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Dandruff is common both in adults and children, but as per the experts and researchers, the chances of occurrence of dandruff increase many fold at the age of puberty. This problem thrives during the time when the person is in adulthood and shows sign of declining as one grows older. The cells of the skin [...]

Appearance of birth marks on the body of the child is a common phenomenon. As per an estimate, around 1 in every 10 children is born with a birth mark. The birth mark may be in the shape of a small mole or pigmented area. The pigment may be of blue, green or red color. [...]

Head lice are a common infestation in children. They usually get them from their play mates, school friends and those employed to look after them. Head lice are tiny black or brown parasites. They suck the blood of the host. They are wingless and cling on to hair or scurry around on the scalp. They [...]

Heat rashes refer to a number of skin problems which affect a person due to exposure to hot weather conditions. The problem is aggravated more in hot and humid weather. The main cause of heat rash is sweat retention in the glands. The condition generally gets resolved in a few days on its own. However, [...]

Children have delicate skin which gets affected by the vagaries of weather resulting in dry skin. Skin is the largest organ in terms of surface area so it needs to be looked after well. Even when the children remain indoors during the winter, away from the cold wind, dryness can be seen on the skin. [...]

Little babies are known to have a flawless skin which holds true in almost all cases leaving just a handful of those whose kids end up developing acne very early in life due to their hormonal changes or imbalance. Such cases need to be well looked after and even treated by the right doctor in [...]

Babies are known for a flawless, soft, supple and a velvety skin. They are born to be held in the arms and play with their cheeks which glow once they begin having mother’s milk. Many a time it is noticed that once they are born, their skin is without flaw but within the first four [...]

Sunburns cause skin damage to babies, ultraviolet radiation in sunlight penetrates deeper into the skin to produce wrinkling, sagging, broken blood vessels and even cancer. Pale-skinned babies have greater risk of damage on exposure to sunlight even on cloudy day or in the shady place. Sun protection is a must for babies. Use sun creams [...]

Eczema is a disease of skin which is caused by hereditary or allergies to cause patches of tiny red bumps on the infant or baby’s scalp, face and cheeks. It is particularly atopic dermatitis which is the most common type of eczema that can affect the babies. This skin problem can occur to the babies [...]

Rashes are very common in babies. Some of them disappear after a few days with some care but some need to be treated thoroughly. These rashes occur due to a variety of reasons. Knowing the cause of the rash would be helpful in administering the right medicines for treating them. Most of the common baby [...]

Children keep on getting warts off and on. Warts occur basically because of the action of a virus known as the Papilloma virus. Many different kinds of strains of this human Papilloma virus are responsible for those small benevolent tumors, which we call as warts. Children and teenagers are the main victims of the virus. [...]

Sun can be a boon and a bane. While little bit of exposure to sun is good but too much is bad. It has adverse effects on the skin. It can cause diseases like skin cancer, sun burns, early ageing of skin, dark circles under the eye, etc. The effect of exposure to sun without [...]

Cradle cap is a skin condition that usually takes place in infants. It is caused when the oils that are secreted from the infant’s body dry up in a large amount. The parts of the body that are usually affected by this are scalp, eyebrows, head and the skin at the back of the ears. [...]

A Newborn Baby Giving birth to a baby is a painful and anxious process for a mother. For the baby it is a torture. For nearly 40 weeks it lies in its cozy bed, floating and somersaulting in the water around. It does not have to see anything, hear any sound have to sit up [...]