By Kathryn Khadija Leverette, on January 30th, 2010
Problem: Laundry detergents and fabric softeners can leave harmful residues that can irritate your sensitive skin, cause a severe case of contact dermatitis, and/or exacerbate an acne or eczema condition.
What to look for: Acne and/or dermatitis on one side of your face and neck where you sleep, along the seams of your clothes, including under [...]
By Kathryn Khadija Leverette, on January 30th, 2010
A Guide to Lifestyle Issues That Affect the Skin
Updated 2009 Version by Kathryn Khadija Leverette
Reduce your stress. Do whatever it takes. Stress, the Number One acne aggravator, is caused by the wear and tear of day-to-day living and changes that take place in your life, both good and bad. Moving is comparable to the death [...]
By Kathryn Khadija Leverette, on January 30th, 2010
Acne Homecare and Lifestyle Changes
A daily system of antibacterial and exfoliating homecare is needed to treat acne. True control means no physical sign of the disease shows in its active stage. Since acne is a treatable disease with no cure, the adult acne sufferer will be tied to an acne-fighting regimen for life, whether or [...]
By Kathryn Khadija Leverette, on January 30th, 2010
Acne Keloiditis
Those Painful, Scarring “Back-of-the-Neck” and Scalp Bumps
by Kathryn Khadija Leverette
Occurring in the occipital scalp area, the back of the neck, and in some cases, the entire scalp, acne keloiditis (inflamed and pustular) and acne keloidalis (inflamed and scarred), usually appear spontaneously after black men get their hair cut close to the scalp using unsanitized [...]