Article: Strong soaps 'strip the skin and fuel allergies'.

Article: How strong soaps can increase risk of asthma.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 14, 2007 ;     313 words ...increase risk STRONG soaps, loofahs and biological washing...stripping away a protective layer of skin, such products could be causing...who co-authored the study, said: 'Strong soaps strip oil off the skin, which is an integral component...

Article: skin
The Oxford American College Dictionary;      388 words ...skin / skin / • n. 1. the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. ∎  the skin of a dead animal with or without the fur, used as material for clothing or...

Article: Protect your skin before it's kissed by the summer sun
Better Nutrition;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Skin is probably the first thing we notice about other people. Unfortunately, skin often becomes a measuring device we use for sizing others up, by the complexion of their skin, by its pallor, or by its appearance. A woman with a peaches-andcre...

Article: Skin Deep.(skin physiology and research)(menopause and skin research)
U.S. News & World Report;  November 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Flawless skin is a thing of beauty. We coddle it, we nourish...improve it. Yet, we regularly dis it as only skin, misunderstood and undervalued. It's a shame...better as sensor, shield, and communicator. Skin is the great protector. Its outer layer...

Article: Our epidermis soaks up water like a sponge Skin's response to moisture leaves few wrinkles other than pruney hands and feet
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 19, 1999 ;     456 words ..."If skin was made to waterproof us, why do hands wrinkle...and you emerged half an hour later your skin pleated in ridges from head to toe. A wrinkled, science-fiction face of a 250-year-old. Skin on arms and legs pulled into peaks and valleys...

Article: Birthday suit: what you want to know about the organ that tells all.(Skin: A Natural History)(Book review)
American Scholar;  September 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ...SKIN A Natural History By Nina G. Joblonski University of California...vaguely accusatory. Is this your idea of going on vacation? The skin may or may not deserve its familiar billing as the largest...the intestines has a greater total surface area than the skin, and the aggregate mass of the body's ...

Article: Healthy skin? You win
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Healthy skin? You win Moisturizing is the key when the...simple as buying a bottle of your favorite skin moisturizer. That's because, though most people don't stop to consider it, healthy skin not only makes you look good, but can also...

Article: Saving your skin. (skin care)
Saturday Evening Post;  March 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Because human skin is on the we frequently forget that it is a vital body organ. Skin is our first line of defense against invading germs...for granted. Although resilient and durable, our skin is often harshly challenged by the environment...

Article: BENEATH THE SKIN BUSINESS.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 2, 2007 ;     327 words ...SKIN care products are loaded with all sorts of ingredients that claim to improve the skin both inside and out. Knowing how different ingredients work...naturally-occurring acids that help loosen up dead cells and speed up the skin's exfoliation process. They're found in dairy products (lactic...

Article: Natural skin care.
Country Living;  January 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Protecting the skin is now more important than ever before...popularized the concept of pampering one's skin. It was rumored that the queen spent endless...buttermilk in order to soften and lighten her skin. Indeed, archaeologists confirm that the...

Article: Skin deep: for the forthcoming 'Skin--Target or Barrier?' conference, SCI's BioActive Sciences Technical Group has assembled a line-up of speakers who will review the dual functionality of skin as an organ of defence and as a target for drug delivery.
Chemistry and Industry;  August 27, 2007 ;     562 words ...SKIN IS THE MOST VISIBLE SIGN of beauty and health. As such, it...cosmetic and pharmaceutical related products to treat both the skin itself and deliver drugs systemically. Equally important...a barrier to harmful substances. Current thinking on the skin's health- and protection-related properties will be ...

Article: winterize your skin
Better Nutrition;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ADAPT YOUR SKIN CARE TO THE SEASONS WITH A FEW SIMPLE STEPS Just...during winter and comes alive again in spring, your skin experiences seasonal changes. Winter's extreme weather can cause the skin on your face, body, hands and feet to become dry...

Article: Have Skin Treatments as part of your Travel Pouch.
Albawaba.com;  June 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Have Skin Treatments as part of your Travel PouchRecommendations from Kaya Skin Clinic to have a great holiday season As we get set...preparation is needed which includes pampering our skin. As any allergy or sores on our face can just ruin...

Article: Have Skin Treatments as part of your Travel Pouch
Al Bawaba;  June 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Have Skin Treatments as part of your Travel PouchRecommendations from Kaya Skin Clinic to have a great holiday season As we get set...preparation is needed which includes pampering our skin. As any allergy or sores on our face can just ruin...