Types of Skin

  

Sensitive skin

Many people are affected by the redness, dry skin, acne, sunburn, and other bumps and blemishes caused by sensitive skin. The exact cause of the condition itself may vary, as some attribute certain symptoms to genetics, while others blame food, cosmetics and other environmental factors. Treating sensitive skin will depend on which symptoms are present, and may also be influenced by many factors. Sensitive skin tends to get worse in extreme weather. This doesn't mean the sensitivity is all in the sufferer's mind. Sensations like itching, tingling, stinging, burning or tightness are too strong to be ignored.



Oily skin

Do you have over productive sebaceous glands, which are responsible for oily skin? The good news is this skin type is generally slower to show fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration. The downside can be more frequent breakouts, large pores and a greasy appearance. Your genes and hormones play the key role in whether or not you have oily skin. Diet probably has little to do with whether or not you have oily skin. An oily skin, as the name implies, is one in which the sebaceous or oil-producing glands are over active. As surface grease tends to attract dirt, an oily skin acquires a dirty surface film, which needs to be constantly take care of.

Pigmentation

Skin is the largest organ of the body. It is made up of two layers, the upper 'epidermis' and the lower 'dermis'. The epidermis and the dermis are further divided into other layers.
The lower most layer of the epidermis is known as the basal layer and it contains organelles called 'melanosomes'. These melanosomes contain cells called melanocytes which produce a pigment called 'melanin'. The color of skin depends mainly on this melanin and the amount of melanin present in the other layers of the epidermis. The thickness of epidermis and vascularity of the epidermis are other factors affecting the color of skin.

Wrinkles and aging skin

Changes in the connective tissue reduce the skin's strength and elasticity. Aging skin repairs itself more slowly than younger skin. Wound healing may be up to 4 times slower. A wrinkle is a fold, ridge or crease in the skin. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes such as glycation. Wrinkling in the skin is caused by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors. Depletion of water in the body, as occurs with dehydration, can also cause this puckering of the skin.   Cortisol causes degradation of skin collagen

Other problems

Rosacea:

Many people with rosacea have a history of frequent blushing or flushing. This facial redness may come and go, and is often the earliest sign of the disorder. “Persistent Redness Persistent facial redness is the most common individual sign of rosacea.

Psoriasis:

Psoriasis is a common, persistent or recurrent inflammatory skin disorder in adults. There is a strong genetic element, although this is not evident in every case. The large majority of sufferers go through life with a few psoriatic plaques or have just one attack with more generalized lesions. For these comparatively lucky people the disease is no bar to work of any type. Unfortunately there are several groups of psoriatic whose skin problem interferes with their work.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis:

Sore red rashes may develop in the main flexures of heavily built sportsmen and -women when the weather is hot and damp. These patches are not due to ringworm although they arise at the same sites and are similar in appearance. Some call this condition 'sweat rash', while others prefer 'seborrhoeic dermatitis'. It is probably due to a combination of mechanical injury from the rubbing of clothes on skin surfaces and mild infections (due to overgrowth of the normal skin bacteria). At times it may be very itchy because the inflamed skin develops an eczematous reaction.

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Skin has a very complicated and an extraordinary structure. It gets damaged frequently, when it came in direct with sun light or UV radiations and victimized by several skin problems. Recently, skin diseases have become very common health problem for the whole population. There are almost 73% of human beings that are troubled by different forms of skin disease and are busy in seeking some appropriate treatments for them Although many chronic skin problems like; Atopic Eczema, Psoriasis, and Vitiligo are not life-threatening and do not have any harmful affect on daily activities; but they case a considerable burden on our health and quality of life