Suffering from Diabetes? Don’t neglect the signs your skin is showing

If you are suffering from diabetes, chances are you might get Acanthosis Nigricans, Diabetic Blisters, Diabetic Dermopathy or Digital Sclerosis, Vitiligo, Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum and Eruptive Xanthomatosis. Check out the 8 most common Diabetes-related skin conditions, their causes, symptoms, and treatments: 1. Acanthosis Nigricans A gradually progressing skin condition, Acanthosis Nigricans causes folds or creases,…

Your Skin During Pregnancy

3 common pregnancy-related skin conditions: PUPPP and symptoms: Affecting just 1% of pregnant women, PUPPP (Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy) causes harmless but severe itchy red bumps and hive-like rashes on the belly or around stretch marks and may spread to the arms, legs, breasts or buttocks. PUPPP usually appears in the third…

Tattoo Art: What you need to know before getting a tattoo on your skin

Understand the effects of a tattoo on the skin. As tattoos are essentially skin puncture wounds, they are highly susceptible to viral infection. It is very important to get your tattoo only from a licensed tattoo artist who follows stringent practices of hygiene and sanitisation like using sterilized needles, wearing latex gloves, cleaning the affected…