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Sunscreen indoors: who actually needs it

Window glass blocks most UVB but far less UVA — the wavelength most associated with pigmentation and photoageing. If you sit beside a window for seve…

Three things that make acne scarring worse

Scarring is largely determined by how long inflammation lasts, not by how severe a single breakout looks. - Picking extends inflammation by days and…

Hair fall after an illness is usually not what people fear

Sudden, diffuse hair shedding six to twelve weeks after a fever, surgery, childbirth or significant weight loss is usually telogen effluvium. It look…