'Don't use them': Tanning beds triple skin cancer risk, study finds
When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity.
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Skin & Hair care news
Indoor tanning makes youthful skin much older on a genetic level
Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time researchers have found that young indoor tanners undergo genetic changes that can lead to more mutations in their skin cells than people ...
Dec 27, 2025
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Eczema injectable drug provides quick itch relief, clinical trial results show
A recently approved injectable eczema drug provides quick itch relief to patients with the maddening skin disease, a new study says.
Dec 20, 2025
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Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone
Hydroquinone has long been used as the gold standard treatment for hyperpigmentation, yet despite its effectiveness, it has been associated with a severe adverse reaction known as exogenous ochronosis, where blue-black discoloration ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Ignore the influencers: Simple showers are still best, say dermatologists
Listen to the influencers, skin-care specialists say, and your daily shower could do more harm than good.
Dec 15, 2025
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New sunscreen ingredient could soon be allowed in the US
Americans may soon have access to a new sunscreen ingredient already used around the world.
Dec 12, 2025
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Can you wear the same pair of socks more than once?
It's pretty normal to wear the same pair of jeans, a jumper or even a t-shirt more than once. But what about your socks?
Dec 8, 2025
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Worried after sunscreen recalls? Here's how to choose a safe one
Most of us know sunscreen is a key way to protect areas of our skin not easily covered by clothes from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Dec 5, 2025
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Vitamin C from food boosts collagen levels in skin
A new study from researchers at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi, has found that collagen production and skin renewal directly respond to the amount of vitamin C we eat.
Dec 3, 2025
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FDA pulls plan to require asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics
Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chose to pull back a proposed rule last week.
Dec 1, 2025
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