Are you sick of those little white flakes that litter your shoulders , especially when you wear dark clothes ? Are you envious when you see Pooja Batra’s or Ajay Jadeja’s gorgeous, shiny & clean tresses ? Do you always search the shelves for another Anti dandruff shampoo ? Don’t Panic ! DANDRUFF, an ubiquitous ailment that afflicts atleast 50%…
Shampoos constitute more than 50 per cent of the hair care and cleansing market and the estimated turnover worldwide is around $ 7 billion. So, what is a shampoo? It is essentially an aqueous mixture of detergents in varying concentrations and proportions. These detergents are either oil lovers or water lovers . The oil-loving component adheres to the sebum whereas…
DOCTORING YOUR SHAMPOOS. Hair is a remarkably strong Keratin structure, whose function is purely ‘Decorative’ & ‘Cosmetic’. It has……..Colour ………Shape, ……..Chemical & Physical properties, But NO ESSENTIAL BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION & Definitely No UV ( Sun ) Filtration Properties . Hair is able to withstand numerous insults inflicted daily. Sun, wind, rain & heat can cause ‘ weathering ‘ & drying…
Hair Removal Hair is the most complex and baffling external structure in the Human Body. It grows where it is not welcome & refuses to grow where it is desperately needed. Hair is indeed a challenging problem. The function of hair is now purely cosmetic. Since times immemorable Man has been in quest of processes to rid superflous body hair.…
Is Losing your hair making you lose your mind ? This slogan on the patient information brochure of Lutsine Anti Hair Loss Therapy is merely an echo of majority of people who suffer from hair loss. Hair has no vestige of vital function in man, yet its psychological function seems immeasurable! Hair is a cutaneous appendage typical of mammalian skin.…
Dry skin or xerosis is probably one of the most common skin problems in the world. It is even more so in persons above the age of 65yrs (70% or more). Xerosis is more bothersome in winter season because of the decreased temperature & humidity in the environment. Urbanisation & development in countries has lead to further aggravation of this…
80% of the patient populace here has some complaint or the other related to skin colour. This ranges from people who want to become Fair drastically to those who have brown-black marks on the skin. A smaller percentage of the patients want to have an even skin colour & not ‘Shades’. Just proves how aware & skin conscious we have…
BABY BLUES… Diaper rash……accounts for 7 to 16 % of paediatric dermatology cases worldwide. What is Diaper Rash ? Diaper dermatitis as we call it is a primary irritant contact dermatitis. this is caused due to maceration of the skin, friction & contact with Faeces & urine associated with poor hygiene. The ph of the skin increases leading to a…
Petal Soft Hands, are every woman’s dream & not so difficult to attain if one understands the causes of Hand Eczemas & follows few simple remedial measures. Hands & Nails are maximally exposed to varied Physical & Chemical Abuse in the course of carrying out our day to day activities either at home or at work. With an increase in…
Do not touch your feet to the ground, they will soil. Let flowers be strewn where you walk so that you will feel only their softness, which still cannot match the softness of your delicate feet ‘. These words were uttered by a romantic to his beloved in a popular Hindi film & since then have been often used by…