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Ayurveda for Skin Conditions

Ayurveda can be an effective form of alternative treatment for skin conditions. Many skin disorders are activated by stress, and balancing your body through Ayurvedic Medicine can help.

Homeopathy for Skin Conditions

Homeopathy offers a variety of remedies to treat the internal causes of skin conditions, including acne, eczema, cank...

Dry Mouth - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Dry mouth, known medically as xerostomia, is the abnormal reduction of saliva due to medication, disease, or medical ...

Beta Hydroxy - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Beta hydroxy acids are a group of acids whose skin treatment properties are being rediscovered. Developed long ago fo...

Herbal Remedies for Ichthyosis

Herbal treatment can consist of herbal oils, creams, or salves containing moisturizing and soothing herbs and foods. ...

Alpha-Hydroxy - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Alpha-hydroxy is a chemical compound derived from fruit and milk sugars. Alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) are use in topica...

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dry skin videos

Essential Oils: Make a Facial Mask at Home
Essential Oils: Make a Facial Mask at Home

Do it yourself video. Learn how to use essential oils in facial mask recipes for cleansing oily, dry, normal and combination skin types.

dry skin blogs

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From the sun’s unrelenting, burning rays to Mother Nature’s wicked wind and dust storms, the women of the have combated the effects of skin exposure for many centuries. Their miracle remedy? Clair...

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Nature For Life - Women's & Men's Health

It is well known Aloe Vera is great for soothing sunburned skin and it's easy to find lots of skin care products that contain Aloe Vera for healing dry skin. But, along with caring for our skin A...

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The British Journal of Dermatology reports this month that a mixture of five Chinese herbs may help control eczema. This is the first time a Western medical journal tested the healing effects of th...

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BodyLogicMD

The thyroid gland produces several hormones that control virtually all of the body’s metabolic functions including growth, body temperature, and the rate at which your body uses up fats and carbohy...

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Kelley's Custom Creams

The scalp is an important skin area that often doesn't receive much attention, aside from shampoo and perhaps conditioner.   However,  it is skin, and prone to the same potential outbreaks and issu...

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