Skin concerns
Skin below the neck is thicker, has a different spread of oil glands and is rubbed by clothing all day, so its bumps often have different causes from those on the face. These articles cover keratosis pilaris, strawberry skin, back and chest acne, folliculitis and red spots on the legs, with simple checks you can do yourself and clear signs that mean it is time to see a clinician.
Razor burn is irritation within hours, razor bumps are curly hairs growing back into the skin, and an ingrown hair is the hair itself. Here is how to tell them apart.
Red stretch marks and white ones respond differently, and no cream has been shown to prevent them. Here is what the trials report for each option.
Folliculitis is an inflamed hair follicle with several causes: bacteria, yeast, shaving, hot water and more. Setting tells the kinds apart better than appearance, and acne is only one of them.
One test sorts non-itchy red spots into two groups, and you can do it with a drinking glass. One group is almost always harmless. The other needs a doctor today.
Three quarters of people with one common acne mimic had already been treated for acne without success. Two questions separate them — and body skin is different enough from facial skin that the routine needs to change anyway.
The dark dots on your legs are not trapped dirt, and scrubbing has never made them lighter. They are one of three different things, and which one you have decides what actually works.
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