#fitzpatrick scale

Beauty Review: Dr Sheth’s Rose Hip and Retinol Power Emulsion

Retinol is the most dermatologist recommended anti ageing ingredient toady and the one that has proven to show results.

It helps skin elasticity and reduces fine lines – the signs of collagen depletion in your cells.  It also gets cells to turn around faster helping kick start skin renewal- as your skin gets older this process is slower so this help goes a long way .

Retinol creams are also…

Dermatologists look for problems that are literally skin deep. That can be complicated when your skin is darker.

Dermatologists presented with a new patient have a number of symptoms to look at in order to diagnose. Does the patient have a rash, bumps, or scaling skin? Is there redness, inflammation, or ulceration? For rare conditions a doctor may have never seen in person before, it’s likely that they were trained on photos of the conditions—or can turn to colleagues who may themselves have photos.

But in people with darker, melanin-rich skin, the same skin conditions can look drastically different, or be harder to spot at all—and historically, there have been fewer photos of these conditions on darker-skinned patients. And for these patients, detection and diagnosis can be life-saving: people of color get less melanoma, for example, but are also less likely to survive it.

the complete guide to determine your true skin type

How to determine your true skin type is more complicated than I thought. During the early 1900’s skin type was categorized into Dry, Oily, Combination, or Sensitive. But as time goes by, scientists came to realize that you really cannot be one type of skin throughout. For example, you simply cannot have dry or sensitive skin because the skin is dynamic. For this reason, Dr. Baumann, a renowned…

Do you know, our skin is undoubtedly the largest organ in our body.

It is not only a complex system by itself but is also made up of multiple components. Even though the function of the skin is to protect the penetration of germs, dirt and other environmental factors into our body, at the same time it absorb some nutrients, water, oil for us, transmits sensations, helps to regulate the body’s temperature, produces vitamin D, and plays a role in social interactions. it is not as simple as it looks.

Melanin Myth #5: Melanin Is Related To Sunlight

This is part 5 of a ten part series on the myths surrounding melanin. This myth is the one suggesting skin Melanin levels are related to sunlight. Are skin melanin levels related to sunlight?

Depends. If you look at the Fitzpatrick Scale it tells you everything you need to know.

There are six different skin types. Four of them burn. If skin melanin levels were related to sunlight NO ONE WOULD BURN

Melanin Myth #5: Melanin Is Related To Sunlight

This is part 5 of a ten part series on the myths surrounding melanin. This myth is the one suggesting skin Melanin levels are related to sunlight. Are skin melanin levels related to sunlight?

Depends. If you look at the Fitzpatrick Scale it tells you everything you need to know.

There are six different skin types. Four of them burn. If skin melanin levels were related to sunlight NO ONE WOULD BURN

Skin type chart (Fitzpatrick scale).

Can be used as a tool in describing the appearance of characters. 

Sources: 

http://narcissista.me/2015/11/09/the-underrated-power-of-knowing-your-fitzpatrick-score/