying than the ones that you get on your legs. But there's an easy way to avoid them, guaranteed: only use shaving gels, not creams or foams. Since there is so little friction with gels, they enable the razor to slide more smoothly across your skin without snagging any hairs (which is what causes problems). And as always, when it comes to shaving, only shave at the end of a shower when your skin and hair is most moist, and always shave first with the grain, and then if necessary for a closer shave, against it.
Dr. Schultz kicked off the week off right with a DermTV episode that demonstrates a quick way to achieve healthier, more beautiful looking skin: In-Office Lunchtime Glycolic Peel Demonstration. Don’t miss the next few days with: The Difference Between Glycolic and Salicylic Acids, How Weight Loss Affects Your Facial Skin and Picking Pimples Causes Brown Stains. Don’t forget the best part of the lineup, Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week. This week Dr. Schultz’s tip offers a little “sun-sense.”
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week: Hides – Your Lips Are Exposed to the Sun!
A few places often get neglected when even the best intentioned sunscreen devotees get ready to do battle with the sun. One of those places is your lips. The sun does the worst damage when its rays are perpendicular to your skin. So when you're laying down at the beach, the sun damage to your face is much worse than when you are walking around, sitting up or standing (which we do in the sun much more than we lay down). But that just means that your lower lip (when you are walking around, sitting up or standing) gets hit by those damaging perpendicular rays almost all the time and needs sun protection desperately. And since the cancer causing rays are mostly UV A which are strong all year round and all day long, make sure every day that you wear a lip balm with an SPF of at least 15 and with UV A protection. And while you're at it, since those harmful rays reflect off of most surfaces, of course protect your upper lip as well.
There’s another great week ahead on DermTV. Today Dr. Schultz explains how to turn back the “hands” of time in the segment, How to Make Your Hands Look Younger. If you’re heading to the beach before summer winds down, be sure to tune in tomorrow for Skin Darkening Means Skin Damage. On the same note, don’t miss Friday’s episode Prevent Beach Sand Sickness. This week also features: Shampoo Does Not Cause Hair Loss and Is it Dry Facial Skin or Dandruff. Are you anxious for Dr. Schultz to discuss a specific topic? Let us know what topic is important to you and Dr. Schultz will add an episode! Don’t forget to check out past episodes in the DermTV library and on iTunes.
Are you constantly struggling to keep your chin clear? Dr. Schultz offers a solution to your stubborn chin acne with this week’s tip.
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week: Preventing Chin Acne
A common but often overlooked cause of acne is the repeated touching of oil-gland-rich skin (i.e., touching the same area of your face again and again). So if you have acne breakouts mostly on your chin (perioral acne), as opposed to other areas, it's probably a result of repeatedly touching it. You may not even be aware that you rest your chin in your palm or hand while watching television or reading, and even leaning your phone against your chin can be the culprit. So to avoid inadvertent chin acne, don't let your hands or your phone touch your chin.
Here are the hot new topics Dr. Schultz is covering on DermTV this week. After soaking up some sun this summer, you may want to catch today’s episode Skin Cancer’s Most Important Myths. If you have a baby on the horizon, check out Tuesday’s episode What Skincare Products are Safe During Pregnancy. Tune in the rest of the week for: Removing Acne Scars, In-Office Microdermabrasion Demo and “Lunchtime” Glycolic Peel Demo. Delivering another priceless Tip of the Week, Dr. Schultz’s clears up the confusion as to when you should wash your face when working out.
Dr. Schultz Tip of the Week: Wash Your Face Before You Exercise
We all know that a shower is a great way to wrap up a workout. However, not everyone knows that a thorough face wash before you exercise (as opposed to after) is the best way to keep your facial skin clean. When you sweat during your jog, yoga class or any other activity, you don't usually think twice about wiping the sweat off your face. But, if you haven't washed your face before your workout, all the dirt, oil and debris you've been carrying around on your skin all day gets ground deep into it, clogging pores and causing blackheads. However, there is nothing about sweat that causes breakouts. The sweat you produce is simply water, salt and urea (a great moisturizer). So instead, if your face is clean before you workout, there is no dirt to clog your pores, and a splash of water after you exercise is all you'll need to feel fresh and know that your skin is clean.
Have you had a chance to check out DermTV? Dr. Schultz covers anything and everything in skincare. Let me know if there is a particular topic that you’d like to see covered and Dr. Schultz will feature it on DermTV! In the meantime, episodes coming up this week are: Why Does Wine Make Your Face Red, Explaining Accutane, How Smoking Affects Your Skin and What is the Clarisonic. Don’t forget to check out today’s episode, What Are Chem-Free Sunscreens. Don’t worry if you miss a daily segment – all of the previous episodes are always available on the site as well as on iTunes!
Delivering another great Tip of the Week, Dr. Schultz uses a familiar childhood character to convey his message that you can incorporate into your daily skincare regimen!
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week: Wash With Warm Water Only
When washing your face, think like Goldilocks. Make sure the water isn't too hot or too cold; it should be just warm. Washing with hot water will cause unnecessary over-drying of your skin, and washing with cold water will leave a residue of soap and/or cleanser promoting clogging and decreasing luster.
And don't fall for the sucker bet of, at the end of your wash, splashing your face with cold water to close your pores... If it even closes them, as we now know, the price you'll pay is increased clogging and larger pores. Just follow Goldilocks.
Dr. Schultz is ready for July 4th but still wants to share his know-how with brand new DermTV segments. The path to beautiful skin begins with understanding your skin type so check out today’s episode, Understanding Your Oil and Water Skin Type. As a former tomboy, I’d love to know The Best Way to Heal Abrasions and Cuts. Lastly, kick off the holiday weekend with a refreshing segment on exfoliation. As far as the Tip of the Week, we’ve got a real firecracker for you!
Dr. Schultz’s Tip of the Week:
People have asked me time and time again which they should apply first: sunscreen or antioxidants? Little do they know that it's a trick question. Antioxidants work by first being absorbed into the skin and then by consuming the destructive energy created within your skin by the sun (instead of letting that energy destroy your cell's DNA, collagen, membranes, etcetera). However, when topical antioxidants are applied during the day, they are destroyed by the sun's ultraviolet rays before they can be absorbed by your skin. Instead, when they are applied at bedtime, they have all night to be absorbed into the skin in order to be in a position to protect it. So apply sunscreen during the day and your antioxidants at bedtime.
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